Haven Awakening by Gryffyn Phoenix

March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

HAVEN
Haven Awakening by Gryffyn Phoenix
Publisher: Avalerion Books
Genre: Young Adult, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Contemporary, Action/Adventure
Length: Full Length (261 pages)
Age Recommendation: 16+
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

What if you were blind and your parents gave you new eyes for your sixteenth birthday? Suddenly, all the world is back in glorious colorful detail. . . but what if there were more? What if you opened your new eyes and saw your doctor and parents smiling at you, full of love and joy… but attached to the doctor’s legs are hideous squirming monsters that no one can see but you? And the nurse has a dark pit on her chest spitting acid … and those are the easy ones.

Verity Chambers is seeing these things with her new eyes, horrible monsters that couldn’t possibly exist in her world, but do. In shock, Verity discovers she can now see past the barriers that protect Earth from the countless creatures she thought existed only in nightmares.

Throw into the mix a blood feud, two mega-hot not-quite-human boys, and a nasty girl who may be a demon, and you’ve got a difficult road ahead for Verity, who thought her toughest challenge in life would be color coordinating her outfits for school.

But hey—if Verity doesn’t make it to seventeen, at least now she’ll see it coming.

Two Teams.

Opposite Sides.

The new veil-seer has been made

A mortal female.

Now the game has changed.

And planet Earth is the prize.

Every action has a consequence, but not every consequence can be predicted ahead of time.

Verity is a such a well-developed character that I knew exactly what kind of personality she has by the end of the first scene. Her snarky, intelligent commentary on all of the unexpected things that happen to her after her cornea transplant lends a healthy dose of skepticism to her experiences. The fact that she doesn’t immediately adjust to her surroundings makes a lot of sense given how violent, unpredictable, and sensual this new world is, although the inclusion of these scenes makes this a book that should not be passed down to younger readers.

I would have preferred to see more well developed secondary characters. So much of what I learn about their individual personalities comes from how focused they are on everything that happens to Verity. While I understand why they find her so fascinating, the idea of one person attracting so much attention didn’t always fit in with what I learned about their society. It would have been helpful had more time been spent on the difference between what the secondary characters say they value versus what they actually pay the most attention to as the discrepancy grows more distracting over time.

The world building in this book is incredible. Ms. Phoenix develops so many different species, alliances, and old, festering wounds between various groups simultaneously that I was nearly as disoriented as Verity is in the first few chapters. I was especially interested in how the author uses myths and legends from a wide variety of cultures to flesh out the narrative. They work quite well with the original creatures that she throws into Verity’s path as the plot progresses.

Haven Awakening is a wild ride that is as much fun for adults as it is for young adult readers. Why not give it a try today?

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Sating the Lust God by Kate Hill

March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

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Sating the Lust God by Kate Hill
Publisher: Changeling Press, LLC
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Paranormal
Length: Short Story (80 pgs)
Other: M/F, Anal Sex
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Xeranthemum

Eternal life — and eternal torture.

Forever young, forever strong, forever bound to their temple — a cult of vampire priests, sustained by the blood of their god.

The Great Chand, God of Lust, Ruler of Fertility and Death. Punished by his fellow gods for his insatiable appetite for sex, sentenced to eternity in the Netherworld, separated from all he once cherished. Each year the priests summon the Lust God, who takes over Kabir’s body. Chand’s promise, eternal life in exchange for a week of freedom. For a hundred years Chand has kept his promise. A taste of his blood each year keeps the priests alive and almost godlike themselves, but at a terrible price.

For a hundred years Kabir has withstood the ritual, hosting the god’s terrible lusts, suffered through ecstasy and horror such as no man should endure. There is but one way to break the curse. A mortal woman must fall in love with both Chand and Kabir. After more than a century, Kabir believes he has finally found such a woman. Tamanna fears neither man. But does she have the strength and compassion to love and accept two such opposite mates?

Despite the title, it’s not all wham bam slam the ham. Sating the Lust God is actually a story with heart. The heroine had to work her tail off to find it behind the fortress it was hiding behind but she eventually does touch the god’s emotions and that journey is why this book works so well.

