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Adept Solutions Series of Special Investigations for the Magickally Challenged Box Set: Books 1-3
JB runs the Adept Solutions Agency for the magickally challenged with help from his maverick team of hybrid supernaturals, Zhanna and Nikki and the psychically gifted twins, Jason and Gemma. They’re resourceful, determined and will do everything they can to solve their cases.
“It is a pleasure to read a novella that is so well constructed that you not only enjoy the story, but enjoy the artistry of the tale. Brava!”
“Awesome read! I love how Teagan has written about many mythical characters instead of just one “species”! The interaction between characters is seamless and fun!”
“A fun quick read and a great introduction to the series. If you like magic, mystery and a touch of humor along with your action this will be perfect.”
HEKATE'S CHALICE
A stolen artifact. An imminent deadline. A tenacious investigator.
JB runs a private detective agency, but if business doesn’t pick up soon, he’ll have to close the doors for good. When someone steals Hekate’s chalice, JB and his maverick team jump at the chance to track down the supernatural object. They’re resourceful and determined, but can they outsmart wizards, witches, and daemons before the client’s deadline expires?
SORCEROUS DEEDS
When a cruel sorcerer appears in Tropolis, murdering and kidnapping its citizens, how far is private investigator JB Lucerne prepared to go to rid his city of this evildoer? And will that be far enough?
JB’s private detective agency is successful, even if he can’t say the same for his love life, but when two elven princes turn up and demand he fulfil a blood bond by finding a missing princess, he has no choice but to take the case.
Heading up an alliance with others provoked by a vindictive sorcerer’s murderous deeds, JB tracks the princess to the blighted Wraithlands. The allies face exploding portals and monstrous shapeshifters, but can they rescue the kidnapped princess in time to prevent her death releasing havoc on an unsuspecting world?
ANCESTRAL SECRETS>
Blackmail, double dealing and dubious secret organizations. Solving one problem one is doable for the Adept Solutions crew but dealing with all three will be a challenge.
Someone is blackmailing three of the most powerful citizens in Tropolis; the mayor, a master vampire and a ruthless crime boss, and all three have hired the private detective agency to find the perpetrator.
Unfortunately JB's investigative team are not at full strength. Jason is in thrall to Zhanna, the faerie, Nikki's worried about her new husband cheating on her and JB's father is dying. He's also distracted by his new relationship with Gemma, the fourth member of the group. Added to the mix, two secret organizations, with conflicting agendas, have surfaced in the city. Can the team put their personal difficulties aside, track down the blackmailer and outwit their rivals before their clients' secrets are revealed?
If you like cosy mysteries interwoven with entertaining doses of magic and humor, then you’ll love Teagan Kearney’s urban fantasy Adept Solutions series.
Click ‘Buy now’ to enter this imaginatively creative world today!
“It is a pleasure to read a novella that is so well constructed that you not only enjoy the story, but enjoy the artistry of the tale. Brava!”
“Awesome read! I love how Teagan has written about many mythical characters instead of just one “species”! The interaction between characters is seamless and fun!”
“A fun quick read and a great introduction to the series. If you like magic, mystery and a touch of humor along with your action this will be perfect.”
HEKATE'S CHALICE
A stolen artifact. An imminent deadline. A tenacious investigator.
JB runs a private detective agency, but if business doesn’t pick up soon, he’ll have to close the doors for good. When someone steals Hekate’s chalice, JB and his maverick team jump at the chance to track down the supernatural object. They’re resourceful and determined, but can they outsmart wizards, witches, and daemons before the client’s deadline expires?
SORCEROUS DEEDS
When a cruel sorcerer appears in Tropolis, murdering and kidnapping its citizens, how far is private investigator JB Lucerne prepared to go to rid his city of this evildoer? And will that be far enough?
JB’s private detective agency is successful, even if he can’t say the same for his love life, but when two elven princes turn up and demand he fulfil a blood bond by finding a missing princess, he has no choice but to take the case.
Heading up an alliance with others provoked by a vindictive sorcerer’s murderous deeds, JB tracks the princess to the blighted Wraithlands. The allies face exploding portals and monstrous shapeshifters, but can they rescue the kidnapped princess in time to prevent her death releasing havoc on an unsuspecting world?
ANCESTRAL SECRETS>
Blackmail, double dealing and dubious secret organizations. Solving one problem one is doable for the Adept Solutions crew but dealing with all three will be a challenge.
Someone is blackmailing three of the most powerful citizens in Tropolis; the mayor, a master vampire and a ruthless crime boss, and all three have hired the private detective agency to find the perpetrator.
Unfortunately JB's investigative team are not at full strength. Jason is in thrall to Zhanna, the faerie, Nikki's worried about her new husband cheating on her and JB's father is dying. He's also distracted by his new relationship with Gemma, the fourth member of the group. Added to the mix, two secret organizations, with conflicting agendas, have surfaced in the city. Can the team put their personal difficulties aside, track down the blackmailer and outwit their rivals before their clients' secrets are revealed?
