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Saint's Passage by Elizabeth Hunter Series: Elemental Covenant #1
Published by Self-Published on March 23. 2021
Genres: Paranormal
Pages: 238
Format: eARC
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Everyone said that Lupe Martínez was a good kid. She listened to her mom, she helped at the homeless shelter, she got good grades, and she had a bright future ahead of her.
Until she disappeared.
Now no one knows what to think. The police are sure she ran away; her mother is sure she didn’t. Days have passed and no one knows what to do until her family priest suggests they call in an old friend.
A very old friend.
Carwyn ap Bryn and Brigid Connor are two elemental vampires finding the lost, righting wrongs, and searching for meaning in the endless stretch of immortality they've been granted.
And trying not to blow things up, but that might be more aspirational.
The main characters of this new Elemental Covenant series, Carwyn and Brigid, were the romance in the first book of the Elemental World series, Building from Ashes. Elemental World series is a spinoff from Elemental Mysteries series. So this new series is a spinoff of the spinoff.
In Building from Ashes, I loved Carwyn, but wasn’t sold on Brigid. I still love Carwyn and Brigid is growing on me. I enjoyed their dynamic and how they protect and support each other. We get glimpses of other favorite characters from the world.
It looks like this new series, will feature the couple helping people who need it desperately, kind of like an Equalizer gig and I love that! The mystery / action plot is based around a very current topic of immigration in southern California, tying in with for profit detention. The pace was fairly fast and exciting with suspense for the welfare of children.
I really enjoy these paranormal mystery stories with plenty of plot, investigations and action rather than only a romance plot. There is a bit of paranormal / vampire politics and world-building. I am very much looking forward to more of these adventures which are inspiring.
About Elizabeth Hunter
Elizabeth Hunter is a contemporary fantasy and romance author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College and a former English teacher.
She currently lives in Central California with her husband, son, very ineffective canine assistants, and a pitifully empty fish tank.
ELIZABETH HUNTER is a ten-time USA Today and international best-selling author of romance, contemporary fantasy, and paranormal mystery. Based in both Central California and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she travels extensively to write fantasy fiction exploring world mythologies, history, and the universal bonds of love, friendship, and family.
She has published over forty works of fiction and sold over a million books worldwide. She is the author of the Glimmer Lake series, Love Stories on 7th and Main, the Elemental Legacy series, the Irin Chronicles, the Cambio Springs Mysteries, and other works of fiction.
I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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This series looks like it’s tailor made for your reading tastes, Anne! Enjoy?
It does have a good theme for their work going forward which I like.
I love the fact that the main characters are vampires, and that this is a spinoff of a spinoff, if I read that correctly?
Yes it’s a spinoff of a spinoff. Since I’ve read everything else it was easy to start this series. These vampires are different as they have elemental powers of different sorts.
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the spinoff of the spinoff. Sounds like an interesting world. I like the idea of a mystery with some paranormal aspects to it. Hope Brigid grows into a more likeable character. Fab review, Anne!
Thanks Rachel. I really enjoy everything by this author. I’m sure this series will be a favorite going forward.
Neat that the gal is growing on you so you can enjoy both of them and I like that the circumstances are current behind the conflict.
yes the issues are current but ongoing over many years so not new. I like the focus of this couple’s new work of rescuing people and helping them survive.