Pack Justice by R.J. Blain

3 Stars

Sean is trapped in a failing and loveless marriage.  He’s being stalked by someone he prosecuted so he suggests he and his wife take a trip to rekindle their marriage.  Instead of rekindling the marriage she attempts to turn him into a wolf shifter.  His wolf and his spirit cheetah strike a deal to work together to keep him alive.

This was not the first book of R.J. Blain’s I’ve read.  I don’t know if I would have continued reading her books if I had started with this one.  This book was published April 2016.  It is supposed to be part of a series and there haven’t been any new books in the series since.  This is a problem for me as the book ended on a cliff hanger so even though I liked the story itself ultimately when a story is supposed to continue into another book and you have to wait forever for the next book it makes it hard to not rate a book poorly. Here’s hoping the new book in the series will be coming out sooner rather than later.

Nature of the Beast Book 1

Courting the Cat Whisperer by Wynter Daniels

3 Stars

Telepathic Pet Sitter Jordan Vaughn is trying to make up for mistakes in her past and show her sister she has changed.  She meets the man of her dreams and hopes her bad luck is over.  Harry Hill had his memory erased by a head injury and now his past is coming between them and might tear them apart.

I really like Jordan.  She always has so many things thrown at her and she rolls with it.  She learns from it and tries to do her very best to keep everyone safe and happy.  Harry was also a likable character.  He was a standup guy so even though he was very attracted to Jordan he didn’t want to start up with her not knowing if he was married or in a committed relationship.  It moved a little fast from meeting to in love but I enjoyed the characters and the humor in the story.

Genie’s Double Trouble by Wynter Daniels

2 Stars

Psychic Mallory Vaughn lives in Nocturne Falls working as a manicurist.  She likes her life to be neat and orderly.  Her twin sister lands in Nocturne Falls looking for some help.  Genie Cyrus Barker is following his owners orders to track down Jordan instead he finds Mallory.  They need to find a way to save Jordan and Cyrus.

This book is set in Nocturne Falls Universe.  I really enjoy that series so I hoped I would like this one.  I hated Mallory.  She was a whiner and hated her sister so much and there didn’t seem to be a reason for it.  It just made it hard to enjoy the book because she couldn’t seem to get over her sister was different then she was.  She ends up with the guy and they live happily ever after.  I still ended up reading the next book in the series and I enjoyed that way more because Jordan was a much more likable character

Monstrous Matchmaker Book 1 and 2 by Kelly Apple

  

Operation Werewolf            Operation Dragon

by Kelly Apple

1 Star

Rare review of two books in one post.  I have so many books on my TBR pile it isn’t funny.  Since I am staying home because of the crazy world I am making an effort to work on reading the books I have to save money.  This is not helped by a ton of authors putting their books up for sale or free.  With that my TBR pile went from massive to unmanageable.  That means I am trying to try all new to me authors and either reading them or getting rid of them.  I’ve already gotten several books read or gotten rid of which makes me so incredibly happy to see my list go down.  This has led to a number of very good books and some very bad books.  There were a couple of books I DNF because they weren’t to my liking. 

The two this post is for I did finish but that was only because the length of them was so very short. I really wanted to like them.  The description of both of these books is normally something I love and would devour the entire series.  However, these were not something that I wanted to read.  There isn’t anything wrong with erotica. There are several authors I love who write Romantic Erotica but these books seemed like they were each a chapter that was part of a larger book.  The stories each started with Ari having sex with her mate and follows with her talking about the people she was going to match and why.  It follows with the couple meeting and having sex. The End.  Literally that is the entire book.  There is nothing wrong with this except the book is promoted as a romance first and there is literally no romance at all.  Market your book as an erotica and own it. Don’t try and hide behind the romance label because all it does is end with negative reviews.

Operation Wolf:

Ari Colton is happily mated to a monster and wants to find love for other monsters.  Her first customer is a harpy looking for someone to love and she has the perfect match, her werewolf friend Michael.  Will they find their happily ever after?

