Another Great Read From the Paranormal Realm

In continuing with my beach read theme, I decided to tease you all with a post about the second Brytewood book in Georgia Evans's fantabulous new trilogy. Last month I had the immense pleasure of reading Evans's kick off to the series, Bloody Good, which I wrote about here.

This weekend, I managed to reach part of my reading goal and zipped through the second book, Bloody Awful, in which Alice, Peter, and pals must ID a second vamp in their quaint English village. The Germans' plans have suffered a minor setback with the loss of one of their vamp infiltrators, but the remaining three bloodsuckers carry on the mission, this time sending one of their more powerful numbers into Brytewood posing as a baker. Nurse and werefox Gloria Prewitt finally reveals herself, and we learn more about the town's somewhat shady grocer Samuel Worleigh. Meanwhile, Alice discovers that Mother Longhurst has suddenly disappeared, and more Others are revealed.

Bloody Awful is set for release next week and Bloody Right finishes out the trilogy in August.

I'll be sad to see this series end. I've grown so attached to the characters in such a short time. But I'm also anxious to see what happens next -- Awful was pretty much a one-sitting read for me. I was super excited to get my grubby paws on it and I really did read most of sitting on my porch Sunday afternoon. Great premise, great writing, and just an overall fun read.

I'm kind of proud of myself for managing to stay away from the computer for a good part of Sunday. I didn't touch the XBox either. I slept in and hit the gym early and then spent the rest of the day trying to relax. I was probably about 85% successful in this avenue, I'll admit the house-hunting jitters hit on and off, but I can't really help that.

Ok, I'm going to fix myself a hot tea and settle in for the evening. Day 8 of the diet down with little to no cheating, yay me!

Bloody Good is Bloody Great!

In the midst of all of the urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases, I never fail to be surprised at just how different each one is from the next. This weekend, I had the immense pleasure of reading Georgia Evans's debut, Bloody Good, -- it was utterly fabulous!

Bloody Good (June 1st) kicks off Evans's (aka Rosemary Laurey) Brytewood trilogy. It's WWII and the tiny village of Brytewood is in for a big surprise when German forces drop four vampires into the nearby countryside. Their goal, with the help of hidden spies, is to blend in and infiltrate, thereby gaining the advantage in the war. When Dr. Alice Doyle discovers a man impaled in a tree, she rushes him back to her clinic to patch him up. The man seems in dire condition, but when no one is looking, he gets up and walks away! Then some local livestock turn up listless and drained of blood. When a local farmer pops up dead, also drained, Alice and her friends decide something fishy must be going on. Course it's a little easier to believe that a vamp might be in their midst considering how many of the villagers, Alice included, have a touch of "other" in their blood. 

So much fun! I love the setting for these books -- an English village in WWII, fantastic combination. The characters are really likable -- there are pixies and fairies, werefoxes and even dragons in this series -- and I can't wait to see what happens next! Book 2, Bloody Awful, is due out in July and then the trilogy is rounded out in August with Bloody Right. 

Though Evans/Laurey's previous titles are also technically paranormal romance, it's my impression (based on info from her website and the use of the pseudonym) that these are a bit different stylistically. There's still a romance aspect, though, so no worries all you paranormal romance fans!

Readers who enjoy Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse books are sure to love Georgia Evans (remember they're WWII England!). Highly recommended to anyone looking for something a little different in the paranormal romance realm.