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(27) The Undead Pool

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Title:   The Undead Pool (Hollows) by Kim Harrison Publisher: Harper Voyager 423 pages Genre: Fantasy Synopsis:  Supernatural superhero Rachel Morgan must counter a strange magic that could spell civil war for the Hollows in this sexy and bewitching urban fantasy adventure in acclaimed  New York Times Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now, strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering. Rachel must stop this dark necromancy before the undead vampire masters who keep the rest of the undead under control are lost and all-out supernatural war breaks out. Rachel knows of only weapon to ensure the peace: ancient elven wild magic, which carries its own perils. And no one know better than Rachel that no good deed goes unpunished.... Review: Rachel ...

(8) Ever After

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Title:   Ever After by Kim Harrison Publisher: Harper Voyager 448 Pages Genre: Fantasy, Witches, Demons, Synopsis:  The ever-after, the demonic realm that parallels our own, is shrinking, and if it disappears, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to fix the ever-after before the fragile balance between magic users and humans falls apart. Of course, there's also the small fact that Rachel is the one who caused the ley line to rip in the first place, and her life is forfeit unless she can fix it. Not to mention the most powerful demon in the ever-after—the soul-eater Ku'Sox Sha-Ku'ru—has vowed to destroy her, and has kidnapped her friend and her goddaughter as leverage. If Rachel doesn't give herself up, they will die. Forced by circumstance, Rachel teams up with elven tycoon Trent Kalamack—a partnership fraught with dangers of the heart as well as betrayal of the soul—to return to the ever-after and rescue those she lo...

(3) A Perfect Blood

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Title:   A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison Publisher: Harper Voyager 560 Pages Genre: Fantasy Synopsis:  Ritually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in by the FIB to help investigate, former witch-turned-day-walking demon Rachel Morgan soon realizes a horrifying truth: others want to create their own demons, and to do so they need her blood. She’s faced vampires, witches, werewolves, demons, and more—but this time Rachel’s toughest challenge might be humanity itself. Review: I love Rachel Morgan, whether she is a which, a demon familiar or a demon, it doesn't matter to me.  Her and her eclectic group of friends, Jenks the pixy with an attitude, Ivy the Vampire, Trent the Elf and Al the demon all love her in their own way too.  These books are pure mind candy. Rachels life is never dull and she always seems to get herself into a whole mess of trouble.  Maybe this time instead of being th...