“First, I Love You (The Downey Trilogy)” by Genevieve Dewey

Publication Date: September 27, 2012

Tommy Gates is investigating his first big case involving organized crime. Complicating his case is his estranged biological father, Mickey, a “retired” mob boss. Weathering meddling half-siblings and suspicious co-workers, can Tommy solve his big case or will he lose it all?
First, I Love You (The Downey Trilogy) is the first novel in the Downey Family Trilogy.

This first novel feels like a solid set up for the rest of the series but can be difficult to follow at times because focus is divided between five different characters each of whom have a lot going on in their lives and past. There are moments of brilliance – Kiki’s memories of her father writing to her brother over the years and her clear love and admiration for him. And moments that are not so wonderful – some of the dialogue is unnatural and overused in literature along the lines of “Darnit, Jim, you’re out of control! You’re off the case!” (Mickey’s interaction with Mary down is one example).

I was a bit thrown off by the age of the main characters. Tommy struck me as too young to be in his position even with powerful people behind him. In fiction a reader must often employ a suspension of disbelief and we know that authors must often leave room in series for their characters to age but he struck me as too young. Ginny also seemed too young to be in her position and she didn’t have powerful people behind her – just her improbably high heeled shoes. If you want to be underestimated, wear impractical heels that cause you to race and huff to keep up with the big boys.

I will be honest with you, readers, it took me a while to get into this one but once I did I believe I’ll read the next. Dewey knows these characters and lovingly crafted them. There was a lot to convey to us and now that’s out of the way, she’s able to get on with the business of a well-plotted and well-crafted tale.

While I found some of Dewey’s content choices questionable, she does give us a set up for a story that will become a really strong family epic. First, I Love You (The Downey Trilogy) is a complete story with meat left on the plate for the novels that will follow. The second novel in the Downey Trilogy, Second of All: (The Downey Trilogy, #2) (Volume 2) was released in January of this year.

For more information about the author, follow the links below:

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“All the Devil’s Creatures” by JD Barnett

Publication Date: September 21, 2012

A young girl is lynched and nailed to a tree in the bayou and her body is staged so that the motive is clear. Her death was a result of the color of her skin. Is that really the reason or will her work with a withdrawn and troubled environmental lawyer turn out to play a bigger role. What did she find? Are there greater forces at work plotting the next death and the next?

All the Devil’s Creatures is a legal thriller with a paranormal flavor.

Barnett’s writing style is wonderfully intense making All the Devil’s Creaturesa deliciously creepy read. The novel is set in 2005, not long after Hurricane Katrina and centers around a polluted bayou and locals suing a subtly named “Texronco” (and oil company) to clean up the devastation. Locals are seeing strange things that they’ve never seen before in the bayou and fearing for their safety.

Barnett jumps right into the action on the site of the staged body, introducing us to Sherriff Seastrunk, a down-home Texas boy who has been in his position for 40+ years having left law school and taken over when his father, the previous Sherriff died. We know out of the gate that this is a man who is deeply moral and who will try to do what’s right and best for everyone around. Peppering his speech, and that of the other characters, is authentic southern dialogue that rings true to the ear. In the scene in which Seastrunck meets Environmental Lawyer, Geoff Waltz, their conversation rings very true to the pattern of speech. Seastrunk makes an observation and Geoff breaks out with a “Well I’ll be.” (Location 310 Kindle Edition).

Geoff Waltz, to some readers, may seem a bit too much. He’s a troubled man. He’s a chronic drinker and embroiled in a case that he believes is a losing venture. When his consultant’s employee is killed all he can think is that the case will now be postponed forever. He’s more than willing to latch on to the idea that this is a hate crime so that it doesn’t in any way impact his case. A funny thing happens, though, Geoff, mirroring the audience, gets pulled into the weirdness of the case. We start to see that not only is there more to this story, there’s more to Geoff. I cannot express to your readers how delightful this story was as it developed. All the Devil’s Creatures is a story with layers blossoming and each more intriguing then the next.

I don’t want to give away too much of the plotline but Barnett’s progression was well thought out and crafted. I was not surprised to read in the author biography that Barnett is an environmental lawyer. All the Devil’s Creatures have points that ring of authenticity and a greater knowledge of the topic then the average person might possess.

