I don’t know how the weather is in your part of the world, but here in Toronto
it’s just warming up.
Although the sun is finally making an appearance, the wind has been forcing me
to remain in my light
jacket until I can break out the shorts and sunglasses. It doesn’t help that
everyone else seems to be
in Spring Break mode, jetting off to hot locales and partying it up. It kind of
gets me thinking…where
would I go if I could just hop on a plane somewhere for a week?
There are the obvious places like Florida or Mexico but something along the same
lines of balmy
nights and interesting people is New Orleans. While not the most obvious Spring
Break destination
spot, you cannot deny that it has an amazing night life and an abundance of
delicious food.
Coincidently, the month of April has a lot of Urban Fantasy titles releases set
in New Orleans. So if
you can’t enjoy the taste of beignets yourself, there’s plenty of ways to live
your Spring Break
vicariously through these characters!
What I love about reading books set in New Orleans is the shot of culture you
get. There is also a
great mix of urban and paranormal influences which explains why it's such a
perfect fit for Urban
Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. But who am I kidding? It's all about the hot
Cajun heroes that I
love the most! What about you? Do you love books set in New Orleans? If so,
which are some of your
favourite books or
series?
Painter has an action-packed book filled with
mystery and
mayhem in the final book to her Crescent City series.
About:
Magic is twisted
and chaos reigns in this climactic final novel in the Crescent City trilogy by
award-winning author
Kristen Painter.
New Orleans is on the brink of war.
Harlow is a ghost in her own body. She has no control, no power -- all she can
do is watch as her
twin sister Ava Mae lives recklessly and foolishly, slowly destroying everything
Harlow has worked so
hard for.
Augustine needs to focus on his new role as Guardian of New Orleans, as tourists
mysteriously
disappear off the streets, but all he can think of is rescuing Harlow -- Keeping
his family safe.
As the Coven grows more powerful, control of the city hangs in the balance and
if the witches prevail,
no fae will survive.
With the seventh book in the Kara Gillian
series, Rowland ups the
stakes and will undoubtedly take readers on a ride of a lifetime.
About:
Demon
summoner Kara Gillian is on the wrong side of the law— and there’s evidence to
prove it. Too bad the
courts don’t accept “fighting demonic forces” as justification for murder and
mayhem.
Yet Kara has problems that go way beyond her legal woes. When the enemy demonic
lords spur their
human accomplices into high gear, master summoner Katashi aggressively pursues
their goal to
establish a permanent gate between Earth and the demon realm. To hell with the
consequences for
humanity.
The line between ally and enemy blurs as Kara gathers the remnants of her posse
to prevent a
devastating demonic incursion, but a shattered trust may cost them the war and
put Kara behind
bars. With treachery rife, and her loved ones in danger, Kara must call upon the
essence of who she
truly is in order to rally back from a crushing loss.
And if she can’t, the world is going straight to hell.
Powerful vampire witches threaten the city and
Jane in the ninth
book of the action-packed Jane Yellowrock series.
About:
Shapeshifting
skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying
vampires. But her
latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…
For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the
European Council have
wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political
conflict, and often
leaving absolute destruction in their wake. One of the strongest of them is set
to create some havoc
in the city of New Orleans, and it’s definitely personal.
Jane is tasked with tracking him down. With the help of a tech wiz and an
ex-Army ranger, her
partners in Yellowrock Securities, she’ll have to put everything on the line,
and hope it’s enough.
Things are about to get real hard in the Big Easy.
What's just as nice as getting some good ideas from you for books to put on our TBR lists, having to do with New Orleans, is to have a Best Friend who actually lives there!! My Best Friend is someone who I cherish, and has filled me in on the wonderful food, the restaurants, and the life, architecture, and things to do and see while out there, along with other things ordinary people wouldn't know about. I hope to be able to go down there to visit with her, as well as her family, sometime in the near future. Thank you for the great tips on the books for my TBR list, too!! (Peggy Roberson 9:31pm April 9, 2015)
The Kristen Painter book is awesome! I want to visit New Orleans; had a trip planned and had to cancel last minute. (Debbie Wiley 6:27am April 10, 2015)
Wow, Peggy! Your friend is very lucky to live somewhere so beautiful! I hope you enjoy the recs! (Annie Tegelan 10:04am April 17, 2015)
Sorry to hear about your cancelled trip, Debbie. Hopefully you get another chance, but in the meantime there are plenty of books to enjoy! (Annie Tegelan 10:04am April 17, 2015)