Dance Me a Dark-Haired Beauty
Tessa McFionn
Fantasy Romance
Two fae walk into a bar…and that’s just when the trouble begins.
Welcome to the Big Easy, where the good times roll…and where the real and surreal collide. For more than two centuries, rare human/fae hybrid Camille Delacroix has remained safe. Her unique birthright as a skin dancer gives her the ability to change nearly everything about herself, allowing her to hide in plain sight. Yet on one fateful night, not one but two unexpected visitors hailing from her mother’s magical realm threaten to unravel her peaceful existence.
On one hand is Zacarias, Grand Enforcer of the High Court of the Fae. Dark, dangerous and cruelly seductive, he appears with quite the ultimatum: discover the source of the mysterious plague killing the Deathless Ones or be revealed to the world as something other than human. And then there’s Rhys, who manages to be sex-crazed and innocent simultaneously. That is, when he’s not causing mayhem on nearly a catastrophic level wherever he goes. He’s been sent to aid her in her quest, but she’s not so sure just how much help his naïve bumbling will do.
Things are getting complicated. Folks on both sides of the mystical veil are dropping dead and Camille is running out of time. Caught between two sexy fae and self-preservation. What’s a girl to do?
Uncaged Review: A very original story of a girl who is half skin dancer and half human. She can change her whole appearance and hold it, not like an illusion the fae use. Two different fae come searching for Camille, because unknown to her, the fae world knows about her and have for some time. This time they need her help to find a cure for a terrible disease that is killing the fae. Two fae are sent to help her, Rhys is a Knight and guardian, with the ability to heal. He is also the bumbling one in the human world, but very likable. Zacarias is the Grand Enforcer for the High Court and Queen, and he’s as formal and stiff as he is beautiful. To get them out of her life, she decides to help them, but when it’s over, will she want them out of her life?
Great storytelling and the part of this book that really sewed it up for me was the last quarter of the book. The book jumps into high gear and it’s impossible to put down after the 75% mark. This started a tad slow for me and it took me a bit to get used to Cam’s speech with all the New Orleans drawl, but this is a solid start to a new series. My only question is, when is book two? Reviewed by Cyrene
4.5 Stars