If you like cosy mysteries interwoven with entertaining doses of magic and humor, then you’ll love Teagan Kearney’s urban fantasy Adept Solutions series.
Click ‘Buy now’ to enter this imaginatively creative world today!
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Published October 3, 2018
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January 29, 2019
I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and all opinions expressed herein are my own.
This covers the first two books in the Adept Solutions series. The stories takes place in a detective agency full of paranormal characters.
In the first story, JB has taken over the agency after his father was hit by a car and lies in a coma. The case is to find a chalice for a witch. The story was interesting and I liked how the mystery of the chalice intertwined with the events of JB's father's accident. However, there wasn't a lot of character development and it just felt a bit flat for me. It just seemed like there was a lot of complaining by everyone in the agency about each other.
In the second story, JB must rescue a princess from an evil wizard while at the same time, Jason, one of the investigators, has gone missing. Problem is that Jason is so unreliable that JB believes that he has disappeared on purpose. What I liked about this book - and what I missed in the first book -- was more character development. I also enjoyed that there was less whining/complaining by the characters within the agency about each other. This was a more involved story - between an evil wizard and the succubus.
I listened to this book -- The narrator, Elisabeth Lagalee, did a good job. She had voices for the various characters - although the male voices were my least favorite.
This covers the first two books in the Adept Solutions series. The stories takes place in a detective agency full of paranormal characters.
In the first story, JB has taken over the agency after his father was hit by a car and lies in a coma. The case is to find a chalice for a witch. The story was interesting and I liked how the mystery of the chalice intertwined with the events of JB's father's accident. However, there wasn't a lot of character development and it just felt a bit flat for me. It just seemed like there was a lot of complaining by everyone in the agency about each other.
In the second story, JB must rescue a princess from an evil wizard while at the same time, Jason, one of the investigators, has gone missing. Problem is that Jason is so unreliable that JB believes that he has disappeared on purpose. What I liked about this book - and what I missed in the first book -- was more character development. I also enjoyed that there was less whining/complaining by the characters within the agency about each other. This was a more involved story - between an evil wizard and the succubus.
I listened to this book -- The narrator, Elisabeth Lagalee, did a good job. She had voices for the various characters - although the male voices were my least favorite.
January 27, 2019
*Audiobook*
First time listening to the Author and Narrator. The narrator has a great talent switching between characters, but her just reading voice took me a while to get used to, that however didn't take anything a way from the story it's just my personal preference.
I can't wait to too listen the next book in this series.
If you like action, mystery and fantasy I would recommend this one to you.
First time listening to the Author and Narrator. The narrator has a great talent switching between characters, but her just reading voice took me a while to get used to, that however didn't take anything a way from the story it's just my personal preference.
I can't wait to too listen the next book in this series.
If you like action, mystery and fantasy I would recommend this one to you.
February 1, 2019
This is my review of the audio version as posted on Audible - for the box set of the first two books in the series:
First of all, I generally liked the stories - both of them - as they are short, relaxing and entertaining.
The plots are not overcomplicated; JB and his team take a job, investigate into the case and follow the leads, and then get the bad guy and save the day, all without much effort really, and with the help of JB's grandfather, who happens to be a powerful demon:) The only problem is, they have it almost too easy; the bad guys turn out to be not so powerful, the obstacles are overcome in an instant and problems are not so problematic... That's why I can't give the stories more than 3.5-4 stars.
Also, there's not much character development, especially in the first book, still, the characters themselves are likeable, with some background that we are yet to discover more of, so there's potential for further development.
Narration by Ms Lagelee is overall good, ranging from just OK to really good at times; she's sometimes a bit flat in the narative parts where I'd like to have more emotions. Dialogues are much better, very good when it comes to women, male voices, however, sound a bit strange sometimes. But as soon as you get used to her way of reading, you stop noticing those things most of the time. So I'd say it' again 3.5 stars rather than 3.
DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
First of all, I generally liked the stories - both of them - as they are short, relaxing and entertaining.
The plots are not overcomplicated; JB and his team take a job, investigate into the case and follow the leads, and then get the bad guy and save the day, all without much effort really, and with the help of JB's grandfather, who happens to be a powerful demon:) The only problem is, they have it almost too easy; the bad guys turn out to be not so powerful, the obstacles are overcome in an instant and problems are not so problematic... That's why I can't give the stories more than 3.5-4 stars.
Also, there's not much character development, especially in the first book, still, the characters themselves are likeable, with some background that we are yet to discover more of, so there's potential for further development.
Narration by Ms Lagelee is overall good, ranging from just OK to really good at times; she's sometimes a bit flat in the narative parts where I'd like to have more emotions. Dialogues are much better, very good when it comes to women, male voices, however, sound a bit strange sometimes. But as soon as you get used to her way of reading, you stop noticing those things most of the time. So I'd say it' again 3.5 stars rather than 3.
DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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