Showing posts with label PWF. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PWF. Show all posts

Friday, January 26, 2024

The Fool (Daughter of the Moon, Book 1) - HP Mallory

Magic and Mayhem vs Deadlines and Dinners for One. Decisions, decisions…


This is a new PWF series and I can already tell it’s going to be good. Grab yourself a cuppa, a snack and a footstool to pop your feet up on, because you’ll want to read this in one go.


Kate is a middle-aged, divorced author with no dependents and no responsibilities other than her books. When she hears that her eccentric aunt, who she hasn’t seen in years, has died and left her a house in the middle of nowhere, it’s not an issue for her to up sticks and travel to the back of beyond with the intention of selling the place, then returning to the city to resume her life of deadlines and dinners for one.


If only life were that straightforward. What greets Kate on her arrival at the house is a whole world she was previously unaware of. She doesn’t have long to make the decision of whether she will accept the responsibilities which come with the house or whether she will return to her mundane life with no memory of ever having been there.


If Kate accepts her new role, she’ll be a target for those who want the role-holder dead. If she goes back to the city, she’ll probably die of boredom anyway. 


There is magic, a talking goat, a very loud shrunken head, an overbearing and overprotective barbarian bodyguard from another dimension, and an earthly guide who Kate finds very inconveniently attractive.


I raced through this book. I loved every minute of it. Buy it—you won’t regret it.


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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Dead Reckoning (Gwen's Ghosts, Book 5) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

I love where this series is going now. 

This is the fifth novella in this PWF series. I love the partnership of crime novelist turned amateur sleuth and her ghostly sidekick.


I really enjoyed the plot of this book. Good old fashioned investigating … or in Gwen’s case, sticking her nose into other people’s business.


If you’re a fan of light-hearted, cosy mysteries, I recommend this series.


The reading order so far:


Book 1, Dance with the Dead

Book 2, Dead and Gone

Book 3, Dead of Night

Book 4, Left for Dead

Book 5, Dead Reckoning


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Friday, August 25, 2023

Dead Ringer (Haven Hollow, Book 30) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

A Real Dead Ringer for … Power?

 

I really enjoy reading about the world of Haven Hollow and its diverse cast of characters; they make me happy. The writing flows well and is easy to read. The world building is great, and all of the characters continue to develop well as the series progresses. 


This is a Spook Society book, so we are seeing the world of Haven Hollow through Darla’s eyes. Darla originally died in 1920’s America before she was resurrected and given a second chance at life, so she speaks with the slang of that era and is still getting to grips with the modern world.


The present day sees Darla trying her hand at being a private investigator. A power struggle within a wealthy, influential family sees Darla pulled into the turmoil, both on the living and the spiritual side. Unsurprisingly, she gets herself into a lot more danger than she planned for. 


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, Princess Procedural and Blood Rose Academy. 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)

Blood Rose : Blood Rose Academy (Haven Hollow, Book 26)

Blood Bond : Blood Rose Academy (Haven Hollow, Book 27)

Georgian Ghouls : Hallowed Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 28)

Velvet Voodoo : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 29)

Dead Ringer : Spook Society (Haven Hollow, Book 30)



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Friday, July 28, 2023

Velvet Voodoo (Haven Hollow, Book 29) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

I love this new story arc. More please.

 

Another enjoyable read. The world of Haven Hollow and its diverse cast of characters makes me happy. The writing flows well and is easy to read. The world building is good and all of the characters have developed well throughout the series. I really like the recent underlying story arc that was introduced a few books ago and I’m keen to see where it takes us.


It’s good to see the growth in Wanda’s character. She started as a very prickly, unapproachable character who would hex someone in a heartbeat and not think twice about it. Now she is developing connections; friends, family and a fledgeling coven, albeit reluctantly.


Something is amiss in the Hollow. Something is hurting innocent residents. Something is specifically targeting the coven. Something is a threat at the most inconvenient time; just before a new member is about to be initiated. Wanda needs it gone before it destroys the small coven and the safety of the Hollow. 


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, Princess Procedural and Blood Rose Academy. 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)

Blood Rose : Blood Rose Academy (Haven Hollow, Book 26)

Blood Bond : Blood Rose Academy (Haven Hollow, Book 27)

Georgian Ghouls : Hallowed Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 28)

Velvet Voodoo : Wanda’s Witchery (Haven Hollow, Book 29)



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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Gorgon Gone Wild (Misty Hollow, Book 3) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Things are ramping up in this spooky series


This series gets spookier with every book and I love it! This is a new Hollow series from these authors with a dark and sinister feel. Grab yourself a cuppa, a snack and a footstool because you’ll want to read this in one go.


