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Uncaged Review – Sin & Chocolate by K.F. Breene

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Sin & Chocolate
K.F. Breene
Paranormal Suspense

Some people are ordained for greatness…

Those people usually have a lot of drama in their life. Drama I happily do without. I live in a forgotten corner of nowhere for a reason: there is safety in anonymity. I have enough problems just trying to get by.

But when Kieran, a sinfully sexy demigod at the pinnacle of power, crashes into my life, suddenly my whole world is turned upside down.

He’s harboring a deadly secret, one that could destroy all he holds dear. He thinks I’m the key to his salvation, and he wants me to help him claim vengeance.

He also wants me with a passion that burns my body from the inside out.

To ignore him is impossible, but to give in to my desires, even for a night, would thrust me into danger I might not survive.

Can I resist the temptation?

Uncaged Review: Touted as a paranormal romantic suspense, everything is in place except the romance. It’s started here, but it’s really not completely in that sub-genre in this book. I really liked the book, but it was a slow starter for me. Once we got past the 50% mark, it picked up and carried the book the rest of the way. I think that the follow up books to this series will hum along a lot better now that the world building and getting to know the characters is out of the way. This is a nicely original story, that I haven’t seen a lot before, and the characters are likeable. There are a couple nice twists that I didn’t guess.

I’m definitely onboard with book two, and hoping that the romance will ramp up a little better, as I see Kieran and Alexis as a pretty good power duo if they team up in the future books. Something that breaks up the tension and may have the reader laugh out loud are some of the crazy one-liners that pop up. Definitely worth taking a chance on. Reviewed by Cyrene

4 Stars

Uncaged Review – Captured by the Vampire by Kellie McAllen

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Captured by the Vampire
Kellie McAllen
Paranormal Romance

When Zoë reveals proof of vampires to the world, has she sentenced the one she loves to death?

After years of being alone, Rowan is ready to end his immortal life. Weak from starvation and overcome by bloodlust, he attacks a human in public and is captured by police.

When Zoë discovers that the intriguing, new prisoner brought to the jail where she works is a dangerous vampire, she can’t resist revealing the evidence to the world. But as she gets to know him, she realizes he’s not the monster everyone thinks he is.

Rowan’s life finally has meaning again as more vampires come forward and he learns he’s not as alone as he thought. But his chances of release disappear when the world explodes at the discovery of vampires, and he knows he’ll die in prison.

There’s only one way Zoë can save the vampire she’s fallen in love with, but is she brave enough to give up everything for him?

Uncaged Review: This is the beginning story to introduce the Vampire Enforcement Agency series. Rowan is a centuries old vampire, who is tired of being alone, and has never met another vampire except for his mate, whom died. Tired of being alone, he decides it is time to end his life. Half starved, and getting ready to meet the sunrise when a car accident happens close by, he stumbles over to see if he can help them one last time. But he isn’t prepared for the bloodlust. Even though the victim is already dead, he’s caught trying to drink the blood and tossed into jail. Too weak to break himself out of jail, he befriends a young girl who is a janitor at the prison, who believes him when he says he’s a vampire. When they find out that vampires have now come forward and living in society along with humans, Zoe knows she needs to get Rowan strong enough to escape.

This is a nice beginning, to introduce you to this new world. It’s well thought out, even if it’s been done quite often, the author has a put their own twist on the story, and this story wraps up well. Reviewed by Cyrene

4 Stars

Monthly Cover Voting

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Time to vote for September & October 2018 Covers! The top 2 covers with the most votes will continue on to the Raven Awards 2019 semi-finals starting in July!

Voting for these two months will be from 5/6 – 5/12

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Uncaged Review – The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Burn by Deborah Wilde

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The Unlikeable Demon Hunter: Burn
Deborah Wilde
Urban Fantasy

It’s the End of the World as We Know It …

Nava has come a long way from being a hot mess flying solo. She’s now one of the major players on the chessboard, leading the charge against a witch with dark magic, a power-mad rabbi, and the impending apocalypse.

Friends will die and secrets will be exposed. Add imprisonment, torture, and the biggest, baddest demon of them all who has plans for her, and it’s a lot for a girl to take in. 

Time to rally the troops and make her last stand, because she’s damned if she’ll let the end of the world stand in the way of her romantic, sexytimes galore, happily-ever-after.

It’s trial by fire. 

Burn, baby, burn.

The heart-pounding final installment to the series.

Uncaged Review: This story wraps up the Nava Katz series – and it’s going out with a bang. I’m very sad to see this series end, but also very excited for this book. This book is a fitting end to the series and the author unbelievably wraps up all the loose ends without rushing or sacrificing the storyline in any way. Action packed with witty dialog and a perfect romance, this series has it all. But don’t cheat yourself and not read this series from the beginning, you really need to get to know how it all begins with these fantastic characters.

Even the supporting cast are as likeable as the main characters. I have to say, the author threw in a couple major curve balls on this, and had me gasping and furiously reading and turning pages to get where it was taking me. But the author won’t let you down – and I plan on going back and reliving in Nava’s world again one day. Reviewed by Cyrene

5 Stars

Uncaged Review – Touch of Darkness by Dawn Husted

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Touch of Darkness
Dawn Husted
Urban Fantasy

Wanting to leave his supernatural family behind, seventeen-year-old Thanatos runs away. Against his better judgment, he befriends an ordinary girl. But it won’t be long until the darkness he’s hiding from comes calling–he can’t hide forever.

