The Knight / Haut-Royaume 1 (Pierre Pevel)

* * * *    4/5 10

The High Kingdom is facing its darkest hour. Its King has been weakened by illness and many are discontent with the Queen’s regency. As rebellion rumbles throughout the land, new threats are massing forces at the realm’s borders. Desperate, the King decides to free Lorn, who has spent the past 3 years locked away on trumped up charges in the citadel of Dalroth. Acting on the advice of a mysterious emissary of the Dragon, he dubs Lorn ‘Knight of the Onyx Throne’, making him the upholder of royal authority. Lorn accepts the King’s mission but also hunts those responsible for his imprisonment. Reinstating the Onyx Guard, a once powerful elite force, he becomes a new figure of hope for his people. But some take a dim view of his growing popularity and influence, and they are busy plotting his downfall. If he foils his enemies, will he assume the role of champion that the Dragon’s Council of Emissaries have been seeking, the one capable of facing the Black Dragon? He must first confront an evil that gnaws at him ever since he was exposed to the Dark at Dalroth, which now threatens to overwhelm him.


Books of Haut-Royaume series:

1 | 2

Night Blade / Colbana Files 2 (J.C. Daniels)

* * *    4/5 10

Kit Colbana is always biting off more than she can chew. She has a knack for finding trouble. This time, though, trouble finds her. Someone from her past drops a case into her lap that she just can’t refuse...literally. People on the Council are dying left and right and she’s been requested to investigate the deaths. The number one suspect? Her lover, Damon. If she doesn't clear his name, he gets a death sentence. Even if she succeeds? They still might try to execute him. Oh, and she’s not allowed to tell him about the case, either. The
stakes are high this time around, higher than they've ever been. Kit may be forced to pay the ultimate price to save her lover’s life...a price that could destroy her and everything she loves.

Characters: Kit Colbana, Damon Lee, Goliath, Chang

Books of Colbana Files series:

1 | 2

Blade Song / Colbana Files 1 (J.C. Daniels)

* * * *    4/5 10

Kit Colbana - half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades - has a new job: track down the missing ward of one of the local alpha shapeshifters. It should be a piece of cake. So why is she so nervous? It probably has something to do with the insanity that happens when you deal with shifters - especially sexy ones who come bearing promises of easy jobs and easier money. Or maybe it’s all the other missing kids that Kit discovers while working the case, or the way her gut keeps screaming she’s gotten in over her head. Or maybe it’s because if she fails she’s dead. If she can stay just one step ahead, she should be okay. Maybe she’ll even live long enough to collect her fee...

Characters: Kit Colbana, Damon Lee, Goliath, Chang

Books of Colbana Files series:

1 | 2

The Immortal Rules / Blood of Eden 1(Julie Kagawa)

* * *    4/5 10

Survive, become vampire, learna, fight, blade. To survive in a ruined world, she must embrace the darkness. Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a walled in city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them the vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself dies and becomes one of the monsters. Forced to flee her city, Allie must pass for human as she joins a ragged group of pilgrims seeking a legend a place that might have a cure for the disease that killed off most of civilization and created the rabids, the bloodthirsty creatures who threaten human and vampire alike. And soon Allie will have to decide what and who is worth dying for again.

Characters: Allison Sekemoto, Stick, Kanin, Jackal, Zeke Crosse

Books of Blood of Eden series:

1 | 2

Arcane Solutions / Discord Jones 1 (Gayla Drummond)

* * * *    4/5 10

Good start of the series of Gayla Drummond, Detectives, books of spells stolen, demon's portal, lying elf, magic...

Rescuing under aged vamp bait and retrieving stolen possessions is all in a day’s work for Discord Jones. When a gorgeous, lying bastard of an elf hires her to find an ancient book, danger takes on a whole new meaning. The book holds an unbelievably powerful spell, and ‘favored prey of demons’ becomes an unwelcome addition to her resume.
Series: 1 | 2 | 3

Reviews:

"Drummond builds real and relatable relationships between her characters, which ensures the reader remains engaged throughout the story. I can highly recommend..

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Escape / Vampire King 1 (Kenya Wright)

* * *    3/5 10

Vampire prince, concubine, vampire king, sex, romance, escape, love...  Entertaining

A domina’s only purpose in life was to birth vampire children for the Quiet King. Any human woman with the domina gene spent their lives in the castle under strict rules and the guards’ watchful eyes. Brie has been a domina for two years. After witnessing the slaughter of babies, she plans to escape and seeks help from Samuel, a vampire known for aiding many out of slavery.

 However, Samuel has only one policy. He won’t help dominas escape the king. The penalty is too high and their blood triggers powers in him that he doesn’t want released. So Brie is forced to lie about being a domina and Samuel is lured in by her blood. Something emerges within them that they can’t deny, overwhelming their every cell and igniting an all-consuming hunger that neither can flee.


Reviews:
"Escape is a thrilling first installment of the Vampire King Trilogy. full with action, hot scenes and paranormal beings like chosen ones’ with special blood and of course the vampires. With its origin..  http://www.pcbookreviews.com/2013/03/review-escape-vampire-king-1-by-kenya-wright/"