Review: Blood and Mistletoe by E.J. Stevens

Blood and Mistletoe
Author:E.J. Stevens
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Publisher: Sacred Oaks Press
Ivy Granger Book #1.5
ASIN:   B00A2V2LC2
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Author

Holidays are worse than a full moon for making people crazy. In Harborsmouth, where many of the residents are undead vampires or monstrous fae, the combination may prove deadly.

Ivy Granger, psychic private investigator, returns to the streets of Harborsmouth in this addition to the bestselling urban fantasy series.

Holidays are Hell, a point driven home when a certain demon attorney returns with information regarding a series of bloody murders. Five Harborsmouth residents have been killed and every victim has one thing in common--they are fae. Whoever is killing faeries must be stopped, but they only leave one clue behind--a piece of mistletoe floating in a pool of the victim's blood.

The holidays just got interesting. Too bad this case may drive Ivy mad before the New Year. Heck, she'll be lucky to survive Christmas.

Blood and Mistletoe is an Ivy Granger series novella.

The Demon attorney is back and with him he brings Ivy a new lead that puts her on the path of a very old and dangerous being who is killing faeries. BLOOD AND MISTLETOE gave us a nice peek at how things are going in Harborsmouth since SHADOW SIGHT ended. There was a good amount of action with a fast paced but detailed plot. Unfortunately we don't get much of Ivy with her new beau so I think we need an extra dose in book 2 when it releases, but there is a neat little scene at the end of the book that I'm sure you will enjoy that involves them. 

Steven's has done a fantastic job with bringing her world to us. It is full of different creatures and she has a great way with details. I still have plenty of questions running through my head regarding Ivy and the series so I will definitely stay on track to read book 2, GHOST LIGHT.

I gave it 4/5 stars

Review: Leashing the Tempest by Jenn Bennett

Leashing The Tempest
Author:Jenn Bennett
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Publisher: Pocket Star
Arcadia Bell Book #2.5
ISBN:  1451695071
ISBN13: 9781451695076
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Author

Dating a demon, defeating evil, running a tiki bar: Arcadia Bell is a great occult mage in many respects. But then there’s the challenge of her boyfriend’s precocious teenage son…

Arcadia "Cady" Bell may have saved the Hellfire Club’s children from a local bogeyman, but she and her Earthbound demon boyfriend, Lon Butler, now face a more disturbing problem: his teenage son’s new demonic abilities. Jupe Butler can persuade you to do anything—or so he thinks. To test the limits of his newfound power, Cady invites the co-owner of Tambuku Tiki Lounge to be the teen’s guinea pig during an afternoon boat cruise. But when an angry storm whips the Pacific into a frenzy and Jupe puts them all in serious danger, will Cady's magick trump a teenager’s excess confidence?

A nice relaxing day cruise turns dangerous quickly when Jupe decides to get angry with the captain and his little power trip up leads them in deep water rather quickly. Together Cady, Lon, Jupe and Kar Yee get themselves out of trouble and back to dry land.  Jupe continues to make me laugh, he is a great character that I couldn't imagine not being in the series. We get little glimpses of Kar Yee in the full stories but it was great seeing her be part of the action and solution in LEASHING THE TEMPEST. The problem that the characters face was pretty neat to witness and crazy to think about.

LEASHING THE TEMPEST ended up being a neat little adventure with our favorite Arcadia Bell series characters. Its short, sweet and to the point. It will definitely hold you over until book 3 BINDING THE SHADOWS releases in May 2013.

I gave it 4/5 stars

New Releases: 12/16-12/22

Mon Dec 17

Leashing the Tempest (Arcadia Bell, #2.5) by Jenn Bennett

Tues Dec 18

A Soul So Wicked (The Moon Chasers, #6) by Sharie Kohler

Betrayed by Shadows (Moonlight, #7) by Nancy Gideon

Blood Winter (Horngate Witches, #4) by Diana Pharaoh Francis

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

Dark Wolf Rising (Bloodrunners, #4) by Rhyannon Byrd

Deadly Little Lessons (Touch, #5) by Laurie Faria Stolarz

Enchanted Ever After (Mystic Circle, #3) by Robin D. Owens

Indigo Awakening (The Hunted, #1) by Jordan Dane

Keeper of the Night by Heather Graham

Happy Reading!!

Guest Blog & Giveaway: Black Moon by Jessica MCQuay

UFI welcomes Jessica McQuay Author of Black Moon. Thanks for Joining us!!

