Name the last three books you have read...

[Tamstrong]

A tormented child reaches adulthood with a damaged soul and a seething rage. This book grabs you by the throat and never let’s go until the last page.

My name is Tony. When I was seven years old the bullies in my class almost killed me; my father was angry that I let it happen, but he always hated me.

At thirteen I went to prison for a crime I didn't commit; it was the worst experience of my life.

Living on the streets was hard; being part of a gang was even harder.

Oh, and I did find people to love along the way...and, I would do anything to protect them, anything.

The story itself wasn't bad, but a couple of things made it overall meh for me. The editing sucked, and the multitude of mistakes were distracting. Also, the author's over the top use of the stereotypical Guido mobster dialect was annoying as hell.

The 9th standalone novel in the Claus Universe.

One Christmas morning, a mystery gift appeared under trees around the world. It was the exact same gift, inscribed with the maker’s initials in tiny letters: BT and Company. It was months before anyone knew exactly what the gift did.

Avery Tannenbaum’s brother was one of the lucky few to receive one. It was on her birthday when the mysterious gifts came to life. A contest was announced. It was also on that very same day Avery’s grandmother passed away.

An eccentric, wealthy woman, Nana Rai left detailed instructions on how to commemorate her passing, a celebration to be held on Christmas morning, which just so happened to be the same day the contest was set to end. Avery’s family travels to a cold and snowy land to honor her grandmother’s wishes. And it’s here she uncovers the true purpose of the mystery gift, and why the makers launched a global contest.

As Nana Rai’s celebration nears, Avery follows clues her grandmother left behind. BT and Company are searching for the Toymaker. And Avery knows what they’ll do when they find him. She becomes part of her grandmother’s plan to stop them. The real mystery isn’t where the Toymaker is hiding.

It’s why he’s hiding in the first place.

Another good one by Tony Bertauski. I've yet to read anything of his I haven't enjoyed.

Horror came to North Carolina on Halloween night in 1986. A teenage boy murdered his entire family with an axe. Detective Sam Strode must determine if the boy is pure evil or if the supernatural is at play.

The only problem is Sam doesn't believe in the supernatural.

He may after one night on Halloween.

The Project Specter Side Stories are independent stories based in the Project Specter Universe. Each tale will give backstory or “side” stories to the ongoing series.

The ending was weak (as though the story wasn't finished), but I do like the author.

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

The Avalon Chronicles

Layla Cassidy has always wanted a normal life, and the chance to put her father’s brutal legacy behind her. And in her final year of university she’s finally found it. Or so she thinks.

But when Layla accidentally activates an ancient scroll, she is bestowed with an incredible, inhuman power. She plunges into a dangerous new world, full of mythical creatures and menace—all while a group of fanatics will stop at nothing to turn her abilities to their cause.

To protect those she loves most, Layla must take control of her new powers…before they destroy her. All is not yet lost—there is a light shining, but Layla must survive long enough to see it.

Avalon stands revealed, but the war is far from over. For Layla Cassidy, it has only just begun.

Thrust into a new world full of magic and monsters, Layla has finally come to terms with her supernatural powers—and left her old life behind. But her enemies are relentless.

Sixteen months after her life changed forever, Layla and her team are besieged during a rescue attempt gone awry and must fight their way through to freedom. It turns out that Avalon has only grown since their last encounter, adding fresh villains to its horde. Meanwhile, revelations abound as Layla confronts twists and betrayals in her own life, with each new detail adding to the shadow that looms over her.

As Layla fights against the forces of evil, her powers begin to increase—and she discovers more about the darkness that lies in her past. As this same darkness threatens her future, will she be ready to fight for everything she holds dear?

There’s thunder on the horizon, and the lightning of war is about to strike.

After years of struggle, Layla Cassidy has finally mastered the dark powers that threatened to control her and turned them to good. She’s ready to fight, but the next battle will be her greatest test yet.

