Station House 6

The Night Wars #4

by Missouri Dalton

Wayland, vampire hunter and Night Shift officer, is forced to take on something he never wanted; a partner. With Inspector Mulhaney breathing down his neck, a rotating shift of captains because no one really wants to run a station house full of pale, creepy fellows with garlic breath, Wayland is going to have to find a way to get along with his new partner--or at the very least, not get the guy killed.

Genres: Paranormal, M M Romance, Urban Fantasy, Vampires, Fantasy, Mystery, M M Paranormal

84 pages, ebook

First published September 18, 2014

About the author

Missouri writes urban fantasy/historical/and paranormal fiction with queer characters and strong personalities. They are a recent transplant to the PNW, finding the rain delightful and the mountain air particularly inspiring.

Missouri currently lives with their wife and several cats, while filling the house with antiques in hopes of acquiring a ghost.

Reviews

[Adrianamae · Rating 4 out of 5]

Free in smashwords. What's not to like? Caspian is a snarky, brat with attitude problems. I loved how he exasperated Tobias with his monosyllabic answers to which Tobias would respond by making him pay. In a good way. I also loved the family relationship in this story, and I hope that in the near future we will get to revisit these characters, including dear old dad.

This little gem is a good example of the "Night War" series which are quite entertaining and a favorite of mine.

[Bookish · Rating 5 out of 5]

I simply love Missouri Dalton's Night Wars series. The world building is outstanding, convincing and engaging. Station House Six is a brilliant addition to this series, and might be my favorite to date. It was a free read online in serial form, which is really sadly ironic given that it will end up one of my favorite reads of the year and I'd have willingly given top dollar for it. I've read over 20 books already that cost me $6.99 and I've wanted my money back on every one of those pieces of crud.

If you haven't gotten into the Night Wars series, here's my recommended reading order to allow for chronological order and context pickup (at any rate, definitely read Poisoned Spirits before Hellfire Legacy):

Poisoned Spirits (short, prev era)
Hanged Man's Ghost
Night Shift
Hellfire Legacy
This Time of Year (short story)
Station House Six

One of the best series in m/m, hands down. Combines an excellent plot, very engaging characters you feel sympathetic to, and the writing moves along crisply, never intruding.

Generations of a Chicago-based cop family who have a legacy of fighting the bad guys, both human and supernatural.

[Ng · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the original trilogy a few years back and cannot remember if I came across Wayland’s character. Wayland is a vampire hunter and Night shift officer. He gets a new partner, deals with his father and brother who want him to become a vampire. There is also a new master vampire in town who has to be dealt with. We get to know more about his family dynamics and budding relationship with his new partner Tobias. This was a really nice and complete read. I only wishes there were a few more pages to spend more time building Tobias and Wayland's relationship.

[Danielle Gypsy Soul · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot happens in this short book but it was well paced and didn't feel like a short novella. I really liked the characters and the the world building is done very well. It's been quite a long time since I read the earlier books in this series but I was able to jump right back in. It left me wanting to spend more time with these characters and this story. I hope we get more!

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this better than the original trilogy. The characters were more fun, and the structure seemed better. In the first three books, the aftermath tacked on after the climax in The Hanged Man's Ghost and The Hellfire Legacy felt too clunky and information-heavy, and then there was a blatant cliffhanger in The Night Shift. Plus I wasn't that interested in main character or his love interest. Here, they are more colorful. Also, this one doesn't contain the evil wife/bad mother solution to get the couple together with clean conscience. And while I guess Caspian can be seen as snowflakey, it doesn't feel as badly executed as sudden secret origins of the previous plotline.

[Drianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know, I always say I don't like vampire books, and then I do.

Liked this a lot, minus the fact that the sex scenes are still fade-to-black, which seemed fine in the other three published, vanilla books, but odd here. Jarring.

[Note: this is not available commercially despite it being a full novel. An ebook version can be downloaded free on the author's website.]

[Missouri Dalton]

Also available in other formats through Smashwords.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Wayland. Loved him and his daddy issues. This was a fun, quick read.

[Indigo · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5*

[Ash K.]

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[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars