A perfect match for her book series
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My teen daughter loves it! Will wear it when she done with the book!
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I read Hunters Season when it was first published and loved it. Ive been on an audiobook kick and decided to try out Ms. Harrisons Elder Races series in Audio.

Even if you haven't read an Elder Race book you could still pick this novella up, but I would recommend at least reading Books 1 & 2 first in the Elder Race series; since they give you a sense of what is going on in the world.

Hunters Season features Xanthe a Dark Fae Assassin and Aubrey a Dark Fae Chancellor. These characters are secondary characters introduced in the Elder Race series. We meet Xanthe in Devil's Gate and Aubrey in Storm's Heart. These two come together to create a lovely and passionate romance.

This novella was sensational with a heavenly HEA. Ms. Harrison delivers a beautiful blossoming romance; between two very different characters. Their romance builds slowly, is sweet, and adorable. I love how the author put so much attention on their romance.

I adored Hunters Season. The conclusion was satisfying, the romance is charming, and we get a little danger and intrigue too. Harrison shows us just how much love can truly heal.

The Elder Race series brings us a verity of unique supernaturals, worlds, and so much more. Its an entertaining series to read or listen too. I highly recommend diving in.

Rated: 4 Stars
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I loved the Class 5 series and had to check out the author's new series.  I was not disappointed.  Her characters are believable, the world building seems logical, and the "magic" versus technology feels realistic.  Add in the romance and you have a book that hits all my key requirements for a good read.  I will definitely be reading the rest of this series.
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This was the kind of book that after I read, I immediately wanted to buy the rest of the series.  Luckily, the second book was already out, which I quickly devoured and am now waiting (not so patiently) for the third book in the series.  While I'm waiting, I'm scouring amazon for other books that seem similar to this one because I loved the characters and the synopsis so much.  So far I haven't had much luck.

I love that Mia is something of a geek- loving technology, online role-playing games, Renaissance Faires, and Comic Con.  She might be a little awkward, but she's not oblivious to the rest of the world, either.  She's just a normal young woman underneath it all with her own quirks and dreams.  For me, Mia was the perfect blend of damsel in distress and determined amateur sleuth.  She needed help sometimes, and sometimes she was the help.  I laughed out loud at Mia's crazy family.  The relationship between Mia and Jake was perfect.  There is just that touch of romance and the interaction between those two kept you wondering what would happen.

This book is just an all around fun, cozy mystery.  I definitely recommend it and I will definitely be reading it again.
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I haven't actually read this book yet but I LOVE the books in the Irin Chronicles series by Elizabeth Hunter and I know I'll love this book, too! I pre-order all of her books because I know when I pick up her latest release, I'll love it just as much as her previous books. I've read and absolutely love E Hunter's other series, Elemental Mysteries and the spin-off Elemental World, which I read before the Irin Chronicles. In all of these series, Hunter creates wonderful worlds and characters and she is one of my favorite contemporary writers. The books are well balanced, descriptive but not wordy making the books "easy to read", but they are often pretty intense. I thoroughly enjoy the worlds Ms. Hunter creates in her books and look forward to many, many more!
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I have not been disappointed yet! :)
It's fun to find the small connections between her different series.
Enjoy! ;)
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A friend of mine recommended this series. She loves it and has all the books. The leading lady - Dandy Gilver is married to in the background Hugh and lives a fairly privileged 1920's life. She's a cross between Daisy Dalrymple and Lady Cora from Downton. Everything is seen from her perspective and is written with a great sense of the time it is set in.
Despite her position, she's a down to earth lady, with a keen sense of humour and more forward than one might expect. Nosiness and boredom start her quest after some missing diamonds, but common humanity drives her forward when the tail darkens. In many ways, she's a reluctant sleuth, but the dogged one. Despite there being only the one storyline, the author kept me turning the pages.
Don't expect the usual money, jealousy or revenge denouement. The surprise comes as much from the why as the who?
If you enjoy Daisy Dalrymple-esque cosy mysteries, you should enjoy this.

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I got this as a gift, and I absolutely loved all of books in this set!  If you like paranormal romances, you'll love these.  I'd been searching for a series like this for a while, and this was exactly what I was in the mood for.  Wonderful books!
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Rebecca M. Hale returns to her Cats and Curios series with her latest book, How to Catch a Cat. Rupert and Isabella are back with another adventure, this time centering around the sailing history of San Francisco. Hale's unique way of writing might be a little confusing for some, but she always creates a tale that is complex and satisfying and this one is no exception. The unnamed main character is trying to find a killer in her own time and one in the past, which takes the reader on a journey through time as well as through a good mystery. Readers who love this series will find this one irresistible.