The forces of Avalon are growing ever stronger, reinforcing their dominance with almighty displays of brutality. When Abaddon comes close to crushing Layla and her friends, it’s clear that the thunder of war is about to give way to lightning—and that they have no chance of surviving it alone.

The final battle against Abaddon is drawing closer. Now Layla and her friends must fight for themselves—and the future of the world. To win, they will need every power and ally they can muster. But even with all their strength, will it be enough to stand against the impending doom?


Author Steve McHugh continues the saga he started in his Hellequin series by sidelining main protagonist Nate Garrett and introducing a new protagonist in the form of Layla Cassidy bringing in a new take on the war against the machinations of King Arthur & his evil global domination network of Avalon. Good action fantasy read.

 

[Tamstrong]

Reese Roberts was the guardian of Iron City. Its fearless protector. The only one willing to do whatever it takes… until he was shot on the streets and left paralyzed from the waist down.

Now, the vigilante known as the Roach has disappeared. Faded into legend.

It’s been years since Reese could take on crime and clean up the streets. He’s a shriveled old drunk, living like a hermit and waiting for his life to end. All that’s left to do is wallow in the mistakes that led him here. To wonder, if he went too far.

But when a copycat steals his suit and takes justice into his own hands, a new killer emerges, leaving brutal messages behind. He wants to eliminate the Roach for good this time.

It’s time for Reese to reemerge from his shell and fight back. Who else can stop the flurry of killings? Definitely not the corrupt police department. Iron City needs the Roach again. Only, this time, he’ll need to save it without his legs.

Good story, good writing style, and good ending.

Ramon “Ray” Cosa’s life is not what he expected it to be. Living in a small Texas town ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, Ray has suffered many losses in his young life, and he has little hope left that anything will ever change or get better.

That is, until the vintage Ford Galaxie and its strange, dying owner enters Ray’s life. Given a jeweled ring he cannot remove and a desperate mission, Ray is plunged into a universe of secrets, wonders, and terrors he never dreamed exists.

Now, he travels the Queen's Road - a hyper-space highway that connects all the planets and galaxies in creation - in search of one man, one of the Queen of the Universe's Rangers. That journey will put Ray on the front lines of an eons-old cosmic war between the primal forces of order and chaos.

And probably make him late for his next shift at the Chug-n-Lug.

Another great read by this author. I haven't read anything of his I haven't liked.

Intense and profoundly unsettling, Brian Evenson's Last Days is a down-the-rabbit-hole detective novel set in an underground religious cult. The story follows Kline, a brutally dismembered detective forcibly recruited to solve a murder inside the cult. As Kline becomes more deeply involved with the group, he begins to realize the stakes are higher than he previously thought. Attempting to find his way through a maze of lies, threats, and misinformation, Kline discovers that his survival depends on an act of sheer will. Last Days was first published in 2003 as a limited edition novella titled The Brotherhood of Mutilation. Its success led Evenson to expand the story into a full-length novel.

This one was weird. The introduction, written by Peter Straub, was so dull and pointless it rendered me damn near comatose, but I pushed through and read the book anyway. It had some crazy, horrific parts, and one of the plot twists gave me a good laugh, but overall it was just okay.

 

[Tamstrong]

What if one word changed your whole story?

In the mysterious town of Everafter, nothing is as it seems. Especially at Granny’s dilapidated halfway house. Snow White is the newest parolee and she’s determined to make the best of the situation by befriending her housemates and taking care of the property. Except the other women are guarded around Snow. And the mansion itself has secrets.

Soon, Snow gets the sense that something isn’t quite right. Why do the other women seem so familiar? Are the walls whispering to her? What’s on the third floor? Why are mirrors forbidden? And the biggest question of all—how did Snow end up in Everafter?

Determined to uncover the truth and find the answers to all her questions, Snow must embark on a dangerous mission to piece together the mysteries of the house—and its occupants.

Except someone is willing to kill to keep those secrets buried. And time is running out.

