Category Archives: Paranormal

Paranormal, Part of a Series, Shifters, Wolves, Writers on the River Attending Author

#WOTR #AttendingAuthor #PartofaSeries When to Scry Wolf (Unfortunate Spells Book 2) by Jennifer Leslie

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Hailey Hardwick isn’t too worried after a stray dog bites her in a dark alley. However, when she starts sprouting fur and whiskers, she wonders what kind of animal actually bit her.

To figure out what is going on and how to reverse it, Hailey and her best friend, Jenna, attempt scrying to locate the animal. Instead of a shaggy dog, a hot construction worker named Nolan turns up. While he’s a pleasant distraction, until she can keep the fur, fangs, and raw meat cravings at bay, she can’t chance having him around.

The longer the animal within her tests its boundaries, the more her body struggles to shift—and her inner beast wants a taste of Nolan, too.

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Hailey was your typical girl next door, loved her job as a vet loved helping animals and loved her best friends. A few times on her way to work Hailey would see a flash of brown fur fly across the road, and of course she’s was trying to help it being the animal lover she was. Well after work and heading to the bar with  she finally spotted the dog she’s been seeing, so she followed him down the alley in hopes to help, well she went against her gut feeling to back off and he bit her. The next day she started feeling strange, well after a few events that happen and the help of her best friend Jenna, Hailey finds out she was bit by a wolf shifter and is part witch i mean what else could happen to her, oh a hot sexy guy gets thrown in her life too. The real question is will she be able to keep her shit together, go to work, and keep her secret from her new hottie while trying not to turn  into a wolf. Omg this book was so amazing, funny, mystery, keeps you grasping for more and laughing out loud.

Review by Twinsie Dee

Jennifer Laslie is a crazy cat lady who lives in Utah with her wonderful family. Her office affords her a mountain view that she loves! When she’s not thinking about cheesecake or cats, she can be found in the bookstore in the Young Adult section, coffee in hand.

Paranormal, Part of a Series, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#WOTR #AttendingAuthor #SeriesStarter How to Spell Disaster (Unfortunate Spells Book 1) by Jennifer Laslie

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Being careless with magic is the best way to spell disaster.

Tucker didn’t think his love life could get any worse, until he comes across an antique spell book. When the translation goes awry, instead of finding one girl, he’s bombarded by women left and right. Now it’s jeopardizing both his job and sanity.

Tucker seeks answers at the occult shop, but the witchy owner advises him magic can’t always fix his problems. This time, only true love’s first kiss can lift the spell.

As the magic grows stronger, Tucker isn’t sure how much longer he can survive. But finding the right woman to kiss shouldn’t be too hard. Right?

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Tucker wasn’t your typical guy, ok well he was for the most part. He went to work, ordered out, lived alone but he also enjoyed a good antique book, so when his best friend Brantley got a super old book in his family’s shop he called Tucker to let him know. So tucker rushed over to check it out and was super excited about this book. Turns out it was some type of spell book, and well Tucker’s love life wasn’t the greatest so once he figured out what was in the book he didn’t figure a little love spell would hurt to, well would it? After casting the spell nothing outta the blue happened the next day just maybe a few new eyes looking at him from women who never looked his way before, well after a few days Tucker got more nothin he had bargained for with this love spell because every woman in the tri- state area wanted a crack at him and when he finds out only true loves first kiss will break the spell he truly finds out that its gonna be harder to break this spell then he thinks. This book was down right hilarious, thinking that most guys would love to have every women chasing after him would be a dream come true and then regret if it the moment it happens. Don’t mess with magic kids is the moral of this story lol.

Review by Twinsie Dee

Jennifer Laslie is a crazy cat lady who lives in Utah with her wonderful family. Her office affords her a mountain view that she loves! When she’s not thinking about cheesecake or cats, she can be found in the bookstore in the Young Adult section, coffee in hand.

