Archangel’s Consort Book #3 of the Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh Published: Berkley Sensation – January 2011Genre: Paranormal RomancePages: 324 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★½☆ (3.5 stars) SummaryVampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an […]
Review of Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh
Archangel’s Kiss Book #2 of the Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh Published: Berkley Sensation – February 2010Genre: Paranormal RomancePages: 323 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars) SummaryVampire hunter Elena Deveraux wakes from a year-long coma to find herself changed—an angel with wings the colors of midnight and dawn—but […]
Review of Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singh
Angels’ Blood Book #1 of the Guild Hunter Series by Nalini Singh Published: Berkely Sensation – March 2009Genre: Urban Fantasy RomancePages: 339 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) SummaryVampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows she’s the best—but she doesn’t know if she’s good enough for this job. Hired by the dangerously […]
Review of Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter
Mercy Blade Book #3 of the Jane Yellowrock Series by Faith Hunter Published: Roc – Janurary 2011Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 305 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★½☆ (3.5 stars) SummaryJane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker – and a vampire killer for hire. But lately she’s found herself taking blood money from the […]
Review of Blood Cross by Faith Hunter
Blood Cross Book #2 of the Jane Yellowrock Series by Faith Hunter Published: January 2010Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 336 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars) SummaryThe Vampire Council of New Orleans has hired Jane to hunt and kill one of their own who has broken sacred ancient rules. But she […]
Review of Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Skinwalker Book #1 of the Jane Yellowrock Series by Faith Hunter Published: July 2009Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 336 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) Summary Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind—a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires and hunts vampires for a […]
“The Overuse of Adjectives, Adverbs, Exclamations, Oh My”
I went to a writing event at the Ovitt Family Community Library in Ontario a while back. At this event Barbara DeSantis talked about “The Top Ten Mistakes Writers Make.” During her thirty year career in the book industry, Barbara has provided services in marketing, promotion, event planning, manuscript review, […]
Review of Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews
Magic Slays Book #5 in the Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews Published: June 2011Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 308 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars) Summary Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could […]
Review of Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews
Magic Bleeds Book #4 of the Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews Published: June 2010Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 349 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ ★ (6 stars) SummaryKate Daniels works for the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, officially as a liaison with the mercenary guild. Unofficially, she cleans up […]
Review of Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews
Magic Strikes Book #3 of Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews Published: April 2009Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 310 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ ★ (6 stars) Summary Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with […]