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Vol 5 Issue 1

January 2015

Barefoot Book Reviews by Mahala Church As I compiled a list of books that influenced the world or me, it quickly became obvious that what I learned from a book— new ways of seeing others and history is what made them memorable. Books that not only changed my life, but those of others, filled my mind as I sat down to write. Since I read voraciously, and have since I was a small child, I had to stop listing books when the titles and authors began to fill pages upon pages in a composition book. It took some heavy-duty weaning to get to the list below. Strongly influenced by women protagonists, I’m not surprised that I give careful attention to the development of characters in my own writing. You will, no doubt, find this to be an eclectic list.

The first women (girls) who influenced me with their pluck were Anne of Anne of Green Gables (L. M. Montgomery), Jo in Little Women (Louisa May Alcott), and Dorothy in Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum). All three protagonists were on exciting quests, and all three achieved what they set out to do—no trivial task for a young girl in the timeperiods in which they lived—regardless of the naysayers.

Books that inspired my life and took me through moral dilemmas are high on my list of favorites. All of these books profoundly affected my view of the world. I discovered new ways of problem solving, new ways of viewing ethnicity, new ways of responding to strife, new ways to value being female, and new ways of testing my faith. This list includes Corrie ten Boom’s The Hiding Place, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird,

Reviews Barefoot Reviews - Mysteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Jackie’s Jargon - Romance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Shannon’s Space - YA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Book Breeze - A Little Bit of Everything. . . . . . 7 Interviews Cathy Perkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Lynn Lovegreen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 New Releases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 4, 5, 6 Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, Leon Uris’ Exodus, and C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens still holds a special place on my bookcase. Dickens’ study of broken people, those wounded so deeply they cannot see beyond their selfish needs, cannot respond to others with anything but cruelty, and cannot imagine forgiveness. Today, it might well be written as a “serial killer gets even” saga with an emphasis on the over-thetop scenes of blood and gore, but that would not do justice to the cruelty and despair so evident in Great Expectations. It wouldn’t take readers on the roller-coaster ride of love and hate, self-loathing, and retribution to be followed by redemption that Great Expectations does so well and in such depth. It wouldn’t create memorable character studies that, like Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt (another eyeopener and favorite of mine) leave an indelible impression on our lives. It would be impossible to create a list books and authors that influenced my life without including Agatha Christie who always challenges me to make my little gray cells work overtime and deduce whodunit. Her books are literary puzzles, making me see that all is not as it seems. (Continued next page)

Un d er S ta r ry Ski e s

Hired as the town’s school teacher, Maria O’Donnell arrives in the Colorado Territory in 1875, only to find her uncle was mysteriously murdered.

Rancher Tye Ashmore is content with his life until he meets the pretty schoolmarm who stubbornly refuses to jeopardize her teaching position with a marriage proposal.

Can they work together to uncover her uncle’s killer and find love under Colorado’s starry skies? Or will unknown enemies keep them apart? Judy Ann Davis, Author

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Barefoot Reviews (continued) The “really good stuff” goes on behind the scenes at home, at work, at large. A lesson I’m glad I learned early. A lesson that is vital for a writer to learn. Of great importance to me as a Southerner, a writer, and a woman are the books of Eudora Welty and Flannery O’Connor. They saw: two entirely different visions of life in the South; two entirely different visions of people; two entirely different visions of women. Eudora Welty’s work is jammed with humor, country living, and a clearly defined view of her characters’ emotions and through processes. Like Welty, the women characters are usually independent and excellent problem solvers. Lily Daw and the Three Ladies is a perfect example of small town, meddling busybodies, who get their comeuppance. Flannery O’Connor, ill over half of her life and dependent on her mother, wrote belligerent tales, dark with anger and cruelty. She deftly portrays the underbelly of human life, exposing our vulnerabilities. Choosing each word with obvious care, she wrote in a style similar to Hemingway, crisp and clear and often brutal. It would be folly to ignore her work. It challenges us to look at things we do not understand and reminds of the fragile line between benevolence and mercilessness. O’Connor’s work is an excellent way to master the art of writing.

