BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation

by C.J. Pinard

This is an alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00FGHDYWS.

Supernatural creatures have roamed the Earth since the beginning of time. There was a time when humans would not tolerate having vampires and other creatures in their midst, stealing their young and killing their fellow human beings. These humans took care of business with pitchforks, sharpened stakes, and fires. As the centuries passed, the supernatural creatures learned that they needed to hide in order to survive. As they did, humans evolved, and after a few decades, humans no longer believed the tales from mythology and folklore. Then the creatures became more bold again, showing themselves when they should have stayed hidden.

In 1945, the assistant director of the FBI suffered a horrible tragedy, which he learned later was supernaturally related. He created a small branch of the Department of Justice called the Bureau of Supernatural Investigation – the BSI. Little did he know that there were already men and women policing the world of the supernatural – or the “Fae.” The only difference was that this other group had a huge advantage over the humans running the BSI; they were also immortal, just like the creatures they policed. Should the BSI and the Immortals work together to keep the peace?

Follow agents and Immortals from the four supernaturally busiest places in the country – San Francisco, Chicago, New Orleans, and Washington D.C. and watch the BSI evolve.

Vampires, shapeshifters, succubae, and Immortals. What is the Justice Department hiding?

BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation is an Enchanted Immortals novella, approximately 36,000 words, with an excerpt of Enchanted Immortals at the end. This novella may be read in any order in the series.

Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Fiction, Supernatural, Ebooks, Vampires

Unknown Binding

First published September 26, 2013

About the author

C.J. is a USA Today bestselling author living in Colorado but wishes she was someplace warmer. She loves the SF 49ers and has a weakness for expensive shoes. She’s the author of over 40 novels and short stories that contain both fantasy and paranormal romance with kickass heroines and strong alphas. Having recently retired from a twenty-year career in federal law enforcement, she's looking forward to the next chapter in life.

She can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and on her website, cjpinard.com.

You can also find billionaire romance under her pen, Carolyn Delaney.

Reading order:

URBAN FANTASY/ROMANCE:
Enchanted Immortals 1
Enchanted Immortals 2: The Vortex
Enchanted Immortals 3: The Vampyre
Enchanted Immortals 4: The Vixen
BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation
Enchanted Immortals Box Set: 4 Books + Novella

PARANORMAL ROMANCE:
Unscathed (A paranormal romance novel with Tim O'Rourke)

Soul Rebel (Death's Kiss #1) FREE
Soul Redemption (Death's Kiss #2)
Soul Release (Death's Kiss #3)
Kovah: Soul Seeker (A Death's Kiss Novel #4)

Lotus (Daughter of Darkness) Lotus's Journey Part I FREE
Watcher (Daughter of Darkness) Lotus's Journey, Part II
Guardian (Daughter of Darkness) Lotus's Journey, Part III

The Lunar Effect (The Ayla St. John Chronicles, #1) FREE
The Lunar Curse (The Ayla St. John Chronicles, #2)
The Lunar Secret (The Ayla St. John Chronicles, #3)
The Lunar Magic (The Ayla St. John Chronicles, #4)
The Lunar Promise (The Ayla St. John Chronicles, #5)
The Lunar Light (The Ayla St. John Chronicles, #6)

Viper (Nighthawks MC #1)
Shadow (Nighthawks MC #2)
Phoenix (Nighthawks MC #3)
Venom (Nighthawks MC #4)
Face (Nighthawks MC #5)

REVERSE HAREM FANTASY:
Four Princes (Rothhaven Trilogy, #1)
Four Kings (Rothhaven Trilogy, #2)
Four Heirs (Rothhaven Trilogy, #3)

CONTEMPORARY/MILITARY ROMANCE
Duty & Desire Series:
Patriotic Duty
Tour of Duty
Boots Beneath My Bed
Playing the Field

Imperfect Heroes Series:
Antihero
Above Protection
Beneath Broken
Beyond Love

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Reviews

[Samantha Osborne · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok but I wasn't impressed to much idk if I'll continue with this series

