AZRAEL by Carrie Pulkinen

Title:  AZRAEL
Series:  Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld #3
Author:  Carrie Pulkinen
Publisher:  Carrie Pulkinen
Publish Date:   06.07.2022
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC
Received from:  Carrie Pulkinen
Goodreads link: Azrael
Date completed: 05.22.2022
 
Description from the publisher:
The Angel of Death needs to get a life.

Archangel Azrael—AKA the Grim Reaper—spends his life around death, and his job is taking a toll on his happiness. At the advice of his therapist, he decides a night out with the living is just what the doctor ordered. To his dismay, it's speed dating night at DeLux Café, and the hosts refuse to let him leave. But when a bubbly blonde vampire catches his eye, she might just be the cure to this brooding angel’s woes.

Deirdre moves to LA for a change of scenery and a new flavor of the month. What better way to find Mr. Right Now than at a session of speed dating? She sets her sights on a scrumptious dark angel, and he does not disappoint. Deirdre has always had a hard time keeping her hands to herself, and the wicked sharp scythe glinting in the bedroom light—the object he specifically tells her not to touch—is just too tempting.

Whoops. Now she's gone from undead to really dead.

Azrael has three days to get Deirdre's soul reconnected with her body, but if she can't get over herself and forgive and forget, she'll be stuck in the spirit realm for good.

If you like sassy heroines and brooding heroes, you’ll love this opposites attract paranormal romance!

Azrael is book three in the Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld shared world, filled with gorgeous grim reapers, vampire vixens, and more.
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AZRAEL is the third book in the multi-author Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld series.  Each story is a stand-alone paranormal romance.
 
Curiosity killed the…. vampire.  Just when Azrael thought he might have found a second person to actually love in his long, long life, fate twists his own scythe in Deirdre’s hand. 
 
This story is laugh-out-loud funny right from the beginning with office décor that act like mood rings, buttinski friends, and rapid-fire banter.  I couldn’t put it down.  There were even a few Easter eggs for those of us who routinely read stories from Carrie Pulkinen from her other series.
 
I would love to read more of this series, just to find out if the other authors are as wonderful as Ms. Pulkinen and how the rest of the dates turned out.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via BookSprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
 
Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld Series:
1.      Lucifer (Gina Kincade)
2.      Ash (C.D. Gorri)
3.      Azrael (Carrie Pulkinen)
4.      Samael (Julie Morgan – releases 06.14.2022)
5.      Azazel (A.L. Kessler – releases 06.21.2022)
6.      Hecate (Ariel Dawn – releases 06.28.2022)
7.      Bastet (Laura Greenwood – releases 07.05.2022)
8.      Cain (Mia Bishop – releases 07.12.2022)
9.      Thor (Rebekah R. Ganiere – releases 07.19.2022)
 
Also from Carrie Pulkinen:
·         Bewitching the Vampire
·         Escorting Jessica
·         Reawakened
·         The Rest of Forever
·         Sign, Steal, Deliver (Gods of Thunder MC #2)
·         Soul Catchers
·         Sweet Release
Crescent City Ghost Tours Series:
1.      Love & Ghosts
2.      Love & Omens
3.      Love & Curses
Crescent City Wolf Pack Series:
1.      Werewolves Only
2.      Beneath a Blue Moon
3.      Bound by Blood
4.      A Deal with Death  
4.5  A Song to Remember
5.      Shifting Fate
Haunted Ever After Series:
1.      Love at First Haunt (previously To Catch a Spirit)
2.      Second Chance Spirit (previously To Stop a Shadow)
3.      Third Time’s a Ghost (previously To Free a Phantom) 
New Orleans Nocturnes Series:
1.      License to Bite  
2.      Shift Happens
3.      Life’s a Witch
3.5 Santa Got Run Over by a Vampire
4.      Finders Reapers  
5.      Swipe Right to Bite 
Shift Creek Series:
Up Shift Creek
1.      Flipping the Bird  
 

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LOVE AND CURSES by Carrie Pulkinen

Title:  LOVE AND CURSES
Series:  Crescent City Ghost Tours #3
Author:  Carrie Pulkinen
Publisher:  Carrie Pulkinen
Publish Date:   03.28.2022
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC
Received from:  Carrie Pulkinen
Goodreads link: Love and Curses
Date completed: 03.03.2022
 
Description from the publisher:
Trish Bennet's bestie is a medium. In fact, most of her friends have psychic abilities, so she isn't the slightest bit afraid of ghosts. When she gets the chance to run a bed and breakfast in a historic New Orleans mansion, she expects to meet a spirit or two.
 
