Romancing the Gravestone by Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe

 

2 Star

Jane Landling has overseen the family’s cemetery for several years. During her usually rounds she discovers an extra body resting in Plot #39. To help the locals investigate Special Agent Conrad Ryan is called in. When he doesn’t solve it fast enough Jane takes it upon herself to investigate. Will she be able to discover who murdered the good doctor?

I love cozy mysteries and I HATED this book. I picked this up and put this down so many times before I finished it. It was incredibly slow, and Jane was so FUCKING annoying. It felt like the authors wanted to make a quirky main character, but she just came across as annoying. I didn’t care when she was in with the murderer and could have died. That might have made the book better. One of the big things that kept bringing me out of the story was the made up GBH. Why would you make up a new state agency without explaining what they are there for. GBI is real and would have worked this case. I love Showalter books so I don’t know if it was Monroe or what that made this such a bad book, but I am not interested in the sequel. I don’t care what happens to any of the people in this book.

Book 1 Jane Ladling Mystery

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Darkest Destiny by Gena Showalter

 

4 Stars

Brochan is determined to take down Viola. She was his fated mate and she stole something important from him. He will forsake all he’s lived for to take her down. Viola holds the demon of Narcissism and lives for herself and her pet. Everywhere she goes she is followed by a forsaken. She isn’t sure if she wants him to catch her and keep her and neither is he sure what he wants. Will they figure it out before other’s take Viola out?

I enjoyed this short story. It was slow to get started and that might have been because it’s been a while since I’ve read the rest of the series and I wasn’t remember characters as well as I feel I needed. Once the story got going, I enjoyed the book. I liked seeing Brochan and Viola work through there issues and find their happy ending.

A Lords of Underworld Novella

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13 Darkest Promise - Gena Showalter - 4 stars

Cameo is possessed by the demon Misery and isn't allowed to feel joy.  If she does, her memory is wiped.  Lazarus the cruel and unusual rules his kingdom to annihilate his enemies until he meets Cameo.  He's relentless in his efforts to make her smile and seduce her into his bed.  If Cameo falls for him, she'll lose her memory of him.

Cameo and Lazarus' interactions are amazing.  She refuses him all the time because she can't handle his attitude.  Lazarus can't stay away from her because he needs her so much.

The two were so busy trying to save each other they kept trying to separate.  While initially this wasn't annoying, it became very frustrating towards the end.