For 150 years… has powers.
Things get complicated when Detective Hunter gets involved. They used to have a thing. She still loves him. When he tries to warn her away from the case, it puts her in a bind. Her editor wants the story for the Saturday edition, and she wants to get to the bottom of the boy’s murder.
There’s just one problem.
Hunter doesn’t know her secret.
With a dark past, a love she would like to rekindle, and an old murder that might tie to a current case, her life has just gotten complicated.
You’ll love this Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, because of the twists, turns, and surprises.
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This is such a cool story! Entertaining and exciting to read. Really hated to put it down.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Disclaimer: I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
This felt more like book 2 or 3 in the series. Good, it means the author has a well developed back story to interweave or to do as Book 0 or something like that. The book ends on an interesting note that bodes well for her future books in the series.
Death at Peony House by Krista Walsh is the first book in her Invisible Entente series. It is written in third-person from sorceress, journalist Daphne Heartstone’s point-of-view. This is an urban fantasy novel with elements of the paranormal and a bit of mystery added to the mix. There is a prequel novella, The Invisible Entente that comes before this first book; and while you don’t have to read it to enjoy Death at Peony House I advise grabbing a copy in order to find out what happened to Daphne in the locked room that made her want to turn her life around. Trust me, you won’t regret reading it.
So, this is Daphne’s book. Daphne is an intriguing character I was able to really get behind. She’s trying to turn her life around, make amends for the hurtful things she did while abusing dark magic. She knows she messed up and is actively fixing her mistakes. What I love about this character is how honest she is with herself and others, she doesn’t try to make excuses, instead, she freely admits what she did and is trying to be better. She is a strong female character and I loved reading about her.
Daphne isn’t the only interesting character, this book is filled with them. Even the minor characters are full of life. Daphne’s mother and grandmother are perfect, I never questioned that they were a family, they just all seemed to fit. And I adored Emmett, he’s such a little sh*t.
I loved reading this one, and would gladly read another dozen of Daphne’s adventures. If only they existed!
Daphne is definitely a heroine I can get behind. She doesn’t claim to be perfect but she is willing to work on her short comings. Hunter is a good cop that can learn from her mistakes and together they make the world a better place.
I hope to see more of this couple working together to fight demons and other things that go bump in the night. I hope to see more of Emmett as well as he transitions from the street life to daily life.
This is a must read. You will love it.
I read a lot of urban fantasy. This was one of the best with developed characters, very good side characters. Hope for more although from what I saw of the next book, this is strung into other characters with different views of the same issue.