Jul 18, 2024

Books from the Backlog #92

 

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread.  If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. This is a fun meme hosted by Carole @ Carole's Random Life in Books.

 

Riley Blackthorne’s life as a Demon Trapper is about to hit the wall. Knowing she will always be a target for those who want to exploit her “connections” with Hell, she’s learning defensive magic. It seems the only way to ensure she and her fiancé, Denver Beck, have a future together. But not everyone in Atlanta, or at the Vatican, is pleased by this news. In fact, some want to ban the use of all magic, and Riley would make the perfect scapegoat. As a new demonic enemy stalks her, Guild politics roil the city, throwing the trappers into chaos. To protect herself and the man she loves, Riley will be forced to continue in her legendary father’s footsteps, or carve her own path. A path that may well lead to her losing everything she so desperately seeks to protect.

 

 

 

 

It's been soooooooo long since I've read this series but I remembered adoring it! I guess the publishers only had a 4 book deal with Jana as I remember the last 3 books I think were published elsewhere. Mind Games by Jana Oliver made it to my TBR pile in November of 2015. It continues Riley's story in a world riddled with demons and she was the daughter of a demon trapper--if you couldn't already tell! Lol. I loved her and I loved Denver Beck! But man, it's been sooooo long, I really can't remember the storyline that much. This one was published in 2015 and as I referred to Goodreads for the list I just saw ANOTHER ONE was published in 2021! Where the heck have I been?!!! So needless to say I need to get back to this series and possibly reread books 1-4. The last full length book was out in 2012 with a novella in 2013 and THEN this one came out in 2015 with the next one in 2017! So the longer wait between books might have messed me up and how I missed the one from 3 years ago is another thing entirely! And all my books are in storage so it's gonna be a nightmare looking for them! Lol.

I gotta find me a house so I can move all those books into it instead of playing dive into the storage unit every time I need a book!