Top Five Sexiest Paranormal Characters 

Hello everyone! First I’d like to thank Urban Fantasy Investigations for hosting me. I truly appreciate it. 

One of my favorite aspects to reading is finding hot, steamy characters to lust after. LOL! So today I decided to share with all of you my top 5 Sexiest Paranormal Characters!

#5: Alcide from the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris

#4: Zane from I Kissed a Dog by Carol Van Atta

#3: Asher from the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton

#2: Ivy from the Hollows series by Kim Harrison

#1: Eric from the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris

Not all of these characters are your typical, get you hot and bothered types. But for me, it’s about the all-around package. Sometimes it’s a mix of personality and sexuality that makes a character attractive to me. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes they’re just hot! LOL! But for the most part a character becomes sexier the more alive they become on the pages. As their story and personality unfold, I fall harder and harder until I am practically fanning myself when the steamy scenes those lucky someone’s get to have with them finally arrive. 

Thank you for stopping by to read my post today! And thank you again to Urban Fantasy investigations for hosting me.

 

__________________________________

There were three things Jessica loved to do growing up; reading, writing and playing music. She discovered her love for writing at a young age, when she realized she could create anything she wanted with words. Jessica lives in Sacramento, CA with her husband, four children, a goldfish named Sparkle and their cat, Talula. When she isn't working on the next Paige Tailor novel, taking her children to one activity or another, or folding the never ending laundry of a six person family, Jessica enjoys playing her clarinet in the community band, reading while enjoying a cup of coffee or heading to the theater and catching a movie with her husband.

Find Jessica and her books

Website / Twitter / Facebook

__________________________________

Black Moon
Paige Taylor #1

Amazon   BN   

 "Am I losing my mind?"

Paige couldn't help but question her sanity. What other explanation could there be for her hearing a conversation held barely above a whisper in the back of a classroom full of students? What about coming home to find one of those very classmates lying in wait in the darkness of her home, ready to attack her?

Confused, frustrated and feeling every ounce of her social ostracism, Paige confides in the one person she's always been able to count on: her mom. But when her mom reveals a deeply rooted, unbelievable family secret, Paige discovers her world is filled with more than she ever imagined possible. A world where fairytales live alongside nightmares and secrets are the glue that binds them together. Suddenly no one is who they seem and Paige is faced with more questions than answers. Can she survive in a world filled with creatures scarier than anything she could imagine and where deceit runs as thick as blood? Or will the truth send her over the edge?

 

__________________________________

__________________________________

Tour Wide-US Only 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Week in Review: 12/9-12/15

Books Ive Bought/received

* Mating Instinct by Katie Reus- Arc- Author

* Black City by Christina Henry-ARC - Publisher

* Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi- eARC- Edelweiss

*  Requiem by Lauren Oliver - eARC- Edelweiss

* Everbound by Brodi Ashton- ARC- Publisher

* First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones- Won from Publisher

* Between by Kerry Shafer- eARC- Publisher via Netgalley

* Deadly Sting by Jennifer Estep- eARC- Edelweiss


Books I Read

The Farm by Emily McKay
Mating Instinct by Katie Reus
Opal by Jennifer L Armentrout
The Trouble with Fate by Leigh Evans
Everbound by Brodi Ashton


Reviews Posted

Luminosity by Stephanie Thomas
The Ballad of Aramei by J.A. Redmerski

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

* New Releases for the week. Was there anything you were looking forward to reading?

* Friday Keely Smith stopped in on her Returned Tour with a guest post and giveaway. 

* An Interview with Author E Van Lowe went up on Wednesday to help promote his Falling Angels Saga. There is also a giveaway.

 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
 

 * I love comments so if you see something you like (or not) please comment away and let me know.

Winner: Mary Abshire Giveaway

Thank you to everyone who entered!!

Prize:  Ecopy of The Quest (or another book by the author if you prefer)

The Winner chosen by Rafflecopter is.....

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congrats!! I have emailed winner who has 48 hours to respond with mailing address or I will pick another.

Winner: Jes Young Giveaway

Thank you to everyone who entered!!

Prize: eCopies of both Tab Bennett and the Inbetween and Underneath

The Winner chosen by Rafflecopter is.....

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Congrats!! I have emailed winner who has 48 hours to respond with mailing address or I will pick another.