As with most erotic stories lately, the tale starts off with a heavy dose of lust. It’s a dream sequence and it’s truly pertinent to the momentum of the story. If Tamanna hadn’t had the hots for the Lust God, Chand, the whole story wouldn’t have worked. The heroine has a strong empathy for others and a caring heart. All it takes is one look from a year ago for her to plan her future. Of course, the surprise twists that are in store for her could never have been imagined by a simple woman living in a hut. In fact, the whole scenario she takes part in is all a lie. But to what end and why is only found out once she gets her wish, to be with Chand.

Kabir is a victim of circumstance. He’s also swallowed by the lie but for him there is no escape. I felt bad for him but by the same token, I was impressed with his inexhaustible persistence in not giving up. His perseverance provided another catalyst that changed the course of his life as well as Tamanna and Chand’s.

I didn’t list M/F/M initially because I wasn’t too sure if it qualified. You see, Chand and Kabir share the same body but when Chand’s in charge, he has four arms yet Kabir is still around, floating in his own brain while his consciousness is ruled by Chand. I didn’t list M/M either because it was only a couple of sentences with one of the ‘priests’ and the changeover of Kabir to Chand. To say this is a busy book is an understatement.

When Tamanna is finally is alone with Chand is when the magic of this story occurs. The author systematically showed the heroine chipping away at the lust god’s stubbornness and inability to share. He tries to stay invulnerable but her treating him different that all the ones before and Kabir constantly needling him about it, wore the god down. That whole process was touching, sometimes sweet, oftentimes annoying for the heroine but the one that that never failed was the sex. Those scenes were well written and plentiful but my favorite is when Chand became confused with the non-sexual touch. What’s a lust god going to do with a nonsexual touch? I found that amusing and kind of endearing.

Ultimately, the three beings have to come to a decision. And as this is a romance, I was treated to an unusual happy ever after that was perfect for the characters. I found it rather sweet, in an understated sexy kind of way but a little funny too. For the three of them who started out with no hope to end up actually finding their own slice of happiness made this a pleasurable read and worth spending an hour or two with.

Sating the Lust God is a fun, entertaining and sexy read that really made the time fly. I enjoyed the unique dynamics of a threesome but in a twosome. I liked the progression of the dialogue – from arrogance to loving, from impatience to caring. It sure is a different kind of romance; there’s a lot to like and it’s why I have no hesitation in recommending this book to readers of erotic fantasy romance.

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Love Potion #9.5 by Kat Holmes

March 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment

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Love Potion #9.5 by Kat Holmes
Publisher: MuseItUp Publishing
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Historical
Length: Short Story (23 pages)
Other: M/F
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Lucy Mixernight has a real problem. Thanks to a witch with a serious case of PMS half the people in her town have been cursed with an embarrassing, yet explosive dilemma. Naturally the witch can’t fix the problem so everyone turns to Lucy for help.

But no matter how many recipes she tries she can’t solve the problem. Then Tad, a hunky travelling merchant enters her shop and she’s not thinking about potions any longer. But he may just be the answer to her prayers, in more ways than one.

Few things are more frustrating than a problem that can’t be solved. This is even more true when your livelihood depends on figuring it out.

The chemistry between Lucy and Tad is delicious. They can’t be in the same room without sparks flyings, and this electric connection between them makes for some amazingly hot sex scenes. These characters are a great example of how quickly strangers can find common ground if they click with one another.

Chemistry isn’t everything, though, and I would have preferred to see at least a few reasons why they could be compatible outside of the bedroom. A few scenes early on in the narrative could easily be rewritten in order to highlight other things that Lucy and Tad could offer one another. It would have only required the inclusion of one or two points of compatibility for this tale to have earned a higher rating.

I really enjoyed the references to classic fairy tales that are scattered throughout the plot. They made me feel like I’d wandered into the middle of a much longer piece. The author could easily write one or more sequels to address what has otherwise only been hinted at in these pages. While I don’t know if that’s something she is planning to do, Ms. Holmes has plenty of material to work with if she does decide to revisit Fairyville.