Mahala Church is a freelance editor and writer and teaches creative writing for teens and adults through her Barefoot Writing Academy. An accomplished workshop leader and award winning author, Pushcart Prize nominee, and published editor, she enjoys all aspects of writing. The first novel in her trilogy is in “final” revision, shortly to be sent to beta readers. An avid reader of both literary and commercial fiction as well as biographies and memoirs, she particularly likes books set in Britain, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and the Deep South of the United States. You can follow her at www.lyricalpens.com.

DIRTY LITTLE SECRET By Sophia Ryan Erotic New Adult

Released Jan 9 by The Wild Rose Press in print and ebook Angela and Nick’s one night together sparks a smoking hot secret affair that could destroy everything they’ve worked for. When their secret comes out, Angela has to come clean about what she wants more—the trappings of her privileged lifestyle, or the love of the bad boy who’s oh-sogood for her.

Historical New Releases ASKED FOR By Colleen L Donnelly

Mild Historical Women’s Fiction Released Jan 2, 2015 by The Wild Rose Press in print and ebook

MATELYN AND THE TEXAS RANGER A Brides of Texas Code series By Carra Copelin Mild Western Historical Romance Released Dec 19 in ebook

STORM OF THE HEART By Anna Small

Spicy Historical Romance Released Dec by The Wild Rose Press in ebook

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RUNNING TO LOVE - Ten exciting novels of romantic suspense, clever and courageous heroes and heroines flee from danger to seek safety and security in the arms of their soulmates. Can love soothe their fearful hearts? AUTHORS: Angela Adams • Kate Fellowes • Karen Sue Burns • Traci McDonald • Anji Nolan Rena Koontz • Anne Metikosh • Nikkie Locke • Glenys O'Connell • CJ Petterson

Lynn Lovegreen Author of sweet Alaskan historicals

Lynn Lovegreen grew up in Alaska, and still lives there. She taught for twenty years before retiring to make more time for writing. She enjoys her friends and family, reading, and hitting targets with a cowboy action shooting club. Her young adult/new adult historical romances are set in the Alaska Gold Rush, a great time for drama, romance, and independent characters.

Raised in Alaska you have a deep understanding of her uniqueness and history. How does time and place play a role in your Gold Rush series?

Alaska is a special place, so I use the beautiful scenery, the exceptional locations, and the dramatic historical events to enrich my stories. The Gold Rush period was a time of independent characters taking control of their lives, especially for women, who could often do more in Alaska than they might back home, so I show that in my characters. To show an example of how I tie all that together, in GOLDEN DAYS you see how cold Fairbanks gets in the winter, the Chena River taking out the bridge every spring, and I use the scandal involving the town’s founder and mayor, E. T. Barnette, as a plot twist that complicates Elizabeth’s plan to go to art school. Are the books related or stand alone?

Can I say both? ☺ There is a different main character in each, and you can read them as stand alone books. But the main character in the first is a supporting character in the next and so on, so you can read them as a series too. If you want to read them in that way, WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD is the prequel novella. Then the novels are in order: FOOLS GOLD, QUICKSILvER TO GOLD, and GOLDEN DAYS. (The last one, GOLD NUGGETS, will be released in 2015.)

was fun, to see someone as enthusiastic about the history as I am. What makes the book uniquely yours?

Probably the combination of young adult, Alaska history, and romance. I know authors who do some of those elements, but not all of them. I combine my passion for romance, teens, history, and my home in all my writing. Do you have a favorite historical character by another author? Oh, that’s a tough question. I have a lot of favorites, but the one that comes to mind is Hattie in Kirby Larson’s Hattie Big Sky and Hattie Ever After. I love her spunk and her compassion for others.

What is the one question you wish an interviewer would ask you? Oooh, what a great question! ☺ What advice would I give to teen readers? When you’re having a rough time, have faith that things will change. Your life will get better, and you’ll become the adult you were meant to be. Just be yourself and hang in there. Do you write other genres?

Not so far. I am enjoying what I’m doing right now. But maybe a new idea will pop into my head down the road. What social media do you participate in? Facebook, Pinterest, and Goodreads.