Uncaged Review: This is a really good prequel story to an upcoming series that shows how Thanatos life is shaped by a young girl. It sets in motion his life, and it does exactly what a prequel is supposed to do, get the reader fired up to read the first book in the series. The characters are well developed for the amount of space they get here, and the ending probably isn’t what you expect. It definitely has my interest for the first full length novel – when I actually get time to read it. Reviewed by Cyrene

4 Stars

Uncaged Review – Undercover Siren by Ellen Mint

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Undercover Siren
Ellen Mint
Romantic Suspense

He was only supposed to be a job. Why can’t she walk away?

Colton Davies, an ex-Marine turned cop, stumbles across a damsel in distress while working the beat and rushes to her aid. Unbeknownst to him, Kristen Trevelyan isn’t an old classmate who accidentally locked her keys in the car, but a spy working for a classified agency. She’s tasked with getting close to the police officer, but she never anticipated how close they’d become.

Uncaged Review: This is a nice action packed debut from an author. The portrayal of Colton, an ex-marine that suffers from PTSD, is realistically written and not glossed over. Kristen’s job is to get close to Colton, so she can get inside information – of course, unbeknown to Colton. The romance is not an instant romance, and as a job, Kristen is having problems separating her job from the man. This story would have benefitted with a bit more background on the agency that Kristen works for. Since it wasn’t explained, it did pull me out of the story a bit. But all in all, this is a great debut and this author will be one to watch in the future. Reviewed by Cyrene

4 Stars

Uncaged Book Reviews, May 2019 Now Available

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May 2019 Issue available now!

Uncaged Review – Knightly Dreams by Anna Markland

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Knightly Dreams
Anna Markland

Knightly Dreams
Anna Markland
Contemporary/Medieval Romance

Peter Bateson is an accomplished graduate student whose doctoral thesis proves conclusively that the Templar treasure no longer exists. (Sorry Dan Brown). His well-researched theories and his comfortable lifestyle are challenged when he meets Susie, a university drop out who insists the treasure still exists because the Templar Knight who visits her dreams told her so.

Uncaged Review: The sub-genres this book is marketed in is a bit confusing, but it’s really not a historical romance, but a contemporary with a historical twist, and it’s definitely not for the young adult audience, I would caution strongly against that.

This is a charming story that has a ghostly presence – a Templar Knight visits Susie in her dreams to try to lead her to a Templar secret. When Susie meets Peter and his friends at a local bar she works in, they tell her about Peter’s thesis he’s giving on the Templar Knights. But when Peter offers to give Susie a ride to a Medieval weekend, in the place that the Templars used to be, the day turns into something more for both of them. What does it mean that the Knight keeps coming to Susie, what is he trying to tell her?

This is a short story that is nicely paced and even though the romance is a bit too fast to really believe, the nice ending was a great touch.
Reviewed by Cyrene

4 Stars

Uncaged Review – Fairy’s Touch by Ella Summers

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Fairy’s Touch
Ella Summers
Urban Fantasy

The games of gods play out upon the backbones of mortals.

Leda Pierce has come a long way since she left her home on the frontier of civilization one year ago to join the Legion of Angels. She is a soldier in the gods’ army, has crossed swords with demons, and shares an apartment with her angel lover in New York.

Every day brings Leda closer to becoming an angel herself—until a promotion ceremony goes horribly wrong, leaving her powers in magical limbo. Worse yet, the gods have taken over her training at Crystal Falls. Leda’s failed magic and the gods’ impossible challenges are the least of her worries, however. Someone is using the challenges to expose people’s most-guarded secrets, and the skeletons in Leda’s closet would mean her execution.

Fairy’s Touch is the seventh book in the Legion of Angels series.

Uncaged Review: Sometimes when you get this deep into a series (this is the 7th book in the series) the series starts to slow down and get repetitive and monotonous. This is not one of those series. This time out, the suspense and secrets that are revealed ramp up the book in different ways than previous installments. The action sequences are spot on without overdoing them, and the connection between Leda and Nero is stronger than ever.


We learn a lot more about the gods, and their secrets and the dangerous games they are playing. Keeping her own secrets safe from being known, is getting harder and harder for Leda and Nero. There is more than one twist and turn in this book, and it’s a great ride. I also like the fact that this author keeps her main characters together and makes their bond stronger and doesn’t break them apart just to create tension. Well told and written, even the few small typos didn’t detract from this story and I’m looking forward to the next one. Reviewed by Cyrene

5 Stars

Uncaged Book Reviews – April 2019, Issue 33 now LIVE

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Check out the latest issue of Uncaged Book Reviews!

Feature authors: Genevieve Jack, A.L. Long, Anna Hague, J.H. Brown, Ginny Sterling, L.M. Spangler, John Hunt, Elle Lewis, Hope Malory & Blaze McRob.

Uncaged Reviews of: Shayne Silvers, Orlando A. Sanchez, Mary Lancaster, Hildie McQueen, Tony Urban, Anna Lowe, Leia Stone, K.F. Breene, Deborah Wilde, Kellie McAllen, Dawn Husted, Ellen Mint, Vera Sparks, Anna Markland & Ella Summers

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