There are multiple grammar and punctuation mistakes in this story. While none of them fundamentally chance the meanings of the sentences that contain them, figuring out what the author actually intended to say was distracting. A large number of run-on sentences also made it difficult for me to stay focused on what was otherwise an engaging plot.

With that being said, the setting is absolutely perfect for these characters. What might have seemed a little colourful for a non-fantasy setting feels right at home in Fairyville. If anything, Lucy and Tad seem to be two of the more sombre members of their community. Figuring out the cultural differences between their world and my own was one of the highlights of reading this story for this reader.

Love Potion #9.5 kept me smiling until the end. This is a good choice for anyone who loves the otherworldly feel of the fantasy genre.

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The Mitosis Hegemony: Techno-Politics in the 21st Century by Arthur Van Kaserman

March 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment

HITOSIS
The Mitosis Hegemony: Techno-Politics in the 21st Century by Arthur Van Kaserman
Publisher: The Mitosis Library
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Short Story (125 pages)
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

THE MITOSIS HEGEMONY: TechnoPolitics in the 21st Century is a hi-tech, sci-fi thriller about current trends that will collide soon to forever change the world as we know it.

The only way to know what inside an unexpected message is to open it. The question is, will humanity ready for what they’re about to discover?

This is a fast-paced book that is full of plot twists I didn’t see coming. It was especially interesting to see how the same events play out from the perspective of more than one character in this piece. The ability to experience an event from more than one point of view comes in even more handy as the plot progresses. No two people are alike and neither will they interpret or remember the same event identically. These differences – large and small – are scattered throughout many of my favourite scenes.

Due to a large cast of characters and almost no character development it took me a while to remember everyone’s name, occupation, and location. The vast majority of the characters are introduced within an incredibly short period of time during which a lot of other important things are happening in the plot. It would have been really helpful to have a glossary of at least the most important people in an appendix somewhere. I would have also liked to see more descriptions of individual personalities. The plot is so centered on solving the mystery that I finished this novella with nearly no idea who might be shy, gregarious, intellectual, or trustworthy.

As someone who has absolutely no experience with military slang or acronyms, I really appreciated Mr. Van Kaserman’s willingness to explain exactly what each term meant. The first few chapters in particular are filled with references to military equipment and procedures, so there were quite a few definitions in the beginning of this story. Including them in the flow of the narrative was the right decision for this piece. The plot was rarely slowed down by it, and it was nice to figure out the meanings of new terms without having to stop reading.

There is also a lot of telling instead of showing in this novella. The narrator explicitly states what certain characters are feeling instead of allowing their body language or word choice give the reader hints about what is happening. In certain scenes this technique is necessary when writing such action-heavy science fiction, but using it repeatedly with characters whose personalities are so ill-defined was one of my biggest reasons for giving this book a 2.5 star rating. It was often difficult for me as a reader to care about what was happening to individuals that I knew so little about.

With that being said, the mystery was well-paced and provided clues just often enough to keep my curiosity piqued about the true origins of the odd signal. Coming up with theories about who might be behind it was invigorating. I would have enjoyed spending more time playing around with this mystery, and the intricacies of it could have easily filled up the pages of a full-length novel.

I’d recommend The Mitosis Hegemony to anyone who likes fast-paced, plot-centered tales. Despite its flaws, the concepts it explores are unique and worth a try for readers who are big fans of this writing style.

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Grace Under Fire by Misa Buckley

March 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment

GRACE
Grace Under Fire by Misa Buckley
Publisher: Champagne Books
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (22 pages)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Grace McKenna wakes up to find the world in danger – the sky is on fire and the only man who knows how the global satellite system works is languishing in a mental institute. Sent by the director of Global Solutions, she discovers a man largely forgotten by society, a man whose powers intrigue her.

