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Thursday, July 2, 2015

Book Review:Angel Lover (Angel Assassins #2) by Tricia Skinner + giveaway

Angel Lover (Angel Assassins #2)
by Tricia Skinner

Release Date: 6/30/15
Genre: Paranormal Romance
268 pages
Publisher: Entangled Publishing

There's no danger greater than falling for your enemy...
The Nephilim are bound. Their powers cursed. But half-angel Kasdeja will do anything to free them from Heaven's tyranny. When Kas is approached by a striking, mysterious woman, she tells him his greatest enemies hold the key to his freedom.

Mariel keeps herself shrouded in secrets, using them to hide her true self. For she is not just employed by the Renegades--enemy fallen angels—she is a double agent, working on the sly for Heaven. Her directive is to seduce the gorgeous Nephilim—despite her insecurity about such sensual acts.

For Mariel is playing a dangerous game, and falling for Kas could only cause trouble; her assignment isn't just seduction. It's destruction.


Heavens assassins are not actually full angels. They are half-angels called Nephilim with powers that are bound. They feel pain when they use their power which makes no sense. Their duty is to serve heaven and take down bad guys that are fallen angels, aka renegades. You would think they would be able to use their powers to fight the bad guy’s right? Well the Nephilim are not very liked in heaven and in fact looked down upon, which is why they bind their powers to keep control of them.

Half-angel Kasdeja can’t resist when he meets Mariel who dangles freedom over his head trying to convince him that his greatest enemy has the power to free them. Does he believe her, why did she contact him what do the renegades want in return. Kasdeja would do anything for freedom, but at what price? Can he leave his brothers, his adoptive father? The only family he has ever known. The bond between his family is so strong that he is left with no choice to go into enemy territory alone. This could be his only chance to get the enemy from the inside and the possible freedom for him and his family.

Mariel is a double agent undercover in the heart of enemy territory as Heavens spy working for the renegades. Her assignment is to seduce half-breed Kasdeja to get him to join them. The problem is the assignment is turning out to be more than just seduction; she is actually falling for Kasdeja.

Mariel and Kasdeje’s attraction was instant, and a wallop to both of them. It certainly was not expected. The more they met the more the attraction grew into something either of them could no longer resist. This attraction could cause them to end up dead.

The Angel Assassin series is turning into one of my favorites. I like that the focus is not on the Angels but the half-breeds, the under dogs, the bound ones that everyone hates and who should have been killed many years prior when Heaven was wiping out all the half breeds. I was drawn in from the beginning. It was nonstop action and my favorite thus far.

I highly recommend picking up the series.

Review: Angel Kin (Angel Assassins #1)

5 Half-Angel Sheep




Tammy K

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Tricia Skinner is an author of passionate dark fantasy. She is a features writer for Fresh Fiction and a project manager for Short Fuse. She began her writing career as a business reporter and wrote for The Detroit News, Investor’s Business Daily, MSN, and The Houston Chronicle.

Raised in Detroit, Tricia graduated with a BA degree from the nationally acclaimed Journalism Institute for Media Diversity at Wayne State University. She earned a Masters of Liberal Studies – Creative Writing degree from Southern Methodist University and will obtain a Masters of Fine Arts in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in 2017.

Diversity in genre fiction is dear to Tricia’s heart. She is represented by Laurie McLean, co-founder of Fuse Literary Agency.

When not writing, Tricia can be found reading, lifting weights, or geeking out over games, movies, and music. She has a Tom Hiddleston obsession, and she is Team Vader. Her family includes three Great Danes (so far).




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Friday, November 7, 2014

Book Review: Angel Bait (Angel Assassins #0.5) by Tricia Skinner

Angel Bait (Angel Assassins #0.5)
by Tricia Skinner
He's not that kind of angel. 

Jarrid is a “Bound One”: half angel, half human, trained from childhood to enforce Heaven’s laws on earth. An assassin with no remorse. And no choice. When he discovers an ancient ritual called Ascension, which might give him a shot at freedom, he can’t resist his lifelong dream. He only needs to find one last Renegade angel and take him down…using a certain woman to flush the angel out of hiding.

She's not what he's expecting. 

News reporter Ionie Gifford has no clue an outlaw angel wants her dead, much less why, but she does know one thing: the enigmatic Jarrid, with his penetrating silver eyes and his worship-worthy body, is her ticket to the city's supernatural underworld, where she might finally be able to locate her mother's killer. For that kind of information, she's willing to risk everything...

They can't be together -- but can't keep apart... 

Blindsided by Ionie's beauty and tenacity, Jarrid finds the millennia-old glacier around his heart melting. But when he's faced with a choice, will he sacrifice Ionie for freedom from his brutal servitude—or agree to be bound for eternity, to protect the life of the woman he's falling in love with?

From novelist Tricia Skinner comes a story that will have fans of action-packed love stories applauding. Seamlessly combining elements of paranormal romance and gritty urban fantasy, the Angel Assassins series is a heart-pounding spin on angel mythology.


