When danger and desire collide, a witch with a sordid past and a special agent with nothing to lose must form an unlikely alliance. While trying to escape her past, kick-ass witch Willow McCray dispenses her own brand of justice swiftly and without mercy, until she crosses paths with sexy Magickal Bureau of Investigations Agent, Alex Denopoulos. Now, she must use her powers for good if she wants … Agent, Alex Denopoulos.
Now, she must use her powers for good if she wants to stay out of the mage prison, Hellios.
Alex will stop at nothing to catch a killer, including recruiting notorious felon, Willow McCray, to work for the agency. While under his guard, the lines between duty and passion become blurred with the red-haired beauty.
His penchant for justice and deep-seated hatred of witches makes a future together seem impossible.
But he’s not ready to let her go. Now he’ll risk more than his badge to keep her alive.
If only Willow can vanquish the evil surrounding them and give Alex what he wants—before she loses her heart and even her very soul in the process.
If you like Hailey Edwards, Lisa Edmonds, BR Kingsolver, or Jennifer Blackstream, you’ll love this paranormal romance with mystery, magic, and suspense!
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Willow McCray is a witch who dispenses her own brand of justice swiftly and without mercy. Alex Denopoulos is an agent with the Magickal Bureau of Investigations and he will stop at nothing to catch a killer including recruiting the notorious witch. The lines between duty and passion become blurred and he’ll risk more than his badge to keep her alive. In order to give Alex what he wants, Willow will have to vanquish the evil before she loses her heart and even her soul.
This romance kick starts an intriguing and thrilling new series with strong, unflinching characters that easily draw readers to them. The hero and heroine are opposites of each other in a way as Willow doesn’t exactly follow the letter of the law and Alex is all about putting the bad guys away but in truth they are more alike than they would like to admit as they both do whatever it takes to get the job done. The chemistry between sizzles with lots of heat and has sparks flying in every direction as they struggle to fight their attraction while searching for a killer and they both some personal issues to overcome if they want to live to see any kind of happily ever after which makes these characters more lifelike and real to readers.
The fast pace and smooth flowing plot exhilarates readers with lots of hold your breath danger and thrilling twists and turns that keeps readers on their toes. The evil bad guy is also a strong character, one that sends chills down the readers’ spine and has them wanting to help Alex and Willow subdue or definitely see that he gets what he deserves. The author has created a world with an intriguing paranormal law enforcement agency is open to all sorts of possibilities as well as fascinating characters that readers can really sink their teeth into.
MIDNIGHT DESIRE by Shari Nichols is an awesome story to read. This is book number one in this awesome start to a brand new series written by a brand new author for me to read and I can not wait to read the rest of this awesome series. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about magic, witches, contemporary and paranormal romance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Book review of Midnight Desire by @shari_nichols … Well … that was a wild ride from one end of the emotional spectrum to the other.
I Love Willow! Her no nonsense, I can handle myself, bad a$$ery makes it SO easy to like her and connect with her.
The world is well built and diverse, the characters are vivid and jump off the page! This book played out like a movie in my head! Well done @Shari Nichols !
I received this as an Advance Reader Copy from Booksprout!
This is the first book of the Raven’s Hollow Coven series and it can be read as a standalone. A lot happens in this book no dull moments till the end. The sizzling chemistry between Willow and Alex and the suspense kept me on the edge of my seat til the end. If you’re looking for a good PRN romance series with a HEA at the end then Midnight Desire is for you.
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Willow McCray is a witch who can take care of herself and blurs the lines between self-preservation and vigilante. From the moment she sees Alex, a sizzling attraction burns inside her. When she discovers who Alex is and that her best friend has been brutally murdered, she teams up with Alex as a psychic to find the serial killer who’s exterminating witches and absorbing their powers across the city. The closer they get to discovering who the killer is, the hotter the passion ignites between Willow and Alex. Willow doesn’t want to be a one-night stand but she can’t deny how she feels. As they explore their new relationship, the killer has its sights set on Willow. Will Alex be able to protect her from the serial killer or will Alex lose his nerve once again?
Wow, this book made my heart race and plunge to my feet as I was reading it. There’s so much to this story than just the passion between Willow and Alex. There’s suspenseful scenes with everyone trying to catch the serial witch killer. There’s the hateful bias Alex has against witches. There’s the family dynamics of a coven and overcoming bad feelings to work together for the common good. There’s the loneliness Willow feels and her yearnings to be a part of a family. There’s action, magic and romance which brings everything together in one gripping story.
The writing is so well done, I didn’t want to put it down. I kept thinking about who the killer may be and why it is murdering these witches in such a sadistic way when I wasn’t reading. A few plot twists I didn’t see coming made me gasp aloud. The ending was just, wow! It whets my appetite for the next book.
