Commander (Hellfire Series, Book 3) Ella Moore

Wow! Just Wow!  

This is the third book in the paranormal romance series from Ella Moore. This book can be read as a standalone but in my opinion, it really is better to read it as part of the series. It is set on a version of Earth where humans and demons both live in their own tribes on the same plane of existence. At a time after Lucifer had fallen but was still fighting his way to dominion over all demons. This book contains detailed scenes of a sexual nature between two consenting demons. 

The world building in these books is excellent. The writing is a joy to read. I can easily see all the places and peoples this author describes so beautifully. All the characters in this series are complex and carry their share of baggage. It seems that the ongoing themes are of damaged beings who are finding love and acceptance where they expect there to be none. 

The stories are often violent and brutal, as you would expect in a land filled with demonic tribes. They are filled with action, politics, scheming, war, rescue, love and the forging of family bonds. I absolutely loved it. Ella Moore is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. I cannot wait to see what comes next.

Hellfire series reading order so far:

Book 1 : Wildfire

Book 2 : Lucifer’s Rule

Book 3 : Commander

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Hillbillies and Hellhounds (Trailer Park Vampire, Book 2) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Rural Supernatural Investigations. I love this series.

This is the second book in a new series set in the small town of Windy Ridge, the middle of nowhere, USA. it’s just as good as book one was. I raced through it. This is quite unlike anything I’ve read from HP Mallory and JR Rain so far. 

I’m not sure how to categorise this book. It has some potential for romance, so it could be classed as Paranormal Romance but its a very slow burn. It could be Urban Fantasy, although the setting is more rural than urban. Whatever the category, the world building and character building in this book is excellent. 

The town of Windy Ridge was an ordinary run-of-the-mill, sleepy town until the red mist hit. Now its a town full of supernaturals just trying to get by while remaining secret from the rest of the world.

I love the characters in this series. A seemingly mismatched bunch of formerly ordinary people begrudgingly led by waitress turned vampire alongside the human sheriff have their own cobbled-together law enforcement who are trying to keep the peace while finding missing members of their town and uncover what caused all the changes to the townsfolk.

When there is an attack on the locals and investigations uncover a burned out home and a missing family, some outside help is needed to get to the bottom of things. It would seem that the human sheriff has a few secrets of his own.

The reading order for this series is as follows:

Shotguns and Shifters, Book 1

Hillbillies and Hellhounds, Book 2

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The Christmas Spirit (Haven Hollow, Book 25) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Not Quite A Christmas Carol. Poppy’s Big Decision. 

This novella is the 25th book in the Haven Hollow series. It is a collaboration between HP Mallory and JR Rain. The book falls in the Paranormal Women’s Fiction genre.

This is not your run-of-the-mill happy ever after Christmas Novella. Poppy is torn. She has a big decision to make and she doesn’t know what to do for the best. Both choices will cause someone some heartache. Marty’s surprise marriage proposal at Thanksgiving dinner put her in a position where she felt she had to say yes. Sadly for her, she loves Marty but she isn’t in love with him and now she doesn’t know what to do next.  

Her feelings for Andre are as strong as ever but she can’t be sure they are reciprocated and besides, since she accepted Marty’s proposal, Andre has been absent. 

It’s nearly closing time on Christmas Eve when Poppy greets her last customer of the day, a cheerful newcomer who introduces herself as Noelle. Noelle is the spirit of Christmas present and future all wrapped up in one. What follows is a journey of self-discovery which helps Poppy to finally come to the right decision.

The Haven Hollow series is written from a variety of points of view and features stories from Wanda’s Witchery, Poppy’s Potions, Spook Society, Haven Homes, Remarkable Remedies and Princess Procedural. They all run in parallel with each other. The reading order so far is:

Gypsy Magic : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 1) 

Cashmere Curses : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 2)

Faery Enchantment : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 3)

Spandex Sorcery : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 4)

Love’s Goddess : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 5)

Demon in Denim : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 6)

Taffeta Trickery : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 7)   

The Black Cat Cocktail Club : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 8)

French Country Frights : Haven Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 9)

All Hallows Eve : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 10)

Mystic Veil : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 11)

The Yule Log : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 12)

The Broken Mirror : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 13)

Art Deco Apparitions : Hallowed Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 14)

The Vampire’s Grave : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 15)

Herringbone Hexes : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 16)

Raising Cain : Spook Society (Haven Hollow, Book 17)

Druid’s Curse : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 18)

Colonial Corpses : Hallowed Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 19)

Angora Alchemy : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 20)

Day Dream : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 21)

Ritzy Business : Spook Society (Haven Hollow, Book 22)

Pan’s Delight : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 23)

Armed and Charmed : Princess Procedural (Haven Hollow, Book 24)

The Christmas Spirit : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 25)

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Armed and Charmed (Haven Hollow, Book 24) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Winter is here!

This is the 24th book in the Haven Hollow series. It is a collaboration between HP Mallory and JR Rain. The book falls in the Paranormal Women’s Fiction genre.

We’ve seen a lot of Taliyah as a secondary character throughout the series but this is the first book told from her point of view.

Taliyah is in trouble. The prophecy says she must marry before midnight tonight. The Fae Courts of Winter and Autumn are insistent that she Marry Prince Reynard of the Autumn Court but nobody will tell her why. Marrying him means leaving her life in Haven Hollow to take her throne in the Winter Court. It means taking her human sons to live in the Fae realm; something she doesn’t want to do. It means leaving Taliyah behind to take on the mantle of Queen Olwen, a persona she rejects.

During her pity party in the hours before her fated marriage, Maverick comes up with an alternative plan. One that will allow her to remain true to herself and the life she has built as Taliyah. The prophecy says she has to marry but it doesn’t say who she has to marry.

Maverick’s plan could be her solution but it doesn’t come without consequences, as Taliyah will find out. Maverick’s plan works to prevent her marrying Prince Reynard but it also breaks the alliance between the Autumn and Winter Courts and threatens civil war in the Winter Court, which spills into the streets of Haven Hollow and threatens her very existence. 

The Haven Hollow series is written from a variety of points of view and features stories from Wanda’s Witchery, Poppy’s Potions, Spook Society, Haven Homes, Remarkable Remedies and Princess Procedural. They all run in parallel with each other. The reading order so far is:

Gypsy Magic : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 1) 

Cashmere Curses : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 2)

Faery Enchantment : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 3)

Spandex Sorcery : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 4)

Love’s Goddess : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 5)

Demon in Denim : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 6)

Taffeta Trickery : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 7)   

The Black Cat Cocktail Club : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 8)

French Country Frights : Haven Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 9)

All Hallows Eve : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 10)

Mystic Veil : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 11)

The Yule Log : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 12)

The Broken Mirror : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 13)

Art Deco Apparitions : Hallowed Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 14)

The Vampire’s Grave : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 15)

Herringbone Hexes : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 16)

Raising Cain : Spook Society (Haven Hollow, Book 17)

Druid’s Curse : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 18)

Colonial Corpses : Hallowed Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 19)

Angora Alchemy : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 20)

Day Dream : Remarkable Remedies (Haven Hollow, Book 21)

Ritzy Business : Spook Society (Haven Hollow, Book 22)

Pan’s Delight : Poppy’s Potions (Haven Hollow, Book 23)

Armed and Charmed : Princess Procedural (Haven Hollow, Book 24)

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