Friday, February 26, 2021

SONG OF BLOOD by Liza Street & Skye MacKinnon

Title:  SONG OF BLOOD
Series:  Lost Siren #1
Author:  Liza Street & Skye MacKinnon
Publisher:  Liza Street
Publish Date:   10.10.2020
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from:  Liza Street
Goodreads link: Song of Blood
Date completed: 02.26.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
Avery is more interested in keeping herself fed—and supplied with toilet paper—during the vampire apocalypse than she is in saving the world. But when three mysterious hotties show up and proclaim her to be the long lost descendent of a famous siren, Avery is thrust into the very adventure she didn’t know she needed.
 
She didn’t want a quest. She didn’t want an entourage of preternatural beings—a vampire, a werewolf, and a faerie lord. And she certainly didn’t want to fall in love.
 
It’s the end of the world...but what if the end of this one heralds the beginning of something new?
 
USA Today bestselling authors Liza Street and Skye MacKinnon have combined their magical powers to bring you a gritty, steamy, post-apocalyptic reverse harem where Avery won’t have to choose between her yummy companions—and you won’t have to, either. Song of Blood is the first book in The Lost Siren series.
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SONG OF BLOOD is the first book in the Lost Siren series.  This series will need to be read in the order of release.
 
In the first chapter, before I even knew Avery Bennets’s name, I was thinking, “this girl is too stupid to live!.”  By the end, I no longer thought she was stupid, but those few chapters did require me to suspend probability.  How else was the author going to get everyone together?
 
I loved the jibes about the 2020 pandemic, beginning with the great toilet paper shortage.  In Avery’s current reality, there is a Vandemic… a virus that causes vampirism. 


 
I tend to highlight the lines that are snarky and funny.  So, this was the first line that I highlighted,  “This day was starting to feel like a crazed, drunk author had written it while on drugs.”  That should give you an idea of the kind of goofy grin I wore for most of the book just because of the funny quips.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Lost Siren Series:
1.      Song of Blood
2.      Lullaby of Death (releases 04.03.2021)
 
Also from Liza Street:
·         Hope Reclaimed (with Keira Blackwood)
·         Orphan Entangled (with Keira Blackwood)
Alphas & Alchemy:  Fierce Mates Series (with Keira Blackwood)
1.      Claimed in Forbidden
2.      Fated in Forbidden
3.      Bound to Forbidden  
4.      Caught in Forbidden
5.      Mated in Forbidden
6.      Forever in Forbidden  
7.      Destined in Forbidden  
Charmslinger Series:
1.      Blood Bounty
2.      Blood Beast
3.      Blood Ballad (releases)
Dark Pines Pride Series:
1.      Wild Homecoming
2.      Wild Atonement
3.      Wild Reunion
4.      Wild Engagement
Fierce Mates: Corona Pride Series:
1.      Savage Yearning
2.      Savage Loss
3.      Savage Heartache
4.      Savage Thirst
5.      Savage Bliss
5.5 Irredeemable: A Savage Redemption Prequel
6.      Savage Redemption
1.5  One Savage Night
7.      Savage Penance
Fierce Mates: Rock Creek Clan Series:
1.      The Rose King
2.      Ruthless Misfit
3.      Ruthless Outlaw
4.      Ruthless Fighter
Forbidden Fangs Series (with Keira Blackwood):
0.5  Fangs and Familiars  
1.      Billionaires and Bodybags
2.      Exes and Exorcism 
3.      Cowboys and Coffins (releases 04.26.2021)
Junkyard Shifters:
Filthy Vandal
1.      Filthy Beast  
2.      Filthy Wolf 
3.      Filthy Alpha
4.      Filthy Cowboy 
5.      Filthy Prince (releases 05.10.2021)
Sierra Pride Series:
0.5 Ava & Jude
1.      Fierce Wanderer
2.      Fierce Heartbreaker
3.      Fierce Protector
4.      Fierce Player
5.      Fierce Dancer
6.      Fierce Informer  
7.      Fierce Survivor
8.      Fierce Lover
Spellbound Sisters Series (with Keira Blackwood):
1.      Oracle Defiant
2.      Oracle Adored
3.      Spellcaster Hidden
Spellbound Souls Series (with Keira Blackwood):
0.5  Dragon Forgotten
1.      Dragon Shattered
2.      Dragon Unbroken
3.      Dragon Reborn
4.      Dragon Ever After
 
