I’m a huge fan of open-world urban fantasy, so I knew ahead of time that I’d enjoy this new series cowritten by one of my favorite authors. Lindsey and Clark play with multiple romance tropes in this book while also stretching other limits with a setting completely different from our own world, while keeping everything … Continue reading Book Review: Sunshine (Trident Agency #1) by E.M. Lindsey & Kiki Clark
Book Review: DragonSeer (DragonKin #2) by S. Rodman
Read my review of the first book in the DragonKin series, DragonRider. As the middle installment of a trilogy, this book doesn’t necessarily need an inciting incident – the events of the first book set up the entire initial situation in which our heroes find themselves. With brand-new dragon eggs and in a self-imposed exile … Continue reading Book Review: DragonSeer (DragonKin #2) by S. Rodman
Earth and Water: Cover Reveal and Preorder Info!
Earth and Water Steel Bonds Book 1 Scroll down for release date, blurb, and preorder link! Available January 23, 2024 A life with no room for distraction Earth mage Kane Nalamas may be on his first official contract as a mercenary, but his years of experience and training don’t prepare him for immediate betrayal. Within … Continue reading Earth and Water: Cover Reveal and Preorder Info!
Book Review: Gateway Catastrophe (Ghostly Guardians #4) by Louisa Masters
Read my reviews of previous books in the Ghostly Guardians series: Spirited Situation (#1) | Vortex Conundrum (#2) | Conduit Crisis (#3) Since this book is the conclusion to the overarching storyline of the series, Masters has set pretty high expectations for readers regarding both the urban fantasy and romance elements. I know without a doubt that fans … Continue reading Book Review: Gateway Catastrophe (Ghostly Guardians #4) by Louisa Masters
Book Review: Light From the Grave by Sara Dobie Bauer
As a reviewer who occasionally reads and reviews her friends’ books, this can result in the peculiar scenario of writing about how much I loved a story that evolved from the grief experienced by a person I care for. Though there is a romance through-line to this book, the true themes involve how the two … Continue reading Book Review: Light From the Grave by Sara Dobie Bauer
Book Review: Recalling My Demon (Possessive Love) by Colette Davison
Read my review of another book in the Possessive Love collection, My Saintly Demon by R.M. Neill. The idea of an ex-priest explaining kink to a demon should be absurd. As an author, Davison is exactly the blend of spicy and sweet necessary to make it adorable instead. The story in this book is the … Continue reading Book Review: Recalling My Demon (Possessive Love) by Colette Davison
Book Review: A Dream of Flame and Shadow (Flame & Shadow #1) by L. Eveland
I was immediately intrigued by this dark fantasy, especially with the added realization as I got further into the story that the brief glimpse I had of the human realm felt so much darker than the land of nightmares. Once I encountered the twist that the lord of nightmares needs some sort of help from … Continue reading Book Review: A Dream of Flame and Shadow (Flame & Shadow #1) by L. Eveland
Book Review: My Saintly Demon (Possessive Love) by R.M. Neill
I’ll acknowledge up front that I’m not usually interested in a Christianity-based religious crisis of faith by a white dude, but I offered to read this ARC after getting to know the author in a group chat. To my surprise and pleasure, Neill immediately gives the reader an explicit and sympathetic reason to care about … Continue reading Book Review: My Saintly Demon (Possessive Love) by R.M. Neill
Book Review: Icarus and the Devil (Soul to Find #1) by Layla Reyne
The opening scene of this book is certainly memorable for being a unique way to open a story. It’s also extremely well done for how it introduces certain paranormal facets of this world without hitting the reader with too much information, then escalates quickly while continuing to drop deliciously subtle world-building details. I learned enough … Continue reading Book Review: Icarus and the Devil (Soul to Find #1) by Layla Reyne
Book Review: Claiming Marcus (Lords of Discord #1) by Jocelynn Drake
Sometimes I get the urge to go back to my original love of my vampires, and this series by an author I already enjoy seemed like the perfect opportunity. Drake pulls no punches by introducing us immediately to (half) the main heroes, dropping tantalizing clues and setting up future conflict right out the gate with … Continue reading Book Review: Claiming Marcus (Lords of Discord #1) by Jocelynn Drake
