Dragons, vampires, werewolves, fae, witches and one very confused human.* * * *Sam, 100% human (no, really) inherits a crumbling building and a private detective agency from his Uncle.Bob, a brooding stubborn and ancient vampire turns up at his door and refuses to leave.Before Sam can say ‘I only want human cases’ he’s knee deep in werewolves, dragons, vampires and witches.Book 1 – The Case of … werewolves, dragons, vampires and witches.
Book 1 – The Case of The Cupid Curse
Sam Enderson is a human detective who inherits a building from where his Uncle used to run a detective agency. He finds himself working for paranormal creatures despite his resolve to stick with humans only. To supplement his income as a new PI Sam rents out rooms in the large house.
Bob is a vampire and turns up on Sam’s doorstep to rent a room. Sparks fly and Sam is attracted to the vampire despite himself.
Sam is cursed by a witch, and has two cases landing on his desk. Werewolves, annoying ghosts and a grumpy gargoyle are enough to drive Sam mad. But somehow in amongst all of this he has to find a missing fae and a missing shifter child.
Book 2 – The Case of the Wicked Wolf
Naiads, humans, sirens and a challenge for Alpha make up the intricate story in the race to rescue the missing children.
Sam and Bob have more than just the case of one lost child to handle. Not only is Shelby Hartman missing, but other paranormal children have disappeared. The race to rescue the children is hampered by naiads, humans, sirens and a challenge for Alpha.
Hartman Hunter is desperate to find his daughter. He turns to the demon Danjal Naamah for help. The problem is that Danjal is the only person Hartman has ever loved—the man he let go for the sake of the pack…
NB: Previously released as two separate books.
Word count for End Street Volume 1: 64,500
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I must say I truly loved books one and two of this series and I can’t wait to read books three and four. I won’t lie I did find the name Bob odd for a vampire though. In book one you learn that Sam inherited his uncle Hanson place. He received a whole building and Sam became a private investigator. The bottom floor consisted of an office and a waiting room and the upper two floors consisted of four apartments three empty and one filled with things from his uncles investigative practice. Bob has vowed to keep Sam safe and eventually Sam fell in love with Bob.
In book two we get to see how Sam and Bob are doing as well as follow along with how his practice is doing. Sam has taken a case to find a missing girl, her father being the pack alpha he’s trying everything he can to find his baby. It is suspected that her mom has kidnapped her. While Sam is helping the paranormal community he’s is making some real enemies.
This is a great series, definitely worth picking up if you don’t have it. I personally can’t wait to get the next two books. Enjoy.
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Sam is a new PI. He inherits the business and a building from his uncle and hopes to move his life forward. He rents one of his apartments to Bob – a fetching vampire – and so the adventure begins. Sam’s life begins to move in a direction he was not expecting, but he also finds love in a place he was not expecting to find it. This is just the first installment of their stories and I am glad to know that I can now read more about Sam and Bob’s great adventures together in the next two books.
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I like paranormal creatures and their reality. The reality in the book I absolutely love. A detective who lives with gorgoil and ghost and vamps. Plus mysteries he and his friends solve. All well written and composed. I can’t wait to read more.
These are well written short stories with interesting plots. The author combines the paranormal with mystery and romance. The characters are likable and the stories have laugh out loud moments. I enjoyed reading and am looking forward to the next book.
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The Case of the Cupid Curse: OK! A different world. Sam has not been a PI for long. I hope he can learn very fast what he needs to know to stay alive. I tell you Bob and Sam are something else. They can be funny. Bob is helping Sam with telling him some of the things he will need to stay alive.
The Case of the Wicked Wolf: This story is intense, It is never good when a child is missing. This world has all kinds of paranormal beings in it I am not sure about them. I don’t know there powers or any thing else about them. So I am as in the blind as Sam. It is a very interesting story. I like this world and I hope to be able to visit often and learn about the people in it.
Sam had quite of rough go of things for a while. Ex best friend in bed with his now ex boyfriend, beloved uncle dead, and now his efforts to become a licensed PI with multiple weapons qualifications.
except that what he inherited was more than a building – it seems to be a calling – to a lot more, and a lot other, than he expected.
extraordinary entities come to him with their problems – and he has to learn how to deal with those requests, and discover all the resources he has for doing that.
average Joe no longer!
mystery/ PI / Paranormal adventures !
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Sam is a brand new P.I. looking to find human clients and avoid the paranormals in his area, but very quickly his clients are proving to drag him more and more into the paranormal world.
Bob the Vampire is both hilarious and the perfect counterpoint to Sam. I felt a little sorry for him with Sam’s prejudice against paranormals. There were several times where I almost wanted to shake Sam for his resistance to the paranormal world, I’m not entirely sure I got his motivation for being so against the paranormals, but it’s clear his prejudice won’t stop him from doing what he feels is the right things. I also thought Hartman and Danjal were a nice sub-plot in the second story. I’m not a huge fan of second-chance romance tropes, but it really worked with these two.
I liked the way the cases interwove through the whole book. The plot moves well, just enough twists to keep everything flowing without dragging everything out. I’m looking forward to seeing how Sam handles future cases.
This series has a potential to entertain. Ms Kell went to town with all kinds of paranormal types, their inter species relations and most of all magic. I loved the diversity of characters and the fast pace of the story. There were plenty of moments that made me chuckle. The story is told from Sam’s POV only.