Operation Dragon:

After matching one couple Ari Colton is determined to find and match more monsters in need of love.  A flighty cockatrice is looking for love and she thinks a wicked dragon is just what is needed. 

Tall, Dark, and Damaged by Sarah Andre

3.5 Stars

Devon Ashby was disinherited and thrown out of his home at 18.  He moved to New York City to earn his way in the world leaving behind his high school sweetheart Hannah Moore.  Twelve years later he’s back in Chicago to get his trust fund for his business where he runs into Hannah Moore.  She was restoring art for his father.  When someone close to Devon’s father is murdered in the same way his mother died secrets are going to be revealed.

I enjoyed this book a lot.  It was the standard romantic suspense book.  I liked Devon a lot but didn’t like Hannah as much.  There were times she irritated me.  The rating for the book would have been a solid 4 stars except I felt there were too many loose ends at the end of the book.  They might have been tied up in the next book but the books are supposed to be stand alone and I wanted to know how these loose ends would be concluded.

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One of my biggest complaints was the bad guy, Frannie.  It made a lot of sense she was the bad guy and fact about halfway through the book I figured out it was her.  They never addressed why nothing was done after the first murder or why the dad didn’t think she would have been the culprit the second time.  And what happens to her son.  Does he end up back with his dad?  The other issue is what happens with the FCC and Devon.  Does he get off scot free and his cousin takes the prison time?  Is Devon able to keep his company or does he have to start over? The last one is probably explained in the next book but I am still frustrated by these loose ends.

Hypno by R.J. Blain

5 Stars

The world was devastated by World War III.  After the nuclear holocaust people emerged with powers.  Very few people remained untouched by the radiation.  Olivia Abrams survived a direct nuclear bomb strike but it changed her into a water mage.  Since the attack she’s worked for the FBI where she now heads a FBI quads of agents.  When one of her quads goes silent she sends another in to find them.  What they discover is everyone in that area were a sleep.  Olivia is tasked with discovering what is causing people to become comatose and stop them.

I loved how Olivia tortured those around her.  In particular her hunky cop.   She works too hard and those around her love her and want to protect her even if she doesn’t want it.  It was paced nicely and I didn’t feel like there were any lags in the story.  It looks like there is supposed to be more books in the series and since I couldn’t wait to finish this book I want the next sooner rather than later.  It was that good.

Audio Book

I actually listened to this book before I read the book.  It is narrated by Nicole Blessing.  With the speed I listened to the book it was very breathy. That is the only way I can explain it.  I learned to tune it out but it was difficult in the beginning.  Once I tuned it out I enjoyed the audiobook a lot.

Burn Baby Burn by R.J. Blain

4.5 Stars

Bailey and Chief Quinn are back and the Calamity Queen is up to her normal shenanigans.  Needing a break from marital bliss and their sexcapades Bailey plots with Tiffany (Perkett) Perkins to send their husbands on a treasure hunt road trip final destination Vegas.  Things go astray with a string of new rabies cases and a missing cop.  New family is found and old family is punished.

I loved this book.  It had the humor from the first book and Bailey and Quinn are awesome.  It starts a couple months after their other book ended.  They’ve been married for a couple months and still in the honeymoon stage.  The story continues nicely from the last one.  There isn’t any lag in the story.  There were some interesting conclusions to some plot points from their last book.  The half-point loss was for skipping between perspectives.  At times it frustrated me but I still loved the book.

Audio Book:

3 Stars

My review for the Nicole Blessing is the same as the last.  I am sure she is a great narrator but the accents with the high speed of listening makes it difficult to listen too.  It isn’t the same with other narrators just some of them.  I didn’t hate her and I did complete the audio book but it did diminish my enjoyment of the book.

Book 12 of Magical Romantic Comedies (with a body count) but you just need to have read book 1 to read.