On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs, Eileen Wilks, Karen Chance, Sunny

Genre: Paranormal Romance; Shifters, Vampires, Fey, Magic, Mages, Monere
Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: On the make. On the scent. On the edge. On the Prowl…Alpha and Omega by Patricia Briggs. The werewolf Anna finds a new sense of self when the son of the werewolf king comes to town to quell unrest in the Chicago pack – and inspires a power in Anna that she’’s never felt better. Inhuman by Eileen Wilks. Kai has a secret gift of sensing thoughts and desires. When she senses in her neighbor Nathan could be dangerous. Because he has a secret gift, too, and it’s about to be let loose. Buying Trouble by Karen Chance. In a New York auction house, a Lord of the Fey crosses paths with a fiery redheaded mage named Claire. But in this strange underground society, the rarity up for sale is Claire herself. Mona Lisa Betwining by Sunny. Among the children of the moon, Mona Lisa is of Mixed Blood – part Monere, part human, and destined to be alone. Then she meets a man who could be her salvation – or her downfall…

This is an anthology that mixes four great authors. Now I have written on two of the stories in here, the story by Patricia Briggs and the by Sunny. I felt I should also touch on the other two stories here in as they are also very good reads. Eileen Wilks is about people finding out secrets about one another. While the Karen Chance story is about buying rarities. The whole book is a gem. I have read the whole book several times as I really like it. This is a short story that is very nice in describing what is happening with Mona Lisa as she is beginning to see that she is changed.

Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 0425216594
Pages: 352
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Embrace the Night by Karen Chance

Genre: Urban Fantasy; Vampires, Clairvoyants, Mages, Fey, Magic

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Embrace the Night

Back Cover: Recently named the world’s chief clairvoyant, Cassandra Palmer still has a thorn in her side. As long as Cassie and a certain master vampire – the sizzling-hot Mircea – are magically bound to each other, her life will never be her own. The spell that binds them can be broken only with an incantation found in the Codex Merlini, an ancient grimoire. The Codex’s location has been lost in the present day, so Cassie will have to seek it out in the only place it can still be found – the past. But Cassie soon realizes the Codex is missing for a reason. The book is rumored to contain some seriously dangerous spells, and while retrieving it may help Cassie deal with Mecea, it could also endanger the world…

This is the third book in the Cassie Palmer novels. In this book Cassie has to go all over time to try and separate the magical bound between her and Mircea. So much is going on and trying to remember the “when” that they were at did through me once. (Time travel can do that sometimes). The story is well written and as always the hot scenes just seem to get a little hotter. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a very good page turner that I just couldn’t put down. I can't wait to read the next book in this series, Curse the Dawn.

Publisher: ROC

ISBN: 0451461991

Pages: 400

Series: Cassie Palmer

Volume: 3

Claimed by Shadow by Shadow by Karen Chance

Genre: Urban Fantasy; Vampires, Clairvoyants, Mages, Fey, Magic

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: A recent legacy made Cassandra Palmer heir to the title of Pythia, the world’s chief clairvoyant. It’s a position that usually comes with years of training, but Cassie’s circumstances are a little…unusual. And now she’s stuck with a whopping amount of power that every vamp, Fey, and mage in town wants to either monopolize or eradicate – and that she herself doesn’t dare use. What’s more, she’s just discovered that a certain arrogant master vampire has put a geis on her – a magical claim that warns off any would-be attraction between them. But Cassie’s had it with being jerked around, and anyone who tries it from now on is going to find out that she makes a very bad enemy…

Cassie is now having to fight for herself. Not wanting to belong to anyone but herself. Again this sit on the edge of your seats as there is so much going on. You want to take it all in. Even though she does have something for Mircea she still doesn’t like the idea of being owned. Great writing that I just could not get enough of. I can't wait to read the next book in the series, Embrace the Night.

