Night Shift is a collection of three alternate reality/paranormal romances and one fantasy romance, all by established genre authors. The first three stories were solid visits to worlds those authors have written about in other books, which contributes to the generally-strong worldbuilding in the collection. The fourth, my favorite, was by Meljean Brooks under a…
When my children were small, we were Harry Potter fanatics. We counted down the days until the next book was due to be released. We attended midnight themed parties on that red letter day. We had Harry Potter trivia contests in the car on long trips. In other words, we were obsessed. I feel somewhat…
Fans of the Kate Daniels series have long been familiar with her fellow knight and best friend Andrea Nash. This is the first novel, though, that is told wholly from Andrea’s point of view. I hope it won’t be the last. Andrea is in a time of transition. She has been kicked out of the…
One hates to gush over two books in one month, but here I am, gushing away. Ilona Andrews’ latest in the Kate Daniels series, Magic Slays, is the best yet. All of the books in the series have been good, solid reads with lots of excitement, but I’ve always wanted more tenderness in Kate’s relationship…
If you haven’t been reading the Kate Daniels series what on earth is wrong with you? Err, I mean to say, you won’t want to start with this book. You will have a much better understanding of how the players all fit together, how the story world works, and what the individual histories are if…