#FreeReads - Hex Appeal

Read if you like: steamy urban fantasy, paranormal dangers, and snarky female characters

Hex Appeal | Tricia Owens

Series: Moonlight Dragon

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: Ebook
Source: Free on Instafreebie

BLURB FROM DESCENDED FROM DRAGONS:

To save Sin City, she must battle Hell. Too bad the odds are against her.

Beneath the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas lies another city. A secret city in plain sight, full of warlocks and demons, shapeshifters and golems. A city that feeds off the chance magick that is generated by gamblers and which is ruled by mysterious beings called the Oddsmakers.

It is in this strange underbelly of the occult that Anne Moody runs a cursed pawn shop for the desperate, the curious, and the magickally inclined. Though the job is boring, it keeps her under the radar. None of her customers have any inkling that she is a dragon sorceress with a power that's been feared throughout history. One day, a visitor to her shop pawns a stone statue that is more than it appears. The statue is a gargoyle named Vale, who is shrouded in mystery and secrets. When she learns that Vale is possessed, and that the person responsible for cursing him plans to take over Las Vegas with a horde of demons from Hell, Anne realizes it is up to her to defy the Oddsmakers and save the city, and possibly the world.

I love this series and this short was awesome. I got a bit annoyed by a few comments but I was able to ignore them in order of enjoying the story, the paranormal trouble, and the totally epic characters. I love Anne, and Melly, and Vale, and I would read any story with them to be honest. This one was awesome, and really creative.

#FreeReads - Born Of Faerie

Read if you like: fast paced urban fantasy, badass female characters, and supernatural creatures

Born of Faerie | WB McKay

Series: Stolen Magic

Genre: Urban Fantasy
Format: Ebook
Source: Free on Instafreebie

Prequel to Stolen Magic series available from author website.

Sophie Morrigan knows she needs to set the tone for her new life. Being drowned by a dragon certainly sets a tone.

A newly minted agent for the Faerie Affairs Bureau, Sophie is excited to retrieve her first magical object. Unfortunately, her boss ruins it by assigning her a partner she doesn’t need. When her first day sends her limping home with water in her lungs, she has to consider that she might be in over her head.

Can Sophie quash her loner tendencies and learn to work with an annoying selkie partner? Or will she wind up another piece of junk in a dragon’s hoard?

A great addition to the Stolen Magic series. I loved seeing the start of Sophie's and Art's partnership, and how the main threat was a water dragon instead of the usual fire-breathing kind. Fast paced and awesome and a great entry into the series if you haven't started it yet.