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The Blacksmith Queen (Scarred Earth Sage #1)G.A. AikenPublished: August 27, 2019 (Kensington)Purchase at: Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for and honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars The Old King is dead. With his death comes a prophecy that a queen shall rise to the throne. However, this also doesn’t stop the Old King’s sons from fighting for their... 
Hot and Badgered (Honey Badgers #1) Shelly Laurenston Published: Mar. 27, 2018 (Kensington) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars The last thing bear shifter Berg Dunn expects when he starts bodyguard duty for a jackal shifter piano prodigy is a naked woman to fall from the sky and land... 
I have to say, vamps are not my favorite flavor of supernatural creature (Merit and Company excepted, of course). So finding books that feature shifters or witches or just plain other can be a bit of a challenge sometimes. [Ed. Note: Not everyone can love vampires as much as Chelsea does… we suppose.] When I first read the title of Molly Harper’s How to Flirt With a Naked Werewolf, I had to read it. And I... 
The Accidental Werewolf (The Accidentals #1) Dakota Cassidy Published: Feb. 5, 2008 (Berkley) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Purchased Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Marty Andrews had just made ‘Lavender’ at Bobbie-Sue Cosmetics and thought she was on her way to earning her sky blue convertible. Door-to-door cosmetics may not be the most glamorous career out there, but... 
A Brush of Darkness Allison Pang Published: Jan. 25, 2011 (Pocket) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars A Brush of Darkness is dark, funny, plenty sexy and a little heartbreaking and surprisingly heartwarming. In short, it’s an urban fantasy must-read. When I first read the back cover copy for A Brush of Darkness, I stopped at the words “miniature unicorn.” Let’s just say I...