If you’re looking for an urban fantasy which will keep you enthralled, pick up Midnight Desire today. I can’t wait to read more!
Favorite Character/Quote: Willow. She seriously kicks butt and I love that about her. She reminds me of Faith in Buffy. A lonely woman who hides behind a mask of sarcasm. Her growth throughout the book is immense and I can’t wait to see what she does next.
My Rating: 5+ stars
Before I begin my review for Midnight Desire (Ravens Hollow Coven book one) by Shari Nichols, I would personally like to thank the author, the publishers and Booksirens for the opportunity to read this ARC and I have reviewed it honestly.
Prepare your inner cop because Midnight Desire is full of mystery, murder and morality. Join an unlikely duo, Willow, a badass witch dealt a wicked curve ball of a life, and Alex, a witch-hating detective with justice on his mind, as they tackle gruesome murders, dark pasts and undeniable sexaual tension.
Midnight Desire features, but is not limited to, the following themes:
Adult fantasy
Paranormal romance
Enemies to lovers
Slow burn
Murder mystery
Paranormal suspense
Witches
My overall rating for Midnight Desire is…
4 Stars!
Nichols has created a dark and delicious paranormal romance filled with suspense, mystery and sizzling romance. Willow our main witch, is sassy, kick-ass and totally loveable, whereas her love interest, Alex, is big, brooding and desirable. I love the world Nichols has created by combining police and crime fighting with paranormal beings and murder. A heart-racing journey with a beautiful ending.
Our heroine is a witch with a past that she is trying to put behind her. Our hero is a detective with some strong preconceptions. Together they just might make an explosive mix.
This is book one of the series.
This is nominally a paranormal romance story, but I found there was a lot more to it than that. The story is well written, easy to read and chock full of action and intrigue that keep the book moving at a fast pace. The background and setting are well developed and provide a nice stage for the story. Similarly, the characters also have a nice depth to them and exhibit both the good and the bad. I actually like both of our leads and enjoy watching their relationship evolve as the story progresses. Overall, it was an excellent read and I look forward to the next book in the series.
Highly recommended.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout for review purposes.
After a very long time, a full length novel that had no prequel, no sequel and had an ending.
Thank God!
Loved it, enjoyed it and finished it within 1 day. The writing style was simple yet effective, though not flowery, it brings across the imagery it needs to. The characters are just like your every day people, beautiful and good looking like most supernatural species but they are just like a normal being.
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This is book 1 for this series. I thought this was a really great start. I thought the story had a great plot with great characters. My interest was held from start to finish. I’m looking forward to the next book and would recommend reading.
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Holy shiznet!!! What a gr8 story. A witch and human come together, but there is so much baggage between them it’s a miracle they find their HEA. Plus there’s a gr8 story included. I recommend this read. 5 Thumbs up
This is a great book. The mc is a witch who has done some questionable things in her past. It is a beautiful story. It is about righting wrongs and giving out second chances. This book was delightful. I really liked it.
This is book one of the Ravens Hollow Coven series and the main characters are kick-ass witch, Willow McCray, seeking her own kind of justice, and a sexy agent for the MBI, the Magickal Bureau of Investigations, Alex Denopoulos. Willow is supposed to be meeting up with her best friend Maeve at a nightclub, to receive the magical amulet she has built for her, which will protect her from the assassins her old boss has sent after her. Her old boss, Tristan Saint Claire, is in charge of the Shadow Cabal and had his hands in many pots, mostly illegal. What she didn’t know was that he was also a major trafficker of drugs for the whole area, as well as prostitution rings and anything else bad you could imagine. St Claire hired her for her psychic abilities and to help read the minds of the people he would meet in his boardroom, to help her boss win his deals with others. Willow was left in a position of taking whatever job she could, after a jealous coven head, Ellen, accused her of wanting her middle aged boyfriend, when she was only sixteen.
Her life has not been an easy one since the coven kicked her out some ten years before. Only Maeve stayed friends with her and kept in contact. Once she tried to leave St Claire’s business, he was unhappy with her choice and set assassins from The Agares on her. Since then she has had to wear glamours to avoid being found, which are only temporary. The amulet was going to finally provide her with her freedom and permanent protection. While waiting for Maeve in the club, she is approached by a well-dressed man in a suit, unlike the other clubbers, who is very attractive, but believes may be one of the assassins after her. She leads him out the back and attacks him, only for him to eventually get a hold of her. She then discovers his true identity as a witch hunter, as his colleague joins them. His boss, Smith, gives her the choice of appearing in front of the Council when they can see her in probably a few months and spend the waiting time in the mage prison, or help them bring down St Claire and others, by working as a specialist for them, using her specific abilities for good.