This series is a mystery within itself. The idea that the main character is never named in the series, took a little bit of getting used to. At first I found that hard to digest, but the idea has grown on me. It is a really unique concept and Hale certainly makes it work for her in this series. Readers are fascinated as much by Rupert and Isabella's "person" as they are by whatever is going on in the story. I wonder every time I read one of the books in this series, if we'll ever really find out her name.

I loved the sailing history theme of this addition to the series. Hale always does her homework and ensures that no two books she has written are anything alike. Her themes are distinctive and often take the reader into areas they never considered before. San Francisco is obviously a sailing town. I have to wonder how much of the historical stuff that Hale gives us in this book is based on real fact. It makes me want to go beyond the book and do a little research of my own. That's a hallmark of a good author.

Essentially, the lead character, along with her uncle and her two cats are trying to pinpoint not one but two killers, separated by time. The present day killer's nickname is the Knitting Needle Ninja due to her choice of weapon. It was a little hard to distinguish whether you were in the past or the present at times and it was one of those books you had to really think about and concentrate on. But I think that was part of the beauty of it. I didn't want a mystery I could solve easily. I wanted to work for it and Hale delivered on that aspect.

Bottom Line:

Rupert and Isabella once again steal the show. We still don't know the main characters name and Uncle Oscar is still alive unbeknownst to most of the characters in the book. This was a somewhat complicated tale that took a lot of twists and turns. I loved the sailing history. I liked the fact that you had a mystery within a mystery to solve and the way the story skipped from the past to the present. A very unique and satisfying addition to this popular series.
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I adore this series for the small town charm, the amusing neighbors, the food, the romance, and the friendships. This installment of the series hits the spot. The interactions between the neighbors adds layers to the plot, woven perfectly with moments from the past. I love the personal side details between Sophie and Natasha. I'm not a huge fan of Natasha, but I love her as a character. I can't wait to read the next book!
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Remember that time I read a complete series in a week? Yeah, that totally just happened right now! I started The Boyfriend List, the first Ruby Oliver book on December 9th and finished this one today, the 15th. Reading a complete series in a week can take some dedication, as well as some wiggle room in the review schedule. I would not have been able to complete this feat had the Ruby Oliver books not been so consistently hilarious, honest and enjoyable.

Lockhart keeps the Ruby Oliver series so consistent in tone and Ruby's narrative voice and how much fun they are to read. This, more than anything, impressed me so much. Keeping a series interesting and each installment just about equally as good as the last is a seriously difficult task for an author, but Lockhart succeeds with flying colors.

What I love most about this series as a whole is how honest it is to the high school experience. There's frank discussion of kissing and sex and friendship debacles, of the awkwardness of parties, and of things that don't matter one bit after high school, like how the bake sale went. Ruby acts one hundred percent like a teenager, a very smart one, of course, but she never feels like an adult trying to create a teenager. She has her own weird slang, which, in some books can be annoying, but with Ruby just comes off so naturally. Ruby grows a lot as a person throughout these four books, but remains ever her charmingly neurotic self.

The romance throughout the series is precisely what I love to see in YA. Yes, it's a primary focus, but, let's be honest, boyfriends and girlfriends or being in a state of noboyfriend are pretty monumental aspects of life in high school. However, Ruby also spends a lot of time being worried about her friends and consulting with them, and, in fact, I think her panic attacks were more about friendship stress than boys. Though Ruby does think she's in love a number of times, there's no feeling of instalove or any sort of assertion that this love will last for all of time. Even when she thinks she's in love, none of her relationships are perfect.

I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys humorous books that honestly tackle what it's like to be a teenager. Ruby has a very strong voice, which will not work for everyone, but these books are utterly delightful and it's worth finding out if you will get as much entertainment from them as I have.
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If you've read her series, this is exactly what it sounds like. It gives you information about the characters and their children, and what happened to them after they got married and grew up. I bought it because I wanted to read more, and it gave me exactly what I wanted.
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An Elegant Facade by Kristi Ann Hunter
Hawthorne House Series Book Two
Lady Georgina Hawthorne is a beauty and expected to make the best match of the Season. She has everything well plotted out as well. She needs a husband with such a hefty title that it will cover any and all of her flaws. A title such as a duke carries. Yes, a duke would be just what she needs.