Publisher: ROC

ISBN: 0451461525

Pages: 374

Series: Cassie Palmer

Volume: 2

Touch the Dark by Karen Chance

Genre: Urban Fantasy; Vampires, Clairvoyants, Mages, Fey, Magic

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Cassandra Palmer can see the future and communicate with spirits – talents that make her attractive to the dead and the undead. The ghosts of the dead aren’t usually dangerous; they just like to talk…a lot. The undead are another matter. Like any sensible girl, Cassie tries to avoid vampires. But when the bloodsucking magioso she escaped three years ago finds Cassie again with vengeance on his mind, she’s forced to turn to the vampire Senate for protection. The undead senators won’t help her for nothing, and Cassie finds herself working with one of their most powerful members, a dangerously seductive master vampire – and the price he demands may be more than Cassie is willing to pay…

Cassie may be running from one vampire into the arms of another but this is not your usual vampire story. Cassie needs help but she also has some moves of her own. Beautifully written characters for this story, truth be told I don’t have just one favorite. I really love almost every character. This is a book had me on the edge of my seat trying to find out what was going to happen next. And it didn’t disappoint at all. I really think this is a brilliant way to start a series and can't wait to read Claimed By Shadow.

Publisher: ROC

ISBN: 0451460936

Pages: 320

Series: Cassie Palmer

Volume: 1

Silver's Edge by Anne Kelleher

Genre: Fantasy; Magic, Shadowlands, Sidhe, Fey

Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Through the Shadowlands: where the touch of silver was protections, power and peril. Unwillingly entwined . . . There is more danger than usual in the Otherworld of the Sidhe and the mortal world of the Shadowlands. An unlikely group of conspirators -- both mortal and Sidhe -- plot to overthrow both thrones. They'd stolen the silver caul that protected the borders between the realms -- and set into motion a most perilous war. A blacksmith's daughter, a Sidhe lady, a mortal queen. Three women stand against the encroaching evil. All they have is a girl's love for her father, a lady's for her queen -- and a queen's for her country. Nessa, Delphinea and Cecily are each driven by a personal destiny, yet share a fierce sense of love, justice and determination to protect what is theirs. Will the spirit and strength of these women be enough to turn back the tide of the goblin hordes waiting to overrun the kingdoms? Perhaps. But the battle must still be fought . . .

This is a complicated story that follows three different women. Each has a roll to play and not one that they ever thought of. But they must follow their destiny or the world as they know it will fall. The idea behind the story is very good but the follow through for it isn’t great. There are some times that the change from one character to the other isn’t very smooth. And I didn’t feel a great connection between the characters. I didn’t like this story very much.

Publisher: Harlequin

ISBN: 0373811144

Pages: 544

Series: Shadowlands

Volume: 1

Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Magic, Alchemy, Fey

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: When she was seven, a horrific fey attack killed Donna Underwood’s father and drove her mother mad. Her own nearly fatal injuries were fixed by alchemy—the iron tattoos branding her hands and arms. Now seventeen, Donna feels like a freak, doomed by the magical heritage that destroyed her parents and any chance she had for a normal life. Only her relationship with her best friend, Navin, is keeping her sane. But when vicious wood elves abduct Navin, Donna is forced to accept her role in the centuries-old war between human alchemists and these darkest outcasts of Faerie. Assisted by Xan, a gorgeous guy with faery blood running through his veins and secrets of his own, Donna races to save Navin—even if it means betraying everything her parents fought to the death to protect.

This first book in the Iron Witch series is brilliant. Donna feels out of place amongst regular people. Navin is a great supportive character. The mix of the real world and only touch of magic is very well written. The fey in this series are a darker fey, not you Disney kind of fairy. The interaction between the Wood Queen and Donna kept me turning the pages to find out what would happen next. I really enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading the next book in the series, The Wood Queen.

Publisher: Flux

ISBN: 073872582X

Pages: 312

Series: Iron Witch

Volume: 1