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Street Magic – Caitlin Kittredge

Black London, #1

Her name is Pete Caldecott. She was just sixteen when she met Jack Winter, a gorgeous, larger-than-life mage who thrilled her with his witchcraft. Then a spirit Jack summoned killed him before Pete’s eyes—or so she thought. Now a detective , Pete is investigating the case of a young girl kidnapped from the streets of London.A tipster’s chilling prediction has led police directly to the child…but when Pete meets the informant, she’s shocked to learn he is none other than Jack. [Continue reading ⇒]

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Bound to Shadows – Keri Arthur

Riley Jenson Guardian, #8

In the darkness, demons come out to play . . .and someone must bring their sins to light.

Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups—and the victims aren’t just killed, they’re beheaded. Now Riley is launching into action, toying with a seductive—and highly suspicious—club owner, and finding herself in the middle of another mystery: women being killed one by one, without a trace of violence. [Continue reading ⇒]

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Dreamfever

The Fever Series #4

MacKayla Lane lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully under the Lord Master’s spell.…In New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s stunning new novel, the walls between human and Fae worlds have come crashing down. And as Mac fights for survival on Dublin’s battle-scarred streets, she will embark on the darkest—and most erotically charged—adventure of her life. [Continue reading ⇒]

Faefever (Fever, #3) by Karen Marie Moning

Faefever (Fever, #3)The New York Times bestselling author of Darkfever and Bloodfever returns to Dublin’s Fae-infested shores in a bold, sensual new novel. Hurtling us into a realm of seduction and shadows, Karen Marie Moning tells the enthralling tale of a woman who explores the limits of her mysterious powers as she enters a world of ancient sorcery—and confronts an enemy more insidious than she could ever have imagined.

He calls me his Queen of the Night. I’d die for him. I’d kill for him, too. When MacKayla Lane receives a torn page from her dead sister’s journal, she is stunned by Alina’s desperate words. And now MacKayla knows that her sister’s killer is close. But evil is closer. And suddenly the sidhe-seer is on the hunt: For answers. For revenge. And for an ancient book of dark magic so evil, it corrupts anyone who touches it.

Mac’s quest for the Sinsar Dubh takes her into the mean, shape-shifting streets of Dublin, with a suspicious cop on her tail. Forced into a dangerous triangle of alliance with V’lane, an insatiable Fae prince of lethally erotic tastes, and Jericho Barrons, a man of primal desires and untold secrets, Mac is soon locked in a battle for her body, mind, and soul.

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches and the city descends into chaos, as a shocking truth about the Dark Book is uncovered, not even Mac can prevent a deadly race of immortals from shattering the walls between worlds—with devastating consequences.…
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Bloodfever (Fever, #2) by Karen Marie Moning

Bloodfever (Fever, #2)I used to think my sister and I were just two nice southern girls who’d get married in a few years and settle down to a quiet life. Then I discovered that Alina and I descend, not from good wholesome southern stock, but from an ancient Celtic bloodline of powerful sidhe-seers, people who can see the Fae. Not only can I see the terrifying otherworldly race, but I can sense the sacred Fae relics that hold the deadliest of their magic.

When my sister was found dead in a trash-filled alley in Dublin, I came over to get answers. Now all I want is revenge. And after everything I’ve learned about myself, I know I have the power to get it.

MacKayla Lane’s ordinary life underwent a complete makeover when she landed on Ireland’s shores and was plunged into a world of deadly sorcery and ancient secrets.

In her fight to stay alive, Mac must find the Sinsar Dubh–a million-year-old book of the blackest magic imaginable, which holds the key to power over both the worlds of the Fae and of Man. Pursued by Fae assassins, surrounded by mysterious figures she knows she cannot trust, Mac finds herself torn between two deadly and irresistible men: V’lane, the insatiable Fae who can turn sensual arousal into an obsession for any woman, and the ever-inscrutable Jericho Barrons, a man as alluring as he is mysterious.

For centuries the shadowy realm of the Fae has coexisted with that of humans. Now the walls between the two are coming down, and Mac is the only thing that stands between them…

I breezed through this book! Ms. Moning (she has a really nice website, check it out) has redeemed herself with me in Bloodfever the second book in the Fever series. After reading the first book, I dropped the series from my list, but after reading more reviews, I decided to give it another shot. I’m very glad that I did. This book was exciting and engaging. My only complaint is that there’s not enough of Barrons! I’m off to ready book 3.

Beneath a Rising Moon (Ripple Creek Werewolf, #1) by Keri Arthur

Beneath a Rising Moon (Ripple Creek Werewolf, #1)

On the werewolf reservation of Ripple Creek, a killer is on the loose. Three women are dead, their bodies mutilated and faces slashed. A fourth, Neva Grant’s twin, lies in the hospital, fighting for her life.Psychically linked, Neva shared the horror of her twin attack and makes a silent vow by her sister’s hospital bed. She’ll hunt down the killer, if Savannah finds the strength to live.The Rangers believe the killer is a member of the Sinclair pack, but Neva knows the Sinclairs will never talk to an outsider. To begin the hunt, she first has to seduce a Sinclair—and then she has to keep him interested long enough to find the killer. The only Sinclair not under suspicion is a wolf with a hard drinking, hard loving reputation. But has she got what it takes to attract a man with such experience? Neva doesn’t know, but for her sister’s sake, she has to try.Duncan Sinclair has been called back home to find a killer, and he wants nothing more than to complete his task and get out of the town for which he has no love. Then he’s approached by a wolf who obviously has more than seduction on her mind, and he finds himself ensnared in a growing web of desire and deceit.As the murders continue and the killer’s shadow draws ever closer, Duncan and Neva find themselves having to trust each other in order to survive. But can they trust the emotions flaring between them? Or will the lies of the present, the deeds of the past, and a killer’s bloody intentions tear them apart?

rating: 2 of 5 stars

A quick, somewhat satisfying, read. Beneath all the romance and “dancing” was a really good storyline/plot. I really liked Duncan and his wicked ways. Neva was so uptight most of the time, and her personality caused the story to drag. When Neva and Duncan finally worked together the story moved and became quite interesting.

Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom, Book 1) by Devon Monk

Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom, Book 1)Using magic means it uses you back – and every spell exacts a price from the user. Some people, however, get out of it by Offloading the cost of magic onto an innocent, then Allison Beckstrom’s job is to identify the spell-caster. Allie would rather live a hand-to-mouth existence than accept the family fortune and the strings that come with it, but when she finds a boy dying from a magical Offload that has her father’s signature all over it she is thrown back into the world of his black magic.

rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Rush of Wings (The Maker’s Song, #1) by Adrian Phoenix

A Rush of Wings (The Maker's Song, #1)HIS NAME IS DANTE.

Dark. Talented. Beautiful. Star of the rock band Inferno. Rumored owner of the hot New Orleans nightspot Club Hell. Born of the Blood, then broken by an evil beyond imagination.

HIS PAST IS A MYSTERY.

F.B.I. Special Agent Heather Wallace has been tracking a sadistic serial murderer known as the Cross Country Killer, and the trail has led her to New Orleans, Club Hell, and Dante. But the dangerously attractive musician not only resists her investigation, he claims to be “nightkind”: in other words, a vampire. Digging into his past for answers reveals little. A juvenile record a mile long. No social security number. No known birth date. In and out of foster homes for most of his life before being taken in by a man named Lucien DeNoir, who appears to guard mysteries of his own.

HIS FUTURE IS CHAOS.

What Heather does know about Dante is that something links him to the killer — and she’s pretty sure that link makes him the CCK’s next target. Heather must unravel the truth about this sensual, complicated, vulnerable young man — who, she begins to believe, may indeed be a vampire — in order to finally bring a killer to justice. But Dante’s past holds a shocking, dangerous secret, and once it is revealed not even Heather will be able to protect him from his destiny….

rating: 2 of 5 stars

I don’t think I got to know enough about Dante or Heather to become involved in their world. I still feel like I’m on the fringe of something that’s just out of reach. I also don’t care for the writing style. I grew tired of the italicized flash backs of previous conversations and the endless mental question asking. The overall story was good, but there was something about the presentation that I can not put my finger on.

Speaking of presentation, don’t judge this book by the cover. I don’t know what the designer was thinking, but the cover design does not represent the content of this book in any way… well, with the exception of the gun. Who is that woman on the cover?

This was very hard for me to get into… It was a struggle to finish. I decided to postpone my review a little to give myself a chance to sleep on it. Before choosing this book/series to read, I browsed through reviews on several different sites, and found that most reviewers loved the book, but the ones who didn’t were not really clear on why they were less than thrilled. I think I fall in the later category and although I’m not crazy about Rush of Wings, I am willing to give then next book in the series, In The Blood, a chance because I am intrigued by the world created by Adrian Phoenix.

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Red-Headed Stepchild

Sabina Kane, Book 1

In a world where being of mixed-blood is a major liability, Sabina Kane has the only profession fit for an outcast: assassin.But, her latest mission threatens the fragile peace between the vampire and mage races and Sabina must scramble to figure out which side she’s on. She’s never brought her work home with her—until now.

This time, it’s personal.

rating: 3 of 5 stars

I was reluctant to read Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells. I don’t know why… I held off for six days before I actually started reading. Because I have the ebook for Adobe Digital Editions, and the format was set for letter size (142 pages) instead of half page the text was small and tight. I was just being picky, and it was not the way I was use to reading ebooks.

I got over my little hang-up and started reading. The first half of the book was hard for me to get through. It was a bit flat, but I trudged through because I wanted to give the story a chance.

It was hard to like Sabina Kane, the half vampire half mage assassin. She seemed mindless and blind to everything going on right under her nose. Sabina put off several important bits of information to think about later, but she never really did. The other characters, Giguhl “Mr. Wiggles” (the demon/cat), Adam (the mage), Vinca (the nymph) were amusing and and fun in contrast to Sabina’s personality.

The plot thickened (around page 111) when Sabina snapped out of her mental daze and was more appealing. I hope she continues to evolve and reason for herself in The Mage In Black, the second book in the Sabina Kane series.

NOTE: I think this book has a beautifully designed cover!

Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs (Mercedes Thompson, #2)

Blood Bound (Mercedes Thompson, #2)Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places – and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can shapeshift at will, she agrees to act as some extra muscle when her vampire friend Stefan goes to deliver a message to another of his kind.

But this new vampire is hardly ordinary – and neither is the demon inside of him…

rating: 5 of 5 stars

The second in Patricia Briggs’ Mercedes Thompson series, Blood Bound is not quite as good as the first book, Moon Called, but it runs a close second. I am now a complete ‘sucker’ for this series. Where ever Mercy, Samuel, Adam, Stefan and the others lead… I will follow.

Patricia Briggs has a talent for making each chapter ending a mini cliffhanger that leaves you wanting more and entices you to read further. I also appreciate the way she ended both books by not abruptly bringing the story to a halt just because the good vs. evil or the main plot issues were somewhat resolved. She takes the time to give you more, and it’s nice to know what happens after the dust settles a little.

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