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Review: Second Star by Dana Stabenow

Review: Second Star by Dana Stabenow

The Particulars:  Science Fiction,  Gere Donovan Press, available as e-book and in print The Source: Free read from the author’s webpage The Grade: C+ The Blurb: Esther “Star” Svensdotter’s job is overseeing the completion of the American Alliance’s first O’Neill cylinder — a massive space hab capable of supporting thousands of colonists. It’s just weeks away from commissioning, and she’ll be damned if Luddite terrorists, squabbling bureaucrats, military takeovers or rogue AIs will stand in the way. Frontier justice on…

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Review: Fated by Benedict Jacka

Review: Fated by Benedict Jacka

The Particulars:  Urban Fantasy, Ace (US)/ Orbit (UK), available in Print and e-book The Source: Purchased at Sf bokhandeln ( Swedish edition) The Grade: B- The Blurb:Alex Verus is part of a world hidden in plain sight, running a magic shop in London. And while Alex’s own powers aren’t as showy as some mages, he does have the advantage of foreseeing the possible future–allowing him to pull off operations that have a million-to-one-chance of success. But when Alex is approached…

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ARC review: Mountain Echoes by CE Murphy

ARC review: Mountain Echoes by CE Murphy

The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Luna, available in print and as e-book The Source: ARC from Netgalley The Grade: B+ The Blurb: You can never go home again. Joanne Walker has survived an encounter with the Master at great personal cost, but now her father is missing – stolen from the timeline. She must finally return to North Carolina to find him – and to meet Aidan, the son she left behind long ago. That would be enough for any shaman…

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ARC Review: Blood Winter by Diana Pharaoh Francis:

ARC Review: Blood Winter by Diana Pharaoh Francis:

The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Pocket, available in print and e-book The Source: ARC from the author. The Grade: B- The Blurb: NEW GAME. SAME RULES. SHE FIGHTS. THEY DIE. Max always does her job, no matter how brutal and bloody. That’s how it’s been ever since she was enslaved by a witch, turned into a supernatural warrior, and assigned to protect the coven of Horngate. But her job just got harder. . . . Waves of wild magic have returned…

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ARC Review: Haunted Sanctuary by Moira Rogers

ARC Review: Haunted Sanctuary by Moira Rogers

The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Samhain publishing, available as e-book The Source: ARC from the Author The Grade: B+ The Blurb:  Eden Green can’t remember a time she didn’t believe in monsters—her cousin was born one. Her family’s dark past casts a long shadow, making it hard to make friends and harder to commit to a lover. She lives a quiet life in small-town Clover, Tennessee, but she’s always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Tired of the city packs’…

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Review: Ten Ruby Trick by Julia Knight

Review: Ten Ruby Trick by Julia Knight

Ten Ruby Trick by Julia Knight: The Particulars: Fantasy Romance, Carina Press, available as e-book The Grade: B+ The Source: Kobo. The Blurb: Privateer Van Gast thrills in capturing treasure; delights in pulling off elaborate scams; and has an outrageous reputation with the ladies. But there is only one woman for him: fellow privateer Josie—seductive, brave and unpredictable. He’s hoping to make their relationship permanent, until he raids the wrong ship. Now slavers are stalking him, his crew is verging…

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Review: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

Review: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

The particulars:  Contemporary Romance, MacMillan, available in print and as e-book The Source: Purchased at Kobo The Grade: A The blurb: Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in mystical, beautiful, Friday Harbor, Washington. She is stunned and blindsided by the most bitter kind of betrayal: her fiance Kevin has left her. His new lover is Lucy’s own sister. Lucy’s bitterness over being dumped is multiplied by the fact that she has constantly made the wrong choices in her romantic…

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Review: Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy

Review: Enchanting the Lady by Kathryne Kennedy

The particulars: Historical Paranormal Romance, Sourcebooks, available as e-book and in print The Source: Discover a new love The Grade: D+ The blurb: Sir Terence Blackwell is a lion shapeshifter who is determined to find the magical relic that killed his brother. When he sniffs out the taint of magic on Lady Felicity Seymour, a disinherited duchess, he’s sure that she’s far craftier than she first appears. Terrance believes that the easiest way to learn all of her secrets is…

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Review: Yorkshire by Lynne Connolly

Review: Yorkshire by Lynne Connolly

The Particulars: Historical Romance, Samhain, available as e-book and in print The Source: Amazon freebie ( also available at BN and Sony) The Grade: B+ The blurb: Rose Golightly is a country girl who thinks her life will continue on its comfortable course, but a series of events changes that for good. On a visit to the ancestral estate of Hareton Abbey, Richard Kerre, Lord Strang, enters her life. A leader of society, a man known for extravagance in dress…

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