Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories

In February of 2009 the author debuted The Dark Forgotten series with book #1 Ravenous and I was intrigued by the story of Holly Carver, in December book #2 Scorched the story of Conall Macmillan and Constance Moore sucked me back into the authors world.. This book Unchained with the story of Ashe Carver and Captain Reynard absolutely blew me away!Ashe is Holly's sister and the nightmare of every monster, she is also a single mother with all the problems inherent with the job! In this story while juggling the two facets of her life Ashe also once again connects with Captain Reynard when his soul urn is stolen and she elects to help him recover it so he does not die.Simply marvelous characters who come to life in vivid color as described by the author, I absolutely laughed out loud when the "Monster Bunny" was first talked about and then was "icked out" when Sharon finally described the thing! This is a story about a woman who has a lot on her plate trying to do right by her child after her husband dies and her in-laws start a custody battle. Talk about nightmares, try being a single mother/retired monster slayer who has to toe the line while the "monsters in the closet" keep coming out to try and either kill her or make her their significant other! The relationship between Ashe and her daughter Eden to say the least is strained due to past miscommunications, the burgeoning powers that Eden is developing also attracts the notice of a Vampire who wishes Ashe to become what amounts to his ticket to power and if she does not comply than he will gladly take Eden in her stead. Add to that stress is the fact that Ashe promises Captain Reynard she would help him to locate his soul urn and retrieve it from the thief who has stolen it from "The Castle", which turns out to be much more complicated than she first thought! More stress comes to play when Ashe promises her sister Holly that she would take care of a small "ghost busting job" that also turns out to be anything but easy!The plot lines weave in and out like snakes slithering in the shadows, when they are finally all connected the reader will nod their head and say "That makes sense"....For anyone looking for a mushy Paranormal Romance this is not it, rather be prepared for an action packed hell-ride that will keep you riveted to the pages until the very end... You do get your HEA, but along the way it is one heck of an adventure to get there!!!