Synopsis:
Fated Mates meets Clash of the Titans!
Melanie Jacoby is the human vessel for the Muse of Tragic Poetry, but she isn’t
prepared for the tragedy of finding her roommate dead at the bottom of the
stairs.
Nate Malone is the detective assigned to the case, but as the evidence points
to an accidental fall, the visions begin. He sees a killer in a gold Kronos
mask.
Mel is the next target, but Nate’s determination to protect her is almost as
strong as his desire for her.
And tragedy isn’t part of his plan.
The Prophecy – “Every generation the nine daughters of Zeus are reborn, and with their rebirth are also nine Guardians. They will be marked by the gods, and given gifts to protect his treasure. Their abilities will only be unlocked when they find their muse.”
My Review
Paranormal romance is one of my favourite genres. My guilty pleasure if you will. So when the chance came up to review this one I was all in.
This book is set up around the Greek Myths. Not something I have encountered before in this genre. I found it a refreshing change from the usual characters you come across.
The Story
Mel is just a normal woman, all be it with the soul of a muse. In her case the muse of tragic poetry, she’s a half glass empty kind of a girl. Nate is just a normal police detective, until he meets Mel and everything he thought he knew got turned on its head.
The muse’s seem to be on someone’s hit list. Who’s and Why? This book has a really good pace to it. The need to solve Mel’s roommates murder and ensure she isn’t next are well written with credible police investigations. We get to see early on who is behind it all and why. It was interesting to see how everyone else caught up.
We know where this is heading, don’t we?
Given the genre, it is fairly obvious where we are going with the two main characters. However, I liked how they interacted, it wasn’t overly sickly sweet. They had real concerns and real demons they had to work through.
The sex scenes are well written, not overly graphic but with enough detail to make you hot under the collar. I also liked the nod to safe sex, something you see rarely written.
Final Thoughts
This is a great book, it has a good pace, some heart in the mouth moments and is easily read in one sitting if that’s your thing. Although the story wraps up for Mel and Nate there is an overarching story line that (from my quick research) is continued in the next books.
Lisa Kessler isn’t an author that I had heard of before. Given I’m such a fan of the genre I found this shocking. I will certainly be binge reading the rest of this series at the next available opportunity. If you are like me you are going to love this book.
Many thanks to Rachel for inviting me onto the blog tour. I did purchase the book myself, however, it was free at point of sale. This is, as always, an honest review.
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A sexy new paranormal series from best selling author Lisa Kessler featuring Greek gods, Lycan shifters, Navy SEALs, police detectives and more…
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Reviewers Choice Best Fantasy Romance of 2016 – The Paranormal Romance Guild
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Lisa Kessler is a Best Selling author of dark
paranormal fiction. She’s a two-time San Diego Book Award winner for Best
Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror and Best Published Romance. Her books have also
won the PRISM award, the Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in
Romantic Fiction Award, the Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an
International Digital Award for Best Paranormal.
Her short stories have been published in print
anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a
finalist for a Bram Stoker award.
When she’s not writing, Lisa is a professional
vocalist, and has performed with San Diego Opera as well as other musical
theater companies in San Diego.
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