Readers who might normally shy away from paranormal need not fear. There are no vampires or werewolves in All the Devil’s Creatures. The end result of this novel is a legal thriller in a rural setting with a hint of the paranormal.

All the Devil’s Creatures was a truly great read and I look forward to more from JD Barnett.

To learn more about the author, follow the links below:

Twitter: @J_D_Barnett

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“Death in Bagheria” by Susan Russo Anderson

Publication Date: December 6, 2012

Its 1870 and Serafina is a Sicilian midwife who is well known for solving crimes. Dismissive aristocrat, Sister Genoveffa, believes her mother has been murdered and hires Serafina to look into the case. Serafina travels to Sicily’s Gold Coast to investigate but will she be able to stay alive long enough to unmask the killer?

Death In Bagheria (A Serafina Florio Mystery) is the third novel in the Serafina Florio series.

I came into this novel a fan of historical work. David did not. I bought the entire series and did what I normally do when buying mystery novels; I sent them to my Dad’s Kindle. Last night when discussing what I’d read for review, we discovered that the novel I was set to review today was the one he’d read as my Mom drove the 12 hours north to our home.

David and I found the book captivating. Serafina is a good character and well written. Though Death In Bagheria (A Serafina Florio Mystery) is the third novel in the series, the story easily held up as an introduction to the character and the world in which she lives. Serafina is clearly a character the authors knows well and is able to write without the awkwardness that can often accompany a first novel as an author develops the character. David was inspired to read the rest of the series so stay tuned with his thoughts as to if the character grew or was strong from the start.

Some of the characters seemed to rely on rote but most were seemingly very well thought out and developed. Serafina has a complex relationship with many of the characters and yet there wasn’t a feeling of repetition between them. They were all very uniquely strained and delicately balanced in a way that made all simply more interesting to read.

Death In Bagheria (A Serafina Florio Mystery) has a very specific feel of place and time. Often with historical fiction you can take the story out of it’s setting and just change the date and the feel of the story hasn’t changed. Not so with this novel. I don’t know if Russo has deeply researched the time period in Sicily as I’m not familiar with that era of history in the era but there’s a true feel to the way she’s written the location as a second main character. Like the great Canadian detective show, “Murdoch Mysteries” (set at the turn of the 20^th century), the feel of the novel is very period piece in a way that I loved but David found as a spice to the real prize – the mystery.

The mystery was complex and the writing style intense. Anderson pulls few punches. Serafina is not a perfect person and not a perfect detective but she’s in there tenaciously working hard. She is mother to seven children and in no way a perfect parent. She’s widowed and still young and looking for romance and finds it with an old flame. David found the romance aspect of the novel needless but truly enjoyed the mystery. I found that the romance added flair to the mystery, as did the very real nature of Serafina and her time in her longing for companionship.

This is a great read for mystery fans. David was inspired to read the series from the start and is currently reading the first Serafina Florio mystery. I don’t know when I’ll have time but would also love to read them straight through and experience a little vacation in Sicily.

For more information about the author, visit Susan Russo Anderson’s website: http://susanrussoanderson.com

“The Tarot Killer” by Mary Bracht

Publication Date: November 7, 2012

Dr. Skye Barrie’s former patients are being killed in New York so she returns to her training ground in London in an attempt to escape thinking the killer will follow her. In London she faces old patients, old nemisis and the danger of a killer not satisfied with anything less than Skye’s own vicious and bloody end.

The author, Mary Bracht, gave me a copy of this novel in exchange for my review.

Before I get to the meat of the review I must first say that everytime I read the main character’s name, “Skye Barrie,” I could not help but think of Strawberry Shortcake and what an awesome name that would be for one of her little friends.

The Tarot Killer opens with the brilliant line from Sigmund Freud, “The Goal of All Life is Death.” That, as must as any quote would, describes the baddie and his motivation within the storyline and stands as a testament to the course of the novel. To open with that quote set a tone for me that the story, on its surface, met.

The Tarot Killer is a thriller but leans toward a cozy in some elements. The investigating officers, both New York and London, defer to Dr. Barrie though she is a subject in the investigation and not the investigating officer. She is throughout an active part of the investigation and visits crime scenes and has access to case paperwork. A luxury few characters being threatened by a killer would be permitted. The idea of going from New York to London, where she has also practiced and has former patients, seemed a bit thin as well. Her argument within the story-line was that it was so long ago and that the killer wouldn’t have access to those files seemed weak. She doesn’t know at what point the killer entered her life.

