The various aspects of Donata Santori's life; her job, her family, her romantic relationships, all are pressuring her to find answers at the risk of dire consequences if she fails in VEILED MENACE, the second in Deborah Blake's Veiled Magic series. Paranormal crimes are on the rise, making Donata's expanded position with law enforcement just a little closer to impossible. Add in a new man in her life who suddenly takes a turn for the creepy, the reappearance of an artifact she thought safely destroyed and her family taking a new interest in her career, and it's a bad week squared. No pressure though, only the entire fate of Earth and its inhabitants might be hanging on her abilities.

VEILED MENACE starts with a bang and maintains the exciting action throughout. Although at times the reader can guess the answers Donata is seeking a bit in advance of the story revealing them, on the whole, I found it an enjoyable read.

My favorite part is the world Blake has created, full of paranormal beings both revealed and concealed. The on again off again nature of Donata's relationships adds a certain romantic element without having it take over the plot, which is solidly Urban Fantasy.

I enjoyed both Veiled Magic books, and am looking forward to book 3, VEILED ENCHANTMENTS, due out in March 2018.

Deborah Blake is the author of the Baba Yaga series, and a new breakaway series from the Baba Yaga books, Broken Riders. She has also written many non-fiction Pagan-based books.