Deadlock by Moira Rogers My rating: 5 of 5 stars The particulars: Urban Fantasy, Samhain, available as e-book The Review: The Blurb: Carmen Mendoza’s shapeshifter father abandoned her. Raised by her psychic mother, Carmen ignored her paternal family’s political machinations–until the day they decided to use her in their bid for power. Trapped between two […]

Urban Shaman by C.E Murphy

Urban Shaman by C.E. Murphy My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Luna, available both in print and e-book Why was it in my TBR? Because I wanted to read something good. The Review: The blurb: Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world […]

Beg Me by Shiloh Walker

Beg Me by Shiloh Walker My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Particulars: Erotic Contemporary Romance , Smashwords, available as e-book, Why was it in my TBR? I read about it at Shiloh Walker’s blog, and the blurb snagged me. The Review: The blurb: Two years after a brutal tragedy, Tania is taking her life […]

February’s e-book deals from Sourcebooks

 From their webpage: Dreaming Anastasia What really happened to Anastasia Romanov?Anastasia Romanov thought she would never feel more alone than when the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her next. But they didn’t. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up […]

Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh

Archangel’s Consort by Nalini Singh My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Penguin, available in massmarket and e-book Why it was in my TBR pile? Because I love this series The review: The blurb: Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York […]

Cheap reads round up ( epub/kindle)

The YA are shorts stories, and offered for free at Kobo. (I don’t know what they cost at Amazon. Sorry. Assume they are free, or cost 0.99).  The Romantic Suspense are longer and  cost between 0.79-0.99 at Kobo.  ( Amazon don’t list the prices, so I don’t know their price)   The reason I only list […]

Force of Habit by Alice Loweecey

Force of Habit by Alice Loweecey My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Particulars: Crime, Llewellyn Worldwide, available both in print and e-book Why was it in my TBR? It was offered for free for awhile, and the blurb piqued my intrest The Review: The blurb: An ex-nun takes a wobbly leap into private investigation […]

Hard Magic by Laura Anne Gilman

Hard Magic by Laura Anne Gilman The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Luna, available both in print and e-book Why was it in my TBR? I know Laura Anne Gilman writes books I love. The Review: The Blurb:Welcome to P.U.P.I.—Private, Unaffiliated, Paranormal InvestigationsA handpicked team trained to solve crimes the regular police can’t touch—crimes of magic.My name’s […]

Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter

Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Jane, a shapeshifting vampire-hunter-for-hire, crosses paths with a stranger who has arrived in New Orleans, enlisted to hunt vampires who have gone insane-or so he says… This is the third book about Jane Yellowrock. The worldbuilding was solid. The fascinating vampire culture that Faith […]

Fatal Affair by Marie Force

Fatal Affair by Marie Force My rating: 4 of 5 stars Blurb: Washington, D.C., Metro Police Detective Sergeant Sam Holland needs a big win to salvage her career—and her confidence—after a disastrous investigation. The perfect opportunity arises when Senator John O’Connor is found brutally murdered in his bed, and Sam is assigned to the case. […]