Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

 Summary:

Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past. For the last seven years she’s been collecting a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she’s received. Only death or repayment will fulfill the obligations. Only then will the beads disappear.

Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He’s a man who can get you anything you want… at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects.

But for one of his clients, he’s never asked for repayment. Not until now. When Callie finds the fae king of the night in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. At first it’s just a chaste kiss—a single bead’s worth—and a promise for more.

For the Bargainer, it’s more than just a matter of rekindling an old romance. Something is happening in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are going missing one by one. Only the women are returned, each in a glass casket, a child clutched to their breast. And then there are the whispers among the slaves, whispers of an evil that’s been awoken. 

If the Bargainer has any hope to save his people, he’ll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago. Only, his foe has a taste for exotic creatures, and Callie just happens to be one.

Reader’s Thoughts: Oh. My. God. This is the book for new adult fantasy I have been looking for. The characters are so dark and mysterious. I LOVE Callie and Des. The chemistry between them is powerful. We finally have a strong female character that we can connect with. The connection I got with this book is amazing. I’m obsessed. 
While there was a few publication issues (typos and misused words) pushing those aside, this book is genius. 
I’m a fan of ACOTAR and was looking for a book more towards adults. This makes ACOTAR look like child’s play. 
The darkness and mystery of Desmond is deafening. 
The passion and power of Callie is amazing. I can’t wait to purchase book 2!

Until Next Time Dragons!

The Cost of Hope by G.S.Carr

 Title: The Cost of Hope Author: G.S. Carr Series Title: The Cost of Love Published: June 1st 2018 Pages: 195 Format: AudioBook Source: Given for an honest review by author

Summary:

What can a former slave without a penny to her name and no memory beyond the last five years ask from life?

Soleil has no delusions of living a grand life. Or even a happy one for that matter. The only thing she wants is safety for her daughter. But when even that seems impossible she takes matters into her own hands. Only life has a different plan, sending her into the arms of a handsome plantation owner. The strangest part is, he claims to already love her.

Alexander Cummings had long ago accepted that love was lost to him. After picking up the pieces of his broken heart, he threw himself into the duties of owning one of the largest plantations in Elba, Alabama. But life shows him mercy when the woman he thought he lost appears back in his life as if conjured from his deepest desires. Only she returns far from the same and with secrets he never imagined.

As society threatens, and lives could be lost, only together can they both get what they want. But neither will come out unscathed and they must ask themselves, is the cost of love to high?

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Reader’s Thoughts: I got this book as audio and by request of the author I’m giving and unbiased review.

This book takes place after the end of slavery. The characters are well thought out and created. I love the time period. You can tell G.S. Carr did their research on the history. As well as the language. As for one of our main characters is french. 
In this novel, you follow a young biracial woman who was recently freed from slavery. But as her former “owner” passes, she runs with her daughter for safety and freedom from the son of the deceased. 
During the run she runs into a young man who knew her from her youth and tells her tales of their adventures and her heritage that has her questioning everything including her memories that are missing. 
As her memories slowly return, she starts a new life and falls in love with a man that she legally can’t have. 

Y’all it’s a good novel and the narrator did WONDERFULLY

Purchase The Cost of Hope HERE

Until Next Time Dragons!

** I was asked to write an honest review for this novel. It was not agreed for the review to be positive. I’m not compensated for my reviews.**