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Blood and Bone Trilogy #1-3
Blood & Bone Series #1-3
Everyone knows magic users and werewolves are intrinsically diametrically opposed... Seattle Police Detective Ethan Ellison, born into a long line of Quebecois magicians, leads a fairly unassuming life working Theft and consulting on magical misdemeanors. He’s spent eight years building a life for himself in Seattle, far from his father's shadow. He works hard, lives under the radar, and fucks whoever catches his eye. Detective Patrick Clanahan, beta-heir to Pack McClanahan, is a tightly wired bundle of rage and guilt, still trying to come to terms with the murder of his last partner. When a human woman is murdered in werewolf territory under suspicious circumstances, Ethan is reassigned to worked the case with Clanahan in the hopes that he'll be able to balance out the wolf's rougher edges. Too bad they mostly just rub each other the wrong way. Follow Ethan and Pat's relationship through rocky starts, murder, and assassination attempts in the BLOOD & BONE TRILOGY. This Edition contains all three originally published novels. DISCLAIMER This work contains language and sexual content that may not be suitable for readers under 18. This work contains sexual MALE/MALE content. Not your cup of tea? Don’t read it. Otherwise, please enjoy.
929 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 30, 2015
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October 15, 2015
Giving the series a whole 4 stars but it all honesty, I loathed the second book. It was a slog. I actually started to skim sections concerning Ethan and during the course of it developed an active dislike for him that was difficult to overcome in the third installment. It did little to add to the character development or the story as a whole other than the worthwhile addition of Mallory. Pat actually grew and changed throughout the series and although the author obviously wanted Ethan to come across as a brat but it just become redundant and tiresome. He finally started to act somewhat like a supposedly professional adult in book three but too often I felt like I was reading some odd mash-up of a YA coming of age story, M/M Paranormal romance. If asked, I'd definitely steer someone towards the Charm of Magpie series over this for the same sort of reading diversion.
November 30, 2025
Parts of it are excellent.
The first book, The Duality Paradigm, is excellent.
Very, very good worldbuilding.
An intricate plot. Well told, with careful details.
Believable characters.
Adult, professional Main Characters. Young, only 28 and 29, but definitely grown-up, and promising.
The second book, The Convergance Theory, is a good sequel, even if there is backsliding in the maturity of especially Ethan.
But the third book... The Symbiotic Law.
I believe that all three were written in one go, and the first book was carefully gone over and carefully edited. The second one a little less carefully.
And, as they say, the third one got away.
It is full of contradictions. Less consistent, less logical. The plot is a bit strange. Everyone is less intelligent. The timeline is messed up. The first book ends in 2013. Now it is suddenly 2012. Peoples' ages have changed. Worst of all, the Main Characters are a lot less mature, especially Ethan. This is very disappointing.
I hope that the fourth book fixes things.
The first book, The Duality Paradigm, is excellent.
Very, very good worldbuilding.
An intricate plot. Well told, with careful details.
Believable characters.
Adult, professional Main Characters. Young, only 28 and 29, but definitely grown-up, and promising.
The second book, The Convergance Theory, is a good sequel, even if there is backsliding in the maturity of especially Ethan.
But the third book... The Symbiotic Law.
I believe that all three were written in one go, and the first book was carefully gone over and carefully edited. The second one a little less carefully.
And, as they say, the third one got away.
It is full of contradictions. Less consistent, less logical. The plot is a bit strange. Everyone is less intelligent. The timeline is messed up. The first book ends in 2013. Now it is suddenly 2012. Peoples' ages have changed. Worst of all, the Main Characters are a lot less mature, especially Ethan. This is very disappointing.
I hope that the fourth book fixes things.
January 27, 2018
I really really really liked these books
I might go so far as to say I loved this series. However, it gets three stars because 1) the editing just sucked, 2) the formatting was the worst!, 3) the men irritated the bejeesus out of me for most of the first half of all three books.
