When the body of a man closely connected to the founder of Castle’s Bluff turns up dead, clutching the notorious dead man’s poker hand, Cori must battle ancient vampire politics to bring the killer to justice. Cover-ups no longer cut it in her town, and she’s determined to bring order, even if it means defying orders straight from her pack alpha and the leader of the vampire community.While she … community.
While she puts herself directly on everybody’s burn list, a mysterious man shows up, claiming to be her roommate’s long-lost brother. Trust isn’t one of her strengths and she’s determined to get to the truth before her best friend’s heart is broken – and her bank account drained.
To top it off, her powers as a witch are growing faster than she can keep up, even with her foxy medium, Chaos, there to guide her.
With Alex by her side, she rushed head first straight into a tangle of magic, politics, and family discourse, but can she balance it all and find the answers before she loses her job and her standing in both her community and her pack?
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I love this author’s writing style. I’m on the most recent book in this series. The characters in all her series are well planned out and you really get to know them from book to book.
Sheriff Cori has her hands full in Castle’s Bluff. You can’t choose who you are genetically tied to, but you can choose your family and I wouldn’t mind being part of Castle’s Bluffs’ community supernaturally or otherwise.
When one of there supernatural patrons turns up dead pack law and vampire law intermingles with human law. No stone will be left unturned when Cori teams up with Sean and Alex to bring justice to the vampire community.
The one thing blocking the investigation is that Charles V. was not exactly the most liked man around. And his choices for a romp in the sack are not exactly forthcoming.
Cori is in a hard place as she is trying to solve this case at the same time Giovanni chooses to turn up and get Kat mixed up in nonsense. When the people in their community, pack , hoard or family are under any threat, it seems resources are bountiful and they all come together to protect thier rather unorthodox family.
Just like Keyhole, Castle’s Bluff has engrained itself in my psyche and my heart. When I read the writters stories I am transported to the scenes. I feel the written words and they come to life in my imagination.
This second Cori Sloane book is a great addition to the series! The author does a great job blending the paranormal aspect with characters that are very realistic and likeable. With a bit more character development in this book, I feel we are really getting to know Cori. I thoroughly enjoyed trying to solve the mystery in this one – and happy to say I did not figure it out! A well-written story that continued to keep my attention throughout. I like how the title of the book was explained – didn’t know that fact. I am eagerly awaiting Book #3!
Note: Although I did receive an ARC of this book, my review is totally voluntary and pleasure to write as I get so much enjoyment out of reading this author’s books and hope others will discover her too!
Tegan Maher doesn’t just add in Southern charm in this book, she heaps out a double helping of Southern sass! Book 2 of this series, I’m still getting used to her having different paranormals but I must say I love it. As a paranormal cozy mystery book, this hits the right notes for me.
She added some more depth to the characters this time. I loved seeing the banter between some of the characters but more than that I loved seeing some introspection as well. The world building is detailed to the point I feel like I actually could draw a map of the town. For anyone that’s lived in a small town, especially in the south, some of the characters become recognizable and it’s easy to have that fun connection. Even without that, her sense of humor is amazing.
As for the storyline itself, I was unable to determine the person who committed the crime. That’s exactly how I like it. By hitting the paranormal aspect, the mystery aspect and the dose of humor, Tegan Maher gave me everything I needed for an enjoyable read.
5 stars for a sassy mystery! Highly recommend.