Colin McCrae is wealthy in his own right, but he'll always be just a gentleman. Ignored and invisible to the aristocracy unless they need him to help with their investments. He has worked with the Duke of Riverton for some years but never the younger sister. And now that he has met her, she keeps entangling him into her schemes.

The first book is Miranda Hawthorne's story; A Noble Masquerade. This story adds to that book by adding Georgina's view of some of the events, as well as Colin's view where the Duke of Marshington is involved. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of these books and look forward to more in this series. The Prequel is A Lady of Esteem.
**Received through NetGalley for an honest review
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The Witch's Grave is the sixth book in the Ophelia and Abby mystery series. One of my secret guilty pleasures are cozy mysteries, and when you add a twist of the paranormal to it, you have some pretty addicting reading material. Shirley Damsgaard's series is no exception!

The thing I really enjoy about this series is that outside of being really well written and a great read, the characters have depth and are interesting. They grow with each installment, and leave the reader anticipating what could possibly come next.

Again we find Ophelia in the thick of a murder investigation, only this time, it looks as if they may actually be targeting her, and her dream man. The adventure starts out by her relating a series of, shall we say erotic dreams about a gorgeous hunk of a man to her best friend Darcy. Imagine her surprise when she actually meets him at a fund raising event for the library at a local winery. They are instantly attracted to one another, but before they can take their relationship further than a first sweet kiss, a gunman shoots her beau to be.

As she races against the clock to find the killer, she begins to have another set of dreams that appear to be some kind of flash back to another time. This aspect of the story really added another interesting layer and depth that was thoroughly enjoyable. It is nice to see Ophelia start to trust and use her powers more as well.

Will Ophelia finally get her happily ever after? Or will it be snatched away in the blink of an eye? Whether or not you have read one or all of the Ophelia and Abby series, you will be sure to enjoy The Witch's Grave.

Reviewed at Bitten by Books Paranormal Fiction Review Site by Rachel
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Slightly different tone than many of her books in this series, but gripping and enjoyable all the same!
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What a lovely book! I am a Rosalind James fan and I have enjoyed all of the Escape to New Zealand series (and her other series as well) and this book really lives up to her past books.

I adored the hero, Marko, and found him the perfect combination of strong and sweet. He cares deeply for his family and friends and lives his life with integrity. Nyree, our heroine, is kind and a bit of an old soul. I really liked how true to herself Nyree always managed to be, while still being grounded.

To some extent, our couple is a case of opposites attracting. Marko, hulking and tough with a love of simplicity, and Nyree, small and empathetic with a love of color and the textures that make life more interesting. They were a perfect complement to each other and I really cheered as their relationship unfolded.

I also loved the secondary characters and really hope to see a more of them in the next book in the series. This book dealt with some really deep and bittersweet topics so I would love to see an HEA in the future for the characters who were most challenged by what life threw at them in this book.

This book can be read as a stand alone in my opinion, however, I would strongly recommend reading the series from the beginning. The series is too fabulous to pass up and all of the books are sweet and engaging. Plus, it is really fun to see characters from earlier books in the series as you go through each book.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys great contemporary romance.
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I was so happy that one of my favorite characters in the King of the Trees series, Princess Kyleah, would be returning in The Birthing Tree. I felt that her story was only left halfway finished in #6 in the series, Kyleahs Mirrors. Kyleah finally gets the happily ever after ending to her story, and she definitely deserves it! The Birthing Tree is all about the perfect love of God, or Gaelathane, as he is called in the world of Lucambra. This perfect love casts out all fear, and is even stronger than a bond between two people.

Each book in the King of the Trees series focuses on some aspect of Gaelathanes creation, and in The Birthing Tree, there are quite a few! Burt has dragons in disguise, the Drewin, or little people, along with a captured prince and his family. William Burt leads us on a wonderful adventure, filled with riddles, ancient relics, and true love.

The Birthing Treeis the last in the series as of now, andis a satisfying and perfect conclusion to the King of the Trees series. I do hope William Burt comes out with a few more books in the series, or perhaps even a spin off series. As I have mentioned in previous reviews, these books are perfect for a longtime lover of The Narnia books, or as an introduction to the world of fantasy for young children.

(TWJ Magazine strives to guide readers to books of personal interest, with the understanding and respect that what appeals to some may not appeal to others. Therefore we attempt to keep our reviews focused on content, genre and style. The rating is necessary to make use of Goodreads, B&N, and Amazon. It reflects the reviewers own level of enjoyment, but the review is intended to be informative for the benefit of all readers.)