The Bitches are back and they’re royally pissed off. Newly awakened and hell bent on reclaiming their crowns, their magic and their people, the queens are determined to break the curse of Everafter and save the United Kingdom of Enchantment from total destruction. Their allegiance solidified once more, they prepare for a battle like they’ve never fought before. With a little help from some unlikely heroes, the queens look to their leader, Snow White, who must determine friend from foe as they race against time to reclaim their happily-ever-afters.

But the clock is ticking.

Enemies are everywhere.

And they really have to pee.

Can five fierce women build an army, break a spell and defeat a diabolical villain before all is lost? Find out in The Bitches of Enchantment.

These were pretty entertaining. I doubt I'll read any of her other series, but I will read the third installment of this one after it's published to see where things end for the bitches. lol

A DEMON'S REVENGE... AN ADDICT'S STRUGGLE... THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF A TOWN


When the children of Glenwood begin vanishing one by one, baffling local and federal authorities alike, the idyllic New England suburb becomes anything but a utopia.

Built upon the ruins of a lost colony, Glenwood harbors a long-forgotten secret, and when three strangers are lured into the midnight woods by the phantom of a Puritan boy, they discover the truth of the town’s dark past and must face a vision of its bloody future.

Together, this unlikely trio—Jay, an alcoholic school teacher, Tim, a wise-cracking new kid in town, and Sarah, a nine-year-old with a handful of imaginary friends—must find a way to rescue the town from a terrifying supernatural force to prevent history from repeating itself.

Pretty good read.

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

A Missing Ferryman. An Undead Dilemma. An Immortal Detective.

An emissary from the Dark Council has just materialized in the office of the Montague & Strong Detective Agency, and makes Simon Strong an offer he can’t refuse. Charon is missing. The legendary ferryman responsible for transporting sorcerer souls across the river Styx hasn’t been seen in days. And with each passing hour, those unable to cross the river are left to walk among the living, tilting the world further out of balance.

Meet Simon Strong, an immortal, who is also the best private detective in New York City. Together with his surly partner-Tristan Montague, a mage of indeterminate age, they must find the Ferryman and get him back to work before another Supernatural War ravages the earth, destroys humanity, and Simon’s local coffee shop.

Time is running out. His landlord wants the rent and Karma with a capital K is paying him a visit, and she can be a real…

Join the Montague & Strong Detective Agency and help them locate Charon, so he can restore balance to the universe, put the dead sorcerers to rest, and maybe solve the age old conundrum-coffee or tea?

She will teach them the meaning of fear—it will be the last thing they learn.
Michiko Nakatomi, an ancient vampire and leader of the Dark Council, is missing. After giving up control of the blood blades—weapons designed to destroy supernaturals—the Dark Council challenged Michiko’s leadership…and her right to exist.

Rising tensions within the alliance of vampires, mages, and weres, are threatening to tear the Dark Council apart. Some within the Council feel it’s time for supernaturals to step out of the shadows and take what’s rightfully theirs, by invoking the Blood Protocol—an ancient ritual created to eliminate mankind.

Michiko disagrees…violently.

Michiko must now face overwhelming odds, bitter betrayals, and unrelenting assassins, to prevent the Dark Council from plunging the world into another Supernatural War—one that could destroy them all.

When it’s all at risk and you’ve lost hope…don’t call them.
You’ve been warned.
Meet Robert Bangers & Steven Mash, Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane.
When danger terrorizes the city, Bangers & Mash take it upon themselves to investigate, despite everyone advising against it.
They won’t let common sense and the threat of a horrific creature capable of ripping them to shreds stop them.
There’s no case they can’t make worse, but this time they may have bitten off more than they can chew.
Join Bangers & Mash—the newest paranormal investigators to wreak havoc on the city as they take their cases from bad to disastrous!

