Harbinger of Books

Heart is a man on a mission for his freedom. A blood bond has held him in a life of servitude for the past 15 years now he has to do two more jobs and then he is free. The first thing he needs to do is get a necklace, no problem. Kayla’s sister ahs been murdered and now she has left her home in Philadelphia to go to Seattle to find out what has happened to her sister. In a chance meeting at the morgue no less Kayla and Heart come face to face. Kayla needs someone to help her solve her sister’s murder, but she is in for a surprise life in Seattle is full of mythical and supernatural creatures and in her attempt to find her sister’s murdered she finds herself in the middle of a war

This is one of those books I picked up off the library bookshelf and found myself pleasantly surprised. The beginning is a bit challenging due to trying to understand all of the different myths and characters but it comes together pretty quickly. The world is quite unique there is some Native American lore combined with dragons and wraiths. Sometimes it felt like a steampunk book with the steam powered cars and the wraiths reeking havoc.

I also liked the characters, it was interesting to see Heart the mercenary find himself. I liked Kayla but sometimes she seemed a bit to perfect. It just seemed odd that she is so accepting of this world that killed her only family member, trust Heart without any clear reason and wants to help everyone. I guess I just wanted her to slip up a few times freak out or hit someone. I was also very interested in the Raven Lord, Leif and Lucia I really want to read more about them in the next book.

The plot moves along swiftly and there are quite a few things elements of surprise. Personally the end left a lot to be desired parts were wrapped up to neatly in a bow but there is another book :-). If you are looking for a true PNR this one feels a bit more like UF but there is romance the story seems to be more about the situation at hand than the romance. Personally for me this worked out great.