"Jenna Ryan does a marvelous job crafting a spooky ambiance"
Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted November 20, 2015
Romance Paranormal
Mia LeMay witnesses a murder from her balcony, a murder
that is the latest in a string of serial killings. The
only other witness to the murders was killed, and now a
government agent wants Mia to go into hiding. Mia thinks
she is going into hiding with an agent named Rogue.
Instead, she is with Rick Ryder, a man with secrets of his
own. Will Ryder keep Mia safe from a killer who is
stalking her every move? Jenna Ryan does a marvelous job crafting a spooky
ambiance as every shadow, heck, even a doll seems
suspiciously scary. Voodoo permeates every aspect of the
storyline as anything seems plausible, particularly deep
in the depths of the bayou. The tropical storm hitting
the area accentuates the eeriness even further. However,
my favorite part is Billy, and I love the way Jenna Ryan
works Billy into the story. The romance between Mia and Ryder heats up pretty quickly
as their attraction ignites almost immediately. Ryder
isn't my favorite hero because I don't like some of his
actions, including the impersonation and lies to Mia.
Once his secrets begin to emerge, the actions are
understandable, but I really wanted Mia to give him his
comeuppance. BLACK ROSE is the first in the Shadows series and
offers readers a tantalizing teaser of what is to come in
future books. As one would expect, there are loose ends
left hanging because the resolution only opens up a deeper
mystery. I suspect many paranormal romance readers will
appreciate BLACK ROSE as Jenna Ryan excels in mysterious and
eerie world building.
SUMMARY
Voodoo is a shadowy business. So is murder. Shadow, Book 1 Mia LeMay’s Creole ancestry spices the atmosphere that
permeates her bluesy New Orleans nightclub and sugar-dusted
tearoom. But her cloistered world shatters when she
witnesses a murder—and she’s forced to put her life in the
hands of a man she’s never met. A man whose golden eyes hide as many dark secrets as the
killer who wants her dead. Even as Agent Rick Ryder whisks Mia into the teeth of a
tropical storm, guilt twists like a knife in his gut. He
has
a personal stake in keeping the black-haired beauty safe.
Once his superiors figure out what he pulled to make sure
he’s the one watching her back, his life will be worth
about
as much as hers if he fails. Deep in the Louisiana mangroves, desire envelopes them like
the steamy bayou mist. But there are many things lurking in
the shadows. Things that slither. Things that bite. And
something evil that’s determined to make sure Mia never
sees
the light of another dawn… This title has been previously published. Warning: Contains a sexy federal agent (or is he?) who’s a
ticking time bomb, and a woman with the bayou in her blood
and a wicked way with stiletto heels. Grab your gris gris
bag, gaienne, the real bad is comin’!
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