UNDER WRAPS is the first installment of Hannah Jayne's
Underworld Detective Agency novels. The UDA resembles a
supernatural version of the DMV. Sophie Lawson works as an
executive assistant for Mr. Sampson, the agency's head, and
does her best to make sure all the underworld beings have
their Read more...
SPECTYR, the second book in Philippa Ballantine's Book of
the Order series, has Deacons Sorcha Faris and Merrick
Chambers chasing down rumors of geists and such rather
than actually fighting the demons from which their Order
protects humans. But the new Abbot doesn't like them, so
they have Read more...
Danni Jones follows the stranger to a cave where they see
a woman with two children and a man holding something and
looking bereft. An angry voice comes from the cave depths,
but Danni can't understand the words. Following this
vision, the same man, Sean Ballagh, appears at her Read more...
Lee Roland is one to watch. She's got scads of talent as a
writer, plotter and character developer, and VIPER MOON is
easily one of the best urban fantasies I've read so far
this year. Cassandra (Cass) Archer is the Huntress, called
by the Earth Mother at age Read more...
Heather Dixon's debut novel, ENTWINED, set during
Victorian times, tells a similar story to Grimm's Dancing
Princesses although not quite so dark. Princess Azalea and
her eleven younger siblings, all named for flowers in
alphabetical order, live in a castle. They know it was
enchanted at one time Read more...
Jo Treggiari adds ASHES, ASHES to the flood of post-
apocalyptic young adult fiction that has filled bookstore
shelves of late. Lucy Holloway survived the floods and the
plague and lives alone in the wilds of what's left of New
York's Central Park. She's got courage and Read more...
Amanda Stevens has created a fabulous heroine in THE
RESTORER, the first in her Graveyard Queen series. Amelia
Gray restores cemeteries by trade, but she also can see
ghosts. For years, she has lived by the rules passed on by
her father to protect her from the spirits who would Read more...
THE GODDESS TEST, the debut novel from Aimee Carter and
the first in a trilogy, gives Greek mythology a modern
twist. Kate has spent the bulk of her high school years
caring for her dying mother. One of her mother's last
wishes is to return to her hometown, so Read more...
Taller than all her friends and most of the boys, Helen
Hamilton spends most of her time trying to be small and
inconspicuous. In fact, she gets bad stomach cramps when
she's the center of attention, which happens more and more
often once Lucas Delos and his family move Read more...
Amy Plum has a fresh take on paranormal beings in her
debut novel DIE FOR ME, the first in the Revenants series.
Some special people who die saving someone's life come
back to life, but it's a continuous process: dying time
and time again to save others.
Kate Read more...
The Mists of Ireland series picks up essentially where
Haunting Warrior finished. For those unfamiliar with
Quinn's books, they combine magic, romance, time travel
and mystery with a lyrical prose style that has captivated
readers far and wide. Technically categorized as
paranormal romance, the large role that Read more...
DEMON SONG is book 3 in the stellar Blood Singer series
from Cat Adams, who also wrote the Thrall and Sazi series.
The first two books delivered wild rides of suspense and
adventure, and DEMON SONG is no different.
Celia Graves' life has changed dramatically since she got
bit by Read more...
In THE RAVEN QUEEN, Jules Watson explores the legend of
Maeve, a warrior queen in Iron Age Ireland; how she took
over the reign of Connacht after the death of her father
and held her people together to save them from the rule of
Conor of Ulster. Maeve's father Read more...
THE DARK GRIFFIN is the first book in the Fallen Moon
trilogy, a fantasy tale that stars griffins instead of the
usual dragons or unicorns, and the story definitely has a
dark edge to it. Arren Cardockson, member of the despised
race of Northerners, rose to a position of distinction Read more...
More than a few zombie novels have hit the shelves lately,
but Walter Greatshell still has the most original take in
my humble opinion. XOMBIES: APOCALYPTICON takes up where
Xombies: Apocalypse Blues, the first in the series,
leaves off. Well, sort of. In the first book, a number Read more...
Howard Andrew Jones, until now best known as the editor of
Black Gate, a magazine dedicated to sword and sorcery
tales, has written his debut novel, a rollicking adventure
that takes place in 8th century Baghdad. During a trip to
the marketplace to distract Jaffar from the death of his Read more...
A car accident killed Nicole, a sweet, pretty and popular
sorority sister but the reported circumstances of her death
vary. A newspaper account mentions lots of blood, a fire and
an unrecognizable body, but Shelley Lockes, the first person
on the scene, saw something very different. Except no one
wants Read more...
The title, THE LOTUS EATERS, refers to the land of the
same name in Homer's Ulysses where, once arrived, no one
wants to leave. For photojournalist Helen Adams, Vietnam
is much the same. Once she has arrived and become
acclimated, the country is in her blood, a part of Read more...
Ellie has faced off against the monsters in her
nightmares, but she had no idea they were actually real.
On the night of her 17th birthday, a boy she recently met
named Will, awakens her powers. Ellie is the Preliator, an
ancient warrior, and the only one with the power Read more...
Nicodemus Dunne is a running patterer in 1828 in New South
Wales, giving the news orally to the community of
soldiers, convicts, free people, and aborigines; many of
whom can't read for themselves. He also helps those who
can't write to fill out advertisement forms, and in this Read more...
At the risk of sounding like everyone else, I do treat myself to quite a few books, much easier now that I've found a job, and sometimes it's just a nice long run with my yellow lab.
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