Second Look Book Review: Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb (Demon Hunting Series Book Four) by Lexi George

Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb (Demon Hunting Series Book Four)
by Lexi George

Genre: paranormal romance
Publisher: Kensington
May 24, 2016
ISBN: 9781601831774
ASIN: B014NWMH0G
Number of pages: 452
Word Count: 105,000
Cover Artist: Lyrical Press
Deep South legends. Deep fried curses. Deep dish revenge . . .

This Debutante Is Having A Ball!

Way down south in the land of cotton, one belle's plans are soon forgotten--when Sassy Peterson drives her Maserati off the road to avoid a deer and lands smack-dab in the proverbial creek without a paddle. The Alabama heiress should have known something weird was going on when she saw the deer's ginormous fangs. Hello, Predator Bambi!

But nothing can prepare her for the leather-clad, muscle-bound, golden-eyed sex god who rescues her. Who wears leather in May? That's just the first of many questions Sassy has when her savior reveals he's a demon hunter named Grim. Also: Why would a troop of fairies want to give her magical powers and rainbow hair? Why would a style-challenged beast called the Howling Hag want to hunt her down?

Most importantly, what's a nice debutante like Sassy doing in a place like this anyway? Besides feeling Grim . . .

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Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb is the fourth installment in Lexi George’s Demon Hunting series. From what I gather, each book in the series features different, but connected, main characters. I hadn’t read any of George’s previous installments, and for the most part, didn’t feel lost. Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb can be easily read as a standalone.

The book is a fairly standard paranormal romance featuring the plucky heroine, aptly named Sassy, and her brooding over-serious alpha love interest Grim. Sassy and Grim make an unlikely pair for a paranormal quest to vanquish a witch. As their saga unfolds, both gain new and profound personal understanding.

I enjoyed this read. It was fairytale-esque in its effervescent, airy tone. Descriptive and imaginative, the author’s diction grounds the story and saves it from a pure-fluff label. George has an excellent knack for description; creating pictures of both whimsy and substance. The book is also full of good humour. I like a book that makes me laugh, and Demon Hunting fits the bill.

In the end, while not overly original, the book follows the standard well. It was entertaining from start to finish. I plan to investigate past and future installments.

4 ½ sheep

Bianca Greenwood

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Excerpt:
“Sugar,” Sassy murmured. She laid her head on Grim’s shoulder. “Fairies.”

With a drowsy sigh, she relaxed against him and went to sleep.

Grim stilled. A surge of lust hit him, hard and fierce. Sassy smelled delightful, a dizzying combination of summer roses and female. Curling tendrils of her hair lifted to caress his jaw, like flowers reaching for the sun.

I am her sword and shield. The vow rose unbidden in his mind. Here and now I vow to protect her, from anyone or anything that threatens her.

An admirable sentiment, I am sure, the Provider said, but hardly necessary. She leaves tomorrow, and you return to the hunt. That is good, is it not?

Yes, of course.

Then why the hollow ache in his chest?

About the Author:

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Lexi George writes snarky, Southern-fried paranormal romance for Kensington. Her debut novel, Demon Hunting in Dixie, was released in 2011, and a novella and two more demon hunter books followed. Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar, the third book in the series, was nominated for a RITA in 2014. The fourth book, Demon Hunting with a Dixie Deb, is due to be released May 24, 2016. Lexi enjoys reading and writing romance, but her first love is fantasy. A Meddle of Wizards is the story of Raine Stewart, a sheltered, sickly young woman who comes into her own when she’s transported to a magical world, discovers her burgeoning powers as an adept, and faces the evil wizard who killed her parents. Lexi’s day job as an appellate attorney requires reading transcripts filled with murder, mayhem, and worse. Perhaps this is why she enjoys stories filled with humor, action, adventure, and magical creatures. She has a violent aversion to sad movies, having been scarred by Old Yeller at the age of nine. She drinks tea, not coffee, and has never seen The Exorcist, because she is a world-class chicken. She is the third of four children, with all the attendant neuroses.

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Sheep Book Review: Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar + Giveaway

Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar, by Lexi George, is the third edition in the PNR saga Demon Hunting. If you like your PNR severed up on a witty plate of sass and outrageous situations, then you'll love the latest edition to this hootin' and hollering ruckus of a good time! 