What she doesn't expect is to be hit with a nasty curse or for the remedy to be marrying the flirtatious younger man who's been asking her out for years. He'll only break her heart if she says yes, but now she doesn't have a choice.
 
Eric Landry has had it bad for Trish from the moment they met. At twenty-four, he's six years younger, and though the sizzle between them is hotter than hellfire, she's made it clear his age is a problem.
 
He'll do anything to prove his feelings for her are real, including pretending to be the best husband she could ever have.
 
Trish may think it's just a game, but when her life is on the line and he's the only one who can save her, how can she say no?
 
If you like haunting mystery and men who would move heaven and earth for the women they love, you'll adore this steamy, friends-to-lovers, fake marriage romance.
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LOVE AND CURSES is the third book in the Crescent City Ghost Tours series.  Though it will stand on its own, I highly recommend reading the full series for better understanding and enjoyment.
 
I loved Trish and Eric’s story.  Trish is letting a little number get in the way of believing Eric is serious about his flirtations with her.  Luckily fate has a hand in bringing them together (in the guise of his grandmother).  With a few more paranormal twists that lead to their destined happily ever after, I was cheering for Trish and Eric from beginning to end.  BTW there is a big number between my hubbie and me – he’s 14 years older than me and some think that’s too much; it’s not!
 
This is a wonderful friends to lovers paranormal romance and I’m looking forward to another trip to New Orleans with my favorite PNR author.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Crescent City Ghost Tours Series:
1.      Love & Ghosts
2.      Love & Omens
3.      Love & Curses
Also from Carrie Pulkinen:
·         Azrael (Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld #3 – releases 06.2022)
·         Bewitching the Vampire
·         Escorting Jessica
·         Reawakened
·         The Rest of Forever
·         Sign, Steal, Deliver (Gods of Thunder MC #2)
·         Soul Catchers
·         Sweet Release
Crescent City Wolf Pack Series:
1.      Werewolves Only
2.      Beneath a Blue Moon
3.      Bound by Blood
4.      A Deal with Death  
4.5  A Song to Remember
5.      Shifting Fate
Haunted Ever After Series:
1.      Love at First Haunt (previously To Catch a Spirit)
2.      Second Chance Spirit (previously To Stop a Shadow)
3.      Third Time’s a Ghost (previously To Free a Phantom) 
New Orleans Nocturnes Series:
1.      License to Bite  
2.      Shift Happens
3.      Life’s a Witch
3.5 Santa Got Run Over by a Vampire
4.      Finders Reapers  
5.      Swipe Right to Bite 
Shift Creek Series:
Up Shift Creek
1.      Flipping the Bird  
 

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NOT THE WITCH YOU WED by April Asher

Title:  NOT THE WITCH YOU WED
Series:  Supernatural Singles #1
Author:  April Asher
Publisher:  St. Martin’s Griffin
Publish Date:   02.08.2022
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from:  St. Martin’s Griffin
Goodreads link: Not the Witch You Wed
Date completed: 09.15.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
A fake relationship between a magic-less witch and a wolf shifter turns to more in the start of a bewitching new paranormal rom-com series.

Magic-less witch Violet Maxwell wants nothing to do with alpha wolf shifter Lincoln Thorne—the man who broke her fragile, teenage heart. But when the two of them are forced by arcane Supernatural Laws to find mates, Violet and Lincoln agree to fake-date their way to a fake-mating in order to conjure themselves some time.

The joke’s on them. When old feelings make a reappearance—along with Violet’s magic—they both realize there’s nothing fake about their feelings. But there are old secrets and looming threats that could snatch away their happily ever after, again. One thing’s for sure: magic doesn’t make dating and love any easier.

In Not the Witch You Wed, April Asher brings all the hilarity and sweet, sexy moments you love in a romantic-comedy—plus a fun dose of magic—to this spell-binding new series about being sexy, single, and supernatural in New York City.
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NOT THE WITCH YOU WED is the first book in the Supernatural Singles World.  I believe the stories will need to be read in the order of release.
 
