Book Review: R.J. Blain’s Dirty Deeds 2

An anthology of six stories in the urban fantasy/paranormal romance genre in which the gloves are off and simply surviving might just be the dirtiest, most difficult deed of all.
An anthology of six stories in the urban fantasy/paranormal romance genre in which the gloves are off and simply surviving might just be the dirtiest, most difficult deed of all.
The world is in chaos as the power surge of the Cascade rises to a devastating crescendo threatening to wipe out entire populations and leaving Elena and her archangel irrevocably changed. These same events prove that even the archangels are not immune to this deadly evil. Even the combined power of the Cadre may not be enough . . .
Elena is waking from a year-long coma, emerging as a new-made angel only to be confronted with an invitation to a ball. In Beijing, where a nightmare awaits.
A world of beauty and bloodlust, where angels hold sway over vampires, and vampire hunter Elena Deveraux doesn’t know if she’s good enough for this job. Hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael, a being so lethal that no mortal wants his attention, only one thing is clear — failure is not an option — even if the task is impossible.
William, a changeling soldier forced back into service crosses paths with Cerise Mar and her unruly clan of the Edge who are out for revenge and to save her parents.
Rose works a minimum wage job after she went too far one day. Now she simply survives until Declan Camarine shows up, determined to have her (and her power).
Livy Kowalski has no time for idiots until her nutso cousin invades her house and dealing with her dad’s untimely and unexplained demise. That’s where Vic Barinov comes in—or his house does.
Things get steamy when Lucan, a wolven forced into bartering drug deals, meets Rio, the second in command for the shadowy Caldwell supplier, Mozart. Shocking truths unfurl, and Rio is uncertain who to trust even as true love rears its head and growls in the face of danger.
Emeranth Greer needs to escape her past and make a fresh start in Shadowvale—a town that proves to be far better than she imagined—with the aunt she’s never met. Then she meets raven shifter Deacon Evermore. But when Em’s past catches up with her, it nearly destroys their budding romance. Can a cursed man clear her name…or will her history destroy them both?
Both Nasha Black and Charlie Ashborne are cursed and reluctant for anyone to know, yet when Nasha shows up at his shop desperate for more of his chocolate, the two strike a bargain. Charlie will do anything to avoid the dragon census mating games.