Dakota Cassidy, Marty's Horrible, Terrible, Very Bad Day

Title:  Marty’s Horrible, Terrible, Very Bad Day (Accidentally Paranormal Series Book 17)  

Author:  Dakota Cassidy

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Paranormal Romance

Keywords:  Werewolf, Demon, Grim Reaper, Phoenix, Vampire, Zombie, OOPs, Accidental Series 

Page Count:  183               

ISBN E-Book:  Amazon Digital Services, LLC

Price:  $3.99

Publisher:  Self-Published 

Buy-Link:  https://www.amazon.com/Martys-Horrible-Terrible-Accidentally-Paranormal-ebook/dp/B07LBYWCT9/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=dakota+cassidy&qid=1551914865&s=books&sr=1-3

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug 

Blurb/Summary:

For Roxanne McNally, being a grim reaper has never been easy. Now she hates her job more than usual, because she’s been charged with reaping the soul of a legend—werewolf Marty Andrews Flaherty. Marty, together with her equally iconic friends Nina and Wanda, are Rocky’s idols. To say she’s an OOPs fangirl is putting it mildly. No way is she willing to deal with eons of hate Tweets for taking the soul of a paranormal superstar. Reaping supernaturals isn’t even her gig. She’s strictly human-only. No. There must be some mistake with the list, and she’ll get to the bottom of it…if she can just ignore the distracting reappearance of a certain hunky doctor in her life.

Hudson Kahlil—frequently known as Dr. Sexypants among besotted patients and staff—could swear he knows Roxanne from somewhere. As a phoenix who’s regularly reincarnated with no previous knowledge of his past lives, he’s not surprised he can’t place her. Though he’d love to reacquaint himself…and he may get the chance, since they’re both temporarily staying at Marty Flaherty’s home, protecting her while racing to find an unknown threat.

Nina, Wanda and their assorted framily may be able to save Marty’s immortal soul from an enemy who’s plan is still unclear…but they can’t save Rocky from the backlash when her secret past connection to Hudson is finally revealed.

Review:

Dakota Cassidy brings the series back to the originally three members of OOPs in Marty’s Horrible, Terrible, Very Bad Day.  It’s very apparent in the first chapter why Marty is having such a horrible day, but the reasoning, the how, and the why all unfold as the story goes on.  Never fear OOPs fans, we still get a mystery and the extended family still help other paranormals. 

Just when you thought that the Accidental world had all the paranormals it could handle, Dakota Cassidy throws in a grim reaper and phoenix.  Dakota Cassidy puts her own twist on these characters and readers will be falling in love with them in no time.  

Roxanne McNally, the grim reaper, and Hudson Kahlil, the phoenix, play an integral role in helping Nina and Wanda keep Marty’s Horrible, Terrible, Very Bad Day from being even worse.  Their story unfolds as the mystery is worked through.  They are a delight on the page and add to the OOPs “framily” nicely.

This is a wonderful addition to the series, and I look forward to seeing how Roxanne and Hudson might make appearances in later books.    

Lara Adrian, Run to You: A 100 Series Novel

Title:  Run to You: A 100 Series Standalone Romance
Author:  Lara Adrian

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Keywords:  Veteran, Stalker, Designer, Suspense 

Page Count:  252                

ISBN E-Book:  Amazon Digital Services LLC

Price:  $4.99 

Publisher:  Self-Published 

Buy-Link:  https://www.amazon.com/Run-You-100-Standalone-Romance-ebook/dp/B07NVWDQ6Z/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1551037249&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=run+to+you&psc=1

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug 

 Blurb/Summary:

He will do anything to protect her . . . even if it means breaking her heart.

Combat veteran Gabriel Noble survived the war overseas, but the stoic Baine International security specialist is in for the fight of his life when he's tasked with bodyguarding beautiful lingerie designer Evelyn Beckham.

RUN TO YOU is a sizzling, suspenseful new standalone contemporary romance set in Lara Adrian's bestselling 100 Series story world. Swoon-worthy HEA guaranteed, and no cliffhangers!

Lara Adrian’s sizzling, suspenseful 100 Series continues with Run to You, a scorching new standalone contemporary bodyguard romance featuring friends of billionaire Dominic Baine and his artist fiancée Avery Ross.

Once a celebrated model, Evelyn Beckham dominated the fashion runways of New York, Paris, and Milan. But life under the lights nearly destroyed her, and at the height of her career she walked away from it all. Now, five years later, Eve’s built a new life at the helm of Manhattan’s premier high-end lingerie boutique, L’opale. Chosen to design the bridal ensemble for billionaire Dominic Baine’s fiancée, Avery Ross, it seems Eve’s stars have finally realigned—until her return to the spotlight thrusts her into the crosshairs of a danger that’s been watching from the shadows, waiting for the chance to strike.

Gabriel Noble didn’t go to war to become a hero, but when he returned from the battlefield in Afghanistan it was with a chest full of medals and a broken body filled with shrapnel. Losing his leg derailed more than Gabe’s career, and when no one else was willing to take a chance on him, Baine International put him on their security team. Now, Gabe would do anything for Dominic Baine—including keeping a covert, protective eye on beautiful Evelyn Beckham as a personal favor to his boss and friend. But keeping Eve safe means keeping her close, and soon the lines between duty and desire begin to blur into a consuming passion too powerful to be denied. With Eve’s life in escalating peril and her faith in him certain to shatter, Gabe will have to risk everything to protect her while facing the most intense fight of his life . . . the battle for Eve’s heart.