In the beginning it felt like there should have been a previous book about her sister Rose’s relationship with the European Alpha.  By the end, I wanted more books for Rose and Olive, Violet’s sisters.  OOOH can I have books with Bax and Harper, too?  Those are her best friends and just as important to the story as the Maxwell triplets and the other witches.
 
Now about that story.  It is richly detailed, sweet, lightly suspenseful, and an absolute delight to read. I have fallen in love with these characters and as I’ve already said, I want to read more of this world.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via NetGalley, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Supernatural Singles Series:
1.      Not the Witch You Wed
Also from April Asher:
Alpha Security Series:
1.      Heated Pursuit
2.      Holding Fire
3.      Hard Justice
3.5 Hot Target
Steele Ops Series:
1.      Deadly Obsession
2.      Lethal Redemption
3.      Fatal Deception
 

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CHRISTMAS AT HART’S LODGE by Rebekah R. Ganiere

Title:  CHRISTMAS AT HART’S LODGE
Series:  N/A
Author:  Rebekah R. Ganiere
Publisher:  Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Publish Date:   11.29.2021
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  book received as an unedited ARC copy/ errors excused
Received from:  Rebekah R. Ganiere
Goodreads link:  Christmas at Hart’s Lodge
Date completed: 11.24.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
Gabrielle believes she is Cursed in Love.

After giving up on men, Gabrielle decides to focus on helping others find their Happily Ever Afters.

For two years Gabrielle has grown her Special Date Planning business, catering to those who need a hand crafting the “perfect date”. So, when her best friend- a personal assistant to an Internet Megastar- begs Gabrielle for help, she can’t refuse.

Instafamous Chantel Blue always gets what she wants. Tired of waiting around for her boyfriend to pop the question she takes matters into her own hands and hires Gabrielle to go to Hart's Lodge and craft them the perfect date so Chantel can propose to him instead.

If Gabrielle succeeds, Chantel will endorse her, skyrocketing Gabrielle’s struggling business overnight. If she fails... Failure is not an option.

But while Gabrielle figures out the perfect date at the lodge, she finds herself reluctantly falling for Theo. who is not only the owner’s son, but also, apparently Chantel’s intended fiancé.

Will Theo and Gabrielle find a Happily Ever After? Or will Gabrielle's Curse strike once again?

A Sweet Holiday Romance for those who love Hallmark Movies, fun, and Happily Ever Afters!
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CHRISTMAS AT HART’S LODGE is a stand-alone Christmas romance with all the emotions you expect at this wonderful time of year.  This would be perfect as a Hallmark Channel movie.
 
I loved this beautiful romance, but also the rekindled romance of another couple at the Inn that was a side story.  Since Gabrielle is a bit of a self-employed Cupid, this is what she does all year round.  I also love her unique job and it something I think this is a business that could thrive!
 
This is a story of perfect timing… Maybe it’s not bad luck, but impatience that was Gabrielle’s true curse.  She had to be ready for Theo to be ready to get back to his roots.
 
Note:  While I received this book as an ARC copy via StoryOrigin, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Also from Rebekah R. Ganiere:
·         Christmas at Hart’s Lodge
·         Dead Awakenings
·         Rekindling Christmas
·         Taming His Saber (Paranormal Dating Agency)
Aether Pirate Chronicles:
1.      The Lady Fugitive
Fairelle Series:
1.      Red the Were Hunter
1.5 Yanti’s Choice
2.      Snow the Vampire Slayer
3.      Jamen’s Yuletide Bride
4.      Zelle and the Tower
5.      Cinder the Fae
6.      Belle and the Beast
7.      Gerall’s Festivus Bride
8.      Jak the Giant Healer
Heaven and Hell Series:
1.      Kissed by the Reaper
1.      The Bride
2.      Rekindling
3.      Christmas Lodge
Immortal Monsters Series: 
1.      Dracula’s Bride
Otherworlder Series:
1.      Saving Christmas
2.      Cupid’s Curse
Society Series:
1.      Reign of the Vampires
2.      Rise of the Fae
3.      Vengeance of the Demons
Wolf River Series:
1.      Promised at the Moon
2.      Cursed by the Moon
3.      Reclaimed from the Moon
4.      Tamed under the Moon
5.      Unleashed with the Moon
6.      Fated Despite the Moon
 

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