For more about Lynn and her books visit:

www.lynnlovegreen.com http://www.prismbookgroup.com/goldendays.html

Shannon’s Space reviews Lynn’s new release GOLDEN DAYS on next page.

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Did you have an interesting experience in the research of this book?

For GOLDEN DAYS, I did a lot of reading and such, but the most interesting experience was going to Fairbanks to do some research on site. One day, I went to Pioneer Park and saw the Wickersham House. (Judge Wickersham was an important person in Alaska history, and a minor character in the book.) While there, I explained what I was doing. The docent got very excited, showed me some cool details of the house, and gave me leads on other places to research. That

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S h a n n o n ’s S p a c e YA Reviews by Shannon Kennedy

Golden Days ~ A Gold Rush Novel by Lynn Lovegreen Prism Book Group, November 2014 – 4 Stars

Blurb: Alaska is a cold place to live until love blossoms. Elizabeth Robinson travels by dog sled to help her family mind the store in Fairbanks, Alaska. She wants to pursue her drawing and painting, but women artists are rare in 1906, and flood, fire, and a death in the family force her to take charge at home at age seventeen. James Garrett comes north to help his uncle at a nearby gold claim. An awkward eighteen-year-old who is more at home with machines than people, he becomes a man as he falls in love with Elizabeth. When a discovery about her benefactor, the founder of the town, threatens their future, Elizabeth and James find that together they can overcome any obstacle. Review: This short novel was a fun, fast-paced read and a worthy addition to Lovegreen’s historical Alaska New Adult series.

Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Robinson wants her new life in Fairbanks, Alaska to be one adventure after another. It starts that way when she travels by dogsled to her new home and meets James Garrett during the journey. These are two very likeable characters that are drawn to one another and seem fated to eventually fall in love. However, the drama of everyday life also interrupts. While she enjoys helping her father in the general store and drawing pictures, Elizabeth also needs to help her mother with household duties and that takes a great deal of time. Meanwhile, James also works hard when he mines gold with his uncle.

Her determination to become a successful artist should appeal to readers. She isn’t willing to settle down and “give up” her dreams when she marries. Instead, she longs for the opportunity to attend art school and learn her craft. The author shows how much work women did at home in earlier days when they didn’t have the labor-saving devices we do now so it was little wonder that they couldn’t continue nursing or teaching or business careers. It also made sense that her family wanted Elizabeth to have a “suitable” vocation, i.e. marriage to an acceptable mate. After all, they are raising her to be a “real” lady.

Meantime, James was hard at work learning how to utilize utilize the “boiler” he’d brought all the way from Seattle to thaw permafrost so he and his uncle could mine gold. While this was interesting, more details about their everyday life would have added to the story. Still when the town burned, James showed both maturity and a depth of character when he wanted to put aside chasing his fortune to help rebuild Fairbanks.

Once again, Ms. Lovegreen provided a wonderful window into Alaska’s colorful past. Readers of the series will enjoy renewing their acquaintance with characters from previous books as well as this sweet romance between Elizabeth and James.

Shannon lives on the family farm, a riding stable in the Cascade foothills, where she organizes most of the riding programs and teaches horsemanship around her day-job as a substitute teacher.

She writes books in her spare time, mainstream western romance as Josie Malone for SirenBookStrand and young adult novels for Black Opal Books and Fire & Ice YA. She’s a member of RWA, YARWA, the Greater Seattle RWA and Evergreen RWA chapters.

Between a flood and a fire that devastates the town, a great deal happened in this fairly short novel and the author left the reader wanting more. For example, once Elizabeth and James arrived in Fairbanks, no further mention is made of the dogsled teams. What happened to the dogs? Who took care of them? As a teen, I enjoyed Navarre of the North by Elizabeth Birdsall Darling, a story about a famous husky who lived in Alaska and a great deal of time was spent in that book on the care of the dogs. Since they were a major part of transportation, and the main character in this book knew them by name, weren’t they important to her family?