2nd Chance, Paranormal, Part of a Series, Shifters

#WOTR20 #Shifters #Stallions #Paranormal #SeriesStarter – Thunderstruck: Book 1 of the Storm Canyon Series by Anna Hague

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Thunderstruck

Evangeline Webber was intoxicated the first time she saw the Ghost Horse at Silver Spear Ranch. But the sight of the magnificent animal shimmering in the moonlight sobered her up quick. Now, it haunts her dreams, luring her towards aloof cowboy, Maverick Cambios-Plata. Maverick is known for his calming presence around the abused horses at his rescue. The effect he has on Evangeline is far different. Her body aches to be near him, to learn all the secrets she can sense he’s keeping hidden.

Maverick avoids ranch guests, preferring the companionship of the horses. Yet when Evangeline arrives, he finds himself drawn to her. She invades his every thought, a lasso of attraction pulling him to her. But it’s his responsibility to preserve a legacy only a select few know of, and he can’t risk the distraction.

With both Evangeline and Maverick harboring secrets, will revealing the truth offer them a chance at a beautiful future or destroy any chance the two may have had?
Book One in this paranormal horse shifter series


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Paranormal is my jam so when I saw Anna was starting a new series, I jumped at reading it.  I was like Horse shifters?  Huh?  Cowboys too?  HRMM  My interest was piqued.

When I opened the book and read where the concept came from, I was like OHHHH This was be a story with great imagery.  I was not let down by the image that Anna paints for us of the cabins, lodging, family style vacation Lily is having.

When the story starts, we know Lily is sad and hiding from life.  She slowly opens and we find out her story of loss and guilt over the loss of her husband.  We see Lily enjoying life at the ranch and embracing the lifestyle while also wondering If she will every return the city life.

Maverick/Mav/Rick is the grumpy but hot alpha cowboy on the ranch.  He slowly starts to spend time with Lily which the family is super excited about because Mav does not do people.  LOL  Remember he is a broody male.

We see Lily and Rick spending time together and forming deep connections.  We see Lily struggle to open to him and we see him fear for his secret.  He is falling in hard and deep for this feisty woman but he fears rejection at what he is.

When the story unfolds and everything is laid out on the table, Lily finds out a lot about herself and Rick.  She must make some decisions and face her past.

I so loved the story.  The family and their resolve to make sure everyone is taken care of.  The way the family opens to Lily and is hopeful for the relationship they can all see developing.  I am so excited for more in the series.  I think watching Keller fall might be the best since he was giving Rick so much of a hard time over Lily.

For 25 years, I’ve worked as a sports writer. I decided now was the time to pursue romance fiction as an author. I found a great group of RWA author friends who have helped me tremendously.
I get great support from my husband, and although they don’t know it, my three parrots and dog give me a huge boost everyday.

Paranormal, Part of a Series, Part of a Spin off series

#WOTR20 #NewRelease #ReleaseDay #Paranormal #Review #SpinoffSeries- Redemption, Dark Horizons Book #2, Eternally Mated #8 by Valerie Twombly

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He was promised redemption, but it wasn’t what he bargained for. Decker has everything a man could want in life. That is, until a demon named Arsenia decides to turn him into a vampire. With his life left shattered, the ex-Navy Seal is forced to make a deal with an archangel. The Red Death has spread across humanity and his new abilities are needed to help those who survive. All he has to do is complete the biggest mission of his life, then redemption will be his.

Emma was born with the gift of helping others. Her immigrant father worked hard to send her through nursing school and couldn’t have been prouder when she landed a job in a big city hospital. All that is gone when the plague hits. Emma finds herself scared and alone with one tiny survivor. Rescue is a welcome relief, that is until she finds herself longing for a man who promises to break her heart.The rule book has been tossed aside in this new world. The plague continues to change, and no one knows what the next wave will bring. Emma believes her and Decker belong together and she’s willing to fight for a chance at love. However, he has no desire to travel that path again. Emma is changing and without her fated mate, she may not survive. History appears to be repeating itself, but this time Decker has a chance to alter its course. If only he can face his demons.


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I love this series!!!  I have been waiting for Decker’s book because he just kinda called to me in the last book.

Decker is a hard nut to crack. Given his history with love and loss you can totally understand why he fights his feelings for Nurse Emma.  He does not want to go through that again.  Emma is the sweet but sassy spitfire who will not be bossed around by Decker.  I love her fire and tenacity when it comes to telling this man what is what.