Breaking Benedict Thomas out of the institute might be as crazy as he’s alleged to be, but someone is lying and Grace is determined to find out whom. Especially since those lies have put the entire world in danger…

What could very well be the end of the world is the perfect time to take risks. If it doesn’t happen now another chance might never present itself.

I can’t imagine a more electrifying opening sentence than this one: “The sky was on fire.” As soon as I read it I couldn’t wait to see what Ms. Buckley planned to do with her characters and the dying world that no one else has been able to save. The descriptions of what happens to a society that knows there may not be any days left for them after this one were as chilling as they were intriguing.

It’s difficult to discuss my criticism of this piece without revealing spoilers, but the scenes that earned it a sensual rating felt out of place when compared to the tone of the rest of the plot. Either section would have made a compelling short story on its own, but attempting to bind a thrilling science fiction mission with what happens later on never quite gelled for this reader. I did not sense much chemistry between the individuals involved in those scenes, and that made it difficult for me to understand certain interactions between them.

The fast-paced plot kept me interested from beginning to end. Just enough information about Global Solutions and the backgrounds of the characters is provided to explain what’s happening. There were a few details I would have preferred to have more information on, but none of it is strictly necessary in order to understand what Grace is trying to do. Leaving certain questions unanswered also means that there is space for a sequel to this piece. While I don’t know if Ms. Buckley is planning to write it, I would be quite interested in revisiting these characters in the near future.

Grace Under Fire is a solid tale that left me wishing for more. This is a good choice for anyone in the mood for a quick, satisfying read.

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Meadow’s Keep by Shanon Grey

March 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment

KEEP
Meadow’s Keep by Shanon Grey
The Gatekeepers Book Two
Publisher: Crossroads Publishing House
Genre: Contemporary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (398 pages)
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Orchid

Jasmine Monroe once felt like damaged goods. Not anymore. Her latent abilities, although appearing too late to save her from a brutal attack, now keep her safe from anyone hurting her again. Secure in that fact, she’s moved on. Until she meets her first love’s doppelganger.

Eryk Vreeland, a misfit and an embarrassment to his upper-class/upper-crust family, is a magician. His shows are renowned, his contributions to charity astronomical, his illusions precise. Except—not everything is an illusion. Sometimes, there is real magic.

Forced together to rescue and protect a young woman, safeguards must come down and, when that happens, their attraction strengthens—beyond their control—until they can barely tell where one person stops and the other begins.

Will they surrender to a legacy or risk a disaster to stay apart?

Jasmine Monroe has taken a long time to recover from the ordeal she suffered in the first book of The Gatekeepers (The Shoppe of Spells), but now she feels whole again and able to cope with life in general. Then she meets Eryk Vreeland, a magician who is identical to her good friend Dorian. All except for the eyes. His facetted emerald green eyes are the duplicate of Morgan’s – Dorian’s wife.

Jasmine, Dorian and Morgan are all descendants of the original settlers of Rutherford. The people there have special powers and these three are no exception. Jasmine reports the existence of Eryk to Bask (the managing director of Abbot House which is technically the protector of Rutherford). From that point on Jasmine’s life is not her own. She and Eryk become a team and Eryk is introduced to Dorian and Morgan, the Gatekeepers at the Shoppe of Spells who keep the Gulatega from travelling through the portal to Earth.

Once again mystery and magic combine in the Rutherford descendants. Their ability to see people’s auras, move objects, repel invaders to their world, all these things make the town a safe haven. Add to this the knowledge when a couple become intimate they become match-mated for life and work their magic as a pair. This means Jasmine and Eryk must struggle to control their emotions or forever be entwined in love.

The story pulled me in and kept me there. Jasmine’s past made her a strong person and Eryk’s disbelief in real magical events made for some interesting discussions between the two. Two resilient personalities who fight against evil and the people who wield evil. I did wonder if they were right for each other, or if their identities were too much for each other. Was I right or wrong? Only a someone who’s read the book can tell you that and I’m not going to spoil it for future readers.

