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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sunday Snippet #89
Fate’s Edge
Author: Ilona Andrews
Ace
November 29, 2011
The way she sat now, leaning forward frowning, biting her pink bottom lip, her shirt dipping to reveal a hint of her cleavage… He wondered idly if he could get her to bend over a little farther…
“Just what are you staring at, exactly?”
Kaldar snapped back to reality. “You. You’ve been thinking hard for the last five minutes. It’s not good for you to strain your pretty little head like that. I’m waiting for the steam to shoot out of your ears to relieve the pressure on your brain.”
“Aha.” Audrey glanced at Jack and George. “What you have here is a man who was caught gaping at my breasts, and now he’s trying to cover it up with rudeness.”
Kaldar lost it and laughed.
“Don’t get any ideas,” Audrey told him. “I’m helping you to get your bracelets back, and that’s it. Most of Seamus’s contacts are back East. He did unload some hot merchandise in the West before, but I have no idea where. He’s a creature of habit. If a deal went well, he’d stick to the buyer like glue.”
“He wouldn’t have gone back East,” Kaldar said. “Too hot with the Mirror and the Hand both hunting him down, looking for the diffusers.” Judging by his actions so far, Seamus Callahan was a man with some talent but many flaws. He planned too much, he hustled too much, he lost both of his children and had chosen to save the wrong one. But even Seamus would know better than to run headfirst into a lion’s maw.
Audrey tapped her nails on her glass. “So the question is, who around here would buy such a thing? It must have been somebody who understood the diffusers’ true worth, because they paid over forty grand in Broken money for it.” Audrey frowned. “How long ago did Alex go into rehab?”
“Three days,” Kaldar said.
“So Seamus and Alex barely had time to make it to the rehab facility after that craziness with the Hand. Seamus would’ve gone through the Broken for sure, probably by plane. I doubt he could’ve flown in with a caseful of money. Too risky.” Audrey rose.
“He would’ve had to fence the merchandise here,” Kaldar said.
Audrey rose and headed to the fridge. “I need to see Gnome. He’s the local fence, and he’ll be our best bet.”
“Does he live in the fridge?” Jack asked.
Heh. Of course, with Jack there was no way to tell if he was joking or being literal.
“No.” Audrey pulled out a large brown bottle. “But he loves beer. Especially Alesmith Speedway Stout. I keep a bottle for him. Just in case.”
Kaldar squinted at the dark champagne-sized bottle filled with jet-black liquid. “Why is it black?”
“I don’t know. Maybe because they put coffee in it.” Audrey went to the door. “I won’t be long.”
“Nice try.” Kaldar rose. “I’m coming with you.”
“Gnome doesn’t trust outsiders.”
“What do you want to bet that I’ll get him to talk?”
She narrowed her eyes. “You like betting a lot, don’t you?”
Careful. “Even a perfect angel like me has to have some vices.”
“Angel? Please.” Audrey looked at George. “George, could you get a can of Pepsi out of the fridge for me?”
George extracted a can.
“Throw it.”
The boy tossed it at her. Audrey caught it and shook it up. The can landed in front of Kaldar on the table. Audrey waved her beer bottle. “I bet you this stout you can’t open it without foam spilling all over.”
“I don’t have to bet.” Kaldar tapped the can and opened it. Foam rose and fell back down. “See?”
She gave him a suspicious look. “Mhhm.”
Kaldar crossed the room and held the door open. “I can take that bottle.”
She thrust the stout at him. “Why thank you, sir.” Boom, a thousand-watt smile. She couldn’t possibly be trying to con him – all the cards were already on the table. It must’ve been force of habit.
He raised his hand, shielding his eyes. “Smile … too … bright…”
“You’re going to be a pain to work with, aren’t you?”
“Oh, I don’t know. I might grow on you.”
She furrowed her pretty eyebrows. “Like a cancer?”
“Like a favorite vice.”
“Don’t count on it.”
Monday, December 5, 2011
Review: Fate's Edge
Fate’s Edge
Author: Ilona Andrews
Release Date: Nov. 29, 2011
Publisher: Ace
The Edge #3
ISBN: #978-0441020867
Genre: Urban Fantasy Paranormal Romance
Format(s): Paperback (372 pgs), e-book
Book Source: Publisher
About the book:
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Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades...
Kaldar Mar-a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy-expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. But when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realizes that in order to finish the job, he's going to need Audrey's help...
What Una is talking about:
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There are a few authors that are on my “must read” list. No matter what it is they publish, I will read it. These are authors who have never disappointed me; who always write stories with characters that stay with me long after I have finished reading them and write books that are forever on my rereading list. Ilona Andrews is one of them. This writing team is unbelievable (if you check out their website listed above you’ll find it’s a husband and wife writing team). Fate’s Edge in the imaginative world of The Edge series is no exception – it is fabulous!
If you haven’t read this series, I highly recommend that you start at the beginning with On the Edge. Not that you couldn’t just jump in, but you would miss the introduction of the characters if you don’t start from the beginning. The novel is richer and just better if you understand the connections between the characters and the back-story.
The overall story of Fate’s Edge was just fantastic. The on-going war against the Hand and the intimate war between Kaldar and Audrey were beautifully woven together. With several subplots going on, the transitions felt seamless and were easy to follow. I absolutely loved seeing more of George and Jack; they were enthralling as children in On the Edge and I was ecstatic to see so much of them in Fate’s Edge. The richness and idiosyncrasies of the three worlds just adds to the overall enjoyment of the series.
However the most enrapturing elements are Kaldar and Audrey themselves. I cannot convey to you how much I loved them together. Their banter is unmatched. They are unbelievably fabulous as a team…the war between them and the inner battles of attraction to each other that they fight. Each is well suited to the other and they are compelled to each other and yet they fight using sarcasm and wit. It’s just fabulous reading! The sexual tension steams off the page and draws you in until nothing in the real world exists, only the world of the Edge!
Seriously, I could go on and on. The way magic works, the hierarchy of the worlds of the Edge and the Weird, it is just so mesmerizing. Coupled with the characters, the world truly blooms to life on the page. The adventure and intrigue along with the romance between the Audrey and Kaldar is gripping. If you haven’t tried this series, I urge you to run out and give it a shot. There will be a Sunday Snippet coming up – I encourage you to check the out the humor that is indicative of this series. Fate’s Edge and the whole Novels of the Edge would be a great holiday gift to give yourself (or a friend if you care to share)!
Una’s Rating:
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Loved it - enthusiastically recommend (A)
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