Novel Reaction

Rachel Miller is used to dealing with the unruly dead as a member of the Order of Rescue Mediums in The Stubborn Dead by Natasha Hoar. But when Rachel is called to deal with a wraith at client Sylvia’s house, she finds herself it a difficult position because the wraith isn’t acting like he should. When it comes to the Order’s attention, Rachel finds herself having to decide whether to get rid of the wraith at great personal cost or lose her supernatural abilities. As if the situation wasn’t difficult enough, Janus Ostara, a local supernatural mob boss is now demanding Rachel take different action because of what may be inside the client’s house.

The Stubborn Dead was an interesting read, Rachel’s job as a member of the Order as a rescuer of lost souls was different and intriguing. I don’t usually read a lot of urban fantasy but The Stubborn Dead caught my attention.  Natasha left the story line wide open and I look forward to seeing how the relationships that Rachel has developed continue. The Stubborn Dead  is a novella so it was a quick fun read, start to finish.

You can read an excerpt here.

The Lost Souls:

The Stubborn Dead

The Ravenous Dead (July 2012)

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Title: The Stubborn Dead

Author: Natasha Hoar

Format:  eBook

AISN: B006BVTFT4

Publisher: Carina Press

Release Date: January 2012

Available for purchase: Amazon

Reviewer: Jessica

**I received a copy of this book from NetGalley but was not required to provide a review and it did not impact my review in any way.

Jane Jameson’s life finally has leveled out and no one has tried to kill her for months in Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper, the fourth book in the Jane Jameson series. But then Jane witnesses a car accident of the boy she used to babysit who is now a hot teenager, when she rushes to his side he begs her to turn him into a vampire because he isn’t ready to die. Having been in his position in Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs Jane understands what he is going through, so Jane agrees to turn him, not realizing the Vampire council would make him her responsibility and have him moving in with her and Gabriel.

Having a teenage vampire with super hearing and an insatiable appetite has really put a cramp in Jane’s life. Until her new vampire child can get his urges under control her human friends can’t come over, not to mention the kink it has put in her love life with Gabriel. But when someone tries to kill Gabriel, Jane realizes that once again she is going to have to take care of the problem before the problem takes care of her.

I was tempted to give Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors a five star review based solely on Molly Harper’s correct use of the word milquetoast. Anyone who can use my favorite word correctly moves to the head of the class but the five star rating was given for quality of the writing above and beyond Harper’s great use of verbiage. While I find the character of Jane entertaining, what really makes the entire Jane Jamison series for me is the entertaining secondary characters and Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors keeps up this great story line. It is Harper’s entertaining secondary characters that give her novels such depth, warmth and never ending humor. I highly recommend the entire series, while Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors can be  read as a stand alone novel, to really appreciate the secondary characters back stories and craziness I would advise reading the series in order.

You can read an excerpt here.

Jane Jameson Series:

Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs

Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead Men

Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever

Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors

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Title: Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors

Author: Molly Harper

Format: Paperback, eBook

Page Nos.: 368

ISBN: 978-1451641813

Publisher: Pocket Books

Release Date: February 2012

Available for purchase: Amazon

Reviewer: Jessica

**I received a copy of this book from the publisher but was not required to provide a review and it did not impact my review in any way.