I waited patiently for this second book of The Gatekeepers to appear as I thoroughly enjoyed the first one. Ms Grey did not disappoint me. I literally couldn’t put this book down, and when life forced me to I hurried back to it as soon as possible. I look forward to the third in the series – Second Chances.

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The Green Rose by Stephanie Burkhart

March 6, 2014 by 6 Comments

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The Green Rose by Stephanie Burkhart
Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing
Genre: Fantasy
Length: Full (201 pgs)
Heat: Spicy
Rated: 4 stars
Review by Poppy

On the continent of Gaia, evil is brewing. Turncoat wizard, Balthyser, kidnaps the kings of Dahaka and Tapin. He wants the green rose, a source of powerful magic.

Princess Sonia of Tapin is forced to hunt down the rose in exchange for her father’s life. It’s the ultimate betrayal of Gaia’s peace, but she has no choice if she wants to save her father.

Prince Ivánstan of Dahaka accompanies her on the journey. Both face challenges and obstacles that test their strength of character during the hunt for the rose. Dare Sonia put her trust and faith in a man she hardly knows to secure Gaia’s peace or will the continent’s harmony be shattered forever?

Well written and engaging, The Green Rose is a book fans of fantasy and romance should enjoy.

I enjoyed the characters in this story once I had them sorted. We meet several during the battle scene at the start, and a few felt similar, so it took me a moment to remember who was who. I loved that the hero and heroine weren’t enemies or at odds with one another. There are days I get so tired of reading about characters who do nothing but fight until they fall into bed. The conflict here was external and appreciated by me.

Sonia and Ivan have a quest, of course, as no fantasy is complete without one. During this time they learn to trust and like each other, and eventually fall in love. There are rules about them being able to marry, and that does intrude a bit on their happiness, but the story is ultimately about them finding what they need to save their world.

Ms. Burkhart is quite a good writer. I read this book quickly and was completely engaged. I don’t think I put it down for more than a few minutes at a time because, while it may not be nail-bitingly exciting, I cared quite a lot about our characters and wanted to see things through to the end. The author does a wonderful job creating characters we care about and her world building, while not extensive, is well done. Die hard epic fantasy fans may not fully engage here, but those of us who are reading for the story and the people in it will enjoy The Green Rose.

Stephanie Burkhart is fast becoming a “must buy” author for me. I’ve yet to read a story by her that I haven’t enjoyed.

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Serving Time by Nadine Ducca

March 6, 2014 by Leave a Comment

TIME
Serving Time by Nadine Ducca
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (241 Pages)
Rating: 3 Stars
Reviewed by Cyclamen

Life and death have been industrialized. The Forge, the birthplace of every soul, is a rumbling factory owned by the goddess Time, managed by Lucifer, and powered by the labor of demons and imps. In this dystopian world, a renegade interplanetary pilot running from his past doesn’t stand a chance.

Handling Neptunian meth and dodging security cannons are all in a day’s work for Tristan Cross—not that he’s one to complain. Working for the smuggling company StarCorp is an improvement over what he used to do for a living.

However, when StarCorp gives Tristan a one-way ticket into the brainwashed—and disturbingly suicidal—Loyal League, he decides to run from the company and start a new life in the only safe haven he knows: Earth. With the help of his brother, Tristan embarks on the most hazardous journey of his life, one that will place him at Time’s mercy. Little does he know the demons running the universe are craving a feast, and his own soul is the next item on the menu.

The Logos set up the world with a forge for creating mortal beings. But once everything was set up the Logos left. “When the Logos abandoned us, I stepped up,” Time said. “I took the reins of the universe and distributed the legions of demons to keep the machine working. They run everything since the Logos turned its back upon its own creation. They are the Devourers of the faulty True Selves, but now also Keepers—Guardians—of every single True Self to ever exist.”

This is the premise behind Serving Time. The story tells of two brothers, Tristan and Eneld Cross. Tristan is a True Self who is in danger of being sent to the Repository for faulty True Selves. Eneld is a human Keeper, tasked with helping Tristan find redemption. This is a far from easy task as Tristan is a murder turned drug dealer, working for StarCorp. When he tries to resign, the company implants a chip in his neck containing a mind-consuming loyalty drug. And thus, the race begins.

