Author: Kasey Briggs

Nightblade, by Garrett Robinson

Nightblade is a wonderful, mad adventure that begins with Loren, a 15 year old girl who dreams of release from her abusive parents. Escaping into fantasy, she becomes Nightblade, wandering the world in a black cloak with a dagger at her side, stealing from the rich and righting wrongs. Then, her opportunity comes when she spots someone fleeing through the forest.

As Loren runs away from home, she has only her wits, swagger and a mysterious dagger to help her navigate her first adventures in the city. The story moves at a whirlwind pace as Loren makes friends and enemies and she tries to become Nightblade.

Nightblade is Book 1 of the Nightblade Epic and part of the Underrealm Saga

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The Seekers, by Cait Ashwood

I was intrigued by the description for The Seekers by Cait Ashwood, and extremely pleased by the novel. The fantasy-magical setting is unique and the plot kept me guessing. I couldn’t predict what was going to happen and was glued to the story as it wound its way through changing alliances and betrayals until the cliffhanger ending.

To briefly summarize, Audrey feels adrift after her husband’s death. A stranger offers her a chance at adventure, an almost unbelievable one, but she has no ties and if she’s ever going to take a chance and break out of her routine, this feels like the time. The Stranger, called the Hound, is a seeker who spends his life looking for women who have the special potential to save his people from starvation. Such a calling may be just what Audrey’s been looking for, if she has the courage to take it.

The Seekers, is Book 1 of the Order of the Lily.  I can’t say more, the next book is out there somewhere, I’ve got to get to it!

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Mountain Wolf, by Amber Ella Monroe

Cassie Grey’s nose for news has brought on more trouble than she was ready for.  Her investigation of the disappearance of shifters in Aspen Valley brings her a death threat and an urgent need to leave town.  She and her brother plan for her to hide out in a remote cabin, but a bad roof leaves her with nowhere to go.  Fortunately, Luke, one of her brother’s college friends, has a cabin rental business and can loan her a cabin next-door to his.

Cassie quickly falls for Luke despite their age difference.  Luke is hesitant for a lot of reasons.  It’s his best friends younger sister for one thing, for another he is a wolf shifter and neither Cassie nor her brother knows — at first.

Will Luke open up to Cassie and if he does, will she accept him despite the secret he’s been hiding?

This was a very enjoyable short novel with a satisfying HEA.  The mystery element of the story helps adds to the suspense of the situation.  This book is part of the Aspen Valley Wolf Pack series.

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A new shifter world opens in turmoil in A Wolf’s Hunger: Rafe by A K Michaels

A K Michael’s new shifter series, a Wolf’s Hunger, opens with a world in turmoil.  Rafe, the Alpha of his pack, is suffering from a strange uncontrollable hunger that cannot be sated by any number of kills.  For days he has hunted in his wolf form as his Beta wolf has followed and worried.

Meanwhile, Tasha is on the run after a mysterious illness and an attack by rogue wolves has destroyed her pack.  At the insistence of her mother, Tasha fled the attack to warn other packs. After days of pursuit, the rogue wolves are almost on her heels.

I enjoyed this book tremendously.  The story is full of action from the very start and with only brief romantic interludes the plot continues at a fast pace until the mysteries are solved and the story resolved.  Rafe and Tasha are strong characters and the supporting characters are also well developed.  I look forward to other books in this series.

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Safe Harbor, by Kit Kyndall

While bartending at a strip club, Julia witnesses her friend’s death at the hands of a mobster and she must go into witness protection until the trial. The marshals protecting her are betrayed and they are attacked.  As a last resort, one of the marshals sends her across country to find a someone she’s told will help her. Traumatized and confused, she soon finds her way to Justin’s ranch.

Justin is not in any shape for company. He’s fighting PTSD and doesn’t want anybody to see him.  He certainly isn’t ready to have a houseguest who’s depending on him.

Alone together at the ranch it is impossible for them to avoid each other. As they spend time together, Julia begins to break down his barriers and Justin’s resistance fades. Unfortunately for them, the mobster has a powerful incentive to track her down once he learns she has data files that will prove he and his group are guilty of a lot more than murder. Time is not on Julia’s side.  When the inevitable happens and they come after her, will Justin be able to overcome his PTSD and protect Julia?

This book was a fast, exciting read.  I really enjoyed watching the relationship develop between Justin and Julia.  The plot was not predictable and the story is self-contained with no cliffhangers.

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Luther – Base Camp Bears by Amelia Jade

So, a bear shifter walks into a bar and runs into a friend.  Then he’s smitten with a cute waitress and says all the wrong things.  Then… all hell breaks loose.