As time passed, Elizabeth took on more responsibilities around her home. Housekeeping in 1906 is far different than that of today – yes, laundry did take up all of one day each week – however, it would have been interesting to know just how the clothes were dried. What about the ironing? That was also a time-consuming endeavor, rarely mentioned in the story. Yet, Elizabeth spent a great many hours learning to mend clothes, a much needed skill for this historical period and this lent an aura of authenticity to the novel.

THE LETTING By

Cathrine Goldstein

Mild YA Dystopian Romance Released Dec 15 by The Wild Rose Press in print and ebook

“What if the Devil doesn’t know he’s the Devil?”

Veronica “Ronnie” Billings never knew she was wrong. It was her job to deliver young girls to the Lettings…a process she never understood…until now.

Now, can Ronnie trust her love for her enemy? And will she be strong enough to save Phoenix, her country, and herself?

The fate of so many resides within her. Their salvation is in her blood.

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Cathy Perkins Mystery with a Financial Twist

An award-winning author, Cathy Perkins works in the financial industry, where she's observed the hide-in-plainsight skills employed by her villains. She writes predominantly financial-based mysteries but enjoys exploring the relationship aspect of her characters' lives. A member of Sisters in Crime, Romance Writers of America (Kiss of Death chapter) and International Thriller Writers, she is a contributing editor for The Big Thrill, handles the blog and social media for the ITW Debut Authors, and coordinated the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense for several years. When not writing, she can be found doing battle with the beavers over the pond height or setting off on another travel adventure. Born and raised in South Carolina, the setting for several novels, including CYPHER, she now lives in Washington with her husband, children, several dogs and the resident deer herd.

You write predominately financialbased mysteries. Finances can be a dry subject for many, how do you keep readers invested in the story?

As a reader, I want a plot that keeps me guessing, but I invest in the characters. I think the focus on the characters carries through in any kind of story—a mystery or general fiction. I want to read—and write—characters I can relate to and pull for.

Writing just about finance could be dry, but the key crime motives are greed, love and hate. Money—finance—is right there in the top three. In my books, if I need to explain a financial aspect that’s important to the story, I keep it short and make sure it’s tied directly to the plot. So “finances” are present in my mysteries, but in the background, influencing the plot, the hero/heroine, and the villain.

A two-part question - Do you see your most recent release CYPHER, as a romantic mystery or suspense? And what inspired you to combine the suspense and romance genres?

I love all versions of suspense novels. There’s nothing like sitting on the edge of your seat, turning the page as fast as you can to see what happens next. Or staying awake late into the night because you can’t put a book down.

is doing. That adds to the relationship tension. Is their attraction need, manipulation or real? Growing up, who were your heroes and how do they figure in the books you write?

I was one of those quiet kids who always had her nose in a book. I desperately wanted one of Anne McCaffrey’s dragons (of course, I’d be a queen dragonrider!) and during my horse phase, I wrote fan fiction for My Friend Flicka, writing myself into the story. I fell in love with language and storytelling. How does any of that figure into my books? Those characters and worlds captivated me and invited me to move right in. I try to pass that experience to my readers. Who do you feel is your target audience? Are your book geared for an older or younger generation?

That’s a tough question. I’ve found both men and women enjoy my stories, but I didn’t target it at either group. My books aren’t YA or NA—the focus is different—but my daughters’ friends enjoy the books as much as my age group does. What are you working on right now? Can you tell us about it?

THE PROFESSOR, HONOR CODE and CYPHER are dark mysteries, so to lighten things up, I shifted to the amateur sleuth end of the spectrum for my current novels. I finished a mystery that romps through eastern Washington State with its rivers, wineries, Native American casinos, and assorted farm animals. The relationship has some wicked fun chemistry. Look for it later this year— I’ll keep you posted. What social media do you participate in?

