Accidentally in Love with A God? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

 

Twenty-two-year-old Emma Keane has a secret friend. He’s powerful, mysterious, and devastatingly handsome. In her dreams, anyway.

In real life, he’s an enigma. Maybe just a teensie jealous. Definitely overbearing. He’s also a voice only she can hear.

So who or what is he? He won’t say. But if she wants to be free, to be normal, Emma will have to trek to the jungles once ruled by the Mayans and find the forgotten ruin holding the answers.

However, the ruthless deity she’s about to unknowingly unleash on the modern world might not be so easily extracted from her life. Bottom line, he’s got enemies, and now, so does she.

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Accidentally in Love with…A God? is the first book in Mimi Jean Pamfiloff’s Accidentally Yours series. It’s a light read with a fun mix of fantasy and paranormal romance, infused with gods, goddesses, curses, plans for world domination and, most importantly, hot, sexy men! 

This is such an entertaining story! It’s got a great plot, a hot, hunky hero, a sassy heroine, lots of humor and some steam, and there’s a great supporting cast. All those things are a must for me to enjoy a story, but most importantly - and especially so with a series introduction - is that the story easy to follow! That might not be a big deal to everyone, but given the complexity of the world Ms. Pamfiloff has created, it could have been disastrous, but she pulled it off with flying colors.

I did have a problem with the H/h pairing. As I said, they’re great, but only as long as they’re apart. When together? They were constantly at odds. Arguing, bickering, snarking at one another, and that took away from the good-times.

The bottom line: Accidentally in Love with…A God? is a fun, fast paced story, perfect for a day at the beach or anytime you want something easy to read!

3.5 stars

My thanks to Grand Central Publishing and Netgally for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Journeyman's Ride by Marie Harte

Spyders and cannibals and pissed off gods, oh my!

Duty-bound to journey across the Damned Plains to rescue her cousin, the Princess of York, from ruination, Miranda Anvers makes her way to Endville where she hopes to enlist the aid of Danner, a journeyman well known for his guide skills. Miranda is counting on Danner to get them to the fabled Crystal Palace where her cousin is being held.

Journeyman’s Ride was a fun, exciting and sexy adventure where in this world of godbolts, blessed lightning, cannibals, mechanical spyders and really angry gods, anything can happen – and usually does!

I have to admit, it took a couple of chapters before I was able to get the flow of the writing and understand the way the world worked, but once I did, I couldn’t wait to read more. I enjoyed the unique mix of Regency England and Old West, and found the contrasts in cultures often amusing. All in all, the world that Marie Harte created really worked for me. There was nothing on the author’s website to indicate whether or not there will be a sequel, but the world was so complex and interesting that it has the makings of a great new series.

While I enjoyed the story quite well, I was surprised by these two quotes because the words are spoken by a goddess, and the gods and goddesses in this story seemed very shallow and selfserving:

Demise smiled at them, her bright eyes so white it hurt to look directly at her. “You, Danner, are a true son of Odin. You seemed to flourish all on your own, forced to forage for yourself while Odin fixed the problems of men and gods alike. Sound of mind and body, you were traveling through worlds from the time you could walk. But we hadn’t paid enough attention. Your spirit withered without affection, because praise without care only means so much.”

“For all our immortal flaws, Danner, the gods love. Sometimes we love too much and our darker passions cloud our judgment. But not to love is the greatest sin.”

Journeyman’s Ride is my first taste of Marie Harte’s writing and I’m definitely looking forward to reading more by this author. 4 of 5 stars.