The finding of a dead witch who has traces of black magic upon her body by the MBI, leads her into an investigation of her old friend and the remaining witches of her old coven. A fae is hunting down witches to take their powers and for his own evil purposes. Whilst all this starts to happen, Alex and Willow both become attracted to each other, even though both have various deep seated reasons for not having a relationship. Alex especially, has always sworn off witches for life, from events in his past, stating he would never mix with one! Doesn’t take long for him to fall under Willow’s spell as such, but an actual future together seems impossible with his strong prejudice and hatred for what she is.
There is a lot of fairly graphic sex scenes in this book, so please be warned if that might offend you! A fairly typical story of two characters who are total opposites, who become attracted to each other and have to work together to defeat a greater evil. They do it well and there is plenty of twists and upsets along the way, as lies are told, promises broken and misunderstandings occur. Each would lay down their lives for the other, they just have to work together to find justice for the dead and not lose their own hearts and souls in the process. It is certainly full of action, romance and a certain amount of suspense, which keeps you interested the whole way through. I really liked both main characters and would love to read more about them, but could have the sex scenes tamed down a bit! I received and ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
This was a great book! I loved the storyline and the characters, especially Willow, were amazing! Looking forward to more works from this author!
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This is the first time I’ve read anything from this author and I really enjoyed the book. I thought it was well written and the story and characters were well developed. I loved the characters individual dynamics and watching their dynamics change and evolve through the book. The story was action packed and I’ll of twists and turns. It had suspense, intrigue, emotion, hot chemistry and romance. I’d highly recommend this book and look forward to reading future books by this author!!
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This was a really good book. It caught my attention from the first page. I like the plot and Willow and Alex are great characters. I would recommend this book.
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The story line was terrific, the character work was fantastic and the book had a good flow to it. This was a great start to a series and kept me entertained from beginning to end.
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ONE TUMULTUOUS ROLLERCOASTER!!!
Dirty devil! If you’re looking for something jumping into action, keeps you riveted on a razors edge, throws you under the bus only to shake you out, riding into chaos, partnering up with the enemy, fighting evil entities, drawn in with the shenanigans and ditching the mayhem. Congrats my friends, you’ve jumped off chin deep. Satisfaction rocks this little treasure, bringing it home with such intensity and precision, riding roughshod and imparting one block busting dynamo, fusing this impressive bombshell together piece by piece. Lines blur and boundaries crossed, limitations are stretched and bent, kicking this baby into overdrive, slamming it into a tailspin with an life-changing realization. Rolling out the drama, turmoil, intrigue, misgivings, spiraling suspense and intense situations, along with a boatload of danger while dodging calamity, you have one block busting experience. Bearing the burden and towing the line, delivering one action packed, pulse racing, heart pounding, adrenaline pumping, page flipping bombshell, blasting this baby to a whole new realm. The characters, interactions and charged atmosphere along with relatable qualities and individual traits add diversity, transforming into genuine charismatic personalities. The scenes are strikingly sharp with abundant details and vivid descriptions creating an elaborate backdrop that makes the storyline pop. Remarkable job Shari, thanks for sharing this bad boy with us.
Midnight Desire by Shari Nichols is a paranormal romance. This is the first book in the Ravens Hollow Coven Series and each book can be read as a standalone.
This is the first book of Shari’s that I have read and it definitely won’t be my last. This book pulled me in and I just had to know how it was going to end. I absolutely loved Alex and Willow! I can’t wait for the next book in the series Midnight Temptation to be released on June 30, 2020 so I can get Gillian and Garrett’s story.
I would highly recommend this book if you love paranormal romances, suspenseful romances, or fantasy romances.
Forced by the circumstances Willow had been sailing the paths of evil but now with a target on her back, she was fleeing from that harmful and corrupt life. Special agent Alex Denopoulos has been closely affected by the prevailing corruption and the witches were one of the groups to whom he directed his contempt and courage. Needless to say, his encounter with the psychic witch was bad, dangerous, and painful. But such is life and live gives you many surprises. So, from enemies to lovers but trying to hide it when it’s so obvious. Bad Karma! Soon they were together wrapped in a plot of terror, darkness and magic with their lives at stake. And all of this wrapped with deep emotions, doubts and intense an passion. Willow was a strong character, gifted and skillful and Agent Denopoulos emotionally still had a lot to work with. A story full of exciting and intense scenes, suspense, magic, lot of internal conflicts, crude descriptions, violence, intriguing and strange characters, passion and a satisfying outcome that led me to even forgave the protagonists’ nonsenses. First book that I read by this author and it captivated my attention immediately
Willow is a witch with no family or ties who will do anything for her only friend. If she can find her and trying to stay a step ahead of a demon boss. Forced into working with a handsome mortal that doesn’t like witches but has great chemistry with, makes for a spicy story.