Review:

The 100 Series world was fun to go back and visit.  The main characters Gabriel Nobel and Evelyn Beckham come alive on the pages of Run to You.  Their chemistry together is combustible.

This is a fun romance with some mystery and danger entwined.  I loved Gabriel and Evelyn and their romantic journey.  They are two different people that can relate through their past experiences and try and forge a relationship together going forward.  I’m not giving away details, but this should not be too surprising since the author, Lara Adrian, is promising a HEA.

Run to You has the characters from the 100 Series and a slew of others that help set the stage for this standalone romance and hopefully many more in this world.

This is simply a wonderful story that you won’t want to miss.

Dakota Cassidy, Witch Way Did He Go? (Witchless in Seattle Mysteries Book 8)

Title:  Witch Way Did He Go? (Witchless in Seattle Mysteries Book 8)

Author:  Dakota Cassidy

Rating:  Siren's Best Book Stone

Genre:  Cozy Mystery, Mystery

Keywords:  Witch, Spy, Ghost, Cotton Bat, Turkey, Dog,

Page Count:  186                

ISBN E-Book:  Amazon Digital Services, LLC

Price:  $4.99

Publisher:  Self-Published

Buy-Link: https://www.amazon.com/Witch-Witchless-Seattle-Mysteries-Book-ebook/dp/B07JHBYD22/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543444046&sr=8-1&keywords=witchless+in+seattle+book+8

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug  

Blurb/Summary:

It’s me again, Stevie Cartwright. Powerless ex-witch, pseudo medium, and amateur sleuth, reporting to you live from the case of the missing ex-British spy turned ghost/quite possibly one of the most important people to ever become a part of my life.

You read that right. As Win and I and all the gang were busy planning our big Thanksgiving bash, he suddenly disappeared (right in the middle of telling me what a Philistine I am for even suggesting Cheez Whiz and crackers), and it’s as if he never existed.

Poof—he’s just gone! No one can find him, not even Arkady, our ghostly pal and confidant on Plane Limbo.

If I ever needed to make good use of everything my British spy ever taught me about sleuthing, it’s right now. But I run into roadblock after roadblock until I’m almost sure all hope is lost, and I’ll never hear his voice again.

Worse, how will I ever live with myself if I never get the chance to tell him how I feel?

Review:

This is what fans of the Witchless in Seattle series have been waiting for!  Without giving too much away and spoiling your adventure this book was amazing! 

Book eight will run you through an emotional gamut.  I wept through the last half of the book.  The anger at Stevie’s coven and leader was palpable.  I was going crazy hysterical in my head during the climax and confrontation near the end.  However, the author left me in a pleasant haze with a hopeful future.

Witch Way Did He Go? is book eight and of course part of a series meant to be read in order.  Readers will feel lost without reading the previous books which add the background and relationship building needed to feel emotionally connected to these characters.

I cannot wait to see what Dakota Cassidy has in store for future stories involving Stevie, Win, Arkady, and Bel!

Kudos to Dakota Cassidy’s cover artist, Renee George, the cover art on this series is absolutely beautiful!

Dakota Cassidy, House of the Rising Nun (Nun of Your Business Mysteries Book 3)

Title:  House of the Rising Nun (Nun of Your Business Mysteries Book 3)

Author:  Dakota Cassidy

Rating:  Five Siren Stones

Genre:  Cozy Mystery, Mystery

Keywords:  Demon, Nun, Owl, Dog, Ex-Cop, Murder, Dentist

Page Count:  209                

ISBN E-Book:  Amazon Digital Services LLC

Price:  $4.99

Publisher:  Self-Published 

Buy-Link:   https://www.amazon.com/House-Rising-Your-Business-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B07H9J2TG5/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541986476&sr=8-1&keywords=house+of+the+rising+nun+book

Reviewer:  Stacey Krug 

Blurb/Summary:

Trixie Lavender here, ex-nun on the run with her demon friends Coop and Livingston the talking owl in tow!

Things have been going really well for us at our tattoo shop in Cobbler Cove, a district in the heart of Portland, Oregon. We’re making friends with our fellow shop owners, enjoying serving our community, and really getting to know our new friends, Higgs, Knuckles, and Goose.

When we’re invited to a Halloween party at the Peach Street Shelter, how can we resist spending some time with our favorite ex-undercover police officer turned shelter owner Higgs, on a day that involves candy and costumes?

Unfortunately, the day also involves a murder, a spooky urban myth spreading like wildfire among the homeless population about an organ-stealing-madman, and of course, my testy and unpredictable demonic possession…

Join me, Coop, Higgs and the rest of the gang as we relentlessly hunt for answers to the murder of a local dentist and the legend of The Organ Grinder!

Review:

Readers will enjoy their return visit to Cobbler Cove.  Murder and mayhem seem to find Trixie and Coop no matter where they are.  They can’t even go to a Halloween party without someone turning up murdered. 

We learn more about Trixie’s demon and he has some new tricks that leave Trixie and Coop confused.  Trixie and Coop’s relationships in the town are growing and developing.  The sexual tension and teasing between Higgs and Trixie is adorable.

House of the Rising Nun is a great mystery that had me guessing and doubting throughout the story.  This is a page turner!  Make sure you give yourself enough time to read because once you start you won’t want to stop.