Bracht throws us some credible red herrings as to the identity of the killer but in the end provides us with the killer that would have seemed the obvious choice and a clear explanation of why he is killed women who look like Skye and why he’d want to kill her as well. What she doesn’t explain is the logistics but then, as we’re not in the mind of the killer, we don’t need to know his every travel plan just that he’s insane and he’s killing folks and staging those bodies to mirror images on a tarot card.

There’s nothing wrong with The Tarot Killer. It’s credibly written and plotted. It’s a solid cozy murder mystery that your Grandma could read. The violence is more “off-screen” and there isn’t any sex to muddy the water and misdirect from the story-line though a reader could not be faulted for getting the impression that there’s more going on between a New York Detective and the woman he’s advising than we’re seeing on the page. Bracht choses to focus on the mystery rather than diluting the waters with complications between Skye and her fellow characters.

If you’re a fan of cozy mystery or shows like “Castle” and “Bones,” this is the novel for you. The Tarot Killer registers at a very short 144 pages and is story-line focused. A good read for people who like to read on their phone or e-reader device.

For more information about the author, follow the links below:

Website: http://www.marybracht.com

Twitter: @MaryBracht

Blog: http://www.marybracht.blogspot.com

“Gabe’s Plan” by Andrew Stock

Publication Date: October 16, 2012

Gabe Mapel is a small town D.A. when hometown boy and big shot movie star, Chad Tibbs, rolls back into Pine Springs, Colorado. Chad is attracted to Kalia, the local barista, but she has eyes for Gabe. Out of jealousy, Chad bullies Gabe little knowing that he’s picking on the wrong man. Gabe and Kalia develop a plan to make Chad pay though Kalia doesn’t know about their third co-conspirator – the sixteenth President of the United States. Figment of Gabe’s troubled imagination he may be he is very convincing when it comes to making Gabe do those little things he may not have done before. Will Gabe change his mind before it’s too late? Will they get away with their plan to ruin Chad’s life? The world will be watching.

The author, Andrew Stock, gave me a copy of this novel in exchange for a review.

Gabe’s Plan is a freaking fablous read. Looking at the Amazon description I expected the novel to be romance. In actual fact it was more in line with the whackadoo style that was Mark Childress’ Crazy in Alabama. Don’t get me wrong, the subject matter couldn’t be more different from the 1993 novel but there’s a feeling of sameness that I loved. These novels that go where others won’t are so rare and do the impossible – they make you cheer for characters in a scenario where there’s not a single truly good person. They are all damaged folks doing a lot of the wrong things but so entertaining as they do them.

I was not surprised, reading Stock’s bio, that he’s a screenwriter. Gabe’s Plan has a feeling of being written for the screen and is a movie I’d personally love to see. Set in the wake of 2004 election, Gabe lost his leg in the war and sees George Bush as the direct reason. He was a victim of a suicide bomber with whom halfway through the novel he imagines a romantic relationship. Her green eyes called to him but she was so young and he posits that he would have to enroll her in the local high school which he’s sure doesn’t have an ESL program. The absurdity of the moment is perfectly written and characteristic (though not key) of the character that is Gabe throughout the novel and what makes him so entertaining to read.

All of the characters are self-absorbed that would lead a reader to believe that they’d all be the same. Not so. Narcissism comes in many forms and Stock leaves no character stone unturned. Chad is a douchebag but he’s a fully developed douchebag. Fred is slow-witted and fully committed to his lack of insight. Kalia is a stoner with a Hamlet Syndrome (self sabotage to keep from succeeding). Loving Gabe and coming back to her hometown after college is easier than making a life of her own. All are so much fun to read.

Gabe imagines Abe Lincoln as his advisor in that he’s as real as someone standing across from you in a room. “Harvey” but a former President instead of a six foot tall rabbit and done just as well. Readers may scoff at the idea of such a character as believable but Stock pulls it off in a sometimes cringe-worthy way.

The story-line in Gabe’s Plan was fabulously entertaining and extremely well plotted. Beginning to end what befell Chad was credibly written. Once again, the moral of this story is to be careful who you anger. You never know how crazy they are.