Also from Skye MacKinnon:
·         Alien Abduction for Beginners
·         Beloved Heart
·         Highland Butterflies
·         Highlander Academy
·         Infernal Lands (Through the Gates #2)
·         Kiss My Corset
·         Kiss My Snowflake
·         A Little Crazy
·         Pandora’s Academy
·         Partridge in the P.E.A.R (with Arizona Tape)
·         Queen’s Academy
·         Samhain Goddess
·         Song of Souls: A Pied Piper Retelling
·         Streets of Winter
·         Their Hybrid
·         Three Arrows
Between Rebels: Planet Athion Series:
1.      Stolen by Them
2.      Guarded by Them
3.      Chosen by Them
Catnip Assassins Series:
1.      Meow
2.      Scratch
3.      Purrr
4.      Hisss
5.      Lick
6.      Claw
Claiming Her Bears Series:
1.      Polar Destiny
2.      Polar Fates
3.      Polar Miracle
Daughter of Winter Series:
1.      Winter Princess
1.5  Demon’s Revenge
2.      Winter Heiress
3.      Winter Queen
4.      Winter Goddess
Defiance Series:
1.      Abandoned Heart
2.      Broken Princess
Infernal Descent Series:
1.      Hell’s Calling
2.      Hell’s Weeping
3.      Hell’s Burning
The Mars Diaries Series:
1.      Alone
2.      Hidden
3.      Found
Norsemen Academy Series:
1.      Studying Her Vikings
2.      Finding Her Vikings
3.      Seducing Her Vikings
4.      Defending Her Vikings
5.      Betraying Her Vikings
Ruined Hearts Series:
1.      Heart of Time
2.      Heart of Four
Seven Wardens Series:
0.5  Beyond the Loch
1.      From the Deeps
1.5 Through the Storms
2.      Into the Mists
3.      Beneath the Earth
4.      Within the Flames
5.      Above the Waves
5.5  Below the Baubles
6.      Under the Ice
7.      Rule the Dark
Winter Princess Series:
Mother of Gods (prequel)
1.      Winter Princess (Daughter of Winter series)
2.      Stones of Winter
3.      Magic of Winter
4.      War of Winter
5.      Arrival of Winter
 
 





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Thursday, February 25, 2021

A HUNTER CURSED by Kimberly Forrest

Title:  A HUNTER CURSED
Series:  Hired Hunter #4
Author:  Kimberly Forrest
Publisher:  Kimberly Forrest
Publish Date:   02.25.2021
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC
Received from:  Kimberly Forrest
Goodreads link: A Hunter Cursed
Date completed: 02.24.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
The peace has been solidified, the supernaturals of Louisiana are united, but beneath the streets of New Orleans, a new darkness is rising…

This Cursed Life
Keegan Bishop is a cursed witch, seemingly destined to lose all those that she loves. Pushing people away has become second nature to her, but when she meets wolf shifter, Jeremiah Durand, a man her visions had foretold she’d meet, she can’t seem to resist tempting fate. He’s charming and witty and as they join together to fight the rising malevolence she’d seen in her dreams, what begins as a wary friendship grows into something she fears might very well cost him his life.

His Fated Mate
Jeremiah Durand doesn’t believe in curses. What he does believe in, is the knowledge that he’ll know his mate when he finds her, and Keegan Bishop speaks to his wolf like no other. Despite the mutual attraction he senses, his witch is determined to keep her distance, set on protecting him from her supposed curse. It’s up to him to prove to her he’s stronger than any spell, but will he be strong enough to face the evil that’s coming?
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A HUNTER CURSED is the fourth book in the Hired Hunter series.  This is a continuing paranormal romance series and you do need to have read them in the order of release.
 
