Series: Charley Underwood #1
Published by Second Sky on 22nd March 2024
Format: eARC
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Welcome to Crimson, Georgia. I’m Charley—reluctant witch, and owner of the best bar in town.
Everyone’s welcome at the Stag—vampire, wolf or human. As long as they don’t make trouble. Or ask too many questions about what we’re selling out of the back room.
I keep the beers coming, and in return the town keeps my secret. But when a gang of deadly vampires shows up at the bar, it’s clear they’re not looking for a drink. They want to take my business. Or my blood.
But this is more than just a shake down. All over town, people are dropping like flies. Disappearing or attacking their neighbors. It’s like they’re possessed. And someone—or something—is pulling the strings.
As if I didn’t have enough trouble, a fancy new restaurant just opened right across the street. And a sexy vampire from out of town seems to think I need protection. I have plenty of dangerous friends already… so why can’t I stop thinking about him?
The whole town is going to hell. Perhaps literally. And it looks like it’s up to me to stop it.
Discover a thrilling new series that will leave you reading late into the night. With heart-stopping twists and a found family you’ll fall in love with, this urban fantasy is perfect for fans of Annabel Chase, Charlaine Harris, and Patricia Briggs.
Oh, I am hooked. This series is going to be something I am going to love vampires, werewolves, demons, witches and more…check check check.
This was addictive as we follow the life of Charley, daughter to a powerful witch. All she wants to do is run the bar, The White Stag. However, things get murky when a new restaurant is opened across the road from her.
Multiple paranormal creatures are at play, a blood bank, extortionist vampires and more. This book has everything I want in a paranormal thriller. I loved the dialogue and the characters. I could picture the White Stag, the town of Crimson. It gave me all the True Blood vibes and I can tell it will get better and better.
I can’t wait for the next book as we have more to learn about Tucker and the handsome Samuel. And of course, there’s a cat! The cat is just awesome
I found Luanne’s writing so compelling as she sucked me into the story, casting a spell on me as I read the book as I didn’t want to stop reading it. I did feel like things were rushed with the Big Bad, as the book was plodding along with everything but then the Big Bad made themselves shown near the end and it all was a bit quick. However, these early pages were world-building and character-building.
We have a fantastic bunch of characters here, all with their own trials, tribulations, and secrets. I can’t wait to get to know Dog, Candy and Tucker. Patrick is just epic, he had me chuckling a lot. His humour was my humour.
I also loved what Luanne has done with the known mystical quantities and tweaked their backgrounds. How they became, how the town is split, how we have the dark and light of it all and how humans are mixed in. As I say it has everything.
I can’t wait for the next one!!!
Until the next time xxx
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2024 Reading
- NetGalley 96
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