Plot:

Rebekah "Beck" Damian runs a demonoid bar where everyone's welcome - even a reformed flesheater who's strictly vegetarian, a musical ghost who's looking for a piano bar, and a feline harbinger of doom named Wampus Kitty who's scaring the customers. So when a big strapping demon-hunter walks into the bar, Beck knows it's not the end of the world. She'll treat him like any other customer. If only she could. Conall Dalvahni is the toughest, meanest, sexiest demon-hunter Beck's ever seen - and she's finding it hard to hide her attraction. As far as Conall's concerned, the feeling is mutual. But how can he trust a beautiful half-demon babe like Beck - when her demonic friends have the perfect weapon to destroy every hunter on earth?

The sexy Dalvahni brothers are back and ready for some more demon action! Connall, the leader of the group, has been quietly stalking the local div bar owner. Though under the guise of "getting the low down on the local crew of demon baddies" this male immortal is out to take down the enemy one slime ball at time, and the slime balls abound in this saga! Of course, if you're servicing the low lifes at the local dive bar things are sure to get ugly, fast. 

Owner of the dive bar watering hole is Beck, the half breed demon with balls of steel (not literally) and the fists to back her up! She's a fun character to read about and I liked her introduction in the previous story, this was one fun ride from beginning to end. Truly, this book includes some of the most insane scenarios I've read to date, and just when you think thing can't get more radical, they do! 

As we get rolling along into Beck's world we find that this is a young lady who's had her share of problems in the past. Though not as tortured as some backstories can be, I found this both refreshing and exciting. Beck may have some nasty blood running through her veins, but she's got a heart of gold underneath all that hard, defensive exterior. Time and again Beck opens her doors to those in need, be it a zombie looking to stay away from brains to a young gal that's been abused and beaten by her family. 

The third installment in this saga did not disappoint, and with the introduction of new paranormal friends I can see things keeping up on this path for a while. The plot changes and thickens but I enjoyed it all and would recommend this one to anyone that likes a lot of laughs mixed in with their romance. Because when the romance hits between our pair it's wild and fun! 

Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar hits shelves January 29th, you can absolutely pick up from this point and not feel lost in the least. Though you will miss a lot of the back history you won't feel lost. 

Getting 3 and 1/2 'who let Billy-Bob in here again' Sheep 

KD

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Sheep Book Review: Demon Hunting in the Deep South

Demon Hunting in the Deep South, by Lexi George, is the second installment in this snarkfest of cornbread and sweet tea southern fun! *In singsong voice* Save a horse ride a...well an immortal warrior who's in the South and not really a cowboy!!

Plot:

Shy, self-conscious Evie Douglass tries to stay under the radar, especially when petite socialite Meredith Starr Peterson, aka The Death Starr, is anywhere around. Meredith and her bitch posse of skinny girlfriends have tormented Evie about her size since seventh grade. Unfortunately, it's hard for a plus-sized gal to stay invisible in a small town like Hannah, Alabama. And then Evie finds Meredith brutally murdered. Suddenly, she's the number one suspect in a sensational murder case. Worse, Hannah is infested with demons, and the only thing standing between them and Evie is a hunky blond demon slayer named Ansgar. Evie could swear, though, that Ansgar is interested in more than demons. She could swear that he's interested in her...

Let me start with the negatives right away because overall the book's a joy ride down an old dirt road despite some rough spots here and there. First off the plot does leave a little to be desired; the action tends to jump from one sentence to the next with very little natural flow. A loose example being you’re walking along and lah-de-dah all is great with the world then BAM something, or perhaps someone, out of nowhere throws you into another setting and BOOM the action goes again from there. More description would have done a world of good in these areas. If the flow from one scene to the next can travel smoothly and the transitions are done well then I’ve got no complaint. But when you jerk me around on a scary bumper car ride I tend to get a little motion sick and whiplash is sure to ensue.

Last on the negative column was the lack of a believable plot and other oddball aspects, such as the other worldly demon hunters who happen to speak with an English accent. While it’s all very dashing and charming it felt a little trite. (My big girl word of the day folks) Yes, yes English accents are fun and I do them often but in this case they didn’t seem necessary.

