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Monday, April 26, 2021

Blog Blitz & Giveaway: Death Watch by Annie Anderson

Death Watch
Annie Anderson
(Soul Reader #2)
Publication date: April 27th 2021
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy

A prison break, a secret admirer, and a boatload of lies.
Just about everything Sloane Cabot knows about her past is a big old pile of malarkey. Couple that with the blank spot of how her family died, and she needs answers, like, yesterday.

But when a man shows up dead on her family’s grave, she knows it somehow has to be tied to that fateful night a year ago.

Too bad you can’t question the dead… or can you?

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EXCERPT:

A pair of guards opened the giant doors, bowing at Thomas as he guided me through. It was an actual struggle not to freeze at the entrance and stare. But man, did I want to. This place—while definitely what I would consider on-brand for a vamp nest—was one of the most magnificent buildings I’d ever been in. I wasn’t particularly interested in other churches, but this cathedral was just a beauty. A gallery of pews sat to the left and right of a wide aisle that led to a raised dais. Vampires filled the seats, dressed similarly to Thomas and me, their voices a low buzz of conversation. More people were sitting in the upper gallery, their opulent gowns and sharp tuxedos a happy reminder that Thomas had my back. Had I walked in here with leather pants and a whip on my hip, I had a feeling I would have been just a touch out of place.

Thomas continued his leading, guiding me down the aisle toward a stunningly severe woman sitting on what appeared to be a throne. Skin paler than death, eyes vamped out in a way that seemed permanent, and painted lips the color of blood, she was the most beautiful and yet most frightening woman I’d ever seen. Dark hair was piled on her head in purposefully haphazard curls, a few tendrils snaking out of the complicated up-do to artfully caress her neck. She wore a brilliant green gown that was so simple, and yet so achingly complex, it had to have cost a fortune.

We reached the end of the aisle, and Thomas bowed his head slightly. I copied him, wishing I would have received an etiquette lesson on the hour-long drive here. All I’d gotten was Thomas’ clenched jaw and silence.

“You have some nerve,” a woman growled, drawing my gaze from what had to be the queen of this nest to her right.

I quickly realized that the voice did not belong to a woman at all but a child. Pale-blonde hair and blue eyes were set in an elfin face of a vampire who had likely been no more than ten when she was turned. And that had to have been centuries ago. This little whisp of a “girl”—and I use that word lightly—had the look of a being older than dirt. Dressed in a black lace confection appropriate for a child beauty queen, she stood from her chair.

She then launched herself at Thomas.

I couldn’t exactly say why I did it. I mean, she had me by centuries, and Thomas could take care of himself. But as soon as her feet left the dais, I had the knife Clem had given me yanked from its sheath and was in front of the man in an instant.

Thomas owed me, not the other way around, but he’d been kind to me when I’d needed it, and I wouldn’t let him get attacked. No way, no how.

It was as if everyone froze. Conversations halted, guards stood stock-still, and even this slip of a thing stood arrested at the end of my blade, which was poised at her throat.

To this tiny—but by no means less deadly—vampire at the point of my knife, I said, “Settle down there, Blondie, or we’re going to have a problem.”

I had a feeling we probably already had one.

My Review:

5 Out Of 5 Stars

Genre: Ghosts, Heart-Wrenching, Romance, Supernatural, Suspense, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Witches--

Sloane has no idea where her life is going, but when she ends up touching a cursed item things get even worse for her- looking like a skeleton will not make blending in to the regualr paranormal world any easier than it currently has. Trying to keep her head down does not seem to be working out for her so she might as well take out some enemies while everyone finds out her secrets. But some secrets she can't hide from, in fact they are coming for her.

Consider my mind blown since here I was, minding my own business, reading this book super content like, when BAM! I realize that this Soul Reader world and the world from the Grave Talker series meet in the most serious of ways! I had no idea this was going to happen (even though there had been references to a certain murdery soul stealer in book 2 of the grave talker series and some characters I should have picked up on) I just never saw it coming. That being said, I am on a countdown for a cross over, which has to happen soonish or my head might explode. This was super exciting to put together and I need more asap.

Keep in mind that both series (up to book 2 in each since that is all that is currently out) are independent series and do not need to be read together to enjoy- but I highly recommend reading both because something epic is on the way!

Ok, enough said so I don't spew all the spoilers I want to discuss, just know that this was intense. Overall this was a fantastic, super fast-paced read that I blew through in a day since I did not want it to put it down. There was tons of action, a lot of twists, paranormal elements as well as a surprisingly sweet romance. I can only guess what the next book will hold but count me in as soon as it is available!

Author Bio:

Annie Anderson is a military wife and United States Air Force veteran. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she is a southern girl at heart, but has lived all over the US and abroad. As soon as the military stops moving her family around, she'll settle on a state, but for now she enjoys being a nomad with her husband, two daughters, an old man of a dog, and a young pup that makes life... interesting.

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