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  • Books,  Coffee,  m/f,  Reviews,  Urban Fantasy

    [Book Review] Spider’s Trap By Jennifer Estep & Rose Park Roasters Ethiopian Beriti

    Elemental Assassin Gin Blanco, known as the Spider, has made quite the reputation for herself wielding her dual Ice and Stone magic to take out some of the biggest heavy hitters of Ashland’s criminal underworld – and in doing so has kind of lucked into the position of the de facto queen of the underworld herself. In Spider’s Trap, the 13th book of the Elemental Assassin series, Gin finds herself in the very weird position of having people she used to be gunning for coming to her to talk about business deals, treaties, and territory disputes. Gin’s first big meeting to mediate a dispute between some underworld bosses ends explosively…

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    [Book Review] Death By Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow & Grapefruit Green Tea with Boba

    November 30, 2022

    [Book Review] Cold Blooded by Amanda Carlson & Community Coffee and Chicory New Orleans Blend

    October 14, 2013

    [Book Review] The Gravedigger’s Brawl By Abigail Roux & Gaslight Coffee Roasters Chania Estate French Mission

    October 30, 2013
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    [Book Review] Dirty Magic By Jaye Wells & CoffeeAM Bourbon Truffle Flavored Coffee

    Dirty Magic is the first book of the Prospero’s War series, where magic is the drug of choice and wizard covens who cook the addictive dirty magic potions are the ones running the streets of Babylon city’s magical slum, the Cauldron.

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    [Book Review] The Blissful End by Lizzy Gayle & Rook Coffee In Bloom

    June 20, 2022

    [Book Review] Pure Blooded By Amanda Carlson & Coffee Works Witch’s Brew

    June 30, 2015

    [Book Review] Precious Metals By L.A. Witt & Paramount Coffee Let It Snow: Mocha Mint

    January 28, 2015
  • Adult,  Books,  Coffee,  m/f,  Urban Fantasy

    [Book Review] Black Widow By Jennifer Estep & Coffee Beanery Caramel Apple

    Gin Blanco, the badass ice and stone elemental wielding assassin with a seemingly perpetual target on her back, is back in the 12th installment of the Elemental Assassin series. The person targeting Gin this time around is very different from her usual adversaries – M.M. Monroe is calm, confident, and very very cunning, patiently bidding her time and quietly weaving a web of misfortune around Gin and her friends from behind the scenes using all the power money and connections can buy in a town as overrun with corruption as Ashland, and that’s before she even unleashes a drop of the powerful acid magic she has at her finger tips.

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    [Novella Review] Nightlife: Hazardous Material By Matthew Quinn Martin & Joe Coffee Wake Up Joe

    May 20, 2015

    [Book Review] The Gravedigger’s Brawl By Abigail Roux & Gaslight Coffee Roasters Chania Estate French Mission

    October 30, 2013

    [Book Review] Red Blooded By Amanda Carlson & Happyrock Coffee Roasting Co. El Chupacabra

    October 4, 2014
  • Books,  Coffee,  m/f,  Paranormal,  Reviews,  Urban Fantasy

    [Book Review] Hunting In Bruges By E.J. Stevens & Van Houtte Belgian Chocolate Light Roast

    Witty and action-packed, Hunting In Bruges follows twenty-year-old Jenna Lehane as she hunts for whatever’s been killing tourists in the historic Belgium city of Bruges. Part of the Hunters’ Guild, it is Jenna’s sworn duty to protect humans from supernatural monsters – a duty she takes very seriously. Jenna is joined by a mysterious and flirty stranger with a garish sense of style and some rather unconventional guild mates - an addict witch, a blind archivist, and a one-armed demolition expert who just loves to blow things up, among others.

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    [Excerpt] Read Chapter One of Hunting In Bruges By E.J. Stevens

    November 14, 2014

    [Book Review] The Lost Year By Libby Drew & Marley Coffee Simmer Down

    June 22, 2014

    Secrets of Neverwood: Series Recap and Review

    July 7, 2014
  • Books,  Paranormal,  Urban Fantasy

    [Blog Tour & Giveaway] Release Party For Hunting in Bruges By E.J. Stevens

    Happy Release Day to HUNTING IN BRUGES, the first novel in the Hunters’ Guild urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens! :) I’m joining in the celebration all week long, starting with a huge prize pack giveaway! (see below for more details) Tuesday: Release Day & Giveaway Wednesday: Hunting In Bruges Book Review & Coffee Recommendation Thursday: Author Guest Post: Top 10 Spooky Places in Bruges Friday: Hunting In Bruges Chapter One Excerpt

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    [Book Blitz] Fabled By Vanessa K. Eccles

    June 9, 2015

    [Book Review] In Every Generation by Kendare Blake & Jim’s Organic Coffee Witches Brew

    February 9, 2023

    [Book Review] Hot Blooded by Amanda Carlson & Kicking Horse Coffee Kick Ass Dark

    October 11, 2013
  • Books,  Coffee,  m/f,  Reviews,  Urban Fantasy

    [Book Review] Poison Promise By Jennifer Estep & Honeybird Coffee Velvet Assassin

    The Elemental Assassin series is an Urban Fantasy set in the fictional town of Ashland where corruption runs rampant and vampires, dwarfs, giants, and elemental magic wielders are all common place. In Poison Promise, Gin Blanco, main character and certified badass elemental assassin wielding the powers of stone and ice, is trying to get things back to normal after her latest bout of assassinating (I don’t want to say straight up murder, because these people kind of had it comin’- but yeah, she kills a lot of people. Be warned) and struggling to get over the recent loss of a loved one. But there’s no rest for the wicked; even…

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    [Book Review] Icebound By Corinna Rogers & CoffeeAM Peppermint Flavored Coffee

    October 9, 2014

    [Book Review] Little Eve by Catriona Ward & Wide Awake Sea Salt Caramel Coffee

    September 20, 2023

    [Book Review] How The Cookie Crumbles By Jaime Samms & Scribblers Coffee Co. Danish Pastry Flavored Coffee

    May 15, 2016
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