When fate won't take no for an answer, maybe being magic-married actually brings a love of a lifetime. A new spin-off series that adds a paranormal twist to Bent Oak, Texas.
From the Seer blurb:
I’ve had visions since I was 13 years old. Minor stuff on the whole, usually nothing to get excited about. Which is for the best, since the police think I’m a crackpot, and the people I try to help call me a freak. Don’t get me started on my mother and the priest she brought home to do an exorcism. She’s not even Catholic.
Maybe things would be different if I weren’t also an introverted, wardrobe-challenged, heavyset computer nerd with sarcasm issues. If I were slim, pretty, and charismatic, I’d probably have my own psychic TV show and online fan club.
So you’ll understand why I’m suspicious when it suddenly starts raining hot men in my life. Hot men who just want to hold my hand. Yeah, no. I didn’t fall for stunts like that in high school, and I’m not falling for them now.
And my visions have changed. People—not completely human people—are dying. I can’t see enough details to save them, but I have to try. My quest leads me to Greg, the one hottie to rule them all. Who definitely does not want to hold my hand. I mean, thank goodness, right? I don’t need to be distracted from what matters—stopping the killer.
Yep, no time to think about how Greg might have a warm and caring heart under his uptight and insufferable façade. Absolutely no time to worry about how we got magic-married without meaning to—and how I wouldn’t mind consummating our union.
Nope, my vision says the killer’s about to strike again, but Greg and I still don’t know who or what they are, and we don’t know how to fight them.
With a ticking clock and lives on the line—including ours—we better figure it out fast.
Seer is an MM paranormal grumpy/grumpier romance with psychics, supernatural creatures of all kinds, fated mates, found family, replica sci-fi weapons, D&D references, and humor. HEA guaranteed!
Seer is set in the same universe as the contemporary Bent Oak, Texas series, and characters will cross over without warning. However, you do not have to have read the Bent Oak, Texas series to enjoy Seer.
SNik's Review:
First in series (Wonderfall). Paranormal. Fated mates. Found family. Very slow burn. Dual POV.
Cal has had visions for years, but recently he’s seeing something more plus people in danger and he’s put in touch with pet resort owner Greg who actually has a slightly more supernatural job as well. A series of communication hiccups and Cal is introduced to the Wonders world much faster than Greg had planned, but he needs Cal’s help tracking down a murderer, trying to ignore that they have such a strong magic connection they are fated to be together.
There is quite a lot going on in this story between the paranormal world building and introducing Cal to everything while trying to manage an murder investigation as well as the beginnings of a relationship. Cal and Greg are thrown together and I do wish they had more time to communicate on a personal level, but they eventually reach a point where they are happy to have each other in their lives. There is a slight cliffhanger as the danger doesn’t seem to be entirely gone, but we do get to see Cal and Greg have an HEA with their found family.
- series
- slow burn
- paranormal
- soulmates
This is a new to me author, so I haven't read the connected Bent Oak series, I still enjoyed this as a standalone story. Cal is a seer, and has been having visions for years, and Greg helps paranormal beings or wonders as they're called. When Cal and Greg first meet, there's an instant attraction but this is a slow burn as they don't even really like each other for the first two thirds of the book. That's not a criticism at all, as it works for these two. Cal has had bad experiences with men in the past and is wary of new people, and Greg's almost crippling anxiety makes it hard for him too.
I liked both guys though, very much. They are a good fit together, Cal is highly intelligent and brings a lot to the wonder network just by thinking out of the box, and Greg in turn supports and loves Cal the way he is. There's an accidental magical connection between the two, but I think even without that these two would find their way to each other. I liked the story of the fog monsters too, it added a real element of suspense although at the end I'm left with a lot of questions that I hope future books answer. It was a satisfying HEA for Greg and Cal although I'm left with a lot of questions. And a craving for pizza.
Can't wait for more.
Angel's review:
This book is full of immaculate world building, a thrilling plot that makes you eager for more, fantastic characters that add their own personalities to the story along with providing terrific dialogue, and a unique writing style!
We start off the book slowly getting to know Cal and Greg's characters, figuring out who these men are and what they are about. Greg is part of the Wonders world and has been apart of it from a young age, whereas it's all new to Cal. While Cal has had visions since he was young he didn't know that there were others like him, or that there were people who could shift into animals. He got introduced into a whole new world he wasn't expecting, but ended up accepting easily because he was determined to help people.
I thought the way the background scenery was written was done well, each location that these characters visited was described in great detail. In each vision that Cal had the vision itself was detailed, and when the characters went to where these visions were occuring there was even more detail then as well. The characters themselves I thought were fantastic. Cal is a bit grumpy but he's a caring person! Even though he isn't familiar with the world of Wonders he wasted no time in accepting those around him, and doing what he could to help save people from harm. Greg is precious, he's a bit judgemental at the beginning but we saw his character grow and be honest with Cal, and himself, the more the story went on.
I enjoyed the unique ness of the different Wonders, and the people who sparkle with magic yet can't wield it, all of them kept me interested and eager to learn more about them. The mystery surrounding the murderous of kept me engaged the whole time, I was curious about who, or what, was trying to harm other Wonders, and what they wanted. That alone kept me on my toes and made me keep reading. Then on top of that we had excellent chemistry between the two MC's. Their relationship developed slowly which I thought was fitting to this book because it wouldn't have been the same if they got together right away. It was drawn out nicely.
I thought all the chats throughout the story was such a fun and unique addition!! I loved reading the chats that were occuring with the characters within this world.
Even though her character was mentioned briefly, I liked that Mia's character said how she's ace and that there is a way to bond with your mate without being physically intimate. It not only gave Cal and Greg information to help one another but it added another depth to the story and the world itself.
I will say that while Cal and Greg get a HFN in this story, the mystery surrounding why the fog is killing Wonders leaves off on a cliffhanger, which makes me eager for the next story. I can't wait to see more of Ms. Jackson's character and I can't wait to see what they turn into next!
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