Rule number one: Don’t piss off the dragon—or Sugar.When Katie Bishop is asked to join an elite Savannah society that guards the city against all the supernatural riffraff that blows into town on a regular basis, she can’t refuse. Especially when the city’s latest threat has targeted her to help it escape from an ancient book it’s been imprisoned in for over a century. You see, Katie isn’t your … Katie isn’t your average girl—she’s a bit of a beast and owns a tattoo shop at the edge of town. She’s also the only one who can tattoo a magical symbol on the demon’s back that will set it permanently free—and live to tell about it.
Trying to run a business and keep her secrets intact, Katie’s life is complicated enough. The easy thing would be to just apply the damn ink and be done with it, but there’s just one problem—the demon plans to open the crossroads and let all hell break loose. If that happens, the city might as well get used to serving a new master.
With the help of her best friend, Lady Sugar—the queen of Savannah with hoodoo in her blood, and a coven of eclectic witches, they’ll fight to take back their city.
No shrinking violets here. Maybe just a few misfits. Katie Bishop’s clan has plenty of heart and grit, and Sugar will have you rolling!
Typical urban fantasy? Not exactly.
★★★★★ “It had everything I need to become extremely and thoroughly addicted.”
★★★★★ “I loved Sugar, she’s awesome and I want her in my life!”
★★★★★ “Fantasy and hoodoo in Savannah? Yes, please!!!”
★★★★★ “A new take on dragon shifters.”
★★★★★ “Urban fantasy that is wholly unique is a rare find, so I’m delighted with this new series.”
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I enjoyed this book with the exception of foul language and at least one sex scene. However, I realize that the portrayal of the underside of any town or city is going to give you that. Rough lives lean towards cursing and casual sex. I really liked the different characters that were involved in the story. Sugar was a hoot, Sea Bass and the others at the ink shop were great. Setting the story oin the south, which is thick with all sorts of practices, was a good idea. Now I must read #2 to find out how she tames the beast.
I just love when I come across a new author to love, and I have with this new-to-me author. This book was well-written, unique, and had a great plot, and I really was engrossed from the beginning to the end. I just loved all the characters; they were great in their respective roles, and I found them to be lively and entertaining. The only character I was a little hesitant about was Jackson; I wasn’t thrilled with him at first, but he did really grow on me as the book progressed. Now, I really can’t wait to read more in this series and books by this author. If you like great urban fantasy with a little romance thrown in, do yourself a favor and get this book. Highly recommend! I was provided the e-book which I voluntarily reviewed.
I just found a new urban fantasy series – Katie Bishop Series – that is full of some unique beings and the first book in the series –Crossroads of Bones is a fascinating story that caught my attention and made sure that I want to read more Katie Bishop adventures.
Katie Bishop is a strong, charismatic character that has some unique elements that make her a bit different from other dragon shifters and her tough girl personality and her past makes her vulnerable to a threat that she didn’t see coming and has brought her to the attention of the council. There is a quite a bit of some steamy and sexy love scenes and a hot and sexy biker that has some unique qualities of his own. All the characters in the story are strong and all of them have their own quirks that make them fun and intriguing characters that easily draw readers in and ensure that readers want to know more.
The steady to fast paced plot keeps readers glued to the pages with lots of intrigue, thrills and surprising twists that keep the readers guessing and very curious as to just what will happen next and wondering how Katie will get out of the fix she finds herself in. It’s not non-stop action but has quite a bit of exciting events and the characters provide a lot of fascinating input to the story, although the story is a little choppy, not sure why I felt that way, but it wasn’t enough to distract from the interesting storyline.
It seems that the next story Blackthorn Grove has been released so I will be adding to my TBR pile as soon as possible to find out just what happens next especially as Katie got some important information regarding what she is at the end of this one.