I spend a lot of time on Facebook, keeping up with friends and making new ones. We’re all waiting to see what Facebook’s latest round of changes will mean. I find it frustrating that the application decides what it thinks I want to see and apparently there are more filters coming. As a result, I may spend more energy on my website and link it to various social media outlets. Those other outlets? Twitter in right up there as a quick way to check on what’s happening. Pinterest – picture love! G+ is fun for a more international focus and I find the communities entertaining. I’m just getting started with Instagram, tumblr…

Rather than action/adventure stories, I’m drawn to psychological suspense. Like I said above, for me, characters rule. Psychological suspense isn’t just exciting to read, it’s exciting to write. Delving into the minds of your characters, into their pasts, into what makes them good or evil. What drives ordinary people to commit murder, pushes them to the point they believe they have no other option? Endless possibilities! Now add a relationship to that caldron. You just upped the stakes. Racing to save a loved one. Adrenaline setting all the senses racing.

Romantic suspense covers everything from steamy ones to stories like CYPHER where the relationship is a major subplot rather than the primary focus of the story. The suspense carries the story forward, with Cara and David pushing inside and outside both the family and Cypher, the family’s business—with neither knowing fully what the other

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CIRCLES OF FATE By Pamela S Thibodeaux

Spicy Inspirational Women’s Fiction Released Dec 2014 in print and ebook Page 5

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Jackie’s Jargon

LIFE AFTER By Kathryn Freeman

ROMANCE REVIEWS BY JACKIE MCMURRAY

AN ANGEL HEALED The Cavelli Angel Saga, Book 2 Annalisa Russo The Wild Rose Press, Inc. (October 2014) Spicy Historical Romance

Hope Macklin needs to make more money to support her hodgepodge family. As an obit writer for a Chicago newspaper, she hopes to show her boss she can handle reporting the society news starting with the wedding of Tessia Cavelli. What begins as a simple assignment turns into a complex web that threatens to implicate Hope and an accomplice in a possible murder case.

Spicy Contemporary Romance Released Jan 30 by The Wild Rose Press in print and ebook

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT By Pinkie Paranya

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ADDING LIB By Kathryn Elliott

Tessia’s brother, archeologist Raphael Cavelli, may travel the world and have a woman in every port, but his heart only wants Hope—the girl he admired from afar seven years ago. Unfortunately, there’s barely time to woo a woman when Rafe has his own struggles in keeping the law off his back for stealing an archeological find while trying to unravel why his wealthy family is the target for unscrupulous acts.

Annalisa Russo captures the feel of Chicago in the 1920s. I easily became immersed in the time period and Russo’s believable characters. The complicated plot unraveled expertly and kept me guessing to the very last chapter. I’ll definitely read the next book in the Cavelli Angel Saga and recommend this series to readers who appreciate the historical research necessary to write a book of this kind. LOVE REDESIGNED Sloane B. Collins Soul Mate Publishing (November 2014) Spicy Contemporary Romance

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GENIUS SUMMER By Pamela Woods-Jackson

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ONE MORE SECOND CHANCE By Jana Richards

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STEAM ME UP, RAWLEY By Angela Quarles

Masterful cake artist Genevieve Haywood can’t say no when her favorite cousin invites her to France to orchestrate the baked goods for her wedding and serve as a bridesmaid. Genevieve hasn’t been back to France since she was a nineteen-yearold student at Le Cordon Bleu. When she arrives at her cousin’s chateau with her best friend, Daniel, she is stunned that the dress designer for the bridal party is her former lover, Roman Duchaine.

Spicy New Adult Steampunk Romance Released Jan 14 in print and ebook

DESTINY CALLING By Maureen L. Bonatch

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Roman is equally stunned to see Genevieve and proclaims his disinterest in her when questioned by the bride. He knows he cannot avoid Genevieve entirely in his role of dress designer and best man for the groom. When his old attraction to her resurfaces, he cannot control his desire.

Collins manages to slowly unravel the fifteen-year-old misunderstandings and secrets of the couple who are better at pleasuring one another sexually than at admitting their feelings. Love Redesigned is a well-written story of misunderstandings, deceit, and grappling with love that refuses to die.

Jackie McMurray and her husband live on a macadamia nut farm on the island of Hawai'i where they feed a clowder of cats and a flock of hodgepodge chickens. In a past life, she was an elementary school teacher; currently, she writes contemporary romance from the Hawaiian Islands and beyond under her pen name, Jackie Marilla.

