Posts labeled Fantasy
Review - Fox of Fox Hall by R. Cooper
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Fox was orphaned at a young age. Neighboring farmers took him in for a while, but his youth and small size meant he wasn’t much good for farm work, and sooner or later, Fox was just another mouth to feed. So, the youth found himself on his own, but he was clever, had a good ear for music, and an excellent memory for all the popular ballads of the day.
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Review - Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton
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Onetime child star, now B-list actor Jason wants to escape Hollywood, at least for a little while. He buys a house in the far north of Idaho, but soon after moving in, he sees someone at the window of the guest room over the garage. Fearing a paparazzi, Jason asks the sheriff to investigate, but she can’t find anyone in the room. Perhaps it’s haunted. Ben is no ghost. He’s been trapped inside a snow globe since the eve of the civil war, only able to project himself into the room where the globe is kept.
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Review - Dragon's Dawn by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes
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Genya has been raised mostly by his mother. The slightly built young man spends his time having tea with the ladies of the court rather than in the “manly” pursuits preferred by his older brother and father. Genya has learned that it’s better to stay out of his father’s scheming sights. At nineteen years old, it can’t last. Genya expects to be married off one day, but is surprised when his father agrees to a plan by the king’s brother to have Genya wed Prince Mikhail.
Review - The Artist's Masquerade by Antonia Aquilante
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Spoiler alert: If you haven’t read the first book of this series, this review of the second book may contain some spoilers. As the eldest son and cousin to the Crown Prince, Cathal has always known it was his responsibility to one day make a good marriage and produce heirs to continue the line of his noble family. When his father arranges a marriage to the cousin of an aggressive emperor without even consulting him, Cathal is angry but resigned to his fate.
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Review - Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton
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When we left our two heroes in the previous book, Vic, along with Jodi, had been pulled into the realm of the dead by Adam’s evil great-grandfather. Adam is determined to rescue his boyfriend, even if it means defying the immortals and making a deal with Death herself. It’s time for another road trip through the levels of the underworld where the living don’t belong and the normal rules don’t seem to apply.
Tags: Fantasy Paranormal
Review - Claw'd by Vin George
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Pack alpha Gethin discovers an intruder in his house. Surprisingly, it’s a vampire. They should know better than to break into a shifter’s home. The man appears drugged and on the verge of bloodlust, but vampires are supposed to be impervious to narcotics. Gethin manages to subdue and bind the vampire. When the man recovers, he reveals his name to be Sorley, and he was indeed under the influence of some drug given to him by a man in a nightclub.
Review - Treasure for Treasure by R. Cooper
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Joe grew up in the small town of Everlasting on the northern California coast. A disastrous high school romance with a closeted jock made him leave town for college as soon as he finished high school. Longing for the sea, the redwoods, and something else he couldn’t identify made Joe return to Everlasting, where he works in the local coffee shop. Everlasting’s claim to fame is that it was protected by a fierce dragon.
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Review - A Single Soul by L.A. Witt
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Matt is a very successful lawyer whose practice mainly involves negotiating disagreements between humans and tricksters, such as the fae. Nobody knows better than him that you don’t ask the fae for favors. In Matt’s defense, he was quite drunk when he poured his heart out to his matchmaker client about the poor state of his love life. That excuse won’t get him out of the contract, though. For now, Matt is stuck with an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, charged with helping the man find a companion.
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Review - Spellbound by Ava Marie Salinger
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Note, this book is part of a series meant to be read in order. This review of the second book in the set may contain spoilers about the first installment. Cassius and Morgan are trying to come to terms with the realization they are both demigods, as well as their undeniable attraction to each other. The pair are also working together at Argonaut as part of Morgan’s team, looking into crimes involving supernaturals.
Tags: Paranormal Fantasy Mystery Crime
Review - Trailer Park Trickster by David R. Slayton
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Adam may have defeated an ancient evil spirit, barely, but he doesn’t have time to enjoy it, or explore the connection he has to Vic, the police officer whose life he saved. Adam’s Sight tells him his great aunt Sue is in danger. The woman was more of a mother to Adam than his own mother, so he rushes back to Guthrie to try to save her. What he finds there is much more than he bargained for.