Welcome to Wicked.Wicked—the paranormal sixth borough of New York—is home to witches and goblins, werewolves and necromancers, elves and vampires…and former Detective Dani DeMarco. Dani’s busy with the grand opening of her family’s pizza parlor, when a knock on the door leaves her face to face with the stunning, yet lethal vampire in charge of the NYPD’s supernatural branch—Captain Matthew King.… branch—Captain Matthew King.
There’s been a high profile double homicide in the Sixth Borough, and Dani’s peculiar talent is the only hope to untangle the web of lies and magic connecting the dead victims. As the case spirals into a pulse-pounding chase, Dani’s not sure what’s worse: the fact that a ruthless killer has his sights set on her, or that her feelings for New York’s most infamous vampire have returned…
All is fair in love and war, but passion is downright Wicked…
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The Hex Files: Wicked Never Sleeps
By: Gina LaManna
Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Murder, action, romance, and friendships in this world where supernatural creatures are the norm. Magic, wizards, shifters and more. Our detective witch has two make admirers, a vamp and a shifter. Oh, the choices!
The narration is excellent!
Another new series by Gina LaManna. How I enjoy and love her books and wish I had just a little bit of her enormous imagination.
We visited ‘Wicked’ in the last novel of The Isle-series. Wicked is one of the boroughs of New York, but an invisible one like the Isle and inhabited by all sort of magic creatures.
Danielle (Dani) is a Reserve, which means she can see the residue of magic, and she has been a Detective on the police force until something made her retire. We find out what later in the story. She has just opened a pizza restaurant when her (police officer)-brother Nash arrives with Captain Matthew King. He is her ex-boyfriend, a vampire and in need of her help with a murder scene.
The story is told in changing POV’s, which I liked as we get to know the thoughts of Matthew as well. Not in the first POV like Dani’s, however. But it is clear the vampire is deeply in love with Dani and had his reasons to break off their relationship. As Dani is also still in love with him, I hope we will see those two get together (soon I hope…. my romantic heart needs it).
A small but important role for the ‘Hex Files’ of the title. Dani requests to see those files in exchange for her help. I am very curious about those files!!
The writing is very pleasant and original, as always. I can’t recommend this author enough. I always know I will have a good read when I open one of her books. I love this new series and can’t wait for the next, fortunately in just a couple of weeks! (2018)
Wicked Never Sleeps is a different kind of paranormal mystery. You’ll get a kick out of the NYC setup and want to read this whole series. That NYPD Captain Matthew King is one hunky vampire! Recommend.
First, let me say that this is the first book I’ve read from Gina LaManna. I did receive it to review and give my opinion. I would have bought it, but might not have read it soon (TBR pile is huge). But, I always review what I am given. I genuinely liked the story the more I kept reading. Definitely like the chemistry between vampire Matthew and witch Dani. Having elves and other creatures in there was weird at first, but I started liking the Sixth Borough city. That was very creative. I will definitely read book two to hopefully find out what the Hex Files contain. I don’t mind cliff hangers. Some series have them and some series start fresh each time. I love Gina’s style of writing and cannot wait for the next book and her Eternal Springs story!
So why 5 stars? First, the cover captured my attention. The description of the book and the creative city was next. Around the 3rd chapter, I really liked the chemistry between the two main characters.
A satisfying and intriguing start to a new boqokiverse
Set in another part of the bookiverse Gina created in the Mixology books, this one introduces us to the 6th borough, a hidden, magical part of NYC. We meet Dani, a retired detective/reserve(means she can see the spells and such left behind by magic) and new pizzzaria owner and Matthew, a vampire, her former boss & partner, as well as her former lover. He comes to her for help solving the murder of the mayor of Wicked, as their magical world is known. The mystery is delicious, the intro to this world intrigues (can’t wait for the next book), the chemistry btwn Dani and Matthew is tasty…and makes me want more, and we meet all sorts of intriguing new characters in this world. Talking furniture, werewolves, vampires, witches, humor, mystery…it’s everything I wanted or expected. I was given an advanced review copy in exchange for an honest review.
The HEX Files: Wicked Never Sleeps is the exciting beginning of a new series from one of my favorite authors. The world the author has created is magical. This author has a way with creating such a vivid picture in the readers’ head of these amazing places.
Dani DeMarco is a retired Detective for the Sixth Precinct, the paranormal division of the NYPD that polices Wicked. Wicked is the 6th borough of New York City, one that is home to all kinds of paranormal inhabitants. Dani is now the proud owner of DeMarco’s Pizzeria. She is trying to move on from being a cop but when one of her brothers and Captain Matthew King show up needing her help, she can’t say no. Dani has had a lot of things happen in her past that have caused her life to go the way it has. I can understand why she left her job and tried to move on but at the same time, she has a unique gift that is being wasted running her business. Dani and Matthew have amazingly hot chemistry and I loved their banter back and forth. Besides Dani and Matthew, Willa stole my heart. Absolutely love her character.
Captain King may be giving X (from the author’s Mixology Series) a run for his money on my favorite male character she has written. He is a complex character that made my heart hurt for him and also want to slap him upside his head. He is the only vampire on the force and everyone knows who he is. It must be something big if they call him to question you.
I can’t wait to see how these characters develop and what other trouble they find.
I love this series so much!
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This was an entertaining read, but the characters were presented too superficially for my taste.It seemed like the author was holding back a lot for the next book. The lead female character is a former police detective with paranormal abilities that allows her to detect and read signs of spells and magic. She is asked to return to a special unit of the police force to help solve a high profile murder case in the paranormal sector of the city. There are encounters with many interesting paranormal species, but not much information is provided about them to build the world that the author is inviting the reader into. This is a stand-alone story regarding the murder case, but there are a lot of loose ends as to the main character’s past history, her family and her past relationships.