There are moments that might bother more sensitive readers. The main characters are setting other characters up. There’s sexual content that might be a little disturbing. Do not let those small moments keep you from reading this entertaining novel.

If you like Mark Childress, Tim Dorsey, Dave Barry or authors like them, pick this one up. Gabe’s Plan was a truly entertaining read and the first novel by an author with a big future.

Want to know more about the author? Follow the links below:

Twitter: @Andrew_E_Stock

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“Crogian” by John Leahy

Publication Date: July 27, 2012

In 2010, a man in Alaska finds a silver cone in his gold stake. He digs and digs and the cone seems endless. He soon lets friends in and before he knows it the military has taken over the site. What could have the government so interested in the site and how do giant creatures play a role? Will the survivors make it to the safety of Houston or will they join the victims of Crogian?

Crogian is John Leahy’s first novel.

If I were to nominate a novel for a first line that best sets the tone for the rest of the book, Crogian’s first line would be top of the list:

On the morning that he sealed the fates of millions of people Ernie Fowler woke up hung-over, as usual.

I have a beef with this novel and it’s going to be a bit of a spoiler … giant bugs. For this reader an author can choose no greater horror for the future than huge insects. I still have bad dreams 15 years after seeing “Mimic” in the theater when I unknowingly joined my then boyfriend (now husband) for what turned out to be 105 minutes of horrifyingly large cockroaches. Crogian is a different type of horror but no less horrifying and Leahy’s wonderfully descriptive writing style doesn’t help matters for the squeamish.

The setting described is perfect and beautiful. In one scene hummingbird-sized mosquitoes are chasing hummingbirds. In another scene, insects fight a battle and the innards of the loser spill in a colorful mess. This is well written horror and easy to visualize with the author’s help. The beautiful description of horrible (for me) subject matter helps to move along a story line with a sense of urgency.

Characterization and big moves seem to be Leahy’s strong suit. Larrigan, a Captain with the Air Force, was brutal and matter of fact but very human as well. Characters had very realistic motivations in an unrealistic situation. I loved the way this novel made my skin crawl. The author made a detailed and expertly plotted world and disaster. Crogian was an amazing outing for a first time author. I can’t wait to read what John Leahy writes next.

If you like horror, creepy reads and just generally well written fiction, Crogian is the novel for you.

“Viral Games” by Jan Smolders

Publication Date: March 26, 2012

Anita Tavares, a high level official in the fight against AIDS, is killed shortly after getting off a plane in the Dominican Republic. Her bags are taken begging the question was she killed for her money and valuables or something else her bags might contain. The investigation takes us deep into the corrupt world of relief agencies.

The publisher, iUniverse, provided me with a copy of this novel in exchange for my review.

Viral Games has the feel of a non-fiction read. This reader wondered if the point of the novel was as much to bring AIDS/HIV information and awareness to a public that might not have all of the information necessary to bring them into the relief effort. The organization in the novel, for all of its corruption, was clearly doing very good and needed work.

Viral Games had an English as a second language feel in its narrative, dialogue and writing style. The author currently lives in Florida but has lived all over the world. Very few of the characters originated from English speaking countries so the other-worldly feel was logical but also served, in partnership with the present tense writing style, in further detaching this reader from the narrative. In short, I never connected with the novel or any of the characters.

I do believe that there’s a market for this sort of socially responsible novel. The reader will think about the plight of the AIDS victim and the need for treatment in areas where treatment might not always be accessible. Smolders’ characters give back. The author knows his subject and shows it in the narrative.

If you enjoy novels that educate the reader on subjects that are talked about but not in the deep and meaningful way experienced in Viral Games, this is the novel for you.

“Arrabelle’s Shadows” by Fleur Gaskin

Publication Date: November 19, 2012

Arrabelle is a young model from New Zealand living in Thailand and at war with her “shadows.” Her life may look glamorous from the outside but inside she’s falling apart.

The author, who is self-published, provided me with a copy of this book for review.

Arabelle’s Shadows is written in the style of diary and brings us to the heart of an insecure young model. She fights failure, depression and the sense of really truly wanting someone to approve of and love her. Her relationship with her father is summed up in a dinner when she returns to New Zealand. He tells her he’s proud of her and her heart swells until she realizes that he’s drunk. Suddenly her relationships within the novel are put into perspective. This is a woman who needs a hug from someone who means that hug just for her.