Sam is a bit of contradiction. At times he is a lovely young man but suddenly he turns into paranormal snob of epic proportions. It was hard to warm up to him. Even though he had strong work and moral ethics, his constant jibes at paranormals were getting a bit tiresome. He was at times quite hilarious though, so that made me like him a bit. Bob the vampire is very likable. He is charming, slightly manipulative but also very protective of Sam. The insta connection they had wouldn’t have bothered me if I-love-yous hadn’t started way too soon. So there was no relationship development of any kind. I think the story would be great if they took it slower.
The cases themselves are various, kept me interested. So I can say with honesty that the series can be very good if there more character development. I am curious enough to read the next set.
When Sam inherits his uncle’s home and detective agency, it seems like a chance for a fresh start. After running and ad to rent a room, Sam meet Bob, his new vampire tenant and shadow. Bob makes it clear that he considers Sam to be his. Unreasonably biased against paranormal creatures, Sam finds himself surrounded by them. Sam and Bob set out to help as many people as possible and encounter a ton of interesting characters along the way. In between their adventures, Sam and Bob grow into a super cute relationship. This book had elements of adventure, passion and humor. I would love to read more about these two. A very worthwhile read.
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4.5 stars
*review for volume 1, book 1&2*
I really enjoyed these fun and quirky stories. We follow a couple o mysteries throughout the storyline and with those mysteries, we get some sprinkles of humor and sexy times. Every character is so unique and appealing in their own way. Sam is a bit negative at times and his constant state of exasperation at the beings around him is hilarious. He is also a great character because even with those things, he is a good person and wants to help. While reading, I just kept thinking of how authentic he was. Bob is pushy and overly enamored by Sam and does not let social rules stop him from being a little over the top with his affection for Sam. This leads to some entertaining interactions between the two of them. Then we have Teddy the ghost, Smudge the cat and also a gargoyle who are all just as interesting as the main characters.
The world building in these books is SO much more than I expected and I was pleasantly surprised by just how much I connected to it immediately. We get bits and pieces throughout the story because the POV is primarily through Sam and he is learning right along with the reader. For me, this book was not very serious but a fun read that I zipped through. Even saying that, it was truly lovely. There are serious situations but there was a lightness that made it not too angsty and the story was very evenly distributed between the cases Sam was working on and the more lighthearted interactions between the characters.
I liked that the storylines were carried over to book two in this volume and we got to see them play out without anything feeling rushed. We also get a couple of new POVs from Hart and Dan that I enjoyed. It was a nice mix-up and I very much appreciated the author still giving us Sam’s POV because I am still so invested in his character. I am excited to see what new paranormals Sam meets next!
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn’t a requirement. **
End Street Detective Agency – Volume 1 by RJ Scott is captivating. Strong intriguing characters, well developed. It is well written. I appreciate reading the book collection.
I really enjoyed the two stories that make up this book. They are inventive, funny, and entertaining. It was sadly humorous that Sam knew so little about the paranormals that he was so prejudiced against. It seemed to reflect what happens in our own world sometimes. I liked that the reader got a bonus with two romances in the second story. I loved Sam and his insistence that he was a “normal” human, when he clearly is not. I assume he will get past his denial in a future story, and we’ll find out what it is that makes him so special. I loved the assortment of paranormals and their different gifts and attributes. There were only two things that took me away from the stories a little. The first was when Sam’s ex-boyfriend went from being “Jordan” in the first story to being “Josh” in the second. I believe these are the same person, based on his actions. The second was that I simply could not picture someone named Bob as a sexy vampire. That’s purely a reflection on my own lack of imagination, but it distracted me a little every time. Still, these are very good stories, with love, steamy scenes, and a touch of mystery and suspense. There is a mild sense of danger and minimal angst. I am eager for more in this series.
End Street Detective Agency – Volume 1 by RJ Scott this is a amazing box set for me to read by a brand new author for me. WOW!!!! I have fallen in love with this box set with amazing characters and story line to read. I loved the different mysteries here to read and I can not wait to read more from this author who is becoming one of my favorite authors.
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This is such a great set of books which will take you on different journey. You will fall in love with the main characters and will want to see if they can solve the mystery. Can they? See if they can
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I am starting to love more of the paranormal societies and was excited when I read this blurb, but I was thoroughly confused as I read both of these books. There was just so much going on.
Sam has inherited his Uncle’s building, complete with his private investigation business and the four apartments upstairs. As he gets his PI license set up, he goes about renting one of the apartments to Bob, a very attractive vampire.
His first customer is a witch who casts a spell on him. Then a werewolf comes in with a missing daughter, and a trio of fae’s is missing their third member. There’s a giant, a demon, siren’s, gargoyles, talking cats, and all matter of paras.
It was difficult for me to understand what I was supposed to already know about each trope and what powers they had or didn’t have. I found the insta-love between Bob and Sam to be a bit much, especially from the time we meet Bob. It seemed like he was always more attracted to Bob’s friend than Bob, which was awkward.
Throughout the entire book there was mention over and over and over again that Sam was merely a human, yet none of the other paranormals believed that because he possessed abilities no humans did, however, nothing came of it. I continued to be confused as to where that was leading as it seemed significant to the story.
Overall, I was entertained as there was a lot going on and some of the supporting roles were really fun to read about, but this was not really one of my favorites.
*Arc copy provided in exchange for an honest review*