In FROSTBITTEN, Armstrong has returned to the first characters in her WOMEN OF THE OTHERWORLD series--Elena and Clay Danvers--and transported them to an inhospitable, unforgiving climate to deal with vicious werewolf mutts and a completely new type of shifter. FROSTBITTEN uses all the traditional lore, and some of the character relations, we know from Armstrong's earlier books, but also introduces creatures based on Inuit legend. 
 As if rogue werewolves and territorial shifters weren't enough, Elena is also dealing with memories of her past, as one of her foster fathers asks for her forgiveness for molesting her as a child. Armstrong navigates the emotional minefield of a recovering abuse victim, keeping Elena from repressing by pitting her against a hopped-up-on-steroids werewolf who gets his kicks from raping and killing young women, and continually attempts the same with Elena. 
 While toward the end of the book the conflict feels a bit crowded--two different packs fighting each other with occasional help or demands from the shifters--Armstrong skillfully keeps the action from being too confusing by focusing on Elena and her direct foe, the rapist-werewolf. 
 This is a quality addition to the OTHERWORLD series and I recommend it highly.