GiveAway & Review of Deborah Coates Book, Wide Open

This book seems to be qualified as a paranormal romance. I saw it more as a mystery with ghosts. A soldier serving in Afghanistan is called home due to the death of a sister. Said soldier needs to solve the mystery of the dead sister within the 10 day compassionate leave.

Ms. Coates developed a very particular, prickly and self reliant protagonist. Sgt. Michaels is frequently unlikeable and prone to being opinionated. Starting fights in bars and punching people seems to be her method of communication. I enjoy strong female protagonists and Ms. Coates delivers.

The description of prairie living and stoic personalities was detailed and rich. The cool chill on your neck could be from the prairie wind or the touch of a ghost. I would have liked a touch more back story on the villain.

This was well done and a very interesting read.

I highly recommend.

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Eyes to See by Joseph Nassise

Urban fantasy at it’s best, this book will make you pause the next time you hear a bump in the night.

Nassise has created a bold new protagonist in Jeremiah Hunt.   Hunt is on an emotional quest which forces him to interact with Whisper and Scream.  Whisper and Scream are ghosts.   In addition his crusty emotional shell is attacked by Denise a witch.  

Hunt’s quest is impacted by that actions of a supernatural serial killer and a time capsule of occult nature.   The action is outstanding as are the characterizations.   You can feel Jeremiah’s pain and frustration, Nassise does that good of a job. 

I hesitate to mention Jim Butcher because the premise is just vaguely similar but the addictive quality of the story is far more so.  I am pleased to see that this book is quantified as number one in a series.  I, for one, am a new committed fan and will hopefully be reading and reviewing more of this prolific urban fantasy author’s work. 

I really enjoyed this book.

I highly recommend the book.

Body of work of Joseph Nassise

Web site: http://josephnassise.com//

Spectres by Nate Kenyon

A titanic clash of psionic powers as Ghost meet Spectres in this action packed story based on the StarCraft science-fiction real-time strategy game. 

Nova Terra is a complex character who is beginning to question her allegiance to an empire of questionable value.  Her own personal standards of loyalty conflict with her emotional turmoil and intellectual prowess.   Combine this personal angst with enough action to satisfy the most demanding reader and you have a book that is sure to be a success.  

This book is not just for StarCraft fans.   I did play StarCraft and perhaps that impacted my perception of the book but I feel you can read and enjoy this book as a stand alone.  You need not to have played or even heard of StarCraft to enjoy the book.

I recommend it. 

Body of work of Nate Kenyon

Web Site: http://natekenyon.com/

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