Half breed anyone? The Bound ones, Half Breeds, Abominations, it does not matter what they are called they are Heaven’s assassins. Their job is to carry out Heaven’s laws on earth and to protect the innocent. They feel no guilt or remorse, it was what they were trained to do. Jarrid one of the bound ones, however wanted out. He wanted freedom. He was not born into this, but was forced to serve heaven where he was not actually allowed because he was not a pure angel. 

A renegade (aka angel gone bad) might be his only hope at freedom. Heaven for sure would give him ascension which is only granted if he attained something very valuable, something Heaven wanted. All he had to do was find the renegade. The only clue came from his last assignment, a vamp he had to kill. The vamp told him about the renegade and a woman they were trying to find for him. It seemed to link to a reporter. Easy right? Find said reporter and bait her to flush out the renegade, WRONG.


Ionie Gifford was called into the chief’s office to find Jarrid, a sexy as hell half angel, wow! He wanted to work with her on some story she wrote. This was her ticket to get an angel story. No one knows anything about the angels so she agreed.

Ionie trying to get her story and Jarrid trying to find his renegade both ended up falling for each other in the process. The problem was one, it was forbidden to interact with a human. Two, Jarrid lost focus therefore putting his family and Ionie in danger and three, weren't they using each other?  
The story was well written, it started off a little slow but then picked up. I would like to have had more depth in the characters, they were a little flat but I liked them well enough. All in all it was an interesting plot.

sheep review: Angel Kin (Angel Assassins #1)

3.75 Half Breed Sheep









TammyK



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I’m Tricia Skinner and I write Romantic Urban Fantasy. I’m a former journalist who discovered my inspiration to write fiction as an escape from “real life.” My reading tastes are all over the place, but I’m mainly drawn to fantasy (and its subgenres), paranormal, sci-fi, and history.


When I’m not writing, I’m a newbie “green” practitioner, strength training fan, and a technology geek. I’m a mother and a wife. My family includes two Great Danes. I’m also a gamer. I enjoy interacting with my fellow geeks and helping other writers. I’m represented by Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary. *Photo by Kauwuane Burton.


Saturday, May 3, 2014

Book Review: Angel Kin by Tricia Skinner

Angel Kin (Angel Assassins #1)
by Tricia Skinner
Kindle Edition, 183 pages
Expected publication: April 28th 2014 by Entangled: Edge

While channeling Robin Hood's "steal from the rich and give to the poor" attitude at a local politician's house, ex-con Katie Logan witnesses a forced suicide. Dirty or not, supernatural or not, he didn't deserve to die, especially not by his own hand. But with her record, stepping forward as a witness isn't an option. On the run from the police and the murderer, she turns to The Bound Ones for help.

When a beautiful woman comes to The Bound Ones, half-angel assassin Cain is immediately drawn to her. But when she fingers him as the killer, he can come to only one conclusion. The twin he thought was dead is very much alive…and trying to send him a message. Unfortunately, that message is: "You're next."

It's a race against time as Cain fights to save the woman he's falling in love with before his brother Abel destroys them both.


Angel Kin is the first installment of the new Angels Assassins Series by Tricia Skinner. The story revolves around beautiful burglar, Katie Logan, who finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time when she witnesses a murder. In need of help and afraid to turn to the police, she finds herself asking for assistance from The Bound Ones. There she meets Cain, a half-angel assassin, who looks remarkably like the murderer. Leading all involved to the same conclusion, the murderer could be none other than Cain’s twin brother, who everyone thought was dead.

Angel Kin left me slightly conflicted. It was a good paced novel with a nice touch of romance. I’m sure many people will read it and truly enjoy what it has to offer. Make no mistake about it, I enjoyed it too. It had my prerequisite hunk of a hero, and the beautiful damsel in distress. It should have been a slam-dunk, but somehow it wasn’t. It just missed the mark for me. Although the story moved right along with lots of action, it lacked some depth. I tend to like stories with lots of things going on. In addition, even though the gorgeous hero was everything you could want, some of his actions just seemed out of character. Those things have a tendency to stick with me and detract from the story.

So, how to rate it? Maybe now you can understand my dilemma. Would I read another book by Tricia Skinner? Yes. Would I try the second in the series? Probably. But, I can't say she hit it out of the pasture.

3 Sheep, all standing on a fence




Lisa A



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I’m Tri­cia Skin­ner and I write Urban Fan­tasy with Roman­tic Ele­ments. I’m a for­mer jour­nal­ist who dis­cov­ered my inspi­ra­tion to write fic­tion as an escape from “real life.” My read­ing tastes are all over the place, but I’m mainly drawn to fan­tasy (and its sub­gen­res), para­nor­mal, sci-fi, and history.

When I’m not writ­ing, I’m a new­bie “green” prac­ti­tioner, fit­ness pro­cras­ti­na­tor, and a tech­nol­ogy geek. I’m a mother and a wife. My fam­ily includes two Great Danes. I’m also a gamer. I enjoy inter­act­ing with my fel­low geeks and help­ing other writ­ers, espe­cially through the Fan­tasy, Futur­is­tic& Para­nor­mal Chap­ter of Romance Writ­ers of Amer­ica where I’ve served as Newslet­ter Edi­tor. I’m rep­re­sented by Lau­rie McLean of Fore­word Lit­er­ary.