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Shadow Magic
by Sherry J. Soule
3 out of 5
Synopsis Ghost summoning? No biggie. Raising the dead? Bring it on. Solving my sister’s sudden disappearance? A bit more complicated...
I’m Serena LeStrange, a necromancer who prefers to hide her freakishly fabulous skills from others. Only my sister makes me feel less of a weirdo, so when she mysteriously vanishes from college, I enroll at Macabre Academy to start my own investigation.
Except this is no ordinary school for the magically inclined, it’s home to all monsters—even the most dangerous ones. And after meeting an incredibly gorgeous vampire and a sinfully hot reaper, I find myself entangled in a passionate, yet forbidden, flirtation. To complicate matters, I get stuck with a ghostly genie sidekick and suspect a sinister sorority of misdeeds.
But to solve the mystery, I’ll need all the help I can get. Someone at Macabre knows what happened to my sister, and I won’t stop until I dig up the truth.
Unfortunately, some dark secrets prefer to sta…

The Rite of Wands
by Mackenzie Flohr
1 out of 5
Synopsis One boy…one Rite… And a world of deadly secrets that could change the course of history—forever.
And so begins the tale of Mierta McKinnon. When a horrible fate reveals itself during his Rite of Wands ceremony, he must find a way to change not only his destiny but also the land of Iverna’s.
Forbidden from revealing the future he foresees to anyone, he is granted a wand and his magical powers, but still must master the realm of magic in order to save himself and those he loves.
But Mierta is not the only one with secrets…especially when it’s impossible to know who to trust.
Review Mierta must claim his magic, to save his people from and awful fate. Orlynd is thrown into a dangerous court, and has to work out who to trust.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
When Mierta turns twelve, he is able to take part in the Rite of Wands, a mysterious ceremony that tests if he is worthy of wielding magic. During the test, Mierta se…

Fire, Fury, Faith Winged Warriors Book 1  by N.D. Jones  Genre: Paranormal Romance 

An African American Paranormal Romance by USA Today Bestselling Author N.D. Jones
"I found this book to be a steamy and intense story about angels going through the end of time." Amazon Audible Review
Issa, tribal chieftain and warrior, dies trying to protect his family and tribesmen from slave traders but is given a second chance at life as an angel. Having lost his home, daughters, and life by forces beyond his control, Issa, a Guardian Angel for four centuries, has yet to come to terms with this "failure." So when a rogue demon attacks and almost kills his wife, Serwa, Issa goes on the hunt.
Serwa knows the pain of loss, the burn of fire, the heat of love. She is a Healer Angel, bound to help, to heal, to protect. And the person she wants most to heal is Issa, her husband, her soul mate, her warrior. But what is a woman to do when a husband's guilt and fury challenge the…

Fire, Fury, Faith
by N.D. Jones
3 out of 5
Synopsis An African American Paranormal Romance by USA Today Bestselling Author N.D. Jones
Having lost his home, daughters, and life by forces beyond his control, Issa, a Guardian Angel, has yet to come to terms with this “failure.” So when a rogue demon attacks and almost kills his wife, Serwa, Issa's faith falters and his fury rises.
Serwa knows the pain of loss and the burn of fire. She is a Healer Angel. And the person she wants most to heal is Issa, her husband and soul mate. But what is a woman to do when a husband's guilt and fury challenge the very foundation of their marriage?
Warning: Mature Sexual Content and Language
Review Serwa and Issa were strong as humans, but centuries as being angels, they still have weaknesses.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Serwa and Issa's love was once strong enough to unite warring clans. Now as angels, will it be enough to heal their bodies and minds, after they are attacked…

Elizabeth I: The Making of a Queen
by Laura Brennan
2 out of 5
Synopsis Elizabeth I is arguably one of the greatest monarchs and women of English history. Against an uncertain political and religious backdrop of post-reformation Europe she ruled at the conception of social modernization, living in the shadow of the infamy of her parents reputations and striving to prove herself an equal to the monarchs who had gone before her.
This book seeks to explore some of the key events of her life both before and after she ascended to the English throne in late 1558. By looking at the history of these selected events, as well as investigating the influence of various people in her life, this book sets out to explain Elizabeth's decisions, both as a queen and as a woman.
Amongst the events examined are the death of her mother, the role and fates of her subsequent stepmothers, the fate of Lady Jane Grey and the subsequent behavior and reign of her half sister Mary Tudor, along with the death of Amy…

The Boyfriend Project
by Farrah Rochon
5 out of 5
Synopsis USA Today bestselling author Farrah Rochon launches a new series about three young women who become friends when the live Tweeting of a disastrous date leads them to discover they've all been duped by the same man.
Samiah Brooks never thought she would be "that" girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful truth: she's been catfished by a three-timing jerk of a boyfriend. Suddenly Samiah-along with his two other "girlfriends," London and Taylor-have gone viral online. Now the three new besties are making a pact to spend the next six months investing in themselves. No men, no dating, and no worrying about their relationship status . . .
For once Samiah is putting herself first, and that includes finally developing the app she's always dreamed of creating. Which is the exact moment she meets the deliciously sexy, honey-eyed Daniel Collins at work. What are the chances? When it com…