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Nell’s Book Hunt 3/3/19
Welcome to my Sunday book hunt and author gossip. Keep coming back for updates on book releases and news from favorite authors.
Back with new releases again… they keep writin’ them, we keep readin’ them.
- I really love The Protectors series by Teresa Gabelman. I know, it’s vampire romance that isn’t really deep, mind stretching literature, but it’s a guilty pleasure. I figure everyone needs to veer from their normal genre into a little bit of easy reading.
Title: Nicole
Author: Teresa Gabelman
Series: The Mate #1
Release date: February 27, 2019
Description: Nicole Callahan, mate to fierce and brooding VC Warrior Damon DeMasters, has been trying to find her place in his world. Without a doubt, it’s been interesting, but she believes there’s a lot more she can offer the children she spent so much of her human life fighting for.
The Mate series delves into the kickass world of the Warriors’ mates and how united, they can make a difference—just like their badass Protectors. Follow along to see how these exceptional women’s newfound freedom affect those around them and which Warrior may or may not support their feisty independent mate’s new and exciting path.
- This does not have to do with a new release. I was excited to find a website that is dedicated to “geek” jewelry. It’s amazing and it’s not junk jewelry. This is high quality stuff associated with books like The Dresden Files or The Iron Druid Chronicles. There is also Zombie related jewelry or Prince Dracul a/k/a Dracula – his signet ring. It’s fun to look at, but remember, this is quality stuff so it has a price tag that might be a little more spendy than expected. Oh, and check out the animal section. There are some very beautiful pieces. The website is called Badali Jewelry.
I’m delinquent on the Kris Michaels front. She has released three books and they are all from the Kings of Guardian series. I am a rotten, rotten supporting fan. Seriously? Who doesn’t read a new release the minute it comes out? I should be punished. Yes, put me in a room, all alone, with nothing but a blanket, bathroom, recliner and those three books. Yeah…that’ll teach me.
Title: Drake
Author: Kris Michaels
Series: Kings of Guardian #11
Release date: October 30, 2018
Description: Life wasn’t fair. Drake Simmons and his identical twin, Dixon, had had that lesson beaten into them early and well. Their past had so savaged their souls no amount of “confronting their demons” could heal them, but Drake’s twin refused to acknowledge that truth. For the first time in decades, Drake watched Dixon embark on a dangerous assignment without him. So, he did the only thing he could do; he prayed hard and pushed forward. While visiting with an old mentor, Drake’s past reintroduced itself in the shapely form of one hell of a distraction. Her name was Dr. Jillian Law, and it appeared people were intent on killing her.
Of all the people in the world her father could have asked to protect her, why did it have to be him? She’d known Drake, and of course Dixon—you didn’t get one without the other—through her teens and early twenties. For years, she’d painfully adored Drake with the raw passion a young woman could only feel for her first love. He’d never viewed her as anything other than a friend, and she’d hidden her feelings behind her thick glasses and shy behavior. Since then, she’d earned her Ph.D. and had invented a solar power source that provided almost limitless, cheap, energy— a device for which someone was willing to kill her. If circumstances were determined to throw them together again, the least she could do was make Drake see her as Dr. Jillian Law. She wasn’t “Silly Jilly” anymore. The girl was gone, forever, but the woman who remained had never forgotten Drake.
Though torn and distracted by the absence of his twin, Drake grows to realize this benign shadow from his past might be the key to his future—if he can keep her alive.
Title: Christmas with the Kings
Author: Kris Michaels
Series: Kings of Guardian
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Description: You are cordially invited to a Christmas with the Kings. I hope you enjoy this heartfelt holiday novella honoring love and joy, hosted by the King Family.
This story—all tied up in shiny paper and wrapped with a satin bow—is an offering to all those readers who have fallen in love with the characters in Kings of Guardian and the Guardian Shadow World series and made them their own.
Please note: THERE IS NO BACKSTORY INCLUDED IN THIS NOVELLA.
This novella is not for you if you haven’t read the previous books in this series. You will not understand the characters or the dynamics. If you have not read all the Kings of Guardian and Guardian Shadow World series, please consider not buying this story.
For my readers who have followed me on this journey… I hope you enjoy a glimpse into the family life of my Guardians.
Title: Dixon
Author: Kris Michaels
Series: Kings of Guardian #12
Release date: February 26, 2019
Description: Alone, isolated from the vast resources of Guardian, Dixon Simmons reentered a world that had left him impossibly damaged as a child. He stepped back into that evil by choice. To protect all he’d come to love, he was willing to pay whatever price was demanded—even if the price was his soul.
She went by many names. Her true identity was as dead as her heart. Until him. The man was every bit as lethal as she was and deliciously sexy. Dixon Simmons piqued her interest, and what started as lust turned into another “L” word. She gave a “forever after” with him no hope. They’d have to stay alive for that to happen.
Caught in a violent abyss of ultimate malevolence and ominous threats, two damned souls find in each other a redemptive love that defies reason. However, redemption comes at a high cost. They must first save the world from a merciless force known only as Stratus.
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Ain’t She a Peach by Molly Harper
There’s a new Sheriff in town. He “thinks” he’s got everything under control until he meets the local coroner. She’s purple haired goth chick who has her county business in the family funeral home slash bait shop. She’s quick witted, smart and a handful.
I received an ARC or review copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are my own.
Title: Ain’t She A Peach
Author: Molly Harper
Series: Southern Eclectic #4
Publish Date: June 12, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Narrator: Amanda Ronconi
Source: Audible.com
Publisher’s Description: An Atlanta ex-cop comes to sleepy Lake Sackett, Georgia, seeking peace and quiet—but he hasn’t bargained on falling for Frankie, the cutest coroner he’s ever met.
