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Review: Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

August 28, 2018 by Tori Leave a Comment

Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels, #10 Urban Fantasy/Romance August 28, 2018 Ace Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Nobody likes a quitter.” The end has arrived. Only one person can rule Atlanta and winner takes all. Kate Daniels has grown from a psychopathic killer with no ties to a wife and mother with a wide base of friends, allies, and unfortunately a lot of enemies. She has embraced her heritage, challenged her destiny, and claimed Atlanta as her own to stop her Continue Reading

Weekly Wrap-Up

August 25, 2018 by Tori Leave a Comment

This week at Smexy... On Monday…. Angela's Monday Reflections   She also talks about what she plans to read this week! Tori talks about her favorite scene from Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews. On Tuesday…. Tori talks about her favorite scene from Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews and reviewed The Chase by Elle Kennedy (B) On Wednesday… Tori talks about her favorite scene from Magic Bleeds by Ilona Andrews  On Thursday… Helyce's Thursday Thoughts Tori Talks about her Continue Reading

Kate Daniels Giveaway Tour: Enter to Win Magic Shifts

August 24, 2018 by Tori 13 Comments

Are you ready for some MAGIC?? The final installment in Ilona Andrews epic bestselling Kate Daniels series, Magic Triumphs, releases August 28, 2018. Having already read it, all I can say is the best has been saved for last. To celebrate the release, Ace Books is offering 3 copies of Magic Shifts for SmexyBooks for giveaway. About Magic Shifts After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace. Continue Reading

Curran’s POV: Daddy’s Home…

August 23, 2018 by Tori Leave a Comment

Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I’d love it if you’d share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. Beware!! There are spoilers present. If you have read the series, proceed at your own risk.  I've had so much fun wandering down memory lane on the way to the final installment of this outstanding world. There aren't many series I re-read from beginning Continue Reading

Helyce’s Thursday Thoughts

August 23, 2018 by Tori Leave a Comment

Hello Friends! I’m so happy Tori is doing posts this week about her favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews because, I gotta tell you--I have finished ZERO books this week, but not for lack of trying.   Currently, I’m in the middle of two books, one of which I’d planned to review today, the other for next week.  I will finish these and both will post next Thursday! All The Way by Kristen Proby (Romancing Manhattan #1)--I have wanted to try Proby for a while.  So when Continue Reading

Magic Bleeds: Sometimes the Path to True Love is Rocky

August 22, 2018 by Tori 4 Comments

Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I’d love it if you’d share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. Beware!! There are spoilers present. If you have read the series, proceed at your own risk.  In book 4, Magic Bleeds, the arc takes a serious turn while the romance begins to take a more active role. Kate finds herself in a pickle when a formidable enemy Continue Reading

Review: The Chase by Elle Kennedy

August 21, 2018 by Tori 1 Comment

The Chase by Elle KennedyBriar U, #1Romance ContemporaryAugust 6, 2018Berkley Favorite Quote: “I feel like too many girls fail to remember one vital truth: we deserve someone who gives us one hundred percent. Half-assed effort isn’t effort. Half-assed love isn’t love.” Reviewed by Tori Everyone says opposites attract. And they must be right because there’s no logical reason why I’m so drawn to Colin Fitzgerald. I don’t usually go for tattoo-covered, video-gaming, hockey-playing nerd-jocks Continue Reading

Magic Strikes-Kate Daniels the Love Guru

August 21, 2018 by Tori Leave a Comment

Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I'd love it if you'd share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. Be aware there are spoilers in here so if you haven't read the series, continue at your own risk.  In book three, Magic Strikes, friendship once again takes precedence when Kate not only jumps head first into Pack politics when a member and her pseudo Continue Reading

Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews: The Cost of Friendship

August 20, 2018 by Tori 1 Comment

  Every day this week I will be posting favorite scenes from the Kate Daniels series. I'd love it if you'd share your favorite scenes too. Be sure to check back in Friday for a look at Magic Triumphs and a chance to win a book from the series. In Magic Burns, Book 2, Kate is hired by the Pack to find some secret maps that have been stolen. In her investigation, she stumbles upon a street waif, Julie, whose mother has been murdered. Kate reluctantly pulls this child into her orbit and Continue Reading

Retro Sunday Scene: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews-The Meeting

August 19, 2018 by Tori 8 Comments

In celebration of the release of the last book in Ilona Andrews best-selling phenom Urban Fantasy Kate Daniels series, Magic Triumphs (8/28), I have decided to post some favorite scenes of mine from throughout out the series. I picked up book one-Magic Bites-on a whim. I was looking to branch out and someone recommended Ilona Andrews And Nalini Singh. Of course, some women was holding the ONLY TWO COPIES of Magic Bites and Slave to Sensation hostage, forcing me to stalk her through the Continue Reading

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