Bear shifter Luther just lost his job with the Green Bearet border patrol due to budget cuts. He wanders into a bar in the neutral city of Cloud lake to drown his sorrows and decide what to do next.  Once there he’s smitten with Allix, a human who works as a waitress at the bar. When shifters from the Fenrir enclave arrive and cause trouble, he acts to defend her.  It turns out that the Fenrir shifters enclave have started attacking humans and shifters all over town. Fenrir has just declared war.  Luther and his friend have no choice but return to their old base in the Cadia enclave.

Allix has been wandering all her life looking for something.  She sees Luther in the bar and there’s definitely some special bond there.  Suddenly, Allix finds herself in the middle of a shifter war and in need of rescue.  Can love bloom in the shadow of war and can Allix finally find a place to belong?

This was an exciting story based in Amelia Jade’s Cadia shifter world.  Green Bearets – Luther is Book 1 in the Base Camp Bears series.  I thoroughly enjoyed the book.  It combined a lot of different elements such as shifter/human conflicts, conflicts between shifters, Military tactics and training, and of course romance.  The story is unpredictable and keeps your guessing what will happen next.

 

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Angel Awakening, by Starr Huntress, S. A. Ravel & Emma Alisyn

I didn’t think I was going to like this book. I read a preview that I didn’t like much. However, I’ve read many of this author’s works and enjoyed them, so I gave the book the benefit of a doubt. I’m so glad I did.

The story was exciting from the very start with Abella breaking away from serving her family in a big way. She takes a job as a housekeeper on another planet. Her sister insists she return to “take care of the estate” but Abella wants to fly free for a change.

Abella doesn’t know a whole lot about her new job, but when her new boss suddenly “rises” from his sleep in the sea, it quickly becomes clear that their connection is special. But can Abella give up on her ideas of total freedom enough to allow Ishaiq, her winged Archan, to lean on her for the support he needs?

— Kasey’s Book Nook

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Warrior’s Bond, by Starr Huntress and Emma Alisyn

Yadeshi  Brides #1

Zoriah, a single mother with 3 children, works hard just to get by.  The class system on this rather dystopian earth isn’t easy on single mothers.  She’s not thrilled to fond out that  her son has been skipping school to train with alien warriors.

Benyon, a Yadeshi warrior, has been training her children and convinces her to make it official to keep her son out of trouble.    Soon she finds herself training to be a Yadeshi bride for the benefits provided.

Zoriah’s not thinking beyond the present, but Benyon has been planning ever since he met Zoriah…

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  It had plenty of story background as the first book in the series, but the plot moves quickly and there’s plenty of romance.

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Battle Scarred by Becca Fanning

Kat’s world is about as complicated as it can get.  Her new prototype prosthetic is due to start trials this week and her addict twin brother just landed on her doorstep again.  She insists Toby go to group as a condition of staying with her and takes him to a meeting.

At the meeting Toby meets Briggs Dawson, a shifter and former pro football player.  When the football job falls through he joined the army and lost an arm.  Now he’s homeless and suffering from PTSD.

Complications with Kat’s project mean she needs a shifter to test her new arm prosthetic and Briggs reluctantly agrees to help Kat, mostly because of his attraction to her.  He doesn’t need a prosthetic to feel complete.  Kat is attracted too, but she’s been all business for so long.  Does she dare mix business with pleasure just this once?

Battle Scarred is a story with many themes.  Addiction, homelessness, PTSD, personal and professional ethics and romance all have their part in the final blend.  Kat and Briggs are both lost and shut off from their feelings at the beginning but don’t realize it.  Through the story all the characters grow and change in a satisfying way.   I’m a big fan of Becca Fanning’s writing and this new book does not disappoint.

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Hounds of God by Justin Sloan

Hounds of God is Book 1 of the Cursed Night series by Justin Sloan.

Werewolf factions are fighting everywhere.  Will anyone save the humans?

Katherine (Kat) became a werewolf at 13.  Her parents were killed and she was on the streets with confused memories, tremendous guilt and no street skills.  She is taken in by a group called the Hounds of Gods.  They believe werewolves were created to punish evildoers.  Not all werewolves agree and the hideout is attacked.

Kat leaves the group and starts to look for a cure for the “cursed”condition.  She and her friends just want to be left alone, but the world is divided into werewolf factions intent on pursuing  her.  Can she accept her condition and use her powers to protect her friends and innocent humans?

Hounds of God is an exciting take on werewolves blended with religious fanaticism.  There’s tons of action and plot twists to keep you guessing.  The novel sets a solid foundation for the rest of the series.

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