Frankie McCready talks to dead people. Not like a ghost whisperer or anything—but it seems rude to embalm them and not at least say hello.
Fortunately, at the McCready Family Funeral Home & Bait Shop, Frankie’s eccentricities fit right in. Lake Sackett’s embalmer and county coroner, Frankie’s goth styling and passion for nerd culture mean she’s not your typical Southern girl, but the McCreadys are hardly your typical Southern family. Led by Great-Aunt Tootie, the gambling, boozing, dog-collecting matriarch of the family, everyone looks out for one another—which usually means getting up in everyone else’s business.
Maybe that’s why Frankie is so fascinated by new sheriff Eric Linden…a recent transplant from Atlanta, he sees a homicide in every hunting accident or boat crash, which seems a little paranoid for this sleepy tourist town. What’s he so worried about? And what kind of cop can get a job with the Atlanta PD but can’t stand to look at a dead body?
Frankie has other questions that need answering first—namely, who’s behind the recent break-in attempts at the funeral home, and how can she stop them? This one really does seem like a job for the sheriff—and as Frankie and Eric do their best Scooby-Doo impressions to catch their man, they get closer to spilling some secrets they thought were buried forever.
Nervous Nellie’s nervousness necessitates knowledge of the novel. In other words …SPOILERS. *BEWARE*
Nervous Nellie says…
This is an incredibly fun story. Eric is coming from the big city and sees murder in every death that happens in the small town. He is running from a past that is haunting him and is the reason he had to come to the slower small town. Frankie is the county medical examiner and she has quirks. I think she was a quirky and fun character to read.
The McCready family is a hoot. There are eccentric relatives and each one of them have qualities about them that make them individuals and incredibly likeable. Just hearing the fact that they all are associated with the funeral home that also serves as a bait shop makes me laugh. Only in a small town. I like Molly Harper’s writing because of her humor and comedic influence. Each character is individual and separate which makes all of them feel like a family to me for the short time I’m in their world.
There is a little sex, a wanna be burglar and a fun read. I listened to this book out of series order, but the story is a standalone and though there may be back stories I missed, I could follow along just fine. There is no cliff hanger and there is a HEA. I just love Molly Harper and her imagination. 5 stars all the way.
Other recommendations…
…you might try
How to Date Your Dragon by Molly Harper
I received an ARC or review copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are my own.
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Justin by Kris Michaels
The last one falls. It’s amazing to find love even when it’s been under your nose for years. Why or how do these things happen? Who knows? But it’s fantastic when it does. No one expects what Justin King does as a side line. No one in his family save one brother knows he really works for Guardian. He doesn’t need his family…until he does.
Title: Justin
Author: Kris Michaels
Series: Kings of Guardian #10
Publish Date: April 24, 2018
Genre: Romanc8
Publisher’s Description: Being CEO of flourishing JK Holdings isn’t a sufficient challenge for millionaire restaurateur Justin King. He craves the rush gained by facing danger and triumphing—be it heli-skiing, rappelling, suit jumping from the peaks of Mt. Everest or racing performance cars. But nothing does it for him like breaking into impenetrable fortresses and rifling their vaults for Guardian Security. It’s the best-kept secret of his very public life.
Danielle Grant has built a life separate from the power and influence of her father, the owner of Phoenix Armament. As Acquisitions Manager of JK Holdings, she’s made herself indispensable to Justin King on a professional level, his steady constant as she watches the gorgeous women in his private life come and go. Never once did she allow herself to dream the romantic attentions of her boss would turn her way—until fate perched them side-by-side at the precipice of a deadly drop.
Just as Justin and Dani realize what they could be to each other, a malevolent force rips them apart, and Dani vanishes without a trace. Finding her and getting her back will require Justin do the one thing he has avoided all his life—ask for the help of his family.
Nervous Nellie’s nervousness necessitates knowledge of the novel. In some cases…spoilers. *BEWARE*
Nervous Nellie says…
Lord above, did you fire your brains out of that damn rocket launcher?
or
I’m not crazy! Guardian has be tested! Once a year!
Oh, my gosh. I just love Jade. Only she could come up with comments like that.
This book is a well written accounting of the elusive Justin King. His story isn’t graphic in horror or sex, but there is death and sex in the book. There is not a 
cliffhanger and there is a happy ending. All of this series could be read as stand alones, but it would be so much better to read them in order so you get to know the family and the other characters that are involved in Guardian Security.
Earlier, I stated that Justin King is elusive. It’s a different kind of elusive than Joseph King. Justin is very private and most of his siblings think he’s just a playboy restaurateur that doesn’t really know what Guardian is about. Boy, are they in for a surprise. That’s ok, though, because Justin needs as much credit of saving lives as the rest of the team. What he does is keenly different, but no less useful.
All the Kings (except for Mom Amanda) were in this episode which was an incredible treat for those of us that practically worship the ground the Kings walk on. Most of this book was somber because that’s who Justin is. He’s a meticulous businessman that has brilliantly built his world with his own two hands with no help from anyone. He’s held his family at bay because that’s how he does things. He’s not a jokester like Jacob. He’s not damaged like Joseph. He’s not the same kind of crazy as Jade, though he has his own brand.
I enjoyed meeting and getting to know Justin. He was always in the shadows as the brother who knows nothing about what his sibs do for the world and here we are finding out that he has more effect on the world than haute cuisine and fine wine.
One last thing, while it makes me sad that this is the last official King sibling to get matched up, that does not mean it’s the last of the King family. We have Drake and Dixon left to go and from the little teaser at the end of the book, I believe that one of them has their story next.
Our reviews in this series…
Other recommendations…
- Scanguard Vampires by Tina Folsom
- The Protectors series by Teresa Gabelman
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