Darius (Nightfall Daddies) by Pepper North & Robin North

 

 

Blurb:

He wouldn’t take her calls. Now he won’t let her go.
Yield to the allure of Nightfall, the city’s shadowy gathering spot for the chosen. Dare to receive a glowing white or blood moon stamp that reappears mysteriously to grant entry to the hottest club in town.
Be wary.... The owners are ruthless as they hunt for their mates. And they're hungry.

As a personal banker, Mara Elliot knows numbers don't lie. When she spots mistakes in her client’s files, she digs. Money is vanishing from Nightfall's accounts. Quietly. Regularly.
Reporting it goes nowhere, but this isn’t some glitch. So she does the only thing she can and tries to warn the client, but he won’t take her calls.
Darius doesn't do people. He prefers numbers. As the clan's accountant, he's watched the vultures in the city circle Nightfall's fortune. He has no patience for some bank clerk who won't stop calling.
Then she shows up at the club.
One touch tells Darius she's his fated mate. Every call he ignored was time lost with her. But Mara knows too much, and the thieves are coming to silence her. They picked the wrong woman. Targeting her will lead to a trip into the shadows with the fiercest monster of all.

Warning: The Nightfall Daddies are possessive, primal, and do not shy from violence. Step into their club with caution. The  faint of heart may find their world disturbing.
Each Nightfall novel features a new couple and can be read as a standalone with a guaranteed HEA.

 

My review:

Nightfall is the hot new club in town. It’s run by a clan of vampires who’ve been looking for their mates for a very long time. Darius is the studly CFO and committed to making the place a success. Numbers make sense to Mara in a way that people don’t. When she discovers someone fudging the numbers in the Nightfall accounts she reports it but when nothing changes she is determined to inform the Nightfall CFO. Too bad she can’t get ahold of him. This requires an in person meeting which is going to change both of their lives. This was a fun and exciting installment. Who knew numbers geeks could be so steamy?

 

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A Glimmer of Death (Merry Gentry #10) by Laurell K. Hamilton

 

Blurb:

New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton returns for the first in a two-book epic conclusion to her genre-defining Merry Gentry Series.

I am Meredith Gentry. Princess of the realm of faerie, private investigator in the mortal land of Los Angeles, mother of triplets, and lover to my men—the royal guards sworn to protect me. With a family and a court to support back home, I can’t say no to a job investigating a string of magical attacks against up-and-coming Hollywood actresses. Not when the case raises old nightmares from my own past. This time when I find out who is responsible for all this pain, I can make him pay.

But affairs in the land of faerie keep interrupting my hunt. Aisling is supposed to be the next king of the Seelie Court, but he is doubly cursed once by beauty and once by despair. If we cannot cure him my uncle Taranis, former King of Light and Illusion, may regain the throne. If he does he will destroy me and everyone I care about. Only true love will cure Aisling of his curse but is my love true enough? If not, I will share his fate and lose myself to the haunted magic that torments him.

While we fight for one kingdom of faerie, my aunt Andais, Queen of Air and Darkness, claims my deceased best friend, Keelin, has turned up alive and well along with a child supposedly sired by her dead son. If this baby is the true child of my former rival to the Unseelie throne, my enemies might use it to take the throne from me. Mysterious fey babies, curses both ancient and new are shaking the delicate balance of the faerie courts, and I am still hunting a monster terrorizing the women of Los Angeles.

 

My review:

Sometimes a series will just stick with you and take up rent in your mind. The Merry Gentry series is like that for me. Despite the significant gap between this book and the previous one I was able to jump right in and feel at home. (I do recommend reading the previous books before diving into this one.)

As if being the mother of triplets and Queen of her court aren’t enough to keep her busy, Merry and her men still need to earn a living and the case they’re on brings up old nightmares and new gifts. They also have a pro bono case for the Queen of Air and Darkness to find out if Cel and Keelie had a child together. Merry’s mother is still trying to manipulate her and Merry’s men are sexier than ever. Finding the time to take care of it all is an ongoing issue. This story followed me into my dreams.

 

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Poppy by Cherron Riser

  

Blurb:

Feeding from the fae is met with a death sentence.

Poppy loves her little life—brewing coffee and reading copious amounts of romantasy books while making magic spells, teas, and salves. Ever since moving from Etheriel to the human realm, she has found peace with her siblings in the Garden District. That is until her racing mind has her dragging a stranger from the street to help her with a little measuring experiment. Silly books.

Davyan has just taken power after challenging the former master of the city. His hold is tenuous at best, but he won’t stop until his people are in line. The Collective is watching, after all. His focus is clear until she pulls him into her shop and her world. That’s when everything changes.

Their connection is so strong they can’t seem to stay away from each other. There is just one problem. He is a vampire, and she is fae. The Collective laws are clear. It is forbidden for him to feed from her. Can they ignore the pull to break the laws? Or will they allow the law to break them apart?

Through the haze of their desperation lies another threat that neither of them sees until it’s too late.

 

My review:

Poppy is a pie in the sky perky Fae and Davyan is the new Master Vampire in town. Vampires and Fae tolerate each other they don’t fall for each other. These two are total opposites yet love will not be denied.  Poppy is a well told tale of the power of love.