I have loved every book in this series, but this may be the best one.  The chemistry between Keegan and Jeremiah is not just off the charts, it is perfectly described. 
 
Exciting, fun, and sigh-worthy romance made this a story that I did not want to put down.
 
I recommend this book and the whole series.  Do not miss this and it leads directly into the Hunter Training series, which is coming soon.  I’ve had a sneak peek and you’re going to LOVE it!
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Hired Hunters Series:
1.      A Hunter Born 
2.      A Hunter Turned
3.      A Hunter Found  
4.      A Hunter Cursed
Also from Kimberly Forrest:
·         Forget Me Not
·         Silver Wolves
Malsum Pass Series:
0.5  The Rearrangement
1.      Malsum Pass
2.      Until You
3.      For Her
4.      Meant to Be
5.      Whole Hearted
6.      Small Moments
7.      Soul Deep
8.      Christmas in Malsum Pass
9.      Fifty, Furred, and Fabulous
Misfits & Rogues Series:
1.      Tea with Monsters
2.      Dinner with the Wolf
3.      Chocolates from a Vampire
4.      Brunch with an Angel
4.5 A Gift from the Vampire
 





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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

A HUNTER FOUND by Kimberly Forrest

Title:  A HUNTER FOUND
Series:  Hired Hunter #3
Author:  Kimberly Forrest
Publisher:  Kimberly Forrest
Publish Date:   10.15.2020
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC
Received from:  Kimberly Forrest
Goodreads link: A Hunter Found
Date completed: 02.23.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
A shift in power has unforeseen consequences.
The trouble with women…
Kane Fletcher used to be a Hunter, a vampire who hunted vampires. Now, he controls the territory of Louisiana and all the supernatural beings who reside there. He’d trained for this his entire life, but he hadn’t been prepared for a gorgeous, power-hungry witch bent on mischief or a newly awakened dragon shifter with a hair-trigger on her control. Mayhem is inevitable. Can he maintain peace, or is all he hoped to build doomed to go up in flames?

The problem with men…
After five years in stasis, dragon shifter, Sophia St. John is hungry, irritable, and her overprotective brother isn’t helping matters. Training to be a Hunter seems the perfect solution to work out her aggression, not to mention, prepare her to take revenge on those who had hurt her. The only problem is, the territory has had a change in management and the gorgeous new leader affects her in ways she never could have imagined. Will he help her in her quest for vengeance? Or will he prove as nefarious as his predecessor?

A fragile peace is put to the test as vampires, witches, and shifters collide… The Hunters may never be the same.
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A HUNTER FOUND is the third book in the Hired Hunter series.  This is a continuing series and you do need to have read them in the order of release.
 
After a healing sleep, Sophia wakes and eventually finds that she still needs more healing – trust, hope, faith in the future.  Luckily her brother is there – even if he is overprotective.  He has surrounded her with people she can grow to trust.  She can learn to hope.  There is reason to have faith in a good future, even with the one person she would first think least likely to be that faithful or trustworthy.
 
Thank all that is good that I already have the next book (and it’s already released so you don’t have to wait either).  I’m diving right back into this world!
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Hired Hunters Series:
1.      A Hunter Born 
2.      A Hunter Turned  
3.      A Hunter Found
4.      A Hunter Cursed
Also from Kimberly Forrest:
·         Forget Me Not
·         Silver Wolves
Malsum Pass Series:
0.5  The Rearrangement
1.      Malsum Pass
2.      Until You
3.      For Her
4.      Meant to Be
5.      Whole Hearted
6.      Small Moments
7.      Soul Deep
8.      Christmas in Malsum Pass
9.      Fifty, Furred, and Fabulous
Misfits & Rogues Series:
1.      Tea with Monsters
2.      Dinner with the Wolf
3.      Chocolates from a Vampire
4.      Brunch with an Angel
4.5 A Gift from the Vampire
 





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