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House Valdis Origins: Xenobia (House Valdis Series) by Naomi Valkyrie – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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House Valdis Origins: Xenobia (House Valdis, #0.5)House Valdis Origins: Xenobia by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

House Valdis Origins: Xenobia is the prequel to the House of Valdis series. It is a quick read but packed with action, danger, suspense, emotions, and tension. The book gives Xenobia’s backstory and explains where she came from, the abuse her and her friend Urd endured, and the trauma they suffered. Xen is a strong character that I instantly felt my heart go out to for the life she had led, and all the horrors inflicted on her. Despite all that she persevered and never gave up hope. Xenobia is strong, resilient, smart, feisty, and determined. A great read with a riveting and heart-wrenching story that hooked me immediately and was impossible to put down. I look forward to the next book in this series!

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The Man in Black by L.R. Liverpool – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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The Man In BlackThe Man In Black by L.R. Liverpool
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Fenimore James is bored with his life, with his name, with his clothes, and everything about himself. He has always dreamed about leading a more exciting life and becoming a famous outlaw. Fenimore decides to runaway from home and change both his name and his appearance. On his way out west a chance encounter with a notorious outlaw has him joining the notorious Red Evans gang. Simon Shaw, as Fenimore now calls himself, gets more than he bargained for when the members of the Red Evans Gang start to get murdered one after another.

This book had a memoir feel to it as we read about Fenimore’s life and adventures first hand, and in his own words. Fenimore seems like a meek and mousy homebody so when he decides to join a notorious gang it comes as a bit of a surprise. How will Fenimore/Simon handle life as a gang member? Throughout his adventure Simon also finds an unlikely romance with one of the gang members. Gang life is complicated enough but to add a MM romance to it only complicates Simon’s life even farther. This book has action, adventure, mystery, and romance all in a historical western setting.

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