[Leiah Cooper · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was so excited to get BSI for free on Amazon. I love "Supernatural Cop" stories, and this sounded right up my alley. Sadly, I was disappointed. The editing of the book is horrendous. It is filled with misused words, bad punctuation, and every other sort of editorial and writing mishap I can think of. It is curious that books this badly edited are still gaining five-star ratings? I see the author has several books out on the market, so possibly it is the "Gray" conundrum - a book or author is popular with a group and suddenly they can do no wrong? I would hate to think that readers these days are so inured to bad writing that they simply overlook the fact that books are poorly written and edited. That reflects poorly on readers and writers everywhere. I find it difficult to believe that writers simply don't care about the quality of their work, but I am sadly led to believe that this is the case based on clear evidence from the number of sloppy presentations I have been subjected to over the last months.

Oh, and BTW? Fingerprinting was being used in 1858. Sir William Herschel, the British Administrator in District of India, began requiring both fingerprints and signatures on contracts. In 1891 Juan Vucatich of the Argentinean Police Force began using fingerprints for identification of criminals. In 1892, Sir Francis Galton published the first book on fingerprint analysis, setting up a system that was known for the next century as "The Galton System." These are just a few of the highlights of the history of fingerprinting as a criminalistics tool. It wasn't something "New" in 1946. If you are going to write about technical issues, please do your research?

This book had potential, but to my great disappointment it was not realized and I finally gave up and DNF.

[Clare · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this supernatural story with a bit of a twist.

[Jocelyn Valencia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unique combination of crime novel and the supernatural

Very well written crossover novel. It grips you like a crime novel and carries you away like a fantasy tale.

[Caroline Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whether you're a fan of C.J. Pinard's paranormal/urban fantasy series, Enchanted Immortals, or being introduced to it now BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation is a fantastic novella to read at any point in the series. It provides backgrounds to already known characters as well as introduce fresh characters from different cities and era's. It comes complete with imagination, action, fun and drama. Not to mention the various fae, including vampires, shifters, succubae and sylph.

This Enchanted Immortals novella takes the reader into the very beginning of the BSI; who set it up, how it was set up, agents that were assigned to the BSI and unexplained/unsolved investigations that had been re-opened. You may find some similarities to the tv series, The X-Files, in that the investigations are of a supernatural kind and some of the agents are more open-minded and knowledgable of the paranormal than others. The difference being that the BSI concentrates on the shifters and vampires mostly.

The prologue explains the setting up of the Bureau of Supernatural Investigation. After the FBI's Assistant Director Jim Blackwell's son, Paul, is murdered in Washington, 1945 it becomes more evident over time that this killing was possibly of a supernatural kind. As all lines of inquiry begin to dry up, Jim still remains determined to find the killer of his son. When approached by General Frost, Jim's mind opens up to the possibilites of paranormal behaviour.

BSI is separated into three main sections (excluding the prologue and epilogue). Each section focuses on a different city and era, i.e. San Francisco (1946), Chicago (1963) and New Orleans (1989). (This reminded me a little of the CSI's on tv as there are different series based in different cities.) Each of these sections have their own case to follow, with different BSI agents in each section.

The epilogue then takes us back to Washington as the reader discovers the outcome of the case of the BSI Founder's son! Will the killer be caught? Does Jim have all the answers in the end? One of my favourite aspects of this novella is the way in which C.J. begins with the prologue, the beginning of the set up of the BSI, and then leaves it open until the epilogue where one way or another ends this novella brilliantly.

In this novella the reader will be informed that some Immortals become BSI agents as they need to discover how much the human agents know about them. The agents are selected by excelling at their job and are able to close most cases, apart from the ones that are unexplained and are left unsolved. In some instances, once the agent begins working for the BSI they are then able to try and crack their unsolved case with a more open mind as they are made aware of the existence of vamps, shifters and succubae.

In some instances the Immortal agents open up to their human partner, especially if suspicions have risen with their supernatural powers and their knowledge of the Fae, and make them aware of what they are – although this usually comes with a price itself and the human then must become an Immortal. During the times when the Immortals reveal their true selves they also explain their age and lack of aging, the elixir and their healing abilities. This is a fantastic way to introduce these qualities into the novella as it supports the main books of the series.

