Six supernatural besties fighting their fates in NYC: A witch whose spells misfire, a wizard who keeps falling for the wrong species, a vampire who longs to be adored, a dragon shifter who can’t shift, a werewolf without a pack, and a demon-spawn bent on being good…
Minerva Lucent has always wanted to be just like her late father: a guardian, defender of NYC from the demonic threat. She’s spent her whole life trying to secure a spot, but so far, she’s still stuck as a magical beat cop. It’s not that she hates cleaning up after the boozy vampires and miscreant werewolves.
It’s just not inspiring.
But when the guardian she’s crushed on for years spills about a rare opening on their force, she resolves to do anything she can to snag it for herself. If that means she has to rally her friends and do something a little crazy, well.
She’s prepared to do anything.
Including blowing all her savings on an exotic fire lizard egg she hopes to bond. As usual, her plans misfire in a big way, and she winds up bonding a flying rat—the last creature anyone in NYC would ever want as a familiar. What’s worse, Giggles the pigeon won’t stay in her cage. When Minerva’s bestie from high school shows up in dire straits, a choice must be made. Will she secure her promotion or save her friend from an unwanted marriage?
Publisher’s Weekly saidMy Pigeon Familiar is, “a delightful, character-driven fantasy novel about a group of supernatural friends helping to prevent an unwanted wedding, and it will no doubt bewitch readers with its entrancing plot and relatable cast.”
**This title was initially published as Mates: Minerva! Other than the title and cover, it is exactly the same. Do not re-purchase accidentally!
Twinsie Kelly’s Review
I read the blurb and was instantly drawn in. I had to read the story about Minerva and figure out why on Earthy she bonded to a pigeon as a familiar. I mean, anyone that has read anything paranormal or supernatural knows that this is completely out of the ordinary. Now, I didn’t READ the book, I listened to the audiobook. When the story begins, you feel like you are in a supernatural version of the television show, FRIENDS. That was pretty cool as it sets the series up to include all of the characters. I assumed that this book would focus on Minerva and her pigeon familiar. I did not expect that this would have multiple narrators, one for each character, or that the story was being told from each character’s point of view. That was a bit confusing for me. This story wasn’t just Minerva’s story, but it was a little bit about all of the characters. By the time I was getting the hang of each narrator’s voice for each character, the story ended….with a cliffhanger. I have a lot of mixed feelings about the story because of this. I want to know more but also had to put in a lot of effort to enjoy it. I think there is a lot of potential with this story and am planning to give the second story a try.
Bridget won her first writing contest in first grade with a story about a day in the life of a little spot of air. (Who says you need a good hook?)
She hasn’t stopped writing (or talking) since then, although she was briefly derailed by her pursuit of a legal career. Ultimately, boring words, well, bored her. She quit her job to spend less time counting gobs of ill gotten gains, and more time writing stories.
She loves her husband and all five of her kids (most days). She has two yappy dogs and a bouncy dog, five goofy horses, lions head rabbits, more chickens than she will admit to having, and two demanding cats. Every day is a battle between playing with kids, riding her horse Leo, and writing. (Plus, now she’s homeschooling the two youngest children…) If her publication speed has slowed down, you can blame the kids and the horses.
She makes cookies all the time and thinks they should have their own food group. In a (possibly misguided) attempt at balancing the scales between overconsumption and exertion, she kickboxes every day. So if you don’t like her kids, her cookies, or her books, maybe don’t tell her in person.
Bridget E. Baker also writes romance and women’s fiction under the pen name B. E. Baker.
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