The plot is filled with action and there are twists and turns on nearly every page. There are also a lot of interesting characters who help or hinder Tristan’s attempt to leave StarCorp. The characters are believably portrayed with each having both good and bad qualities.

I like the mythology of this world. It is complex and I was really absorbed in the different planes, mortal and immortal. The goddess Time is one of my favorite characters and her jealousy of her sister, the goddess Future, results in some interesting conflicts. The idea of overworked demons running the universe is unique and fascinating.

Fantasy and Science-Fiction readers are sure to enjoy this wild, chaotic ride through space and time. The action never lets up, and there are surprises all the way to the final moments of the story.

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All of Us Were Sophie by Resa Nelson

February 28, 2014 by Leave a Comment

SOPHIE
All of Us Were Sophie by Resa Nelson
Publisher: Mundania Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (265 pages)
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

What if the only way you could save your own life was to kill yourself?

Someone is trying to kill Sophie Rippetoe, and she has no place to hide. But Sophie has a unique option. Her husband designed and built a duplicator machine to make exact copies of complicated and sophisticated machine parts. She knows how the duplicator works.

Will it work for people? No one knows.

There’s just one problem: the duplication process destroys the original. The only thing Sophie knows for sure is that trying to make copies of herself will end up killing her.

Sophie isn’t sure who’s trying to kill her or why – but she has her suspicions and has gathered some evidence. She has created a trail of clues, hopeful that at least one of the Sophies she creates will figure out who the killer is in time to save herself.

Sometimes death isn’t the end of an adventure. It’s the beginning.

Ms. Nelson did a good job at drawing out the individuality of Sophie’s copies. Despite the fact that they share identical DNA and memories I never had any problems telling any of the new Sophies apart from one another. The best scenes in this book explore how each Sophie reacts to the very strange situation she has awoken into.

I would have preferred to see more time spent developing the motive of the antagonist in this piece. The reasons that were provided were never quite satisfactory for this reader due to how they are described. The omission of certain facts made it difficult for me to determine if I was encountering plot holes or if there were other explanations for why the antagonist behaves in certain ways.

The pacing in this novel was also well done. It begins with a bang and refuses to let up until the last word is wrung out from the final paragraph. I was not expecting the mystery to be so integrated into the science fiction elements of this tale, but the ways in which these genres are seamlessly blended together make it difficult to stop reading.

All of Us Were Sophie is a genre-bending thriller that I wish I could experience again for the first time. I would particularly recommend it to long-term fans of science fiction or mysteries who are interested in trying out a new genre. This book is a good introduction to either one.

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February Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery/Suspense, YA Book of the Month Poll Winner ~ Captured Lies by Maggie Thom

February 28, 2014 by 3 Comments

LIES
Captured Lies by Maggie Thom
Publisher: Quadessence Solutions
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense
Length: Full Length (315 pgs)
Rated: 5 stars
Reviewed by Dandelion

Voted BoM by LASR Readers 2013 copy

She was kidnapped not once but twice and now someone wants her dead because of it….

Her life was a lie!

Bailey knew her upbringing wasn’t normal but she’s worked hard to stabilize her life. At 29, she finally has a good business, a stable home; her life is miles from that of her childhood. Then suddenly her mother dies, leaving a gaping hole and a discovery that they may not even be related. If Guy, the private investigator is to be believed, her life is a lie. Using the skills she learned on the streets, Bailey travels back through a sketchy and dangerous past, to find answers. Dodging bullets, staying ahead of those who want her dead and convincing Guy she can do it alone, are making it difficult to discover not only the secrets of her mother’s past but that of a family claiming she is theirs.

Everyone seems to have a story… but who’s telling the truth? And who wants her dead? Is Guy part of the solution? Or part of the problem? To discover the facts, she’ll have to untangle a web of deceit, lies, and secrets, dating back over thirty years.

READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE!

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