So on we go to the killer selling points! What a hoot this story was, I continually laughed out loud at the various antics going on from beginning to end. This book is like the best southern soap opera you could buy. Over the top characters keep this hush puppy truckin' along! I have to give it up to the ladies of the south for keeping it real country and selling it like no other. One example I still bust up about was when Evie describes that in the South you can say the meanest nastiest thing about someone as long as you add at the end “Bless his/her heart.” Like “She’s not the sharpest tool in the barn, bless her heart”. Great stuff y’all.

Heated romance backed up with some smexy warrior hunters keep the ladies satisfied. My newest guilty pleasure is written right here in the pages of this book! If you’re looking for a fun read that will keep you crackin up then give this bad boy a whirl.

Getting 3 and ½ 'clean underwear' Sheep

KD

Demon Hunting in the Deep South hits shelves July 31st but you can reserve your copy at the link below!

Sheep Book Review: So I Married a Demon Slayer

So I Married A Demon Slayer Anthology

Featuring: Kathy Love, Angie Fox, Lexi George

In the lusty humidity of the Deep South, among the neon lights of Vegas, and the glitz of high-fashion, demon slayers are the new sexy. . .


Hot! By Kathy Love
At Hot! Magazine, the devil really does wear Prada. When the CEO is an actual demon and the mail room guys are undercover demon slayers, it's not beyond the realm of possibility for an up-and-coming photographer and a model possessed by much more than a sweet tooth to fall in love.
What Slays In Vegas by Angie Fox
When a sexy succubus comes up against a fearless demon slayer intent on killing her boss, a truly wild Vegas night turns into a quickie wedding. But in a city where anything goes, a demon slayer wedding a succubus is strictly forbidden. Which doesn't mean either is rushing to jump out of the marriage bed.
The Bride Wore Demon Dust by Lexi George
He's perfection in a tuxedo—more so out of it—and on a mission to protect his Alabama gal from the mysterious mayhem intent on her destruction. But the bride is a spunky steel magnolia with special powers of her own, determined to drop-kick evil forces across the state line and give her slayer a run for his money.


This is a light and fun paranormal romance anthology about sexy demon slaying men falling in love. Angie Fox was the only author I was familiar with, but I was looking forward to trying out the new authors. I think novellas are the perfect medium for this purpose.

The first story Hot! was disappointing. The story didn’t really go anywhere and there wasn’t any real conclusion to the story. It also wasn’t done in the silly humorous way the other two stories were so I felt like it clashed thematically. There also wasn’t any passion between the couple or much of a conflict in the plot to encourage their romance to grow.

The second story What Slays in Vegas was fun and had some really hot smexy parts. There was even a virginal hero. Well, he was at the beginning of the story ;) When the two woke up after a night of crazy sex and found pictures of their wedding and night on the town I LOL'd. I have always enjoyed Fox’s sense of fun. The story got a little silly with the hero saving theme, but I was smiling the whole time. Here is one of my favorite passages:

He was suppose to to break into Napthulo’s casino. He was suppose to drug a succubus into giving him the pass-word to the demon’s inner sanctum. He was suppose to slay Napthulo to blow the whole operation sky high.
Instead, he had sex, got married and made tiger faces outside the MGM Grand.

The last story The Bride Wore Demon Dust was my favorite. It was hilarious! I loved reading about Bunny as she learned on her wedding day that her husband wasn’t who she thought he was. Her inner conversations about Smart Bunny vs Dumb Bunny were a riot to read. Rafe is an arrogant demon slayer from another world and I wanted to smack him as he constantly lamented about how he didn’t have human feelings of love and therefore couldn’t need Bunny, but their story was just as sweet as it was funny. The secondary characters were even fun to read. I will definitely look into other stories by Lexi George. Here is an example:

Oh, good Lord, she’d hired a plague-infested photographer. Everybody at her wedding was going to die of a pernicious, infectious disease, and there would be dead bodies and stray body parts everywhere.
Eww.
The Caterer would be pissed. She’d probably lose her deposit.

After reading these stories you will be looking for your own demon slayer cause apparently they are *really good in bed ;)

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