The story of Decker, Ace and Emma having a love triangle was something I didn’t see but then I wonder HRMMM About Ace and who his mate might be!!!?????  I am hoping he is the next book???  But maybe it is Mr. Mysterious Wolfe or even Shade.  Either way, I am down the read it!!

I loved the gifts that we soon learn Emma has.  I think that is one of the things I love about this story.  The women are just as essential as the men in solving the Red Plague.  The gits the women are given when they become mated are perfect for the male but for helping the survivors.  Emma’s gift was pretty cool plus I loved the addition of Jag to help Emma.

This series is always changing and throwing new twists in which make everything so much more insane in the post apocalypse world.

Award winning and bestselling author Valerie Twombly grew up watching Dark Shadows over her mother’s shoulder, and from there her love of the fanged creatures blossomed. Today, Valerie has decided to take her darker, sensual side and put it to paper.

When she is not busy creating a world full of steamy, hot men and strong, seductive women, she juggles her time between a full-time job, hubby and her two German Shepherd dogs, in Northern IL.

Valerie is a member of Romance Writers of America and Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal Romance Writers. She is also the founder of Sexy Scribblers, a group of romance writers who bring readers new and fresh stories every month.

Dragons, Paranormal, Part of a Series

#WOTR20 #Paranormal #Dragons #SeriesStarter #Family – Stealing Hope, A Dragon’s Fated Heart #1 by Beverly Ovalle

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Stealing Hope A Dragon's Fated Heart

Amazon Bestseller in Erotica Paranormal AND Erotica Science Fiction

The apocalypse has come and gone.
Those who survived learned to adapt.
Dragons awaken to once again reign over the skies.

Upon eruption of a volcano, Ari awakens to a changed world, and a knowing that his dragon’s mate is near. He saves her twice—once as a dragon, and again as a man—and wins her confidence.

Hope cried out, moaning, “just change me with pleasure?”

Hope is restless and unfulfilled until she meets Ari, the man of her fantasies. The sensual tension between them heightens with every touch. When their passion explodes, Hope gets pulled into the dragon’s mating ritual…and into a world of erotic sensation she never dreamed existed but now cannot live without. The dragon binds his mate to him with a ritual that shows Hope her true nature in this humorous erotic romance.


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I love dragon stories!!  Totally love them.  This is the first story in a series, and I am stoked.  I will say I read book 3 first BUT you can totally read this in any order.  Anywho, that is just my little boo boo.

This book starts out and we meet hatchlings Ari, Crag, Hark, Rog, Juevatorj and Belisa.  They are coming out of the cave and immediately Ari feels pain.  His mother informs him that is his mate’s pain.  She sends Ari and Crag out to find the unknown mate.

Ari is a bit nervous because what is she isn’t really his mate?  He really has no clue except once he SEES Hope he knows she is the one for him.  He does make a slight Boo Boo annnnnnd welllllll he steals her. Now Now he does it to protect her buuuuut yeah…its prolly gonna cause issues later for him.

Hope is in pain when 2 men appear and help her injury.  She is drawn to Ari and doesn’t understand why.  But she is throwing all care to the wind and letting what may be happen because she has never felt this way with anyone from her family block.  We learn from Hope that people used to live alone but with the apocalypse they have started to form “Families” or “Blocks”

Poor Crag is not thrilled to be stuck with Ari and Hope all up in each other faces but then Ari starts the change and there is no stopping Hope from becoming a dragon.  AGAIN, Ari kiiinda should have had a talk with his mate because it is surely going to cause issues for him later.

I really enjoyed the introduction to the series.  It’s a great way to learn the characters and their personalities plus learn about the world.

Beverly Ovalle dabbled with writing on and off for years when her best friend finally dared her to submit a story to a writing contest. Beverly decided she had nothing to lose and since she’d always wanted to be an author sent it in and agonized for months waiting to hear back. Contract in hand she has never looked back.

Beverly has been obsessed with dragons and romance since she was a young girl, collecting dragon books and reading everything she could find on them even down to the care of real life dragons. She’s always been slightly panicked that the world as we know it will end, so has prepped for it, haunting survivalist pages and prepper projects she felt she needed in the event SHTF.