Things in the swamp have gone from bad to worse. Teen weregators are missing, presumed dead and the mystery predator in the swamp seems to be the prime suspect. Things go from worse to disastrous when the weregator community’s pleas for asylum are rejected by the Hollow’s Vampire Mayor and tragedy ensues.


Dory is a Gorgon on a mission. She’s a descendent of Medusa who has left her reclusive colony and gone out into the wider world. Hired as protection by the weregators, she’s involved in their efforts to seek asylum in the hollow. 


She’s strangely drawn to the Mayor and he seems equally fascinated by her. During the course of her negotiations, she uncovers his secret and the reasons why the hollow is being built in an unconventional way. It’s worse than any of them could have imagined.


We finally get to see who the Mayor is and what makes him tick. I can’t wait for the next book.


The Misty Hollow series is written from a variety of points of view which all run in parallel with each other. They have an underlying story arc, so need to be read in the correct order. 


The reading order so far is:


Book 1 : Mermaid Mayhem (Eerie Investigations)

Book 2 : Big Girls Don’t Scry (Miscellaneous Magic)

Book 3 : Gorgon Gone Wild (Serpentine Solutions)


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Big Girls Don't Scry (Misty Hollow, Book 2) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

This series has me hooked and it’s only book two!


This series is getting increasingly spooky and I love it! This is a new Hollow series from these authors but it has a very different feel to that of Haven Hollow. This already feels darker and more sinister. 


Something is not quite right in the Hollow. Something is not quite right with the resident vampire Mayor. Something is most definitely very wrong in the swamp surrounding the hollow. Trouble is afoot and no-one has any idea of what they are facing. The neighbouring weregator community are under threat and still at odds with the Mayor; tensions are rising. 


Bruja for hire, Gillette arrives at the partially built Hollow with her young daughter Luna. Hired to help put up protective wards, she soon discovers that the hollow is not being built to effectively make use of the ley lines and that there is something sinister behind that decision. 


Luna is coming into her own uncontrolled Bruja powers far too young, so Gillette has to stay in Misty Hollow to keep her daughter safe from her own coven. But at what cost?


As with the Haven Hollow series, Misty Hollow seems to be written from a variety of points of view which all run in parallel with each other and have an underlying story arc, so need to be read in the correct order.. 


The reading order so far is:


Book 1 : Mermaid Mayhem (Eerie Investigations)

Book 2 : Big Girls Don’t Scry (Miscellaneous Magic)


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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Left for Dead (Gwen's Ghosts, Book 4) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

The spooky adventures of an amateur sleuth.

This is the fourth novella in this PWF series. It’s a fun series and I am enjoying it but I do wish the books were longer. I enjoy the main character’s interactions with the ghost who has been her companion since childhood. 


Our female MC is a mystery novelist turned amateur investigator along with her best friend who is a centuries-old ghost. Having recently moved from the hustle and bustle of city life in the USA to a quaint little village in the south west of England, Gwen could be forgiven for thinking that the pace of her life would slow down somewhat. However, life in her village doesn’t seem to fit the stereotype of sleepy and quiet. So far she’s solved a murder, nearly been murdered herself and has now taken it upon herself to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young man from the village. All while trying (not very hard) to shake off the amorous attentions of two men from the village who despise each other – not an easy task when she likes them both and sharing doesn’t seem to be an option.


The reading order so far:


Book 1, Dance with the Dead

Book 2, Dead and Gone

Book 3, Dead of Night

Book 4, Left for Dead


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Friday, May 12, 2023

A Ghostly Guardian (Midlife Mysteries, Book 1) - HP Mallory

Interesting start to a new PWF series

 

This is the first in a new Paranormal Women's Fiction novella series from HP Mallory. It’s set in Victorian London, UK and features a widowed FMC and a very pretty but grumpy Inspector from Scotland Yard (The Met Police).


It was a quick read, perfect for an evening in. There wasn’t much in the way of ghostly apparitions in this first book but I am hopeful for more as further books are published in this series.. 


Phillipa Fairfax is the American daughter of a famous explorer and is wealthy in her own right. Following the death of Patrick Fairfax, her English policeman husband who’s life was cut short by tuberculosis, she retreats to Paris for a year to mourn him. Upon her return, she finds that her adult stepson has called for her arrest, accusing her of theft and she ends up in a cell at Scotland Yard, where she meets the surly Inspector Grant Stirling. 