Book Review: Patience (Damned Connections #1) by Lark Taylor
This book picks up moments after the close of the previous series set in the same world, and includes many of those previous heroes as significant secondary characters, so I’m not sure how well this book works as a stand-alone. However, as someone who did read and enjoy that previous series, I was already more … Continue reading Book Review: Patience (Damned Connections #1) by Lark Taylor
Book Review: Real Gold by Deven Balsam
I’m spoiled for choice these days, which means I don’t often take a chance on new authors. However, this book came highly recommended by an author I enjoy and features the sort of genre-blending that I love to promote, so I jumped at the chance to read an advanced copy. The writing style does feature … Continue reading Book Review: Real Gold by Deven Balsam
Book Review: Bloodlines by A.E. Lister
Vampires are still my first love in the urban fantasy and paranormal romance genres, but I’m to the point of being so picky about how they’re portrayed that I was originally hesitant to volunteer to read an advanced copy of this book. However, Lister does an excellent job leaning into the vampire tropes that are … Continue reading Book Review: Bloodlines by A.E. Lister
Book Review: Luck of the Devil (Reckless Damned #4) by Lark Taylor
Read my reviews of previous books in the Reckless Damned series: Devil’s Mark (#1) | Devil May Care (#2) | Deal With the Devil (#3) Though this review is being posted long after the book launched, that’s because I’m fighting a backlog of reviews, not because I didn’t immediately dive into this series finale the day it was … Continue reading Book Review: Luck of the Devil (Reckless Damned #4) by Lark Taylor
Book Review: An Embrace to Hearten Me (Magi Accounts #3.5) by Michele Notaro
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Magi Accounts series: Our Hearts That Tie Us (#0.5) | The Scars That Bind Us (#1) | A Kiss to Revive Me (#1.5) | The Shackles That Hold Us (#2) | A Date to Impress Him (#2.5) | A Purpose That Restores Us (#3) | A Holiday to Sustain Us (#3.4) This side … Continue reading Book Review: An Embrace to Hearten Me (Magi Accounts #3.5) by Michele Notaro
Book Review: DragonRider (DragonKin #1) by S. Rodman
Rodman hooked me on this urban fantasy setting within the first pages of the book, using quick, subtle details to set up the broad scope of the secret fantasy elements without resorting to direct explanation. Once Kirby arrived at the castle and learned the true reason for his presence, I knew I was in for … Continue reading Book Review: DragonRider (DragonKin #1) by S. Rodman
Book Review: A Mage’s Guide to Wicky (R’iyah Family Archives #3) by A.J. Sherwood
Read my reviews of the previous books in the R'iyah Family Archives series: A Mage’s Guide to Human Familiars (#1) | A Mage’s Guide to Aussie Terrors (#2) As much as I love the main trio that has been the focus of the first two books in this series, Wicky is such an enjoyable secondary character that … Continue reading Book Review: A Mage’s Guide to Wicky (R’iyah Family Archives #3) by A.J. Sherwood
Book Review: Conduit Crisis (Ghostly Guardians #3) by Louisa Masters
Read my reviews of the previous books in the Ghostly Guardians series: Spirited Situation (#1) | Vortex Conundrum (#2) Though each book in this series features a brand-new romantic connection, the overarching plot means that this is not a series of stand-alone novels set in the same world. For this installment, the external plot we’ve been following … Continue reading Book Review: Conduit Crisis (Ghostly Guardians #3) by Louisa Masters
Book Review: Deal With the Devil (Reckless Damned #3) by Lark Taylor
Read my reviews of previous books in the Reckless Damned series: Devil’s Mark (#1) | Devil May Care (#2) This series could have gotten a bit stale if the next brother in line had connected with another “normal” human. However, River is far from normal, nor is he even human. Mori’s tragic past is why these demons … Continue reading Book Review: Deal With the Devil (Reckless Damned #3) by Lark Taylor
Book Review: The Magic That Binds (Haelan #1) by A.J. Sherwood
Sherwood launches an imaginative and immersive urban fantasy world with this series opener featuring a delightful mix of primary and secondary characters. I was immediately intrigued by the mystery of how Dag’s “magic” isn’t allowed in this setting, especially when he is blatantly on the side of good, but I was also excited for him … Continue reading Book Review: The Magic That Binds (Haelan #1) by A.J. Sherwood