Face Off by Mark del Franco

This sequel to Skin Deep finds Laura Blackstone, Druid, public relations head for the Washington DC Fey Guild, once again trying to balance her life (lives, really) various demands on her. As Mariel Tate, she works for Intersec chasing terrorists, a task that this time finds her going undercover to investigate a group ( Read more... )

The Shadow Pavilion: a Detective Inspector Chen novel by Liz WilliamsMovie star Lara Chowdijharee is proving troublesome to her management, but she's too successful for them to just fire her. However, perhaps they can send her back to where she came from . . . when that proves to be a bad idea, her manager has to go on the run, finding protection ( Read more... )

Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco

Not part of Del Franco's Connor Grey series, but set in the same universe, albeit in D.C. rather than Conor's Boston. Laura Blackstone is a druid. She's an expert with glamours; able to make herself into someone else with great skill. Consequently, in addition to her own persona, public relations mavin for the Fey ( Read more... )

The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. HinesI have, as a general rule, been avoiding Jim Hines' work. His previous series, about goblins, looked like it was trying to go for humorous by way of twee, if you get what I mean. A second problem is this kind of "revisionist fairytale" thing. Done wrong, it's really annoying, and it's usually done wrong. ( Read more... )

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