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"bewitching"
Rachel Marianna Morgan worries about the ever-after as a
familiar to Algaliarept though the deal she struck with the
demon to save her family especially Ceri enables the witch
to keep her soul. When Al realizes that Rachel still has
free will, he rages in frustration and warns her that she is
still his familiar though he cannot force her into his
realm. Thus she must show caution or else Al will come back
sooner than later for her. Still that does not stop her from protecting the thousand
year old elven child from her "master". When Al comes for
her Rachel expects at a minimum she will turn back into a
DEAD WITCH WALKING, but most likely worse. Rachel also deals
with more mundane problems like her boyfriend dumping her,
her roommate Ivy a vampire falling off the bloody wagon, and
Kisten another vampire wanting to share a bite or two with
her. Life or is that un-life is normal for Rachel as she
deals with THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UNDEAD of otherworldly
and human drug lords and howling insurance salesmen. The latest Rachel Morgan tongue in cheek tale is a
bewitching story that grips the audience from Al's first
demand ignored by our heroine until the final altercations
with combatants like Al, family members, and vampires. The
story line is action packed, but as with the previous dead
and undead tales, readers believe in the supernatural as the
norm. The only criticism of this magnificent Morgan
adventures is staying up all night to read it as Kim
Harrison beguiles fans not to put down her latest thriller
in spite of 500 plus pages until they finish. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted February 18, 2006
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**2005 PEARL HONORABLE MENTION - BEST SCIENCE FICTION / FANTASY** There's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more
screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already
put her love life and her soul in dire jeopardy through her
determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to
justice. Between "runs," she has her hands full fending off the
attentions of her blood-drinking partner, keeping a deadly
secret from her backup, and resisting a hot new vamp
suitor. Rachel must also take a stand in the war that's raging in
the city's underworld, since she helped put away its former
vampire kingpin -- and made a deal with a powerful demon to
do so that could cost her an eternity of pain, torment, and
degradation. And now her dark "master" is coming to collect his due.
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