Three books from a shared universe from author Orlando A Sanchez. The first book is book one of a fourteen book series in the Montague & Strong series which serves as the centerpiece for his shared series. The second book is the collected edition of a story originally written as three separate novellas centering on vampire Michiko Nakatomi, a supporting character from the Montague & Strong series & love interest for one of the series protagonist, Simon Strong. Third book is more of a lighter take (if the name isn't a give away) on the more darker activities of this shared universe featuring to novice paranormal investigators discovering there is far more to the supernatural profession that they have chosen than what they originally believe. All decent reads. Would probably read follow ups to the Bangers & Mash story however as it features a character called the Grey Warden, another supporting character from the main Montague & Strong series who also appears in Rule of the Council books. His background & personality is far more interesting than the Montague & Strong characters (at least from what I've read in their first book compared to the two appearance of Grey Warden in the other two books) as he is set up to be mentor/protector for the two novice investigators.

 

[Tamstrong]

The Sleeping King is the first in an epic fantasy series, featuring the best of the genre: near immortal imperial overlords, a prophecy of a sleeping elven king who's said to be the savior of the races . . . and two young people who are set on a path to save the day.

This one is a re-read for me since a lot of time had passed before I got around to getting the rest of the trilogy. So much time had passed, I'd forgotten about the series until I came across the second book. I needed to refresh my memory before picking the story up again. I remembered enjoying the book, but too many details were buried in my so-called brain.

To defeat the tyrannical Kothite Empire, Raina of Tyrel, a gifted mage, and Will Cobb, a young woodsman, continue on their magical quest to wake the legendary Sleeping King. They and their team have caught the attention of powerful forces determined to stop them. And worse, their visit to the Dream Plane has unleashed chaos, and the fight is spilling over into the mortal realm.

Raina and her friends frantically outrun old enemies and pick up new ones: imperial hunters, a secret cabal of mages, a criminal league, and a changeling army. Are they just pawns in larger political dramas, or are they crystallizing into the nucleus of a rebellion? Can the young heroes find the regalia necessary to wake the Sleeping King before the epic battle that is to come?

Their rebellion in tatters, freedom fighters Raina of Tyrel, White Heart healer, and Will Cobb, woodsman turned battle wizard, race to wake the Sleeping King, who is their only hope to end the evil Kothite Empire.

The Sleeping King’s enemies are awakening and are more powerful than anyone feared. Old enemies will test their allegiance in the coming confrontation between good and evil. As our young heroes face their destinies, one question remains: will their shared loyalties and passion for freedom bring the world a peace that all who are oppressed so desperately desire?

The ending was a tiny bit on the flat side for me, but overall it's a good series. The story leaves you wanting to know more, but that isn't necessarily a negative thing. A couple of people I know who've read the series are annoyed that there won't be a fourth book, but I don't think a follow-up is needed since the characters did what they set out to do. I would enjoy reading about what happens next, but I don't feel cheated by not getting to.

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

The Shades of Magic Trilogy

Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.

Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.

Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.

After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.

Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive.

Four months have passed since the shadow stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Rhy was wounded and the Dane twins fell, and the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift, and into Black London.

In many ways, things have almost returned to normal, though Rhy is more sober, and Kell is now plagued by his guilt. Restless, and having given up smuggling, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks like she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games-an extravagant international competition of magic, meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries-a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.

But while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life, and those who were thought to be forever gone have returned. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night reappears in the morning, and so it seems Black London has risen again-and so to keep magic's balance, another London must fall...

As darkness sweeps the Maresh Empire, the once precarious balance of power among the four Londons has reached its breaking point.

In the wake of tragedy, Kell—once assumed to be the last surviving Antari—begins to waver under the pressure of competing loyalties. Lila Bard, once a commonplace—but never common—thief, has survived and flourished through a series of magical trials. But now she must learn to control the magic, before it bleeds her dry.

An ancient enemy returns to claim a city while a fallen hero tries to save a kingdom in decay. Meanwhile, the disgraced Captain Alucard Emery of the Night Spire collects his crew, attempting a race against time to acquire the impossible.


