Book Review: Abigail Roux’s “Shake & Bake”
It’s an inappropriate scene all right, when Ty turns Zane with that warm bread appetizer.
It’s an inappropriate scene all right, when Ty turns Zane with that warm bread appetizer.
Lily Bard finally decides to confront her terrifying memories of her ordeal by joining a therapy group. Only, the group members’ feelings aren’t the only things that need sorting out, as they assemble for a session only to find a woman dead, left on display as some kind of twisted message.
When Lily Bard discovers a murder victim, she’s plunged deeper into the lives of her fellows than she could ever suspect.
Even in a sleepy Arkansas town, the holidays can be murder even with a wedding in the offing. It’s an eight-year-old kidnapping Jack Leeds is investigating, and the trail leads straight to Lily’s hometown. It just might have something to do with the murders . . . and her sister’s widowed fiancé.
Having finally gotten Boaz, her dream boyfriend, Grier is unhappy that he’s not by her side. Nor is he communicative. Bigger problems crop up when Woolworth House is attacked and yet more threats crop up.
A sneak peek at Adelaide Whitaker’s and Boaz Pritchard’s “courtship” — and the secrets Addie hides.
Working as a Haint helps Grier feel normal as she tries to adjust to life as Dame Woolworth with all that that implies. It’s a role that pulls Grier into the mystery of the missing spirits and murdered vampires.
Devraj Santos discovers her unconscious and battered, with no memory of who she is. Although she may be their enemy’s most insidious weapon, Dev is drawn this woman who’s been stripped of her memories and programmed to carry out murder.
Grier Woolworth’s job as a costumed tour guide keeps the lights on in her haunted mansion and ramen in the pantry. It’s as good as it gets until the Society “exonerates” her when the trouble really begins.
Her brother cursed, Mercy Thompson Hauptman, and her mate, Adam, head up to Montana in the teeth of a storm of legendary power only to discover ancient magics that could end the world.