Format: Kindle, 352 pages
Release Date: December 15, 2023
Publisher: K.M. Shea
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Genre: Urban Fantasy
By night, they fight in a dangerous game of
cat-and-mouse. By day, they are friendly next-door neighbors. Neither of
them know that their alter egos are archenemies.
I’ve spent my
life training in the family business of slaying vampires, but I’m tired
of all the death. I want to prove we slayers can help society, not just
break it.
I start my new life by joining the Magiford
supernatural task force, which exists to protect humans and
supernaturals from harmful magic.
There’s just one problem.
All
of my teammates who work the night shift with me are scared of me since
slayers are the assassins of the supernatural world. Worse yet, even
though I’m doing my best at pretending to be a human during the day—a
necessity as a lone slayer can quickly become a dead slayer—I’ve utterly
failed to win over any of the humans in my apartment complex since I
have the charisma of an overdue investigation report.
That
changes when a handsome vampire moves in next door. Connor may not be
willing to try any of my failed attempts at baking, but he’s charming
and not afraid of me. Plus, he’s the first friend I’ve made who has the
time to hang out with me after work.
Things are looking up, or
they would be, except a mysterious and extremely powerful vampire has
declared downtown his nightly hunting ground. I’m the only one on my
team who can match him in a fight, something he finds endlessly
entertaining. That isn’t a good sign for my general life expectancy.
My greatest goal might be to win over my squad, but if this vampire doesn’t back off I might not live long enough to achieve it.
K.M. Shea's The Lies of Vampires and Slayers is the first book in the authors Magiford Supernatural City series. Key Characters: Jade O'Neil, who comes from a family of slayers, only to go rogue, and Considine (Connor) Maledictus a vampire Elder who is not only powerful, but can control other vampires. Jade has spent her life training in the family business of slaying vampires, but wanted something different. So, she broke with her family and moved to Magiford and now her family is disappointed in her choices.
Jade, to say the least, is an oddity. Nobody really knows who she is, except for her friend Sunshine (Brownie), because she wears a mask to work to cover her identity. There are still those who refuse to trust her, and call her Blood because of her profession. Jade belongs to a group called Curia Cloisters Task Force part of Magical Response Task Force along with Fae, Vampires, Werewolves, and other paranormals who have chosen to keep peace in a city that is watching an ongoing battle between two Fae courts and the imminent arrival of a powerful Dragon shifter.
All of Jade's teammates are suspicious of her intentions since she is known as an assassin in the paranormal world. In this world, slayers are a subset of Wizards. Even though Jade has few friends, that situation might be changing because it seems as though someone is intentionally creating havoc by releasing Fae monsters onto the city. Add to the arrival of a vampire named Connor who moves next door and you have the perfect match to gas situation.
Connor pretends to be just another vampire, but here is something puzzling about him. Considine (Connor) Maledictus is the vampire who moves in next door. It seems as though Connor likes to keep things refreshed. He not only keeps fellow vampires wondering what he is going to do next, but it seems he loves to play games with Jade while she is on duty. Jade is the only one on the Curia Task Force who seems able to entertain and keep up with him. I am curious as to whether or not the arrival of Connor and that of the dragon shifter bear any similarities or is it just a coincidence?
*Thoughts* Yet another new author to me thanks to the end-of-year giveaway which I loaded up my Kindle with some interesting books. If the sequel become available, I might continue to read the series. The Lies of Vampires and Slayers is the
first book in the Magic on Main Street urban fantasy trilogy, and is
part of the Magiford Supernatural City world which I haven't read. I
think it's interesting that Jade, who has trained for years as a
killer, can not cook to save her life. These scenes give the story a bit of humor you
need. This series is packed with
humor, magical fights, and a sweet, slow burn romance between a slayer
who battles social anxiety and a vampire who is sick of his immortality.
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