CAFFIENATED PR BLOG TOUR: ARC Review--Touch of Evil by Cecy Robson (+GIVEAWAY)
Today I am excited to share in the release of Touch of Evil, the first Touch book, and tenth novel in the Weird Girls urban fantasy series. Come check out an excerpt, grab your copy and enter the fabulous giveaway....
The award-winning Weird Girls urban fantasy romance series continues to blow away modern fantasy and adventure fans with heart-stopping action and romance. Centered around four unique and powerful sisters, it’s time for Emme Wird, the youngest sister, to step into the supernatural spotlight.
Emme Wird, the healer and powerful telekinetic in the Wird family, hasn’t had the best of luck with males. While her sisters have found their mates and forever loves, Emme has found males that are better left as lost. Is a decent meal with polite conversation too much to ask for? Yes, it is.
When a pack member that Emme has dinner with is discovered dead and dismembered, it is up to Emme and her werewolf friend, Bren, to solve the murder. But spine-tingling danger and touches with evil have ways of bringing close friends closer.
Could the male that Emme searches for be right in front of her? Or will evil snatch him away from her, just as it did once before?
I received this ARC from Caffienated PR to
participate in the blog tour with an honest and voluntary review. I was
in no way compensated for this review.
At long last, Cecy Robson gives the youngest Wird sister, Emme, a turn at the wheel!
Touch of Evil is Emme’s solo debut and it was everything I
was hoping for from her! Though, I do want to say, because it took me a
little too long to fully and 100% realize (besides speculating) it,
this book takes place before the end of Taran’s
series. I can’t place it exactly in the Weird Girls timeline as
it’s been too long since I read Celia’s books, though I’m thinking it
was somewhere in the midst of Taran’s stories, definitely before the
last two books.
Emme was having a pretty terrible night when her
shifter date decided sex was the only way to save their night, after he
admitted that she’d do since Taran was taken. But let it be said that
Emme is not all sweetness and sugar when it comes
to jerks and she shows him that beautifully. She ends up spending the
rest of the evening with Bren at his bar when they suddenly get a call
that a shifter’s body was found in multiple pieces. And as you’ve
probably guessed, it was Emme’s date.
Now she and Bren are trying to figure out who or
what could have possibly killed a shifter in such a brutal manner and it
takes them far beyond the realm of normal. Emme uncovers a plot to kill
her sister Celia, and there’s one thing to
know about Emme, the sweet little healer; never mess with her family.
Emme may be the sister that gets overlooked because she’s the youngest,
the smallest, the less fierce, but she is absolutely a force not to be
reckoned with. No pun intended since her power
is referred as force. Lol.
What made this book extra special and that I
positively LOVED even more, was that it’s told from both Emme and Bren’s
point of views! Holy cow I was not expecting that! And I was totally
blown away with the thoughts Bren had. It’s been
so many years since I started this world series that I couldn’t
remember everything we knew about Bren and his past, I just knew that he
was always there for the Wird sisters and they’re his family since his
was gone. Seeing him start to see Emme in a new
light was unbelievably sweet, and at times funny as he tried to talk
himself out of it because he knew the ass kicking he’d receive from her
sisters should something happen to Emme’s heart.
And since this is a prequel of sorts to what will
be Emme’s series I am now driving myself crazy with want for more! Ever
since it was revealed that Bren and Emme are mates in Taran’s series
I’ve been dying for a glimpse of more between
them, and now things are totally insane since Bren apparently knew all
this long before Taran made the revelation! My mind is blown you guys!
Emme and Bren were able to take care of things
supernatural wise in this one, not that that is any surprise as this is a
sort of “past moment” novel. We all know everything is going to be okay
by the end of this one. Although, this book
does include the “event” Emme mentions briefly to Taran in her last
book. When I read it then, my brain was whirling with what this moment
was and this, you guys, is heavy stuff!
I am now basically dying to read the next book and I
don’t even know when that will be! Being a younger sister myself, I
always had a soft spot for Emme in the
Weird Girls series to date. She’s been through a lot, like
seriously a lot if you recall everything from the Celia story days and I
want to see this girl get her happy ending! I mean when all your
sisters already have their mates and are living in bliss,
you can’t help but feel like an outsider. And I totally relate with
Emme on that front too. I’m rooting for this girl to the very end and I
cannot wait to see what’s next for her in her series to come!
If you’re looking for action packed mystery with a twist on love, then you’re going to enjoy
Touch of Evil to the fullest just like I did! The Weird Girls
series has been one my favorites since its debut and I love that Cecy
has extended the series as much as she has! I cannot wait for the next
adventure!
Overall Rating 5/5 stars
Read an Excerpt
There’s a naked werewolf standing in front of me.
Let me kindly explain.
There’s a naked werewolf—a man who can change into a werewolf—standing naked, in human form, in front of me.
They do that a lot, change from beast to full naked glory. Typically, it’s pre and post bloody battle for the sake of the world and to protect its unsuspecting human populace. However awkward, I’m used to it.
“Like what you see?” he asks.
Make that sort of used to it.
He flexes and gives a little thrust to show off what he thinks are some delectable goods and oh, my…he has three testicles.
I slap my hands over my eyes. I take it back. I take it all back. I’m not used to all this.
“Emme,” Ted asks. “Did you just gag?”
I’m not a rude person.
I’m not a liar.
“Yes?” is my response.
Ted is a lot bigger than me. He’s also stronger and can snap my spine without changing to his beast counterpart. I keep my hands over my eyes. As a nurse by trade, and a supernatural fighter by sheer terrible luck, I have seen things, ugly, frightening, and unexceptionally evil things, and I’ve encountered creatures so menacing mere thoughts reduce me to trembles.
I draw the line at extra testicles.
The sound of slapping and bouncing skin causes me to shrink inward. Ted seems to be putting on quite the show. Honestly, it sounds like a one-man juggling show involving best-left-covered body parts.
I’m tired of dating Teds.
And humans, they wouldn’t survive me or the world my sisters and I were thrown into.
No, in order to be with me you must have something special.
And I’m not referring to what Ted is currently playing with.
My hands slip away from my face when I sense his approach.
“In my world, I’m revered for my virility,” he says to my back.
“Mm-hmm,” I reply. I pity the packmate forced to run behind him.
Ted is either referring to his obscenely large member weres are known for (“They’re built for attracting females,” my perky sister once explained) or the extra semen sack dangling halfway down his thigh. Neither impress me and neither does Ted.
I carefully step over the second of two discarded pizza boxes and make my way toward the exit.
My steps slow as I reach the door.
I turn to me left, then to my right. Something else is here.
Dread and resentment drag their long spindly fingers across my skin and hate coats my tongue.
I’m scared and on guard, and it’s not because of Ted.
About the Author
Cecy Robson is an international and multi-award-winning author of over twenty-five character driven novels. A registered nurse of eighteen years, Cecy spends her free time creating magical worlds, heart-stopping romance, and young adult adventure. After receiving two RITA® nominations, the Maggie Award, the Award of Excellence, and a National Reader’s Choice Award nomination, you can still find Cecy laughing, crying, and cheering on her characters as she pens her next story.
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