Two book series. Two different authors. Great reading in different genres.
Taylor Longford writes YA and Benedict
Jacko’s world is in urban fantasy. Both authors gave me fantastic
writing, suspenseful storylines, and sleepless nights of reading until two AM.
Ms. Longford continues her Greystone saga with Dare, a tale of gargoyles and their introduction
to the modern life of TVs and the internet.
Enclosed in a British building, turned to stone, and unable
to reach sunlight to return to their normal selves, the gargoyle brothers are
discovered and sent to Colorado. Valor
is the first gargoyle to touch sunlight and becomes a living, breathing young
man who falls for a modern teenager.
When his brothers arrive in their stone form, they also
transform and follow Valor’s transition from the days of horse and buggy to cell phones,
computers, and EBay.
Valor’s brother Dare
continues this storyline. His past dogs his footsteps after a severe injury
curtails his existence as a gargoyle. Without any expectation of healing, Dare isn't optimist about modern life. But he finds a soul mate who thinks
differently and the journey to recovery is remarkable.
Reason’s story begins after he saves a young woman from
drowning. He returns to his brothers in Colorado but the young woman isn't so
easy to lose. She follows him to discover who – and what – he is.
The Greystone series is a surprising treat. Well-written and
always surprising, it is a page-turner. Don’t pass up this author and books.
A big Thumbs Up.
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Fated by Benedict Jacka begins the saga of Alex Verus, a mage diviner living
in modern Britain. His past comes knocking at his door and soon he is tossed
into a jumbled mess of quests and magic.
If you like Kevin Hearne’s early books or my personal
writing god, Jim Butcher (seriously, I burn incense and sacrifice small animals
by his photo), you’ll love Benedict Jacka.
Cursed and Taken follows this book with the release of Chosen in August.
Don't miss this series.
