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An Alien Murder Mystery Set in Chicago

Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter

December 14, 2019 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I hadn’t read anything from Gena Showalter and decided to take on Awaken Me Darkly. The salacious cover reminded me of the Silk Stalkings series on USA Network, which I adore and own several seasons on DVD. I didn’t know anything about the Alien Huntress series but I was game to dive into the audiobook. In this first book of the series, we meet Mia Snow, a rising star in the Chicago PD. She runs the Alien Investigation and Removal team of agents. They hunt alien […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: Alien Huntress, Aliens, awaken me darkly, book 1, Chicago, gena showalter, police detective, sexy romance, silk stalkings

teresaelectro's CBR11 Review No:16 · Genres: Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: Alien Huntress, Aliens, awaken me darkly, book 1, Chicago, gena showalter, police detective, sexy romance, silk stalkings ·
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Anarchy & Death: A Love Story

December 20, 2014 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

The Darkest Kiss is a love story between two immortals in modern times. Anya is the (minor) goddess of Anarchy, who loves lollipops, flirting and causing trouble which can sometimes end up in countries going to war. She is on the run from the other gods using her power of teleportation to wander about the earth. She soon becomes obsessed with Lucien, an ancient warrior who is cursed by the Lord of the Underworld. He basically is a grim reaper forced to usher souls to the other side. If he refuses, he actually falls […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: book 2, fantasy, gena showalter, gods, lords of the underworld, myths, paranormal romance, The Darkest Kiss

teresaelectro's CBR6 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: book 2, fantasy, gena showalter, gods, lords of the underworld, myths, paranormal romance, The Darkest Kiss ·
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The Dumbest Kiss

June 17, 2014 by alwaysanswerb 4 Comments

This book. Don’t read it. It was a Vaginal Fantasy pick, but an awful one. The plot was uninteresting, the pacing jarring, the writing juvenile and uninspired, and the characters flat and insipid. Here’s the rub: Lucien is one of the Lords of the Underworld, punished for opening Pandora’s Box by having the demon of Death coupled to his soul. He and Death are one; they cannot be separated. He has to perform Reaper-like tasks and escort souls to their final resting places (these are boringly […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: alwaysanswerb, demons, gena showalter, gods, mythology, paranormal romance

alwaysanswerb's CBR6 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: alwaysanswerb, demons, gena showalter, gods, mythology, paranormal romance ·
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