Narrated by Zachary Johnson Nazri Noor’s Arcane Hearts series of snarky, sexy, action-packed urban fantasy novels continues with A Stroke of Brilliance, which picks up shortly after A Touch of Fever ends. In that book, the author did a great job of setting up and introducing listeners to the fascinating and imaginative universe of the…
Nazri Noor has penned a number of urban fantasy series, but this is the first book of his to appear on my radar. I confess though, that the main draw was Zachary Johnson’s name listed as the narrator; I’ve only listened to him once before (in Emma Scott’s Someday, Someday, which he co-narrated with Greg…
This review contains spoilers for the first two books in The Folk of Air series. At the end of The Wicked King, the second book in Black’s marvelous The Folk of the Air series, Cardan, the King of Faerie, banishes Jude to the mortal world decreeing: “I exile Jude Duarte to the mortal world. Until…
Royal Enchantment and the books in the Camelot Reborn series work under the premise that King Arthur and his Knights were suspended in time in order to defend humans against a future magical threat by Queen Morgan le Fae and her people. It sounded like something I might enjoy since I’ve loved stories of Camelot…
As a fan of paranormal and historical romances, I was very intrigued by the new series by Alexa Egan that combines the two genres. Though this is the first in the series and not a great book, the series shows a lot of potential. There is a very dark tone that pervades Demon’s…
It seems to be my month for happy surprises. When I picked up Gabi Stevens’ As You Wish for review I had a measure of dread because the previous book in the series was Not My Cup of Tea, even though I found it oddly charming. I don’t know how she did it, but Ms….
Fairy Tales were my very first introduction to romance, as I imagine they were for many others. I have always loved not just the HEA ending but the whole structure of the tales – the battle against evil, the good and clever hero and the beautiful and clever heroine. That is why when Mercedes Lackey…
Velvet Haven would be better classified as a paranormal romance rather than an erotic romance. It doesn’t have the tendency to place the main characters into slightly incredible situations for the sake of sex, which is a very, very good thing. However, the story itself, while starting off interesting, ultimately took a downturn into the…
I’ve been curious about Armintrout’s vampire series, so I was happy to read the first book of her newest series, Lightworld/Darkworld. The worldbuilding was well-done and interesting, but the character development and budding romance were sadly lacking. Had I felt more connected to the characters and to their relationship, Queene of Light would have garnered…
Emma Holly is just a pleasure to read. Sexy, erotic, hot, steamy, it’s true, but also smooth, considered, well-crafted, and oh-so-easy to read. Holly is one of those writers whose writing never gets in the way of the story. Fairyville, Arizona isn’t like other towns. Fairyvillers are always just a little different, have something just…
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