Kendra Leigh Castle’s Dark Awakening tells the story of Lily Quinn, a woman orphaned as an infant, who is adopted and reared in ignorance of all things paranormal. Tynan MacGillivray is the vampire/shapeshifter warrior sent to find someone like Lily to save his clan. Before Lily can help she has to be introduced to her…
From earlier books in this series we know that the powerful Fae known as Death fell in love with a human woman whose health was so fragile that she could see him in the Shadowlands. She named him Shadowman. This woman, who loved Shadowman, call him to her and together they created a half-breed child…
When I read the J.D. Robb paranormal anthologies, I am really in it for the Robb story. I suspect that’s true of most people. That said, usually I end up enjoying one or two of the others as well – sometimes even more than the Robb. This time the Robb was campy good fun, and…
I love it when publishers get their timing right. There is nothing like a good paranormal and a hot cup of tea or cocoa to brighten the month of October and the beginning of the Halloween season. This one with its druids, seers, ghosts, and haunted castle ruins is a real treat for those of…
Ms. Harrison’s latest addition to the Elder Races series made me wonder: What makes a good paranormal? I started making a list in my head and most of the qualities are common to all good books – decent characterization, sensible plot, etc. etc. However, three things did stick out for me specific to paranormals: The…
Lure of the Wicked by Karina Cooper is set in a post-apocalyptic world where most of the humans have been killed off by natural disasters. An entity call “The Church” has risen in power and seeks to end the existence of all witches, blaming them for the end of our civilization. The Church sends highly…
Narrated by Xe Sands Damien, Prince of the Vampires, enters the interspecies marrying loop in Jacquelyn Frank’s fourth Nightwalker entry. Damien is my favorite in this series for two reasons. First, it keeps moving, whether by dialogue or action and without the verboseness that irked me previously. Second, it could slide onto a bookshelf at…
Narrated by Justine Eyre The fourth in the Guild Hunter series, Archangel’s Blade features Dmitri, the powerful head of the Seven. Their duty is to protect the archangel, Raphael, at all costs. A thousand-year-old vampire, Dmitri is a cold, beautiful, ruthless creature known for his intense sexuality and is, actually, quite a fascinating character. I’ve…
I can certainly understand why series books are so popular. Once an author builds a new world or community, there is a sense of contentment in visiting it again. Ms. Owens has crafted a definite hook for me with her plot device of telepathic pets called fams and one true love called HeartMate. But after…
In the beginning I really hated this book. I hated it to the point that if I had not been reading it for review I would have heaved it into the box marked “trade” and never opened it again. But then a curious thing happened: I found myself engrossed in the story even while actively…
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