Arrabelle’s story isn’t chronologically written but the switches between years are segregated by chapter so easy to follow. Each line follows a personal disappointment. A time when Arrabelle feels she’s failed and the “shadows” creep in. Based on Gaskin’s own life, the story does have a very personal feel. You are reading the often harsh and sometimes destructive life of a model first hand. The sort of life that America’s Next Top Model hints at but struggles to convey with bubbly and adoring Tyra at the helm. A model must not be too curvy, they must be interesting. Arrabelle, who is more of an editorial model and can’t pull off the big money commercial jobs, is given diet pills by a photographer when she’s deemed too fat. Arrabelle is very candid about her recreational drug use and sexual encounters though not graphically or gratuitously. Modeling, it appears, is all about constantly working on ones shape and image and nothing is up to par. The life is devastating for someone who wants something as simple as just being good enough.

Arrabelle’s story is in the spirit of such classics as “Bright Lights, Big City.” It’s well written and well told from an insider’s view looking back. There’s a feeling of other-worldliness in setting which is very well described. Arrabelle is growing up before our eyes and we can’t help but cheer for her.

I would be remise if I didn’t mention the very cool cover on this novel. In the case of Gaskin’s raw tale, the cover is a perfect reflection of what readers will find inside.

If you like coming of age stories, human struggle stories and generally raw looks into a field where most people have a short shelf life, I think you’d have a hard time finding a better example than Arabelle’s Shadows.

To learn more about the author, visit her website at http://www.fightingtheshadows.com

“Tutti Frutti” by Mike Faricy

Publication Date: March 7, 2013

Dev Haskall is back in a new mystery! Dev is asked to investigate the owners of a nightclub and falls for Candi Slaughter, one of the waitresses at the joint. As before things kind of happen around Dev and he finds himself mixed up with the mob and questioned by the police. Is someone out to frame Dev?

Tutti Frutti is the fifth Dev Haskall mystery by author Mike Faricy.

I previously reviewed the third Dev Haskall novel, Bite Me. I called Dev a cross between Stephanie Plum and Jim Rockford (or an exceptionally self absorbed person who gets beat up a lot). I also mentioned Faircy’s tendency to write women as either model thin or extra-large coffin fat. In Tutti Frutti Dev drops the Stephanie Plum aspect of his description. He’s more humanly accessible. He still gets beaten up and put upon and the story drives Dev rather than him driving the story.

The result of this more human and less douchebaggy Dev is my favorite outing by Faricy so far. The writing style is tighter, the plotting more focused on story and less on Dev. Tutti Frutti is a fabulous mystery cozy that will stand with some of my favorite mystery authors. This is quality writing and plotting, folks.

Back to torture Dev is his adversary in the police department, Detective Norris Manning. The not always so innocent Dev is usually the victim of Manning’s harassment and in Tutti Frutti Dev is pulled in for every bump and bruise sustained by all members of the literary cast and questioned thoroughly by Manning who seems to have nothing better to do than grill Dev like a fresh fish. When Dev gets mixed up with the aptly named former porn star, Swindle, and her former agent suffers certain injustices, Dev seems a natural candidate for guilt. The classic misdirection from Faricy is beautifully done and once again we’re presented with a novel that’s about the journey and not the destination.

Louie Laufan also returns as Dev’s office-mate and lawyer (who narrowly escaped disbarment). Louie is very busy with his gangster clients in Tutti Frutti. The Tutti Frutti is an S&M club owned by one of Louie’s clients and is a great step into a world outside of Dev’s own. I think I’d react as he did to the environment.

The end result is that the reader feels they’ve read something fun and worthwhile. Faricy himself sees it a novel of “no great social value.” I disagree. I read it beginning to end and loved every moment. If you like Virgil Flowers, you will love Dev Haskall.

Want to know more about the author? Follow the links below.

Twitter: @MikeFaricyBooks

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Website: http://www.mikefaricy.com/

“E.L.F. White Leaves” by Michael P. Ness

Publication Date: Serialized on JukePop Serials and updated weekly.

