REBORN by Carlo Angelo
Several days ago Ilya confessed his feelings to Ridley, and since then matters between the two men have been strained. With Ridley sick and their case about disappearing men still unsolved, Ilya is almost relieved to take on an easy case of dispelling a rogue at the Netherworld estate. But the more if the estate he sees, the more he realizes the easy case might just leave him dead.
YOU MAY NOW KISS THE (CORPSE) BRIDE by Stephanie Rabig
Nora is at her wit's end. She died several months ago, and knows she should move on, but can't get thoughts of her husband out of her mind. Thought ghosts technically aren't allowed to contact the living, she finds a Private Investigator, Sanaa, who's willing to bend the rules for her. Sanaa's willing to help, but she has shadows in her past, including a vengeful former client. Just because she's dead doesn't mean she wonder need her .38.
THE THRILL OF THE CASE by Cassandra Pierce
At first, Geordie thinks his case will be run-of-the-mill: an aging millionaire wants him to tail his sexy young boytoy to see if he's been cheating. Expecting to be bored even more than on most surveillance missions, Geordie follows his target to a private nightclub and manages to slip inside. What he finds turns his whole world upside down. but he's got a job to do, even if it's not nearly as routine as he'd anticipated, and being discovered as a detective will get him killed fast. The attraction to the club's owner isn't helping matters.
GODFREY AND THE DETECTIVE by Megan Derr
Godfrey makes a point to live a quiet, unassuming life - mostly because vampires are a lot less likely to get dead that way. Finding a dead body in his yard is very much the last thing he wanted, though he can't be entirely upset about the hot, scruffy detective assigned the case. The problem with humans, however, is that they don't know when to quit...
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My Review: (Thanks to NetGalley)
Reborn by Carlo Angelo
I liked the premise but this was one of this short stories that don't work because they try to include too many ideas. Like, how did the different realms work, what kind of supernaturals are there and what are their specs? The characters too needed fleshing out, apparently they were both human (?) though Ridley had visions and they both investigate supernatural events? The plot was interesting it just needed more.
You May Now Kiss The (Corpse) Bride by Stephanie Rabig
I've read 'Welcome to your Afterlife' by Stephanie and this short story was set in the same world. http://catswhoread.blogspot.com.au/2016/08/welcome-to-your-afterlife-by-stephanie.html And just like that book this one fell flat. There just didn't seem to be a point.
The Thrill of the Chase by Cassandra Pierce
Another vampire novel. Bad guys weren't punished by the end of the story which was disappointing, but there was two lots of magically instant-vampire-love-story. Blah.
Godfrey and the Detective by Megan Derr
Megan is a fav of mine and this book was the best of the anthology. Her characters are always so snarky but lovable and Godfrey was no different. I just wanted more! More expansion on characters, more story and the world fleshed out a bit more. I guess that's the curse of the short story.
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