Overall solid & entertaining fantasy adventure series with some horror elements thrown in (primarily in the third book). There is also a prequel graphic novel, The Steel Prince, that is centered around Prince Maxim Maresh, the King of Red London in the Shades of Magic Trilogy, years before he became the king and adoptive father to Kell.

 

[Tamstrong]

Ted and Susan Merchant have been coming to the Pine Lakes Resort for nearly twenty years. In that time, their annual getaway has become a tradition, a peaceful week nestled in the picturesque mountains of northern Pennsylvania. For them, it isn’t just a simple vacation spot, but a magical destination where time slows and they become one with nature’s magnificence.

When a freak summer storm forces Ted to lose control of their car and plummet off the road, they’re relieved just to have survived, but relief quickly turns to dread as they find out all too soon they’re not alone.

Strange lights in the forest, whispered warnings, the insurmountable threat of unseen forces lurking in the shadows; nothing could have prepared them for the horrors that lie ahead.

Escaping the wreck is just the beginning.

Is their love enough to save them, or will they become the latest victims on the road to Pine Lakes?

I enjoyed this one a lot. It was weird, horrific, and went in some wonderfully twisted directions toward an ending that made all the craziness the protagonists went through worthwhile. I'll definitely be checking out whatever else this author has written.

Then

When flames rip through their family home, only teenager Stephanie and her younger brother escape unhurt. Brett always liked to play with fire, but now their dad is dead and someone has to pay the price.

Now

Psychologist Connie Summers wants to help Stephanie rebuild her life. She has a new name, a young son and everything to live for. But when Stephanie receives a letter from someone she’d hoped would never find her, Connie is forced to question what really happened that night. But some truths are better left alone . . .

This one was pretty good. It's a solid crime, thriller, and mystery mix with a good pace, story, and ending.

Nathan West loved his wife Laura with all his heart. But now she’s gone, taken from him in a seemingly random act of violence. Laura was the glue that held their family together. And for Nathan, life without her feels almost meaningless.

As he tries to find hope in the darkness, his three young daughters express their grief in different and challenging ways—with one set on a path of self-destruction that could devastate their family all over again. Desperate to understand his own heartbreak better, he reaches out to others who had known Laura. Including her new friend Maria, whose light and warmth are exactly what their grieving family needs, and who is soon helping out and providing emotional support for them all.

But the picture Maria paints of Laura is unfamiliar to Nathan—of a wife who felt ignored, a mother who felt she couldn’t do enough—and he struggles to reconcile it with his own memories of the woman he loved. Is it possible he didn’t know his wife after all? And can he trust Maria? He can’t escape the feeling that she’s keeping something from him.

Maria is hiding a secret with the power to rock Nathan’s family to its core. Because it is about what happened the day that Laura died…

This one is a tearjerker, but it's well worth the read.

 

[Tamstrong]

The skies above Elmview, Pennsylvania are growing dark.

Sixteen-year-old Danny Harper and his friends look forward to summer vacation as another adventure, a chance to leave their stuffy classrooms behind and explore the greater world around them. The summer of 1986 is like no other... humankind stands on the precipice of a smothering darkness that threatens to devour everything they've ever known.

Their home is about to become a horrific battlefield between the forces of light and darkness; an ancient enemy has hidden in the shadows since the dawn of time, waiting for its chance to claim Earth as its own and reign supreme over the multiverse. Together, the boys have an unimaginable power... if only they can harness their gift and understand the consequences of failure.

Forced to confront their own inner demons, they will come to realize there's more to their world than they'd ever imagined, and the trials of love, friendship, and betrayal are just the beginning. The struggle soon begins for their very survival.

What is the cost of salvation?

The town of Elmview, Pennsylvania is a vacant ghost of its former self. Abandoned and forgotten, it has carried the scars of its demise and has gone down in the history books as urban legend. Those who know what happened have died or moved on, but evil never forgets…

…and it has found a new home.

Geoff Baker is a skeptic, but after seeing a paranormal television show about a derelict mansion on the outskirts of Elmview, he and his friends take a road trip to see if the stories are true. It doesn’t take long to realize they’ve stumbled onto something much more sinister than a few angry spirits.