An avid fan of all romance, Beverly’s goal is to share her love of the written word and write the hot and erotic romances that she enjoys. She writes what she loves to read and it was only a matter of time before her obsessions crept into her writing for her to share. She hopes you enjoy her tales as much as she loves writing them.

A Navy Veteran, Beverly has traveled around the world and the United States enabling her to bring her settings to life, meeting and marrying her husband of thirty years along the way for her own romance. Reading romances since the fourth grade she’s followed as the genre changed and spread into the vast cornucopia of romance offered today.

Dragons, Fantasy Romance, Insta-Love, Paranormal, Review, Shifters, Writers on the River Attending Author

#WOTR20 – #Review – Her Dragon to Slay (Dragon Guards #1) by Julia Mills

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Her Dragon To Slay (Dragon Guard Series Book 1) by [Mills, Julia]

Lots of sass and the patented cock of her eyebrow have gotten Kyndel through most anything life has thrown at her. But will her moxie help when her destiny falls at her feet on a long dark trip home from work?

Over 100 years of honor and commitment to his ancient clan’s Guard have made Rayne the fearless leader all are proud to follow into battle. When the long foretold pull of his mate makes the calm, cool and collected Commander fall from the sky will he be able to save his mate from his enemies in time?

The chemistry between this strong-willed curvy girl and fierce warrior makes all the difference in the world where nothing is as it seems. The existence of an ancient race of honor-clad, tradition-bound protectors might be hard to accept but now the dead are coming back to life and holding a knife to her neck.

The Universe made her for him now it’s up to them to stay alive long enough to live happily ever after.


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A fun and entertaining fantasy romance. I listened to the audiobook and I think the narrator was wonderful. Hearing her voice gave me, what I thought, was the perfect picture of Kyndel. She is smart, sarcastic and sassy. She was on her way home from work one night and men with ill intent were following her. Rayne is our alpha dragon shifter who felt the pull of his mate and came in to save the day. Some of this is pretty typical with shifter books, the universe made Kyndel for Rayne and when they see each other it’s instant love. She doesn’t understand and he does. Rayne gets hurt during the fight and needs to sleep to heal and she quickly agrees to let him come to her home to rest without knowing anything about this man. She is a smart woman and I like to believe she knows better but it ends up working. This is a short story so things move pretty fast. Kyndel takes Rayne being a dragon pretty easily and accepts his world quickly. There isn’t a lot of character or world building going on but the banter between these two is pretty funny. There was more sexy time than action time and I think I needed more story than sex. So, although this wasn’t my favorite, it’s still a good quick story with a little bit of fun, a lot of sexy time, and a pinch of action and story to finish. 

Julia Mills

Mom of two rockin’ girls, Reader of everything, Author of The Dragon Guards series and many more surprises to come!

I am a sarcastic,sometimes foul-mouthed, not afraid to drink a beer, always southern woman with 2 of the most amazing teenage daughters,
a menagerie of animals and a voracious appetite for reading who recently decided to write the storied running through her brain. I read my first book, Dr Suess’ Cat in The Hat by myself at 4 and was hooked.
I believe a good book along with shoes, makeup and purses will never let a girl down and that all heroes of all the books
I have ever read or will ever write pale in comparison to my daddy! I am a sucker for a happy ending and love some hot sweaty sex with a healthy dose of romance.
I am still working on my story but believe it will contain all of the above with as much SPICE as I can work into it. CHEERS!

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#WOTR20 – #Review – Smoky Mist (The Legend of the Ghost Train) C.J. Baty

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Smoky Mist (The Legend of the Ghost Train)

Jesse Lawson was never afraid of the strange and unusual dreams he had. But lately, they were becoming darker leaving him with a need to discover why he was having them. He believed he would find answers at the site of logging camps in The Great Smoky Mountains. His great grandfather had lived and died there, and Jesse was sure it was Jackson Douglas haunting him.
Carter Thompson never knew his great great uncle George Thompson, but he inherited his land, home, and money. George had come here to America to find work in the lumber camps. Meeting Jesse Lawson was about to turn his world upside down. Jesse’s dreams somehow involved Carter, and the more they searched the closer they became.
George left journals that could clear up many mysteries, including Jackson Douglas’s death. Now it seemed that something was trying to destroy Carter and Jesse’s growing attraction to each other. Whoever it is will stop at nothing to keep them apart, even if they have to repeat the past to do it.

