Blood Wyne

I know you have heard me talk about this author before, but I have to tell you...every one of her books that I read just gets better and better! Yasmine Galenorn's newest book, Blood Wyne is the newest installment in the Otherworld series. Blood Wyne is told from the point of view of Menolly, one of the three D'Artigo sisters who ae half-Fae and half-human and are living Earthside instead of in the fairy realm. The three sisters are each a different type of supernatural beings--Camille is a witch, Delilah is a shapeshifter who turns into a cat and a panther and Menolly is a vampire. They live with Iris, a house sprite, are raising a baby gargoyle named Maggie and have a wide assortment of supernatural beings as friends and lovers. The basic premise of the series is that the three sisters are fighting against Shadow King, a very nasty demon, who is trying to find all of the spirit seals and open a permanent portal between Earthside and Otherworld. In this installment of the series, Menolly is helping to track down a vampire serial killer who is targeting young women and threatening to make Earth very intolerant of vampires! The stories are based in Seattle and it is refreshing to read descriptions of places I have visited and visualize where the stories' action is taking place. Galenorn's writing is magical--her characters are fascinating and the world she weaves is very believable. I look forward to reading the next installment in this wonderful series! If you'd like to "try" reading the Otherwold series, start with the first one, Witchling. The stories can be read alone, but since the characters lives build throughout each book, you will be less lost if you start with book one! Plus, the library has purchased these books in paperback so they are very handy and can be slipped into your purse for convenient "reading-on-the-go!" Yasmine Galenorn is the author of several other series, including the Indigo Court Series, several Berkley Prime Crime titles and casmetic-focused series she writes as India Ink. Check out her website at http://www.galenorn.com/ or follow her at www.twitter.com/yasminegalenorn.

Harvest Hunting

Yasmine Galenorn's latest book, Harvest Hunting is another great entry in her Otherworld series. This book is mainly about Delilah, the middle sister of the D'Artigo sisters, although the book does further the story of her and her sisters Camille and Menolly and their husbands and partners. I love this series, because it blends supernatural and romantic elements in an action-packed, believable world. The D'Artigo sisters are half-Fae, half-human and each posesses unique qualities and talents. Delilah is a werecat who also changes into a panther and is on her way to becoming a Death Maiden for the Autumn Lord, Camille is a witch who's powers often backfire and who has aligned herself with three men who help her magic strengthen and Menolly is a vampire who is learning how to exist in the world. A lot happens in this book, in the D'Artigo sisters (and their friends) attempts to defeat the Shadow King and other demons in their path to find the spirit seals and defeat their enemies. The series is a great read--the characters are very interesting and complex and have just as many issues as the rest of us, even though they are only half human.