Realm Walker
Realm Walker Series
Realm Walker Series
Book One
Kathleen Collins
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Publisher: Carina Press
Date of Publication:
October 28, 2013
ISBN: 9781426896545
ASIN: B00E1V5S3S
Word Count: 76,000
Book Description:
An
estranged mate, a mangled body and a powerful demon who calls her by
name…
As
a Realm Walker for the Agency, Juliana Norris tracks deadly
paranormal quarry using her unique ability to see magical signatures.
She excels at her job, but her friends worry about her mysterious
habit of dying in the line of duty without staying dead. That's only
the first of her secrets.
Most
people don't know Juliana became the mate of master vampire Thomas
Kendrick before he abandoned her seven years ago. Most people don't
know the horrors she endured at the hands of the vampire he left in
command. Most people don't know her true parentage, or why a demon on
a world-threatening rampage has taken a personal interest in her…
Even
as Juliana pursues the demon, it goes after all she holds
dear—including Thomas, who is back to claim her for his own. But if
she can't reconcile her past and learn to trust herself again, she
will lose him forever.
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My review of Realm Walker
Julianna
is a walker. She works with the agency to keep the supernatural
beings in check. She has a unique power of “seeing” living
signatures left and it lets her track them easily. The only things
that have no signature are demons and wouldn’t you know there is a
high level demon running amok in her town. Julianna has to get rid of
him which is proving difficult since he keeps possessing the bodies
of her friends. Throw in her one true love that left her and has now
decided to return after 7 years and she’s got a lot to deal with.
I’m
not sure why, but this book didn’t hook me right away. It was
exciting and had a great story line, but I didn’t get hooked till
about half way through. But it did hook me and I ended up really
enjoying this story. I got into the story enough to be angry about
the demon possessing her friends. I really liked the
characters. I am eager to read more about Julianna, Nathaniel,
Michael and Thomas and see what these characters will get into next.
I hope we will get to know them better. I give Realm Walker 4
stars.
Death’s Daughter
Realm
Walker Series
Book
2
Kathleen
Collins
Genre:
urban fantasy, paranormal romance
Publisher:
Carina press
ISBN:
9781426898112
ASIN:
B00GKBIR80
Word
Count: 68,000
Book
Description:
Juliana
Norris, Realm Walker with the Agency, is an Altered. A fact that she
runs up against every time she’s forced to work with human police
officers, and their species-ist commissioner, on cases they can’t
solve themselves. Which happens more than they would like to admit.
Her
gift—the quality that makes her the best Realm Walker in the
business, without boast—is the ability to read magical signatures.
Whether the gift came from her father, the dark fae god of death, or
the mage mother she can’t remember, is anyone’s guess. And when
Altered children start going missing with only wild magical
signatures as clues, her heritage is the last thing on her mind.
She
can’t afford such distractions, and she definitely can’t afford
to worry about the fact that her mate, master vampire Thomas
Kendrick, hasn’t spoken to her since she saved him from a
demon—maybe it’s because she had to stab him to do so. Because
whoever is kidnapping these children must be very powerful to wield
wild magic. Very powerful, and very dangerous indeed.
My review of Death's Daughter
Julianna
Noris' job is difficult but rewarding. This time she’s after
someone using wild magic. He’s taking children and leaving their
bodies for her to find. She has to find him before he kills again.
I’m
liking this series more and more! Juliana is tough, but under her
tough exterior she has a tender side that has some scars. In the
middle of solving crimes, she’s dealing with her vampire mate. He
broke her heart and she’s finding it hard to let him in again. But
this tough chick can definitely save the day and get her man too,
right?
The
love story between Julianna and Thomas is complicated, but the author
definitely makes you want to root for Thomas and their inevitable
passion. I am looking forward to where this series goes! 4 stars for
Death’s Daughter.
A Realm Walker Short Story
Kathleen Collins
Genre: urban fantasy,
dark fantasy
Date of Publication:
August 30, 2014
ASIN: B00N5YWPCE
Number of pages: 20
Book Description: Keep
your distance. Don't look him in the eye. Feed him and leave.
Michael D'Augustino is
a priest in the time of the Inquisition. Marked as weak for his
refusal to torture those charged with sorcery, heresy, devil worship
or worse, he's given another task. Feed the prisoner in the cell in
the darkest corner of the dungeon. With the edict comes a set of
instructions.
Ever obedient, Michael
does exactly as he is told. Until the night his charge doesn't eat
and Michael has to enter the cell to find out why. Instead of the
beast he believes to be imprisoned there, he finds a man. A broken,
tormented man who asks for help.
But all is not as it
seems and, before the night is through, Michael will be changed
forever.
My review of The Making of Michael Bishop
This
short story tell of how Thomas Kendrick’s second becomes a vampire.
In the first two books of the series the story focuses on Julianna
and Thomas. Their back story and their tangled lives. But here we get
to know more about Michael. We’re taken back hundreds of years to
when Michael was just a man. His need for acceptance by his father
led to him getting turned. I guess that happened to be a good thing
because he then met Thomas and the author leaves his short story
there.
I
hope we get more of Michael in the coming books. It’s always great
to get some backstory on the characters! 4 stars
Blood
Slave
Realm Walker Series
Book 3
Kathleen Collins
Can she find a killer
in a town where the basest desires are allowed to run free?
There are zombies in the
Dead Zone and Juliana Norris is sent to take care of the problem. And
for there to be zombies, there had to be bodies. When vampires are
found to be the culprits, Juliana is sent undercover in the red light
district of Kansas City. Lying to her mate, Thomas Kendrick, isn’t
something she wants to do, but she’s in another vampire’s
territory and Thomas would not be pleased. Besides, she’s more than
capable of doing the job and she needs to prove it to everyone. Most
of all herself.
Charles Morgan is in
control of the Kansas City area, making a rich living off his various
enterprises. Juliana goes undercover at the strip club Lust and gets
sucked into his dark, decadent world. More victims turn up and the
Agency is positive they’ve got their man, but Juliana is not so
sure. When the Agency refuses to listen, she reluctantly turns to
Thomas for help. He intervenes but finds Juliana unaware of the
danger she is in and discovers she may just be too deep for him to
save.
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My review of Blood Slave
Julianna
Norris has fully accepted her mate Thomas. She’s given in to her
heart and accepted his proposal. Her work still has her on dangerous
assignments. This time she’s investigating a group of similar
murders where the bodies were then dumped and the corpses reanimated.
She has to go undercover to find the murderer before more young women
end up dead.
I
love the police work mysteries in this series as much as the romance.
Each book Julianna has another mystery to solve and it’s a race
against time to find the killer. I think each book in this series has
gotten better than the last. I hope this series continues on for a
lot more books!
Blood
Slave gets 4.5 stars!
About the Author:
Kathleen Collins lives
and works in Missouri. By day, she labors in the local prosecutor's
office. At night she writes while surrounded by her husband, two boys
and two loveable mutts. She is constantly thinking of her next
project and loves to connect with her readers. You can find her most
often on Facebook or on her website.
@kathy_collins
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