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Lavender and Cinnamon Book 1: Hexes and Kisses from Seattle By Monica La Porta

Hexes and Kisses from Seattle was a delight to read. Aubrey is having a very bad day. Yesterday she received a summons to a meeting with her landlord. Stress caused her to spend most of the night baking. That’s good for her shop but bad for her attitude. When he’s late for the meeting her patience has reached it’s end. She walks in his office and…(that’s for you to read). When she finds out he plans to evict her in a month and breaks his desk. She fixes the damage but then he’s kissing her and claiming that he’s been looking for her for ages.

Aubrey is a witch who tries to follow the rules and keep magic secret, but it’s hard when a day is so challenging. The landlord turns out to be a hot dragons shifter and they are cursed to be tethered together. Reeling from this discovery, there’s more news. Andrew forgot to mention he’s engaged.

I really enjoyed reading this book. Aubrey tells the story with a lot of snark . It’s a fun read, but there’s a cliff-hanger at the end.

I look forward to reading more of this series. The next two books are already out.

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Jacob, by Becca Fanning

Jacob is part iv of Rodeo Bears.

Cara first ran into Jacob when she needed help at 17.  She’s followed his career ever since, and now she’s 22 and ready to follow up on her crush. But before she can talk to Jacob, she runs into men involved in the anti-shifter violence and Jacob comes to her rescue again.

In this book, the rodeo takes a backseat to the ongoing mystery of shifters disappearing. Cara offers to help search since she volunteers with the sheriff’s posse and knows the area.

This story was exciting as we’re given more information on the mystery and how serious it has become to the Tyrell clan. Much more remains to be solved in future stories, though.

There was a good mix of action and romance and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Blueblood dragon by Amelia Jade

This is book one in the Genesis Valley series

Ferro has a terrible mission before him.  Something has gone wrong with the Dragon Council and he must find out what and fix it before millions are endangered.  To make it even worse, all the members of the dragon council  and the rebellion are his children.  Ferro is the first dragon shifter. He is thousands of years old, and he’s clearly stayed away too long.
As Ferro makes his way towards the secret lair of the dragon council he sees a shifter in trouble and intervenes.

As far as Ana knows she is the only one of her kind.  Drifting from one small village to another it always ends the same.  Somebody crosses the line and when she defends herself  she is hunted as a demon and called an abomination.  It’s really getting tiresome.
When Ferro helps Ana out she is suspicious, but when they touch they both feel a powerful pull.  Can two ancient shifters  adapt to a life together?  Maybe if the Order, as they learn their mutual enemy is called,  would give them a moment’s peace they could find out…

I enjoyed this book a lot.  The characters are well defined, the dialogue  is snappy, the action is fast, and the plot is full of rich detail.  It builds on the story  from the Jade crew series while opening up a new set of circumstances  for a new series.  It’s a fast read, but a satisfying one.

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Sorrows, by Donna Fernstrom

At the beginning of Sorrows, Jay awakens in an alley  in terrible pain from hunger and sensory overload.  He stumbles to his feet and finds himself stalking a homeless man.  Then  a van screaches to a halt and he’s thrown inside where a warm donor feeds him.
This is his introduction to Vampire society.  Worlds filled with vampires, donors, shapeshifting trackers and even mages await him.  Jay has a LOT to learn and he’s not very happy about it.
Jays last “normal” memory is walking home alone after a gig with his band.  Then he woke up in a horrific warehouse where he was imprisoned and tortured  by a crazed vampire serial killer named Malachi.
Jays experiences in the warehouse are told as flashbacks.  Jay suffers PTSD as a result of his experiences, and he is terrified of everything  at first.  He has been rescued by a Law Enforcement team that has been tracking Malachi.  Jay decides he wants to join them so he begins his training in how to live in his new world.
Sorrows is a well-written  book and once I got into the story a bit I began to enjoy following  Jay’s introduction  into a life he didn’t choose,  but has to accept.  The story is told from Jays perspective  with flashbacks and lots of interior dialog.  It was a little hard to follow the story at first because there’s a large cast of characters and a lot of world-building going on.  Throughout  all this, the story is compelling  and the author does a good job handling the complex  plot.  I’d classify this book as urban fantasy with a large serving of horror.  Sorrows is an apt title since almost all  the characters  have  more than their share of them.
Sorrows is Book 1 of the Rogue Saga in the World walkers Universe Series.  I received a free review copy of the book.

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