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Urban Fantasy With (Almost) No Sex

If you are anything like, then you don’t read books because they are “steamy” or “spicy.” In fact, if you are here, you probably don’t like sex scenes in your books much at all. With the line between Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance being blurred, I present to you a list of Urban Fantasy books with (Almost) no sex. GreyWalker Series by Kat Richardson This series has literally no sex scenes.…

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Review - Legacy of the Sword - Chronicles of the Cheysuli #3 by Jennifer Roberson

Title: Legacy of the Sword Author: Jennifer Roberson Series: Chronicles of the Cheysuli Sexual Content: mild Objectional Content: Violence Synopsis (from Goodreads):For decades, the magical race of shapeshifters called the Cheysuli have been feared and hated exiles in their own land, a land they rightfully should rule. Victims of a vengeful monarch’s war of annihilation and a usurper king’s…

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Review - The Song of Homana - Chronicles of the Cheysuli #2 by Jennifer Roberson

Title: The Song of Homana Author: Jennifer Roberson Series: Chronicles of the Cheysuli Sexual Content: mild Objectional Content: Violence Synopsis (from Goodreads): For five long years the land of Homana had been strangling in the grasp of a usurper king—its people ravaged by strife, poverty and despair; its magical race, the Cheysuli, forced to flee or face extermination at the hands of…

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Shapechangers - Chronicles of the Cheysuli #1 by Jennifer Roberson

Title: Shapechangers Author: Jennifer Roberson Series: Chronicles of the Cheysuli Sexual Content: suggested Objectional Content: Violence Synopsis (from Goodreads): The first book in the Chronicles of the Cheysuli spins a tale of magical warriors and shapeshifters as they battle the sorcerers that threaten their existence They were the Cheysuli, a race of magical warriors gifted with the…

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Shaman Rises - Walker Papers #9 - By C.E. Walker

Title: Shaman Rises Author: C.E. Murphy Series: The Walker Papers Sexual Content: suggested Objectional Content: Violence, Language Synopsis (from Goodreads):Joanne Walker has two choices: Defeat the enemy…or lose her soul trying For over a year, Joanne has been fighting the Master—the world’s most abiding evil entity. She’s sacrificed family, friendships, even watched potential futures…

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Mountain Echoes - Walker Papers #8 - by C.E. Murhpy

Title: Mountain Echoes Author: C.E. Murphy Series: The Walker Papers Sexual Content: suggested Objectional Content: Violence Synopsis (from Goodreads): You can never go home again. Joanne Walker has survived an encounter with the Master at great personal cost, but now her father is missing – stolen from the timeline. She must finally return to North Carolina to find him – and to meet Aidan,…

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Raven Calls - Walker Papers #7 - by C.E. Murphy

Title: Raven Calls Author: C.E. Murphy Series: The Walker Papers Sexual Content: suggested Objectional Content: Violence Synopsis (from Goodreads): Something wicked this way comes… Suddenly, being bitten by a werewolf is the least of Joanne Walker’s problems. Her personal life in turmoil, her job as a cop over, she’s been called to Ireland by the magic within her. And though Joanne’s…

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5 Ways to Maximize Your Reading Time

We all want to read more, right? There’s so many books out there just waiting for our attention. So, how do we get more words into the day? Here’s 5 way to maximize your reading time! Keep a book with you wherever you go. You never know when you’ll have some time to kill. If you find yourself waiting for any reason, instead of pulling out your phone, pull out your book and read. Audiobooks can…

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Spirit Dances - Walker Papers #7 - By C.E. Murphy

Title: Spirit Dances Author: C.E. Murphy Series: The Walker Papers Sexual Content: suggested Objectional Content: Violence Synopsis (from Goodreads): For Seattle detective Joanne Walker, spring is about new beginnings. She’s mastered her shamanic abilities (mostly), survived a cannibalistic serial killer (barely) and now she’s facing the biggest challenge of her career–attending a dance…

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Demon Hunts - Walker Papers #5 by C.E. Murphy

Title: Demon Hunts Author: C.E. Murphy Series: The Walker Papers Sexual Content: suggested Objectional Content: Violence Synopsis (from Goodreads): Seattle police detective Joanne Walker started the year mostly dead, and she’s ending it trying not to be consumed by evil. Literally. She’s proven she can handle the gods and the walking dead. But a cannibalistic serial killer? That’s more…

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Walking Dead - Walker Papers #4 By C.E. Murphy

Title: Walking Dead Author: C.E. Murphy Series: The Walker Papers Sexual Content: none Objectional Content: Violence, descriptions of rotting corpses Synopsis (from Goodreads): For once, Joanne Walker’s not out to save the world. She’s come to terms with the host of shamanic powers she’s been given, her job as a police detective has been relatively calm, and she’s got a love life for the…

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Coyote Dreams - Walker Papers #3 by C.E. Murphy

Synopsis (from Goodreads): Much of the city can’t wake up. And more are dozing off each day. Instead of powerful forces storming Seattle,a more insidious invasion is happening.Most of Joanne Walker’s fellow cops are downwith the blue flu–or rather the blue sleep. Yetthere’s no physical cause anyone can point to–and it keeps spreading. It has to be magical, Joanne figures. But what’s up with…

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The 52 Book Club: 2024 Challenge

I have decided to participate in the 52 Book Club 2024 Challenge. I don’t know that I will complete the challenge but I am going to give it a try!

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2023 - A Year in Review

Well, 2023 has officially come to an end today is the first day of 2024. I would like to say that I spent a lot of time reading this past year and blogging regularly about it, but sadly that simply isn’t true. My mind was just not on reading this year. In fact, I haven’t even picked up a book and read a page since October at least. Although reading is a hobby I love, I’ve always been the type of…

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The Perfect Project

#shortstory #horror #mystery

From Reedsy.com prompt Write a story that includes someone saying, “You’ve got this.” See my Reedsy profile here. “No, no, no! That’s all wrong!” I look up from my work at my mentor who is shaking his head, long scraggly white beard swaying with the motion. His bushy white eyebrows are drawn into a frown, nearly covering his eyes. I use my forearm to wipe the sweat from my forehead, trying not…

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The Official Spooky Season Book Tag

#spookybooktag #bookblog #halloween

Hello! I wasn’t tagged on this but I’m stealing it anyway because I think it sounds fun. I found it on Books Are 42’s blog. This fun and spooky tag was created by Noly.  The Rules Tag the original creator (The Artsy Reader)Use the official bannerAnswer the prompts and questionsTag 5 peopleHave fun and get spooky!!! Question 1: You hear a strange noise in the night – the monsters got inside!…

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The Bridge

#bookblog #shortstory #thriller #horror

The sky was angry.  Black clouds roiled above, flashing with lightning as sheets of rain came pouring down. Instantly, I was soaked through. The weather forecast had not called for this. It was supposed to be a sunny, only slightly cloudy, day. Where had this storm come from?  Squinting through the torrent of water, I see a structure up ahead that could provide some shelter. Hugging myself, I…