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Emerald Blaze (Hidden Legacy #5) Ilona Andrews Published: Aug. 25, 2020 (Avon) Purchase: Amazon or Bookshop Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: while review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Burn for Me. Six months... 
Alpha Night (Psy-Changeling Trinity #4/Psy-Changeling #19)Nalini SinghPublished: June 9, 2020 (Berkley)Purchase: Amazon or BookShopReview source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of... 
Wolf Under Fire (STAT: Special Threat Assessment Team #1)Paige TylerPublished: May 26, 2020 (Sourcebooks)Purchase: Amazon or BookShopReview source: copy provided by publisher or in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Former Navy SEAL turned alpha werewolf Jake Huang was just hired to lead a team for STAT, the Special Threat Assessment Team, a covert government... 
Chaos Reigning (Consortium Rebellion #3)Jessie MihalikPublished: May 26, 2020 (Harper Voyager)Purchase: Amazon or BookShopReview source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: while review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Polaris... 
Wolf Gone Wild (Stay a Spell #1)Juliette CrossPublished: Jan. 14, 2020Purchase: AmazonReview source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Mateo is a werewolf who’s been unable for shift to several months. His wolf side, who calls himself Alpha, is getting increasingly frustrated and vocal about it. Matteo is convinced that he’s been... 
Malfunction (Dark Desires Origins #1)Nina CroftPublished: Jan. 20, 2020 (Entangled)Purchase: AmazonReview source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Logan is a military investigator. His new partner Katia is a cat shifter. Her boss is a vampire. And they’re all investigating a series of suspicious deaths. Sounds like a typical... 
Wicked Hour (Heirs of Chicagoland #2)Chloe NeillPublished: Dec. 3, 2019 (Berkley)Purchase: AmazonReview source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Wild Hunger. Connor Keene and Elisa... 
Shattered Bonds (Jane Yellowrock #13)Faith HunterPublished: Oct. 29, 2019 (Ace)Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Skinwalker. When we last saw Jane... 
Archangel’s War (Guild Hunter #12)Nalini SinghPublished: Sept. 24, 2019 (Berkley)Purchase: Amazon or IndieBoundReview source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Angels’ Blood.... 
Wishful Thinking (How to be the Best Damn Faery Godmother in the World [or Die Trying] #1)Helen HarperPublished: Aug. 26, 2019Purchase: AmazonReview source: copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Helen Harper has been on my radar for several months now—everyone seems to love her Slouch Witch series. So when I spotted this first book in a... 