Stirling is torn. On the one hand, he wants to protect the widowed wife of his former supervisor and mentor. On the other hand he has to uphold the law and there’s no evidence to prove Phillipa’s innocence. 


Until Patrick’s ghost appears to Phillipa, telling her where to find the evidence she needs… and Grant Stirling finds it exactly where it was meant to be.


All is not well in London’s high society. Poison Pen letters are being received which could spell disaster for some members of the aristocracy. Phillipa could be a way in for Grant to investigate.


I raced through this novella. It was a good introduction to the concept of this world. I enjoyed the English setting and the grumpy Scottish Inspector and I’m looking forward to reading more.



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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Georgian Ghouls (Haven Hollow, Book 28) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

In which Fifi makes several foolish decisions… and one really good one.

 

I enjoyed this book. I really enjoy the world of Haven Hollow and its diverse cast of characters. The writing flows well and is easy to read. The worldbuilding is good and all of the characters have developed well throughout the series.


This is the 28th book in the Haven Hollow series, which takes the series back to events in Haven Hollow. This story focuses on Fifi, the succubus owner of Hallowed Homes.


We’ve seen before that Fifi struggles to keep her nose out of other people’s business, which in the past has had some catastrophic effects on the entire Hollow. On this occasion, her poor decisions and meddling almost cost her more than she was personally prepared to pay.


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, Princess Procedural and Blood Rose Academy. 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)

Blood Rose : Blood Rose Academy (Haven Hollow, Book 26)

Blood Bond : Blood Rose Academy (Haven Hollow, Book 27)

Georgian Ghouls : Hallowed Homes (Haven Hollow, Book 28)



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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Dead of Night (Gwen's Ghosts, Book 3) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Murder mystery solved, for now.

 

This is the third novella in this PWF series. I really enjoyed this book. It has a wonderfully spooky aspect and a female MC who is a mystery novelist turned amateur investigator with a best friend who is a centuries-old ghost.


Gwen finally gets to the bottom of the mystery surrounding the murder of the previous owner of her little cottage. 


I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. Its small village setting and the relatable characters are a joy. There’s nothing quite like a murder in a sleepy village to ramp up the excitement. 


Apparently there will be more in this series. I am looking forward to them.


The reading order so far:


Book 1, Dance with the Dead

Book 2, Dead and Gone

Book 3, Dead of Night


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Monday, April 24, 2023

Dead and Gone (Gwen's Ghosts, Book 2) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Enjoyable, light-hearted read.

 

These are fun novellas. I really enjoyed this book. It’s the second in a new PWF novella series. It has a wonderfully spooky aspect and a female MC who is a mystery novelist turned amateur investigator with a best friend who is a centuries-old ghost.


Gwen and her ghostly side-kick are still investigating the mysterious death of the previous owner of her cottage. Things are getting serious and they might just have got themselves in a little bit over their heads.


The writing is wonderfully easy to read and this book is perfect for an evening in. I love the characters, I want to see how they will develop. I love the setting of a small English village with the gossip and tall tales that accompany village life. I love the ghostly sidekick. It’s a very enjoyable and light-hearted read. I’m keen to see where it goes.


The reading order so far:


Book 1, Dance with the Dead

Book 2, Dead and Gone



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Sunday, April 9, 2023

Bumpkins and Banshees (Trailer Park Vampire, Book 4) - HP Mallory & JR Rain

Wailing women and mysterious murders


I know I’ve said it before but each book really does get better than the previous one. This world that HP Mallory and JR Rain have built is wonderfully outlandish and strange and I love it. Bumpkins and Banshees is the fourth book in this series set in the small town of Windy Ridge, middle of nowhere, USA. 


This is a Paranormal Women’s Fiction series and there is still the potential for a complicated romance but it hasn’t happened yet. The love interest turns into a potential love triangle in this book, with the arrival of our main character’s ex who stirs up some surprising feelings.


There have been murders in the strange town of Windy Ridge. Stranger than usual murders. Premeditated murders which have all been preceded by a woman wailing. 


The story is set way out in the sticks and everyone is something outside of ‘normal’; there are only four humans in this town of supernaturals. The characters are all unique and quirky, there has been excellent character development over the series and I love the world building. 


The reading order for this series is as follows:


Shotguns and Shifters, Book 1

Hillbillies and Hellhounds, Book 2

Gut Rot and Gargoyles, Book 3

Bumpkins and Banshees, Book 4


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