To Catch Her
Death
Grim Reality Series
Book One
Boone Brux
Genre:
Paranormal Humor
Publisher:
Red Hot Publishing
Date of
Publication: Oct. 2013
Cover
Artist: Jennifer Meyers & Hot Damn Designs
Book
Description:
What do you
get when you cross a hockey mom with the grim reaper? Me, Lisa Carron.
If being a
depressed, frumpy, widowed mother of three wasn’t bad enough, I just discovered
I’m a grim reaper. I know what you’re thinking. Wow, that’s kind of sexy and full of awesomeness. Hardly. Oh, and
my clients? Stupid people. Like I don’t get enough of that from the living.
Since Alaska
is big and angels of death are few, I’ve been partnered with reaper extraordinaire,
Nate Cramer. He’s strong, silent, and way too good looking for my recently
widowed state. Oh, and he reaps violent criminals, so that should be
interesting.
Forget the
danger and the hours of self-analysis it will take for me to find my reaper
mojo. My biggest problem? Hiding it all from my overly attentive family and
nosy neighbors. Now that’s going to take a miracle.
Excerpt:
“You’re not welcome here.” He
took a step forward and I slapped my hand against the wall, blocking his path
with my arm. If he was a grim reaper then maybe he couldn’t enter my house
until he was invited—like vampires. “Be gone.”
He smirked. “I’m not a vampire.”
“I know you’re not. There’s no
such thing.” I rolled my eyes, trying to give the impression I hadn’t totally
been thinking that. “What do you want?”
“Give me ten minutes. Then I’ll
leave and never bother you again.”
It sounded too good to be true.
“Never ever?”
“I promise.”
He didn’t do any kind of scout’s
honor hand gesture, so I didn’t know if I could completely trust him. “Ten
minutes.”
In that amount of time, he could
have me sliced up and vacuum sealed, but what choice did I have. I spun and
walked into my kitchen. The idea of he being a grim reaper was the lesser of
two evils made me want to laugh. Not in a haha,
ironic isn’t it way. But a deeply disturbed things keep getting weirder and weirder way.
His footsteps followed. I cursed
myself. He’d probably leave big, stupid dirt marks all over my sparkling floor.
I scooped up my glass and turned to face him. My upbringing forced me to offer
him a drink. “Would you like a glass of wine?”
He held up a hand and shook his
head. “No, thank you.”
Hmm, very
polite—for a killer. I pulled out
the chair and sat, indicating he should do the same. I sipped slowly, wishing
it was something stronger. “Okay, speak.”
He lowered himself into the chair
and propped his elbows on the table, leveling a stare at me. “You are a grim reaper.”
“So you’ve said.” I took another
drink and set down my glass. “Are we done?”
“Hardly.” He eased back and sized
me up, his gaze narrowing. “All right then, you explain what happened at the
Holiday station this morning.”
I considered giving him Vella’s
explanation, but those reasons sounded even more ridiculous than reaping a
soul. I decided to change tactics. “Let me ask you this. Why do you think I’m a
reaper?”
“We recently lost one of our own
and you came on our radar as the next reaper in line.”
“Lost one of your own?” I didn’t
like the sound of that at all. “You mean one of your reapers died?”
He shifted in his chair. “Yes.”
“That’s a bit ironic isn’t it?
The angel of death dying.”
He shrugged. “We’re mortal, tools
for the greater good of mankind.”
I refrained from telling him how
much of a tool I thought he was. “Isn’t the grim reaper immortal?”
“You watch too many movies.”
That was true but I didn’t confirm his
statement.
My Review: 4 1/2 stars
This was truly a unique take on reapers. Boone always delivers a great story in her books. the characters are quirky, irreverent, and funny. I always appreciate that! I mean, who ever heard of a reaper named Lisa? Not until now, that's for sure. And the way she finds out - hilarous and somewhat terrifying at the same time. Not to mention when she finds out that the hot guy she was eyeing is a reaper too. Then she finds out how she became the newest reaper in Alaska - and that really throws her for a loop. Nate (the hot guy) is a stickler for the rules in this job. They're really important. Nate is Lisa's new partner and he's there for her when things happen. I'm hoping we find out a lot more about Nate, Lisa, Constantine and everyone in the next installment of the series. There were a lot of things that came up in the last few chapters that need to be addressed, but that just means there's more for the next book. I'm really looking forward to it.
About the
Author:
As a bestselling author, Boone Brux’s books
range from high fantasy to humorous paranormal.
A former nanny, Boone has lived all over the
world, finally settling in the icy region of Alaska, where she writes full
time. Always looking for the next adventure, it’s not unusual to find her
traversing the remotest parts of the Alaskan bush. No person or escapade is off
limits when it comes to weaving real life experiences into her books or blogs.
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