The war that had begun in Elmview in 1986 was only the beginning.

Unwittingly thrust into a nightmare, Geoff must navigate the darkest reaches of our world to learn the truth about what happened, and somehow find the hidden power inside him to survive the battle to come. His journey leads him to a mysterious young boy who has the answers, a boy who has seen what their enemy is capable of…

…a boy who had died trying to stop it.

Linda Gianni is looking for a way out.

After a bad breakup, Linda finds an ad in a local paper for rooms to rent at the Blackridge Apartments, a beautiful turn-of-the-century building with charm and style. On the surface, it’s exactly what she wanted, but some things are too good to be true.

As she struggles to cope with the sudden changes in her life, she’s dealt blow after blow that further isolates her and keeps her at the mercy of her landlord and mysterious neighbor, Audrey.

Blackout nightmares, hidden doors, and the disappearance of her closest friends only add to her confusion as she searches for answers and tries to unlock the secrets of the Blackridge.

Do you know who your neighbors are?

I enjoyed all three. I don't have the energy today to explain why. lol

 

[CAKicker]

 

[Peach State Scholar]

I'm recovering from surgery so all I have really done the past week is read:

 

[Tamstrong]

I'm recovering from surgery so all I have really done the past week is read:
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I hope your recovery is going well and you're all better soon.

 

[Peach State Scholar]

I hope your recovery is going well and you're all better soon.

It has been great. I had surgery last Tuesday and I've finished five books since then. Maybe six. I kinda lost count, but I have definitely rediscovered my love for reading!

 

[Tamstrong]

Greg Sullivan is a normal teenager with a plan – take the school’s prettiest girl to a movie and secure bragging rights for the remainder of the school year.

Everything was going according to plan until his date was eaten in the parking lot by an unidentifiable brown blob of jelly and Greg was forced to flee downtown Ditchburn in fear for his life. With only his best friend, Brandon, and a basic exit strategy, they need to get across town and escape what has quickly become a terrifying invasion of otherworldly beings.

Is it an alien attack or something far more sinister, and can the two friends get to the bottom of it before the entire town is taken over?

Emery and his younger brother Frank thought the move to their grandfather's farm would be a fresh start, a new beginning, a chance to leave their stale and cramped existence in Red Hook behind. Summer brought exciting adventures, new experiences, and the freedom to become anything they wanted.

But summer never lasts forever.

Emery and Frank soon learn they aren't alone. The once-vibrant forest has become a much darker place, one hiding secrets they could have never imagined. As winter storms bury them in several feet of snow, the brothers are forced to not only confront the real-life horror of their father's alcoholism, but also the possibility of never leaving the farm alive.

'The Farm' shows us the claustrophobic horrors of solitude, the effects of paralyzing fear, and the extent to which we'll go to survive. There are secrets hidden in the snow... ones that bite.

From the author of ‘Pine Lakes’ and ‘A Hostile Takeover’ comes a collection of nine terrifying tales that take you on a dark journey through isolation, madness, and unrelenting dread.

I enjoyed them all.

In the short story collection, a line from the story "The Mall Santa" is stuck in my head. The mall Santa's response to the naughty protagonist asking what the hell he is gave me a good chuckle: "I'm mother fucking Santa Claus, bitch." lol

 

[Ol'Skool Classic]

When Celine Moro took a job as a Blackcoat, an elite agency tasked with investigating crimes throughout Union space, she thought she had finally put her past to rest.

Now, betrayed by her allies, her world is falling apart. Running from the corrupt politicians that she had sworn to bring to justice, Celine is dusting off the skills of her old trade in order to bring truth to light.

The only thing bringing her comfort is knowing how much worse her friends are eventually going to feel about their betrayal.