 

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Duplicity (The Myriad Project #1) by Rowan Hayes

 

 

Blurb:

How much is a year of my life worth?

It turns out the answer is a hell of a lot, but there’s a catch. I’m more valuable asleep than I am awake. Go figure.

Before I went under, I was Darius Castor, an elite asset in the cutthroat world of corporate espionage. But after an assignment went nova and left my body broken, tech mogul Carson Harris offered me the deal of a lifetime. The terms were simple: spend three years in a stasis pod while my highly specialized skill set was harvested and downloaded into “duplicants,” synthetic beings designed to be the workforce of the future. In exchange, I’d get a massive payout and the cutting-edge cybernetics needed to rebuild my shattered body.

It was the perfect solution—until someone cancelled my wake-up call.

Now that I’m awake, I need answers and allies. I also need to expose a billionaire madman’s plans to hijack humanity’s future. But first, I’m going to get my body back.

 

My review:

Duplicity is a mind-bending, sci-fi thrill ride. This tale takes you through the hellish landscape of a future controlled by corporations who could care less about anything but their profits and agendas. It kept me on the edge of my seat till the very last page.

 

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His Guilty Pleasure (Montgomery Ink Legacy #11) by Carrie Ann Ryan

 

 

Blurb:

There were two rules in our relationship:

We remain friends with the benefits.
And we don’t catch feelings.

Only I made a mistake. I started to fall for Dash Montgomery.

Now our secret physical-only time together is done, and we have to see if we can keep our promises.
He needs to move on. And I need to focus on my business and friends.

Yet when an attack happens close to home, Dash steps up and changes the game. I don’t want to fall for him and yet I know there’s no walking away from this. Not when he puts himself on the line and I finally can give in.

Everyone I’ve ever loved, save one, has walked away from me, leaving the shattered remnants of who I once was behind. If I don’t find a way to trust Dash—as well as my heart—the darkness stalking us both won’t be the only thing that breaks us.

 

My review:

Dash and Aly are “friends with benefits” who’ve agreed not to “catch feelings” but then they do. Watching these two get over themselves to find that they’re perfect for each other will have you shouting out loud and sighing with relief. Another fantastic read from Carrie Ann Ryan.

 

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Down, Boy (Iron Creek K9 Book 2) by Annie Carlisle

 

 

Blurb:

Cash Mercer speaks maybe nine words a day and considers most of them optional. Georgia arrived at Iron Creek with something to prove, a past she doesn’t discuss, and a talent for making the quietest Mercer spend his entire word budget arguing with her.

He’s her instructor. She’s his best trainee. The county opened a betting line by week two.

But somebody is tampering with Iron Creek’s contracts from the inside, Georgia’s history is the kind that follows a woman, and the dog who won’t perform his best trick is grieving a name nobody says out loud. Falling for each other is easy. Saying it — in a family where feelings are conducted via casserole — is war.

Opposites attract, forced proximity, a hero whose silence is a whole language, and a heroine who becomes the county’s first female field operative. Laugh-out-loud, cry-into-the-dog scenes, scorching heat, complete HEA. Reads as a standalone; hits harder in order.

 

My review:

Cash and Georgia will make you laugh and swoon. Cash is man of few words but he is always there for you when you need. Georgia has more than enough words for them both. And Havoc retired working dog has enough feelings to bring them both to the table. A fun addition to the series. Bring on Grady’s story.

 

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Paranormal Crimes Unit by Joe Gillis

 

 

Blurb:

In a world where vampires are real, the deadliest monsters wear lab coats.

Detective Sam Kane has spent six years successfully avoiding supernatural cases in a world where vampires work the night shift and werewolves join the K-9 unit. He investigates embezzlement, not monsters. Numbers don't bite, and spreadsheets don't require silver-lined evidence bags.

But when his star witness is found dead with two tiny marks on his neck—and a trail leading to a discount vampire transformation ring preying on the terminally ill—Kane's forced into the one division he's avoided: the Paranormal Crimes Unit.

Now partnered with a vampire detective and a werewolf with a forensics degree, Kane discovers a conspiracy that's been killing desperate people since supernatural integration began. Someone's been selling death at bargain prices, and the body count is rising.

As Kane navigates a bureaucratic nightmare of supernatural evidence protocols, species-specific Miranda rights, and a forty-hour sensitivity training he's desperately trying to avoid, he uncovers a truth more terrifying than any vampire: Sometimes the real monsters are the ones selling hope to the hopeless.

The investigation will cost him everything. His witness is already dead. And murder has never been more profitable.

Series Note: Paranormal Crimes Unit is a darkly funny supernatural police procedural that asks: What if the biggest challenge in solving supernatural crimes isn't the monsters—it's the bureaucracy?

My review:

No matter how weird the world gets it’s the paperwork that will bury you. For six years (since the paranormal creatures came out) Detective Sam Kane has avoided dealing with the Paranormal Crimes Unit. Now his star witness has been killed by what appears to be a botched vampire transition. So much for sitting safely in the Financial Crimes Unit. This case will take us into the Paranormal Crimes Unit with its quirky characters, stupid rules and endless paperwork that seems to change on the daily. Through grit and determination Sam and his new partners take a huge bite out of a frightening paranormal crime ring but there is still more out there and I look forward to seeing how Sam integrates into the Paranormal Crimes Unit.

 

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