With many "deck days" this summer, I tackled my skyscraper TBR pile.
In no particular order, I wanted to share several books--urban fantasies plus two mysteries--that not only entertained me but stirred my imagination!
Hope you enjoy them too, Ally
Brief Cases (Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher. This June 2018 collection contains twelve stories of wizard Harry Dresden and his odd assortment of friends. A Do-Not-Miss for series fans! https://www.amazon.com/Brief-Cases-Dresden-Files-Butcher-ebook/dp/B077WYGXPP
Natural Witch (Magical Mayhem Book 1) by K.F. Breene. This witch/mage series is centered around an ongoing supernatural conflict and how Penny’s naïveté about the magic world and her own powers gets her into all sorts of trouble. Some very humorous moments. A spinoff from Breene's Fire and Ice Trilogy, (also recommended) https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Witch-Magical-Mayhem-Book-ebook/dp/B078TZCYF5
Kindling the Moon (Arcadia Bell Book 1) by Jenn Bennett, an urban fantasy with some unique twists. “Meet Arcadia Bell: bartender, renegade magician, fugitive from the law...and the spawn of two infamous occultists.” https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004G8QSEE
Burn Bright (Alpha and Omega Book 5) Shifters, shifters, and more shifters!
With their alpha out of the country, mated werewolves Charles and Anna respond to an SOS only to find themselves facing real Trouble! https://www.amazon.com/Bright-Alpha-Omega-Patricia-Briggs-ebook/dp/B075C9TMR1
Legacy series by McKenzie Hunter. Levy Michaels is a type of supernatural creature new to me, a legacy, a powerful magic user whose species has been hunted almost to extinction for a terrible act committed by an earlier generation. Book 1 is Double-Sided Magic https://www.amazon.com/Double-Sided-Magic-Legacy-Book-1-ebook/dp/B01MQF5KPT
DI Green contemporary British mystery series by Faith Martin. This series protagonist is a tough female cop who lives on a canal boat and relies more on her detecting skills than car chases or shootouts. Best read in order. Book 1 is Murder on the Oxford Canal https://www.amazon.com/MURDER-OXFORD-gripping-mystery-twists-ebook/dp/B0763RXLRV
Murder at Kensington Gardens by Lee Strauss, Ginger Gold Mystery Book 6. On the lighter side, this cozy historical series is set in 1920s London. Society war widow and fashion store owner Lady Gold finds a body in the park. If you like the Phryne Fisher books or tv series, you should enjoy Ginger Gold. https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Kensington-Gardens-historical-mystery-ebook/dp/B0796XGL35