Fantasy Book Review – Blood Kin by Maria Lima

I love it when the sequel to a book I love comes out and it is better than you expected. That’s exactly what happened with Maria Lima’s newest installment “Blood Kin“, in the Blood Line series. I have commented before on the infinite possibilities that Keira Kelly presents as she is going through her transformation (see Blood Bargain), but in this newest book, her change is finished and the possibilities are still infinite as she discovers that she has a conglomeration of all abilities wrapped up into one. She can be anything from shape shifter to weather witch.

The Story:

Keira is heir to the kingdom of the Kelly Clan. Keira doesn’t necessarily consider this a “perk” since her newfound abilities (and title) have caused her great-grandmother Gigi to order her to return to the family homestead in Canada. It’s not too tough of a gig though since she’ll be living in the lap of luxury.
However Keira’s a bit downhearted because her best friend Bea won’t speak to her after a decision Keira had to make to save her cousin’s life. And her lover Adam flatly refuses to go with her to Canada.

So when the day arrives to leave in her private Lear jet (now that’s a real perk) only her brother Tucker, his boyfriend Niko, and her cousin Daffyd are there to accompany her. Both Adam and Bea are no shows.

It’s at this point that Keira decides that although she may be the heir to a powerful kingdom, she wants her life in Texas to stay as is; she plans to come back home as soon as possible. Those plans are quickly put on hold when her plan is diverted to Vancouver due to bad weather and her cousin Daffyd mysteriously disappears. On top of that homeless people are dying and no one quite knows why. When all is said and done Keira will have to confront murder, lies and revelations from the dark world before her dream of going home can be realized.

This latest Keira Kelly book by Maria Lima snares the reader’s attention early on with an intriguing story line and provides a steady stream of mystery at every turn. Maria Lima certainly knows how to keep her readers begging for more. I know I am.

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