There's a little action in each story, with some stories focussing on shifters more and others on vampires and succubae. During some of these action scenes, in particular the vampires, there are instances where heads are completely cleared from their bodies and heads popping or bursting. Even though these are serious moments of action and gore, and are in context and necessary for the story, I cannot help but smile as the terminology makes reading these scenes fun instead of being too horrific.

I cannot help but personally hope for more stories from C.J. Pinard in the Enchanted Immortals series. The BSI novella has familiar characters in Agents Swift and Bianchi, and yet have introduced some fresh characters that could easily be written into new work, therefore opening up the possibility for some fresh Immortals in the main series. The characters are likeable, special even, with their powers and relationships with each other. I would also like to read more about the succubae, a form of vampire that takes the whole soul of a human, rather than their blood.

So, if you fancy a new urban fantasy/paranormal to sink your fangs into, or you are a fan of the Enchanted Immortals series, please check out C.J. Pinard's BSI: Bureau of Supernatural Investigation on Smashwords for FREE!!!!

[Carol Bosselman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very disjointed, little to no character development. One continuous story with a little more time devoted to it would have been a better way to go.

[Jayne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ohh dear!!!


Basically, there's an elite group that police the supernaturals. These small few are gifted an elixir which they take every 5yrs, made by sylphs (fae), and given to them by one of the 10 queens of the world. Each 'immortal' has extended life, super strength and a special gift.
The first few chapters are set in 1945/46, San Francisco, but it could've been any decade. There's been some suspicious deaths likely vamps and shapeshifters and the team explore the clues. The second part is set in Chicago, 1963, and the third part in New Orleans, 1989.
I'll be completely honest and admit I only managed to plough through the first part, begrudgingly. Nothing much happened and it droned on and on and on. Very disappointing. It finishes at 42% and continues with a bonus novel. Great potential for a storyline but poor.

[BMR, LCSW · Rating 2 out of 5]

Big disappointment. If you are going to set parts of a novel in different time periods, make sure the lingo and music used is appropriate to the time (unless you have characters going back in time, which this novel did not). Nobody said "I got this" in 1941. "U Can't Touch This" was not out yet, and certainly not playing in the clubs in 1989.

If you don't care about those types of stylistic errors, you may really enjoy this book. It just made me mad. I won't be reading the rest of the series.

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was very excited to see this book when it came out free I had wanted to try it. However I was disappointed. The book seem to introduce a lot of characters and that needed a lot more development but it seemed like there was no connecting plot to tie it all together. It started out great but left me hanging into many directions.

[Sukyatk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read

I was impressed. So much so I will buy the next book.The story was interesting and the writing flowed smoothly.

[Peggy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the idea of this series. Glad I now know how it began.

[Rita · Rating 2 out of 5]

Picked this up on a whim - while the potential is there, the characters need a bit more development. I would try the author again - once.

[Dorothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Stars.
Getting free e-books can be such a crapshoot. You never know if your going to strike gold or dig into a pit of crap. This lies somewhere between. At least for me. It has such potential but feels so hard to get through the 40% that finishes this particular story. (There was a second story in it but I skipped.) It amused me that for a paranormal book, where people in general don't believe in such things as shifters and vampires, the characters are so easy to accept the fact. Barely any skepticism. Then when faced with the Immortals, they have the audacity to question it? Cute...

The story doesn't even follow one person. The description has it set in 1945 but it actually skips a few decades and has the stories of how a few people came to work for this organization. After one person comes to know of the Immortals, they accept or want part of it, it skips to the next person. I think it would have been better to follow through with one story line and maybe a fight over whether humans should be allowed to investigate the supernatural. It could have been a more compelling read that way, and then if that person joined or something, they could introduce another character and how he or she interacts with this person we met from the beginning.

And the errors! Editing, spelling, etc. And even in the story! There's a point in the 1945 setting where this Immortal talks about a vampire in the Korean War. That was a hard facepalm. That didn't happen until 5 years later! Organize your thoughts better and then set pen to paper please.

