My favourite books of 2021

These are my favourite books in 2021 in no particular order:

The White Death by JC Andrijeski

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08W9R5K2R

NYPD homicide vampire detective Nick Tanaka will do anything to keep his mate Wynter James safe and that would include selling his soul to his sire Brick and his dark underground group of vampires called the White Death. OMG - if I could give this 10 stars I would. My mind is totally blown and so buckle up and prepare for a fast-paced ride full of bombshells and a-ha moments. So much is finally clear and yet so much is still unresolved.

Heart of the Mists by Eva Chase

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09FG1Y2DS

War has finally come to the Mists . The Murk have invaded and if their King had his way the men that Talia loves and all the other fae in that realm will fall before his twisted magic and false Heart. She is only a human but she will not let them fight alone as she has proven time and time again that she is more than just a cure for their curse - she is in fact a wild card that can be a deciding factor when underestimated. But what will the price of winning be - it could be destroying the bonds that have made her life worth living?

Simon Says... Hide by Dale Mayer

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08NWKYG7T

Detective Kate Morgan worked hard to get to that level and having come from a family of victims she stands up for the victim, abhors those that prey on them, and never backs down. So when Kate finds a connection between several cold cases to a recent case where a child's life is in jeopardy she'll make a deal with the devil if she has to in order to protect the child. Simon St. Laurent has a gift of the sight and knows that once he uses it he can never walk away. But when nightmares of his own past are triggered he just can't stand back and watch child after child being abused. So Simon vows to save the children even if it means he has to deal with critical and very cranky detective Kate Morgan. 

Crown City by John A. Heldt

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09MMVKN2F

Two years after stealing the portable time machines from his deranged billionaire business partner Robert Devereaux the Lane family have arrived in 1963 and they have settled in Coronado in California. The three oldest children (Jordan, Jeremy and Laura) have some respite so that they can nurture their own relationships and start their families while putting down roots. The youngest Askley can thrive and be a typical fourteen-year-old for the time in high school. While there she finds popularity and romance after a classmate nominates her for freshman homecoming princess. Mark Lane's old business partner is still determined to get the time machines back and has sent hit man Silas Baines after the family. Can the family survive what is likely to prove the final confrontation and will Randy's careful preparation to sink Robert finally come to fruition?

Allegiance by K.E. Osborn

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B083RLYJ3H

Lift is the Sergeant At Arms of the Chicago Defiance MC and feels like the odd man out as he lives a very solitary existence surrounded by life and love involving the other members. Then he meets a woman who is a mystery to him but she instantly rocks his world. Will she accept him when she finds out who he is or will he need to change his for her? Vibe is a club member and he and Hayley are together. She might be a club girl but she is his exclusively. Then something happens to her and their worlds are rocked - totally. This book is all about lies - those we tell ourselves as well as manipulation, deception, abuse and hurtful thoughts/actions. So where are the allegiances going to lie at the end?

An Iron Fist by Nazri Noor

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09DV8SGSG

Artificer Jackson Pryde and Mage Xander Wright were working in the mountain halls of the dvergar (dwarven people who mine for jewels and ore) when they find a cluster of the Chrysanthemysts. The masters of the Black Market guilds grudgingly unite to give resources to stop the fatal flowers but then they find a legendary gemstone called the Heart of Oberon which gives a whole new conundrum - where did it come from, why now and what is it constantly whispering?