There will be three books in this series. Each is a stand alone and can be read in any order. Each has a HEA.


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A ghostly romantic story! This is a new to me author and I am completely happy with this story. The author does a fantastic job of weaving an incredible history into this beautiful story. Jesse has been having some weird “dreams” or “visions” of the past and goes to investigate the source. He meets Carter who runs the museum. These two have a wonderful connection that is so sweet and sincere. As they both start looking into the past they find that Jesse’s great grandfather and Carter’s great great uncle knew each other and were lovers, which was completely unheard of back in that time. As Jesse and Carter spend more time together their attraction grows as well but is jeopardized by Carter’s ex and some forest animals that all seem to have been possessed. They find that the only way to help each other and their grandfather and uncle is to find out the truth about their deaths and to be sure their story was told correctly. Things get super creepy throughout their encounters with the paranormal but these two do prevail. It’s a powerful story with a beautiful HEA. I look forward to reading more by this author.

C.J. Baty

Paranormal, Part of a Series, Shifters, Wolves, Writers on the River Attending Author

#WOTR #AttendingAuthor #SeriesStarter Damon (The Protectors Series) Book #1 by Teresa Gableman

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Damon DeMasters is a vampire warrior who has taken an oath to protect his own kind as well as humans.

As a social worker, Nicole Callahan fights for the right of every child placed in her care.

Damon has been ordered to train Nicole and her colleagues against the dangers they now face.

Even as sparks fly, Nicole and Damon depend on each other to protect the children of both races.

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36411984-damon

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Damon-Protectors-Book-Teresa-Gabelman-ebook/dp/B006FOEDMG/ref=sr_1_15?crid=1R923KMFZPFKY&keywords=teresa+gabelman+protector+series&qid=1580431136&sprefix=Teres%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-15

I bought this book and this is my honest opinion

Nicole is a social worker helping kids find the loving homes they deserve. Well after vampires have been revealed to the human world its been making her job a little extra stressful making sure that human parents aren’t getting a vampire child for the wrong reason and trying to harvest their blood to sell, or that vampire parents aren’t using human kids just for their blood to feed off of. So at the office her boss is having the vampire warrior coming in to help them all learn some defense moves to help them if they ever are in serious trouble. In walks in the ledger of the warriors Damon and all his delicious glory and he caught the eye of Nicole but she would never let anyone know that. So in the beginning of the book it took me a while to get into it, not sure if I wasn’t in a vampire mood but oh I’m so glad that i stuck with it and didn’t wait to be in the mood to read it.  This book was amazing and you will love Damon and Nicole don’t forget to put a dollar in the f-word jar and in my opinion we need justice for Ren and Stimpy.

Review by Twinsie Dee

Teresa Gabelman is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the ‘Protectors Series’. When not writing about sexy alpha vampires and the women who drive them crazy she can be found on a lake with a fishing pole/Kindle, at a MMA event or spending a fun evening with family.

Being a full-time writer has allowed Teresa to connect more with readers which is what she loves most about writing. If you find the time she would love to hear from you!

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#WOTR #AttendingAuthor #PartofaSeries What the Hex Happened (Unfortunate Spells Book 3) by Jennifer Laslie

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Mortality might kill him if the crazy witch that hexed him doesn’t.

When Ashton finds himself at the wrong end of a powerful witch’s hex, gone is his comfortable life as a bartender at Hallow’s End. With his gift of thrall, he never wanted for beautiful women — human or supernatural — to warm his bed and satiate his hunger. But plagued with mortality, he’s lost his coordination, strength, and the one power that helped him catch a meal.

Gray hairs and body aches are only the first warning signs of a bigger problem. If Ashton can’t break the spell, he’s not sure he’ll make it to next week. Faced with the choice to either relive a mistake or let the hex do him in, he enlists the help of his best friend, Tensley.

Together, they embark on a trip from Texas to New York in search of the one thing they believe can cure Ashton. Only, Ashton can’t tell what’s in more danger, his immortality or the walls he’s put up around his heart. Will he be able to endure the dangers ahead without losing himself to the nightmares of his past?