So, if the author gets a decent editor (suggest Liz with razor sharp editing), and a handle on format (seriously, put a line break between changes of POV), then I could honestly put this at a 4.5 star read.
I might go so far as to say I loved this series. However, it gets three stars because 1) the editing just sucked, 2) the formatting was the worst!, 3) the men irritated the bejeesus out of me for most of the first half of all three books.
So, if the author gets a decent editor (suggest Liz with razor sharp editing), and a handle on format (seriously, put a line break between changes of POV), then I could honestly put this at a 4.5 star read.
June 5, 2023
Five stars for the story and three for the dreadful editing, if one happened at all. Anyway an overall four stars. I enjoyed this series but it did frustrate me. Such a shame. I hope this author takes note of her reviews so she can edit the books again. I'd like to see these books rated higher.
February 7, 2019
Good book
Some jumping between characters. But it did not matter as the story just flowed. Well written. Would recommend. Just loved it.
Some jumping between characters. But it did not matter as the story just flowed. Well written. Would recommend. Just loved it.
January 16, 2018
A unique werewolf “romance”
I was going to give this series 5 stars because book 3 saved it, but trigger warning for a sibling-incest sexual relationship in book 2, where sibling relationship is revealed at the end of book 3.
I really liked that this book isn’t anything like most werewolf romances out there, but that same uniqueness also made me so frustrated I wanted to pull my hair out, especially in book 2 where the MCs don’t even set eyes on each other for half the book. There’s no insta-lust, insta-love, or insta-mating, and the mating itself throws both MCs off because neither expected it or realized it had happened.
This series is definitely heavier on the mystery elements than the romance, but it does the mystery phenomenally well. The end isn’t predictable and the magic and lore of the world building is excellent. I really enjoyed this series, although revelation that woman Ethan had spent most of Book 2 with was his half-sister really threw me off and I hoped it would turn out she had been lying.
** several on-page sex scenes in all three novels
I was going to give this series 5 stars because book 3 saved it, but trigger warning for a sibling-incest sexual relationship in book 2, where sibling relationship is revealed at the end of book 3.
I really liked that this book isn’t anything like most werewolf romances out there, but that same uniqueness also made me so frustrated I wanted to pull my hair out, especially in book 2 where the MCs don’t even set eyes on each other for half the book. There’s no insta-lust, insta-love, or insta-mating, and the mating itself throws both MCs off because neither expected it or realized it had happened.
This series is definitely heavier on the mystery elements than the romance, but it does the mystery phenomenally well. The end isn’t predictable and the magic and lore of the world building is excellent. I really enjoyed this series, although revelation that woman Ethan had spent most of Book 2 with was his half-sister really threw me off and I hoped it would turn out she had been lying.
** several on-page sex scenes in all three novels
March 10, 2017
What a frustratingly great read. Lia you definitely have a great way with characters and stories. The tension and elation ship development between Pat and Ethan was well done and so wonderfully completed. Definitely will read this one over and can't wait for the new book to come out.
August 30, 2015
I absolutely loved the series. Not only were Ethan and Pat great, they were very well thought out and seemed like real people. The story line was well put together, too, and you could actually follow it. (Sometimes, books like the Blood & Bone Trilogy are confusing to follow as they have more then one line of thought to get into, plus too many facts all at once just give everything away.) I recommend this to anyone who likes Paranormal Romance, Romance, and of course awesome same-sex couples who are down right perfect for one another.
August 27, 2015
A solid first effort for this author. Her characters demand attention, the storyline flows, and the plot was fascinating. I'm over most new paranormal romances, but this is a fantastic new take on it. The editing could use a little work though.
January 30, 2017
The trio was good
I did not realize there were graphic sex scenes when I first began reading but they were great! I enjoyed the journey through the lives of two paranormal detectives and want more.
I did not realize there were graphic sex scenes when I first began reading but they were great! I enjoyed the journey through the lives of two paranormal detectives and want more.
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