Emily Pennington
Samantha Raine Mysteries #1-4 . . . This is an urban fantasy mystery series with a slow burn and a hellhound puppy. Below is a review of one of the books to give you an idea of what is in this set. The Samantha Rain Mysteries Complete series includes: • THE CASE OF THE NIGHT MARK • THE CASE OF THE PIXIE DEAL • THE CASE OF THE RUBY CURSE • THE CASE OF THE PUPPY ACADEMY *** Reviewing “THE CASE OF THE PUPPY ACADEMY” *** Samantha, a former detective, was required to take her hellhound puppy, Shadow, to the Academy for a mandatory 6-hour training and evaluation. Another warden, Aaron, began talking with her since his puppy was also in the class. When they started to the cafeteria later, Lilith Fatuus, Samantha’s boss and the IF Clan heir, met them in a surprise visit. She tried to get Sam to go across the street for better food choices, but Sam didn’t want to leave Shadow alone. Lilith reluctantly agreed to eat at the cafeteria but complained the entire time and acted like the food was all tainted. Sam was surprised she had even come to the class at all. As Sam got back early to class, the instructor warned her to avoid Lilith as much as possible. Sam immediately protected her friend and told the instructor to back off and not spread gossip. Then Lilith arrived to talk privately to Sam – her clan ring, a family heirloom, was missing from her finger. Lilith was ready to kill anyone she suspected, so Sam warned her not to throw around accusations since these people were all wardens of powerful families (think mafia). Sam told her to back off and Sam would investigate quietly to find the thief. She already had discovered that two months ago the thefts started – 5 items stolen so far. And the receptionist, Susie, had made a complaint about harassment. But Lilith still refused to leave Sam’s side and her volatile temper didn’t make this easy to quietly question staff. When Susie implied that the headmaster himself was the thief, she had even more to check out, along with an unreported theft just the day before! Could she figure this out in the one day Lilith agreed to “wait” -- before Lilith turned it into a serious turf war? This was a very slow book, mostly talking about training the puppies before it incorporated the missing ring mystery. I thought Sam’s “interest” in Lilith was more distracting/annoying than helpful in the investigation.
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Scarolet Ellis
The Samantha Rain Mysteries: The Complete Series by Arizona Tape is fantastically amazing series complete that I have loved reading. This is a fantastically amazing complete series that have kept me hooked from beginning till the very end. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about urban fantasy and paranormal romance. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
KC Childs
In all honesty, for myself, Arizona Tape's books have always been hit or miss with me, but this series.........IS A HOMERUN!!!!! The Fae a.k.a. Nox world is very well thought out and colorful. Samantha & Lilith are amazing characters you just instantly like. And if you have a darker side like me, who wouldn't love little hellhound puppies? The stories flow wonderfully as well. The only downside.......I want to read more & more. 🙂🙂 This boxset is worth every penny!! Obviously, I highly recommend this series.
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