Shannon Hunter and her band of Eco-Crusaders are blowing up trucks in the name of Mother Nature when an elf-like creature aims a deadly arrow at her and misses shooting a Federal Agent. Shannon is then shot by Agent Ben Connelly, who believes she killed his partner, and is taken into custody. Not sure what happened to her fellow eco-crusaders, Shannon follows the news not knowing that soon a deadly ultimatum will be issued to the people of earth ordering them to stop killing the planet or pay the ultimate cost. Can Shannon, an unlikely hero, save mankind?

There are two reasons why I recorded the original Batman series. The first reason is that I wasn’t around for its original run which took place from 1966 to 1968. The second reason that I recorded the show is that I am a horribly impatient person when it comes to resolution of a storyline. Serialization was once how fiction was made accessible to the masses. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was released over 40 weeks and Sherlock Holmes appeared weekly in “The Strand” magazine. We live in a time of instant gratification that I, as a reader, love.

E.L.F. starts with a bang. We’re on a mission with Shannon, her husband and the other operatives of E.L.F. Shannon is immediately conveyed as a Lara Croft kind of character. She is quicker and, from the start, generally more awesome than her husband who is seen for a split second so she goes out to see why the explosives haven’t gone off and is pretty quickly captured.

As the story flows, we get some rounding out on Shannon’s character. We have a scene from when she’s 7 and E.L.F. enacted a similiar attack on her father’s equipment. We see a bit into how she got involved with E.L.F. The lengths to which Ness goes to establish the character as tough though we have other contrasting elements. In Chapter 3 Shannon is confronted by the agents and is wearing a “… pretty pouting face ….” She’s in Federal custody, not sure what happened to her husband and fellow sabatours and worried about their fate and not sure what she saw on the hill when a creature aimed an arrow and shot a Federal agent. I’m pretty sure the character wouldn’t be wearing that expression. Why, a reader might ask, would you zero in on that one small moment. The reason that I did was because it bothered me that this character had such a moment that was so divided from the character established. Characterization might lack consistency for a split second but the overall flow of language within the work is all over. Dialogue doesn’t come off as natural to the ear. It’s as though Ness at times wants to emulate more formal fantasy authors and at other times just wants to write as words naturally flow. Within that inconsistency are flashes of brilliance but many times it serves as a block to the otherwise wonderful flow of the story.

I would have liked more of a story with Agent Connelly and the betrayal of an insider (I won’t spoil the story by saying who). The story in its serialized version may have found focus off of Shannon for too long and for the sake of development of things not essential to the plot perhaps a little awkward. Ness had to compress his story to fit into a serialized landscape and, in the end, does the job well. In Chapter 4 he tells us that only one person has seen into the elf world and wrote about it and thank goodness no one believed. The name of that historian was “Tolq Uen.” I loved the tongue-in-cheek reference that most readers will get. In Chapter 14 he shows great skill by re-writing history to suit his created world. In Chapter 22 just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Ness introduces a dragon! To add to the fun, the dragon is in Japan! Throughout Ness gives us hints of a master’s touch. He has thought out his storyline and embedded deep symbolism in history, pop culture and the religious worlds. I loved each hint caught and probably there were many that I didn’t.

I would be remiss in this review if I did not mention the complexity of Ness’ creation of the elf species. Billions of years old, their time moves slowly, the black leaves and the white leaves born from the “Mother.” To create such an inticate backstory and to convey it with such an economy of language is something I would think few writers could do.

UPDATE: A week after this review was first posted I read the final two chapters. Ness wrote the action of the finale with perfect intensity. It seems this authors strong suit is action and he writes in such a way that keeps the reader one the edge of their seat. The ending flowed perfectly with the story. There are twists the reader won’t see coming that play out but nothing where the reader puts down the novel and feels that they have just read a tacked on ending for purposes of sensationalism.

E.L.F. is a great fantasy read and a quick one. If you’re interested, head on over. JukePop Serials is available on the internet, Google Play or in the iTunes Store. I cannot speak for iTunes but have found the app very handy to surf on my android phone. Head on over and start this read today and let me know what you think! I’m looking forward to seeing much more from this author.

To learn more about the author, follow the links below.

Facebook: M.P. Ness

Twitter: @Michael_P_Ness

Goodreads: Michael Ness

JukePop Serials: http://www.jukepopserials.com/home/read/82