Wasteland Marshals Volume One Book 1 in the Wasteland Marshals series Author Gail Z. Martin, Larry N. Martin Narrated by Roger Wayne Publication date Feb 21, 2023 Running time 14 hrs 7 min The Wasteland Marshals series is an action-packed near-future post-apocalyptic thriller full of grim ghosts, legendary creatures, shifters, and elemental spirits, brave survivors, loyal friends, and found family. This omnibus includes the first four novellas: Wasteland Marshals, Witch of the Woods, Ghost of the Past, and Shutdown Crew. Wasteland Marshals was wonderful. It contains the four novellas that make up the beginning of the series. And what a series it is. Lucas and Shane were US Marshals before. Best friends since third grade, they served in the Army before becoming Marshals. Their history together allows them to survive the many dangers of their world. After the lights go out, monsters come out of the shadows. Werewolves are the monster in this volume. There are natural werewolves, genetically created werewolves, and hybrid werewolves. This is a world rich in description and characters. Roger Wayne does a nice job narrating. He creates different voices for the characters. One of the characteristics he uses as the story dictates is bone weariness. The series begins three years after The Events. He does an excellent job of portraying characters who survive without the energy to live. I would like to ask the authors to write a book showing The Events and how the world changed. I think seeing Lucas and Shane in those early days would be fascinating. Tantor Audio provided a copy of Wasteland Marshals. I listened to it, several times, and wrote an honest review.
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I first read Just for Tonight through the YBBB promotion early in 2022. I enjoyed the story. Ben, the owner of Supernal, is a character who has been marked by grief. He struggles each day with guilt and remorse. He has kept himself separate from everyone, especially his employees at the high-end male bordello. When Crew arrives as his new employee, Ben finds himself struggling to maintain his distance. Crew is able to see behind Ben’s cool front and determined to be there to provide comfort to him. Just for Tonight has a lot of promise as the start of a new series. The secondary characters were interesting and have potential. I would love to see more about each employee including the support staff. I enjoyed the relationship between Ben and Crew. I received a copy of Just for Tonight from the author. I read it and wrote an honest review. When Philip and Richard find themselves staring down an impending war, they must choose between their desire for one another and their grand ambitions. Will their love prevail, if it calls to them from across the battlefield? Teeming with royal intrigue and betrayal, this epic romance reimagines two real-life kings ensnared by an impossible choice: Follow their hearts, or earn their place in history. Solomon’s Crown is historical fiction and could be classified as historical romance. The important word in the classification is fiction. No one knows what really transpired between Richard and Phillip. Even historians have to make guesses on many details. Fiction authors must do the same. Natasha Siegel does a good job of filling in those details. The Author’s Note at the beginning of the book is excellent in explaining her take on the relationship. I have read a lot of non-fiction on England’s Plantagenet dynasty. I went into this knowing there was not a happy ending. That makes the story sweeter, that knowledge of the future. Richard and Phillip’s relationship is a moment in time before their own destinies carried them away from each other. The author does a wonderful job creating the world as it was. Her descriptions of the setting, from castles to battlefields, helped me sink into the story. She also describes the characters’ physical being as well as their clothing. The book was very good. I am glad that I was able to request it from Netgalley. @NatashaCSiegel @Netgalley |
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