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Woah wow more please,. Ashton is this sexy bartender who not only knows how to flip a bottle , serve a great drink and swoon the panties off a lady but he is also a vampire so what more could you ask for. Ashton could charm any woman he wanted so when he gets a weird feeling leaving work one night but cant see anything he just shakes it off, once he got his eye set of this gorgeous girl to take home and snack on back to his place. Once they arrive he already has a visitor his ex who only wants one thing and that’s for him to turn her into a vampire too which he has refused to do.  So she puts a hex on him making him human. So Ashton and his friend Tensley (who has had a thing for him forever) set off for New York in the cover of darkness to get this stone and turn him back into a vampire. But there are twist and turns that are following them on their journey and some wrenches get tossed into it as well. Will Ashton get turned back into a vampire before its too late or will he give in and turn his ex so get turned back. Oh my goodness this book was so good it keeps you handling on til the very end Ashton is just ahh I totally fell in love with him

Review by Twinsie Dee

Jennifer Laslie is a crazy cat lady who lives in Utah with her wonderful husband and two children. Her office affords her a mountain view that she loves! When she’s not thinking about cheesecake or cats, she can be found in the bookstore in the Young Adult section, coffee in hand.

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#WOTR20 – #Review – Because the Night (The Night Songs Collection, #1) by Kristen Strassel

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Because the Night (Night Songs Book 1)

Meet the vampire hellbent on destruction and the girl who will do anything to save him, set to a hard rock soundtrack in the hot Las Vegas night…
Sex, blood, and rock n’ roll.

Immortal Dilemma is the hottest show in Vegas and Tristan Trevosier is their biggest star. But to me, he’s the guy who broke my heart and then showed up on stage claiming to be a vampire.

Tristan says I won’t understand his new life. He won’t let me in. That’s how I met Blade, a human with a mysterious connection to Immortal Dilemma. Blade is willing to give me everything Tristan won’t.
But I can’t let him go.

The true darkness of Tristan’s world terrifies me, and I fear for his life. Now Blade’s gone missing and I have to choose—save my mortal friend or abandon my immortal love.

This book is full of twists and turns you won’t see coming, and characters you won’t soon forget.–Tam, Amazon reviewer
As I read the last page GASPING shaking the book thinking to myself if I shake it more words would magically appear but note to self NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I REALLY LOVED THIS BOOK.–Karina, Amazon reviewer
Leave yourself some time when you begin this story. It will draw you in, and you must find out how it ends before you can put it down again.–KSon, Amazon reviewer


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Vampire rock scene, in VEGAS! Callie goes to Vegas with her cousin to see her ex-boyfriend who has become famous from a reality tv show and is also the star of the band, Immortal Dilemma. She thinks she needs to save him as he is spiraling out of control with addictions. What she doesn’t realize is that he is a vampire and there are other circumstances that keep him from leaving. In the midst of this she meets Blade. He is into music too and seems to be a pretty great guy. She spontaneously decides to stay in Vegas instead of going home. This is the first part of where I start to lose Callie. She is 18 and decides to stay in Vegas. But ok, she gets a job and things are going ok. The story keeps going and she is falling in love with Blade but can’t stay away from Tristan, her ex and vampire star. I got back into the story with the push and pull that she had to deal with between Tristan and Blade. At this point since she is spending more time with Tristan we start to understand his situation better. Things go from weird to crazy and to just plain terrible for Callie. As Callie tries to fight for her life, and the others she cares about, she gets into some super bad situations. I listened to this in an audiobook. The narrator was ok, I wanted to like her but sometimes I think that the narrator made Callie sound even more whiny and undecided with what she wanted to do. The story is good but sometimes it seemed like it took a long time to get to where it needed to be. I plan to continue the series because there was a huge twist at the end of the book and I have to find out what happens! 

Kristen Strassel

Kristen Strassel writes heroes you want to spend the night with. Spend the night reading…what did you think she meant? She started reading paranormal and romance when her mom realized the spookier and spicier the book, the more likely she was to devour it. Now she creates the characters and worlds she always wanted to read about.