Title: My Angel
Series: Bewitched & Bewildered
Author: Alanea Alder
Designation: Book 9 of Series, Full-Length, **Can Be Read As Standalone, No Cliffhanger #paranormalromance #fantasy #shifters #vampires #fae #witches #sprites #adultcontent
My Rating: Five Delightfully Entertaining Stars*****
**Each book of the Bewitched and Bewildered series features a different couple finding love along with their very own happy ending and can technically be read as a standalone. However, there are recurring characters, an underlying interconnected conflict, and carryover plot threads that play a major part in all the books, therefore to avoid spoilers, I highly recommend reading the books sequentially.
OMG! I loved, loved, loved My Angel! Alder's books are like crack for paranormal romance junkies! I can see it now: Room in a church basement, a circle of chairs, a group of grim faces, I stand and say, "Hello, my name is Judy and I'm an Alanea Alder paranormal romance addict!" lol... All joking aside, Alder's books really are addictive. They're like potato chips; you can't stop with just one! This is the ninth book of the series and each story gets better and better! I can hardly wait to dive into the tenth! lol... I love unique paranormal romance, addicted to danger, action, adventure & suspense, completely smitten with sexy, alpha heroes, adore sassy, courageous heroines, and there's nothing I enjoy more than a few mind-bending plot twists along with a generous infusion of laugh-out-loud humor, but when I can get it all in one exceptionally well-crafted and beautifully written book, I'm in absolute heaven! And that's exactly what Alanea Alder delivered - AGAIN - in My Angel, the ninth full-length paranormal romance in her riveting and highly imaginative Bewitched & Bewildered Series. Did I like this book? No, I LOVED it! Was it perfect? No, but it was perfect for me. There were a few minor boo-boos missed in the editing process, but nothing that distracted me from the story. Would I recommend it? You bet, and I am but only for adult readers since it does contain explicit language, some violence, and steamy, dreamy sex. Will I read this author again? Absolutely which is probably the best recommendation I can give! As a matter of fact, after completing the first book of this series, I raced back to Amazon and purchased the remaining nine books and signed up for her newsletter, which speaks volumes as to how much I enjoyed this author's work! And finally, was I entertained? Completely! I was glued to my chair, white-knuckling my ereader, my heart fluttering wildly in my chest as the pages flew as quickly as the time!
The series takes a bit of a turn in Book 6 when Unit Commander Aiden McKenzie and his firecracker mate Meryn leave Lycaonia to visit vampire pillar city Noctem Falls. Naturally, they were accompanied by Meryn's squire Sei Ryuu and, of course, Felix the sprite, along with former Noctem Falls resident Elizabeth Monroe and her mate Gavriel Ambrosios. In Book 8, they're joined by more familiar faces from Lycaonia, Colton, Rheia, Kendrick, and Anne. Aiden, Meryn, Ryuu, Felix, Beth, Gavriel, Colton, Rheia, Kendrick, and Anne are all recurring characters readers have gotten to know in the previous books of the series and always add so much to each story. The way I understand it, the first five books featured the unit warriors of pillar city Lycaonia finding their mates, the next five (Books 6 thru 10) focused on the unit warriors of Noctem Falls finding theirs, the next five will be in Eire Danu(the Fae pillar city), and the final 5 books will be centered around the unit warriors of Storm Keep(the witch pillar city). There will be a total of 20 books in the series, and as of this date, May 29, 2018, the first ten books have already been published. In Book 6, a new cast of intriguing characters is introduced to join our favorites from Lycaonia, but the primary couple in My Angel is the calm, reserved, and seemingly emotionless fae unit warrior Etain Vi'Aerline and intelligent, dedicated, Doctor Vivian 'Vivi' Mercy, world-renowned epidemiologist, hematologist, medical researcher, and vampire with an allergy to sunlight. At first, I didn't know what to make of Etain with his chivalrous, old world manners, always serious formality, and unapproachable demeanor, but after I found out more about him, I became smitten. And Vivi was quite the delightful surprise with her sass, snark, decisiveness, and keen intelligence. She possessed an uncanny ability to immediately read people understand their needs, as well as any given situation, and immediately know the best course of action. She's also one of only a few people who could truly hold her own with Meryn, dishing out as well as she took. And Vivi's bear-shifter squire Hal Bergson, the man who sheltered, protected, and raised her since the age of one, was so endearing. Why can't I have my own squire like Hal, Ryuu, or Sebastian!?! Sigh... But Vivi is a woman with secrets, an enigma wrapped in a mystery. But once again, wait until you find out who she really is! Oh my! Shhh... No spoilers from me. But despite Etain's golden fae light and Vivi's dark past, they're so perfect for each other! Vivi's story just broke my heart, so this is yet another two boxes of tissues read! Sigh... So dreamy! And naturally, Meryn 'the menace' along with her two newly adopted twin 'baby Keelans' and Felix the sprite provide loads of laughter and shenanigans galore! I snickered, snorted, sniffled, snuffled, chuckled, and outright ugly cried through the entire story! This one will really tug on your heartstrings! But just a little warning, folks, don't start this book unless you have plenty of time; you will not want to stop until you reach the last page. I should know; I've spent the last week binge-reading the entire series and falling asleep holding my Kindle every night! lol... Alanea Alder, you're killing me! If you enjoy perilous danger, intense drama, agonizing angst, pulse-pounding action, nail-biting suspense, side-splitting humor, heartwarming romance, and a few mind-blowing plot twists that you'll never see coming, then this book is screaming your name. Extraordinary world building, exceptional character introduction/development, along with skilled plot progression make this series a fabulous, can't-put-down read! Thanks for the recommendation Fran Zoch!
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A major twist in the plot of the series
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