[Matthew · Rating 1 out of 5]

A wonderful idea executed terribly.

Each of the three sections of this book could have easily been several hundred pages long if the author had chosen to:
-build consistent and believable characters
-devote more than a few lines per page to something other than dialogue
-expand upon the flimsy excuse for characters that we were barely introduced to before the story moved to a completely new cast of characters.

Honestly I only kept reading because I was halfway through before I realized that it wasn’t going to be getting any better. Once I realized this, my focus shifted to observing the specifics of why it was such an unfulfilling read so that I could document them honestly in this review.

The plot was engaging, there was simply too much of it stuffed into too few pages. That and some serious editing hep could have made this a really compelling (or at least mildly enjoyable) series of 2-4 books.

If this author has written other stories that are actually worth reading I’ll have to take your word for it. There are too many good books waiting to be read for me to risk duplicating this incredibly forgettable experience.

[Gerald Sessions · Rating 4 out of 5]

immortals.

Book began with an intro to the series that was a little disjointed and skipped around in years and location and even in people in the different locations, but it gave a wild ride and intro to what was going on.

The book part was what saves this from being a three star review. It was a very good love story and a twist on identical twins it showed that friends and family knew more than he thought but the book part didn’t really pull you into the BSI so nothing really to join it as a series .

[ChasseReviews · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the synopsis of the book drew me in to wanting to read it I lost that spark of a good book to come while reading it. This one sadly, to me, failed to deliver a convincing story and plot. I really wanted to like it when I started reading but I had to stop reading because it just wasn't engaging as a reader. I actually read several other books before attempting to pick this one up again to finish it. Truthfully, I had to really force myself to finish this book. It just wasn't my cup of tea when it comes to writing style and books I will read, recommend, and re-read.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

'BSI: Bureau of Supernaturals Investigation' was an intriguing read. I am wondering if I needed to read some of this series before I read this book. This book gives me a general idea of how and why the BSI was created, but I still had a lot of questions as to who the people were and how they fit into the story. All in all, this was a good story. I would like to read more of this series. The characters were a wide array of personalities and beings. A good add to your tbr list.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wasn’t very impressed. The premise was great. A secret group policing the supernatural. However the writer chose to incorporate too many characters over too many different times and never fleshed out any. Everything was just vague clips of stories that could have been so much more interesting had they been told with more depth and character development.

[Andrea Bednar · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was my least favorite book this year. I could not finish it - not a good use of time.
The writing was confusing (didn't know who was talking at many points), the story didn't hold together, the progression of the story didn't make sense... disappointing on every level.

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I can see magic being handled this way if it ever ends up being a 'thing'. Another action packed book that will keep you flipping the pages, without too much romance to clutter things up. An interesting, exciting read that's great for a break.

[Jim Kratzok · Rating 3 out of 5]

An OK story.

I've read some of the other books in this series and they're all OK but nothing special. The characters are basically simpletons with as much depth as a paper bag. Otherwise, it's a few hours of entertainment. I've read worse.

[Ellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was a intriguing premise but the multiple stories confused me at times

and my copy came with a bonus book about Nolan Bishop and Charity Sheridan which was fun but sometimes some of the descriptions confused me

will I read the rest of the series? maybe

[Patricia Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book

I like the second half of the book better than the first half. the first half was way out there..

[Amanda Calabrese · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Good book but poorly proofread. Found misuse of some words that blew my mind. I'm quite sure a library can't be eloquent.

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dumb

......and I was being kind. This book isn't worth the paper it is written on. It has zero redeeming qualities and not recommended for any parents of YA.

[Charlie Durell · Rating 3 out of 5]

easy read. a different vampire novel

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was kind of predictable, but not in a bad way. I've read worse books.

[jean mary jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vampires and What

A marvellous interestingly, brilliant story. Not the last for this two characters I,m sure!!!!!!!!.!! I am looking forward to the next.A definate winner

[Lady Entropy · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF

[Sara G · Rating 3 out of 5]

didn't realize it was only a novella. not bad tho