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Taken by Benedict Jacka

Through plot twists and turns, Benedict Jacka takes us on another enthralling adventure in his third installment of the Alex Verus novels. The most suspenseful to date, Taken strikes at the heart with...

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Faceless by Jus Accardo

Jus Accardo’s Denazen series is by far one of my absolute favorite series ever. After that horrible cliffhanger ending in Toxic, I was desperate to get my hands on anything set in this world. Faceless...

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Ever After by Kim Harrison

I had been eagerly anticipating the latest installment in Kim Harrison’s Rachel Morgan series, Ever After . With only one novel in the series published each year and knowing the series is coming to a...

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Death, Doom and Detention by Darynda Jones

I enjoy YA from time to time.  So, when my favorite adult authors venture into the YA realm, I have to check it out.  When I heard Darynda was going to do a YA, I had to check it out.  While Death,...

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Dead Man’s Deal by Jocelynn Drake

I’m a huge Jocelynn Drake fan.  Loved her Dark Days series and was super excited when she announced details about her new series, Asylum Tales, which began with Angel’s Ink.  Dead Man’s Deal is the...

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Pros and Cons by Jenna Black

Being a huge fan of Jenna Black’s Morgan Kingsley series, I’ve been eagerly waiting for the opportunity to dive into her new urban fantasy series featuring the petite Nikki Glass. Sadly I haven’t had a...

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Hot Blooded by Amanda Carlson

I have seriously been waiting  months and months for Hot Blooded by Amanda Carlson, which is the sequel to her debut, Full Blooded.  I friggin LOVED Full Blooded and Carlson did not disappoint in Hot...

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Autumn Whispers by Yasmine Galenorn

I’ve been very much awaiting the next Otherworld novel, Autumn Whispers, by Yasmine Galenorn.  I knew at the ending of the last one, Haunted Moon, big things were about to happen both Earthside and in...

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The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig

An edgy thrilling ride, the intro to the Mookie Pearl series is as  enticing as the name The Blue Blazes implies. Page after page, I was reminded why Wendig is a writer’s writer through his gritty...

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Last Breath by Rachel Caine

The last couple of Morganville books have left me unsatisfied and annoyed. Yeah, I am a huge fan of the series but some of those plot lines…come on. Morganville is better than all that petty drama....

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Happy Hour in Hell by Tad Williams

Tad Williams brings to life a generic buddy cop film with an angel twist in Happy Hour in Hell. This is not only unfortunate, but had it been a movie, I would not have even wanted to watch it for the...

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Dying is My Business by Nicholas Kaufmann

Urban Fantasy goes for a spin in Nicholas Kaufmann’s Dying is My Business. Without pomp or circumstance, Kaufmann takes us to a criminal underworld where magic is in every step. Set against the...

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Poe by J. Lincoln Fenn

J. Lincoln Fenn’s Poe is a shining display of humorous morbid entertainment. With a thrilling mystery, Fenn takes dark themes and gives us a witty novel with ties to history and magic. Suspense and...

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Chosen by Benedict Jacka

Benedict Jacka once again delivers an entertaining read in the Chosen, the fourth Alex Verus Novel. In the voice of Verus, Jacka brings conflict both inner and outer, filling his novel with intrigue...

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Blade to the Keep by Lauren Dane

I admit, until Lauren Dane’s Blade to the Keep was announced, I had no idea that it’s predecessor, Goddess with a Blade, was going to be the first in a series. So, I hadn’t read it…until Blade to the...

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Howling For You by Chloe Neill

I love the Chicagoland Vampires by Chloe Neill and Jeff Christopher is easily one of my favorite side characters. So when I heard he was getting his own story, Howling For You, I was so excited....

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Faces of Death by Tony S. Daniel (Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1)

I’m a fan of Batman, as am I a fan of thrillers and horror. While I really wanted to like “The New 52 Batman”, I found it just a shade too dark for me. The writing seemed to use violence in place of...

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Dirty Magic by Jaye Wells

Jaye Wells brings a gritty side to Urban Fantasy in Dirty Magic, the first installment of the new Prospero Wars series. With a down and dirty attitude, Wells brings to life a world of an inner city cop...

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Snowblind by Christopher Golden

Christopher Golden brings us a horror book, which makes a chilly draft ominous in Snowblind. It has been a long time since I read a book which was as gripping and realistic as this. Golden entwines...

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Blood From A Silver Cross by E.S. Moore

The Kat Redding universe sees a new novella with E.S Moore’s Blood From a Silver Cross. Filled with interesting characters, Moore brings a snippet into the lives of his established characters. With a...

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