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LIFE AFTER By Kathryn Freeman

Spicy Contemporary romance Released Jan 30t by The Wild Rose Press in print and ebook

MARDI GRAS MADNESS By Lynn Shurr

Mild Contemporary Romance Released Jan 9 by The Wild Rose Press in print and ebook

COURIR DE MARDI GRAS By Lynn Shurr

Mild Contemporary Romance Released Feb 15 by The Wild Rose Press in print and ebook

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THE DEAD DETECTIVE By J.R. Rain and Rod Kierkegaard Jr Curiosity Quill Press (Oct 2014) Paranormal Mystery Medical-school-dropout police Richelle Dadd is... well, dead.

detective

But that won't stop her from trying to hold on to her house in a divorce battle with a bitter husband. Or keep her from digging into her own murder, to discover who put the bullet into her heart. Or from coming to terms with her Gypsy heritage. And it certainly won't stand in the way of finding out the reason she's been reanimated as a zombie assassin, no longer in control of her life. Richelle will face off against Romani shamans, doublecrossing ghosts, a partner she can't trust, and her own undead nature in a journey into the depths of the occult world and out the other side without losing her sense of humor - or humanity - along the way.

Ah my love/hate relationship with J.R. Rain continues and this time it’s definitely a thumbs up experience. I enjoyed this fast paced murder mystery seasoned with humor, Gypsys, and zombies. I think paranormal fans will enjoy this offering from J.R. Rain and Rod Kierkegaard Jr. DUKE CITY HIT: A Lawbreakers Thriller By Max Austin Random House LLC Dec 16, 2014 Mystery/Thriller

According to Vic Walters, the secret to happiness is low overhead and few demands. Living rent-free in a modest bachelor pad behind his boss’s house, he has no debts, no entanglements, and no expensive relationships. He works just a few days a month, but his bank accounts keep growing.

Vic is a high-priced hitman with a legendary record of success. That is, until someone starts eliminating his marks before he can get to them . . . until his manager puts him in the middle of a vicious drug-cartel feud . . . and until a young man walks into his life with a big .45 and a startling revelation.

For Vic Walters, it’s time to step out of the shadows. Which means it’s killing time in Duke City.

This is Austin’s second installment in his Lawbreakers Thrillers. I loved the first - DUKE CITY SPILT and truly enjoyed this one despite the predictability of it.

Tightly written Austin delivers another set of bad guys you just can’t help but like. The plot was not as complicated as

Dani Cabral, a rancher’s daughter, wants to marry anybody but a cowboy. Her dream wedding is on Valentine’s Day in the next few months. Every detail is planned, except for one thing--there's no groom in sight.

Joe Domingos, Dani’s best friend and pure cowboy, would give anything to have Dani as his own. He watches from the sidelines as Dani makes her move to Kona and muddles through two disastrous relationships.

When Joe hears rumors that Derek, the city slicker banker, is ready to propose to Dani he has to decide whether he'll fight for Dani’s love or keep his true feelings hidden.

DUKE CITY SPILT but still held plenty of surprises. I am looking forward to the next installment - DUKE DITY DESPERADO coming in June.

If you enjoy walking on the shady side of the street you’ll want to jump into Max Austin’s world. UP FROM THE GRAvE By Jeaniene Frost HarperCollins Publishers Jan 28, 2015 Paranormal

Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones. They should have known better than to relax their guard, because a shocking revelation sends them back into action to stop an all-out war...

A rogue CIA agent is involved in horrifying secret activities that threaten to raise tensions between humans and the undead to dangerous heights. Now Cat and Bones are in a race against time to save their friends from a fate worse than death...because the more secrets they unravel, the deadlier the consequences. And if they fail, their lives--and those of everyone they hold dear-- will be hovering on the edge of the grave.

Fast paced, emotional and full of surprises I enjoyed this final installment of the Cat and Bones series. I doubt it’s the end of the characters since the Night Huntress world continues and they will, no doubt, make a few cameos. There is a thread dangling at the end of this book that may lead to another series down the road. I’ll be watching for that.

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