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Kathleen Turner Series

December 27, 2014 By Kellie Leave a Comment

Kathleen Turner Series

Last year, I fell in love with the Kathleen Turner series by new indie author Tiffany Snow.

There are 3 main characters that you should get familiar with:  Kathleen Turner, Blane Kirk, and Kade Dennon.

Kathleen “Kat” Turner is a young, bright-eyed legal assistant by day and waitress of a local sports bar by night.  She is working an extra job so that she can save up and put herself through college.  Her goal at the beginning of the series is to be a lawyer or another profession within the legal field.  She likes animals and Britney Spears.  She is intimidated by Blane Kirk and develops a crush on him.

Blane Kirk is one of the partners at the law firm where Kathleen works.  He is tall, blonde and handsome with an athletic build.  He is incredibly smart and has political ambitions that stretch beyond being a lawyer.  He is one of the partners at the law firm where Kathleen works. He is a sharp dresser and always manages to look as if he just stepped off of the pages of GQ.  He also has a bit of a reputation for being a womanizer.  That is, until he meets Kathleen.

Kade Dennon is a mystery.  He is tall, dark and handsome.  He is a computer hacker and assassin. He is also Blane Kirk’s brother.  While Kade lives on the dark side, he holds many secrets.  Kade is also a silent partner at the law firm where Blane and Kat work.  Kade is initially hired to kill Kathleen but has second thoughts once he sees how much his brother cares for her.

Aside from the 3 main characters, the Kathleen Turner series has many lovable and not-so-lovable characters to embrace.  There are 5 books in the series in total.

Tiffany Snow does a wonderful job with the story and the characters.  I found myself drawn into the lives of Kat, Blane and Kade.  Each book left me breathless.  The action, the suspense and the mystery kept me hanging on until the end.  There is of course a love triangle… but you will have to read the books to find out which guy ends up with the girl. 😉

I give the Kathleen Turner series a Rating of 4 stars.

4-star

War of the Fae: Book 1 – The Changelings

January 27, 2014 By Kellie Leave a Comment

The War of the Fae series — is a completely imaginative and unique series of books by one of my newly favorite authors — Elle Casey.

War of the Fae: Book 1 (The Changelings) — we are introduced to trucker-mouthed rebel, Jayne Sparks and her sweetly shy but incredibly intelligent  BFF Tony Green.

Jayne Sparks feels like a misfit and lives the ordinary life of a high school girl.  However, what starts out as ordinary soon turns into extraordinary as Jayne and Tony (by process of elimination) are taken on an incredible journey.  Jayne and Tony’s adventure proves to both of them that they are far more special than either would have ever dreamed.  A fantasy world is opened up to them and their dream of having a place where they truly belong is within arms reach.

There are a lot of moments in this book that made me laugh out loud.

I love the character Jayne.  She is by far one of my most favorite book characters ever.  Her potty-mouth and insecurities are endearing.  Her bad-assery knows no bounds.  She is a smart and strong female character who doesn’t even begin to recognize just how smart and strong she really is.

Each character that we come upon in the first book are part of the foundation for the other books in the series.  Trust me when I say that you will fall in love with these characters. 

What I love about Elle Casey as an author — and in particular as the author of this series, is that she pulls up the right amount of build with the main plot and subplots.  She uses her wordsmith abilities to craft her fae world to perfection without dragging on and on about small details. (seriously, I read a book once where the author went into painstaking detail about the sound of a creaking bed spring)

I highly recommend this book and series to anyone who loves adventure and fantasy stories of YA proportions!  This particular book — The Changelings is FREE on Amazon.com!   🙂

My Rating for War of the Fae: Book 1 – The Changelings:

5 star rating for The Changelings

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