I had never read a Corine Solomon book before, but
SHADY LADY sounded good and I have a passing acquaintance
with the author, so I thought I'd read it.
I was not disappointed.
Corine's story gets started immediately, with an
introduction of her character in her pawn shop with a Hand
of God walks in (that's Kel) and tells her she's in danger,
as in immediate danger. As in, don't touch that knick-
knack you're holding, it's got a Corine-sensitive hex on it
and she'll die if she touches it.
From then on out, Corine is on the move, trying to evade
the Montoya cartel, whom she seems to have ticked off in
her last adventure. Her young roommate, Shannon, is
collected and they take off. She begins her adventure in
Mexico but finds herself in the wild jungles of South
America before she wends her way back home. Her
relationship with Kel, which is awkward and formal at
first, undergoes a transformation the longer they are
together. Kel's background is hinted at, they get sucked
into allying with Montoya's greatest enemy, agree to be
part of a crazy plot to take out Montoya and evade death
every step of the way.
This story moves at break-neck speed—just the way I like
it! I couldn't put it down. The greatest compliment I
could give Ms. Aguirre is that she reminds me of Kim
Harrison, who is one of my favorite authors of all time.
Fantastic job Ann, and I can't wait to read the next...in
fact, now I have to go back and read the first two!
I’d spent my whole life settling, trying not to attract
attention, and generally doing whatever it took to keep
other people happy. I didn’t want to do that again. Not when
I was finally comfortable in my own skin. Sure, there were
certain challenges, like a drug lord who wanted me dead, and
the fact that I owed a demon a debt that he could call due
at any moment. But everybody’s got problems, right?
Whenever Corine Solomon touches an object, she
immediately knows its history. But her own future concerns
her more and more. Now back in Mexico, she’s running her
pawnshop and trying to get a handle on her strange new
powers, for she might need them. And soon.
Then former ally Kel Ferguson walks through her door.
Heavily muscled and tattooed, Kel looks like a convict but
calls himself a holy warrior. This time, he carries a
warning for Corine: the Montoya cartel is coming for her—but
they don’t just pack automatic weapons. The Montoyas use
warlocks, shamans, voodoo priests—anything to terminate
trouble. And Corine has become enemy number one…
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