JB's Bookworms with Brandy Mulder

Conspiracy of Cats by B C Harris Genre: Contemporary fiction, paranormal, murder mystery Publisher: Olympia Publishers, London Date of Publication: 26th August 2021 ISBN: 978-1-80074-032-7 ASIN: B09CGHZ7K7 Number of pages: 325 Word Count: 123,121 Cover Artist: Olympia Publishers, London A Beautiful House, A Horrible Death, A Brilliant Revenge CONSPIRACY OF CATS… a supernatural murder mystery. An apprehensive Jos Ferguson travels from Edinburgh to Northern Tanzania to visit the house her Uncle Peter built before he died. But Peter isn’t as dead as he should be… he was murdered, and he wants his niece to help him exact revenge upon his killer. With a little Maasai magic and a conspiracy of cats, Jos sets out to do exactly that. A beautiful house. A horrible death. A brilliant revenge. Who knew death could be so lively? Olympia Publishers      Amazon.uk       Amazon Interview with B C Harris Welcome to JB’s Bookworms with Brandy Mulder. T...

Dating Dracula by Kinsley Adams (Dating Monsters, #1) Publication date: March 15th 2021 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Paranormal, Romance The Legend. The Immortal. My… Boyfriend? You know, I really only had two goals in life: 1) Unearth the truth about vampires and, 2) Become hella famous. Nowhere on that list did I have “die” or “get turned into a bloodsucker.” But guess what? Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Now, thanks to an unfortunate back-alley encounter, I’m the newest member of the undead country club (fangs, coffin, and all). And my savior? Sire? Whatever… Freaking. Dracula. Himself. Even stranger, he claims I’m his mate. Like… eternal love. But come on! I don’t have time for that. Not only do I need to track down my attempted murderer, but I also need to learn how to be a vampire. Falling in love is the last thing on my mind right now. Too bad Dracula has other plans for me. *** Fans of Dracula will love this new modern and chic take on the immortal legend himself. Scrol...

A Christmas to Fight For by Jessica Frances Publication date: November 12th 2021 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Holiday, LGBTQ+, Romance As the last of my kind, I’ve long lived in the shadows. But, with the death of my father, I have a dying wish to fulfill, and I can no longer keep quiet. I can no longer stand back and watch as the Santa Claus Organization takes everything from us. So, I launch an attack that was doomed from the start. I am but one krampus up against the cruelest organization in the world. I knew it was a long shot. I knew I would likely die. Then something surprising happens. The most recent Santa Claus comes into my life, and I don’t know what to make of him. He wasn’t what I was expecting. He’s supposed to be a puppet. A heartless, despicable Santa. But he’s not. He’s … a good person? Do I have things wrong? Have I had them wrong all along? Or am I falling for the biggest con in the world? Either way, change is coming for North Pole, and this is sure to be the deadliest...

Dead Shift by Annie Anderson (Grave Talker, #4) Publication date: November 16th 2021 Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy Detective Darby Adler is about to hand in her badge. After inadvertently taking the mantle of Warden of Knoxville, Darby has painted a huge target on her back. With bridges burned and the ABI on her tail, she’ll have to decide between staying a small-town detective or leaning into her new role. It’s not only her job on the line—it’s her life. Who says small towns are boring? Goodreads / Amazon / Bookbub EXCERPT: There should be a rule in the universe somewhere that said if someone—namely, me—had already dealt with enough shit, then no one could bother said someone for at least twenty-four hours. Or maybe forty-eight. A case could be made for seventy-two as well. But since such a rule did not exist—at least in this universe—I was stuck with my ass on the grass, staring at a bullshit note and wishing I could explode the sender’s brain with my mind. Exploding a brain coul...

That Magic Mischief  by Susanna Allen Genre: Paranormal contemporary romance Publisher: Ally Press  Date of Publication: October 01, 2021 ISBN Print: 978-1-953290-12-0  ISBN eBook: 978-1-953290-13-7  ASIN: B09G97RGZF Number of pages: 326 pages Word Count: 82,000 Cover Artist: Tamara DeStefano A heartbroken amateur witch is in over her head after casting a spell that  actually works—will the handsome Irish artist she fancies come to her rescue? What was the point of being a witch if Annabelle Walsh couldn’t manage a spell to fix her broken heart? As a dedicated dabbler in all things esoteric, she figured she could speed up her healing process when she’s dumped out of the blue by her boyfriend... but nothing’s working. An idle wander into an unfamiliar new age shop adds the bit of magic in her life that she’d been looking for: an interfering, mischievous Pooka called Callie who’s determined to turn Annabelle’s life around— mostly by turning it upside down. Suddenl...

Fates Fulfilled by Jules Barnard (Halven Rising, #3) Publication date: November 15th 2021 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance The Dark Prince has arrived. The Dark Prince will stop at nothing to save his people—even if it means kidnapping the one woman with the power to destroy them all… Garrin Branimir, Prince of Dark Kingdom, has been trapped in endless winter for centuries, along with his people. His only hope of saving them is to find the woman with the power to destroy the magical barriers imprisoning Dark Fae. With her by his side, he and his kinsmen will finally be free. But Lex Meinrad isn’t full Fae, and she wasn’t raised in his land, content to obey her prince’s every order. She refuses to do his bidding—no matter how intense the sparks between them fire. With time running out, Garrin must convince this impossibly stubborn woman to cooperate before his enemies bend her to their will. And, unlike him, they’ll choose force over seduction… — Each Halven Rising book is a standa...

Moxie: A Salvation Society Novel by Michelle Cornish Publication date: November 7th 2021 Genres: Adult, Historical Romance A WWII love at first sight romance with dual timelines, codebreaking war heroines, and prisoners of war. People always asked Faye why Will called her Moxie. It started with a dare at a dance in 1942 that ended in a kiss. Will loved that story. But there’s more to the story than that. Much more . . . Gretchen knows this story well. Her grandfather told it over and over while he was alive. But when Gretchen goes home to Jersey to be by her grandmother’s side one last time, Grandma Faye tells a different version of the story. She knew the moment she saw him, they were meant to be together. Her girlfriends may have dared her to kiss him, but she would have anyway. Then the war got in the way. Faye thought she’d never see Will again. Until that night he took her breath away. Will may have given Faye the name, but he’s the one with all the moxie. Goodreads / Amazon /...