Daniel Carter was a London cop who just wanted to do the right thing. But during a raid on an organ-selling chop shop, he is almost torn to pieces by monsters. And no one believes him. Hurt and crippled, his career over and his life in ruins, Daniel is suddenly presented with a chance at redemption. And revenge. It seems that more than two centuries ago, the monsters of the world disappeared—into the underworld of crime. Guild-like Clans now have control over all the dark and illegal trades, from the awful surgeries of the Frankenstein Clan, to the shadowy and seductive Vampire Clan, to the dreaded purveyors of drugs and death, the Clan of Mummies. And there’s always the Werewolf Clan, to keep order.

Only one force stands opposed to the monster Clans: the super strong, extremely sexy, quick-witted Hydes! Now Daniel is just one sip of Dr. Jekyll’s Elixir away from joining their company. At Jekyll & Hyde Inc.

You may know me as a dangerously handsome, effortlessly stylish half-demon Luther Cross. That part remains true, but everything else has changed.

There's a war brewing between Heaven and Hell. My only concern is staying off angel radar, but with a power vacuum in Chicago's supernatural underworld, I'm looking at a full-blown demonic turf war--one that will most certainly bring the angels down from their clouds.

That would be inconvenient for me, to say the least. If I'm going cover my own ass--meaning put a stop to this--I'll need some help. Unfortunately, my ally of choice is a centuries-old demon who isn't doing jack for me unless I first do something for her.

And that, well. That's going to piss off a lot of powerful people, including some I once called friends.

Good reads. The first two books are possible Book Ones for ongoing series if reader demand dictates it and the third book is number three of a six book series.

 

[Bookworm616]

I started with Into the Wild and can't stop reading Jon Krakauer books. I've never been one to enjoy non-fiction books, but he is the exception. His books are so enjoyable to read. I'm currently reading "Under the Banner of Heaven" and finding it difficult to read it, though. Reading about older men marrying girls who are 13 or 14 is extremely difficult to read. It's taking me a bit longer to get through that book.

 

[Tamstrong]

A machine capable of recording our dreams has been created: After years of taking experimental medicines and participating in repetitive sleep-related studies, all is finally going well for the test subject, Benjamin Walker . . . until strange dreams begin to plague him and memories once hidden begin to reveal themselves. The doctors and staff onboard the project are not who Ben thinks they are, and the organization will stop at nothing to keep his emerging memories buried for good. At the heart of it all, Ben's worst enemy is his own mind, and he must confront his past in order to save his future.

A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred.

Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond runs a healing practice from her New Orleans home. Gifted with water magic since she was a child, Reina is devoted to the benevolent traditions of her ancestors.

After a ritual slaying in the French Quarter, police arrest a fellow vodouisant. Detective Roman Frost, Reina’s ex-boyfriend—a fierce nonbeliever—is eager to tie the crime, and half a dozen others, to the Vodou practitioners of New Orleans. Reina resolves to find the real killer and defend the Vodou practice and customs, but the motives behind the murder are deeper and darker than she imagines.

As Reina delves into the city’s shadows, she untangles more than just the truth behind a devious crime. It’s a conspiracy. As a killer wields dangerous magic to thwart Reina’s investigation, she must tap into the strength of her own power and faith to solve a mystery that threatens to destroy her entire way of life.

SOMETIMES GROWING UP

MEANS FACING YOUR DEMONS

The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.

 

[beccaomecca]

Nice hun!! I love your taste in books!

 

[beccaomecca]

 

[beccaomecca]

I started with Into the Wild and can't stop reading Jon Krakauer books. I've never been one to enjoy non-fiction books, but he is the exception. His books are so enjoyable to read. I'm currently reading "Under the Banner of Heaven" and finding it difficult to read it, though. Reading about older men marrying girls who are 13 or 14 is extremely difficult to read. It's taking me a bit longer to get through that book.

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How did the into the wild book compare to the movie? I cried like a baby at the end of the movie lol. It was such a beautiful story yet just so tragic and the movie was put together so well. I had high hopes of being able to visit the site until I found out the van had been removed (so sad).