Review: Warrior Unleased (Mythrian Realm #1.5) by Lyndsay Avalon

Title: Warrior Unleashed (Mythrian Realm #1.5)
Author: Lyndsay Avalon
Source: Self-Purchased
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Length: Novella
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Rating - 4
Sexual - 3

*** Book 1.5 of the Mythrian Realm. Be sure to read Breaking the Nexus before this!
Look for Waking the Phoenix, the highly anticipated sequel to Breaking the Nexus, coming soon! ***

Nothing is more dangerous than a warrior unleashed.

When Sentinels begin dying under mysterious circumstances, the deaths are believed to be unrelated. Only one man sees the truth: an unknown enemy is targeting the elite group of warriors and no one is safe. As a panther Chimerae, Achaius Rilke recognizes the signs of an unpredictable predator. The only person he can trust is Saia Makan, the tempestuous Sorceri who has driven him crazy for years. But when the killer has set his sights on Saia, Achaius faces the hunt of his life.

Book One: Breaking the Nexus - Review

I read book one, Breaking the Nexus about a year ago and loved it.  Warrior Unleashed takes us back to the realms and show us a bit about what has been happening there while Sha (from book one) is stuck in Earth.  We get to meet her brother, Achaius, an amazing hot panther shifter - I've always had a thing for the cat shifters.  He has set his sights on a Sentinel by the name of Saia and is determined to have her.

Unfortunately, Sentinels are dieing, and he suspects something is up.  There is a lot of excitement in here and a lot of love.  Predator shifters seem to be a territorial protective bunch and that doesn't always mesh well when they fall for a kiss-ass alpha female type.  Their banter is amusing and you can tell they enjoy it as well.

Saia has several near death experiences in this novella, but Avalon was able to keep everything unique and different.  The villain was a HUGE surprise, yet made perfect sense.  And I just know something more is going one that we just haven't been told about yet!  I'm dieing to keep reading.!

This was a great look back into the series and I hope to see Book Two, Waking the Phoenix, which looks like it will be out soon.

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Review: Breaking the Nexus by Lindsay Avalon

Title: Breaking the Nexus
Author: Lindsay Avalon
Source: Author Request
Genre: Paranormal Romance/Thriller
Length: Novel
Reviewed by: Jasmyn

Throughout history, myths and legends of extraordinary creatures have been told and retold.  Fantastic tales of demons and banshees, gryphons and dragons, and of course, magic.  Stories that every child grows to learn are nothing more than fantasy...or are they?

Beyond the world you see lies a hidden realm, the Mythrian Realm, inhabited by all the creatures you've been told are mere fiction.  Only on things lies between the humans and the truth: the Nexus.  A magical barrier erected millennia ago to separate the two realms, it has stood the test of time.  Until now.

For Mythrian Sha Phoenix, magic is nothing new.  But when she stumbles upon a portal on the verge of collapse, her fate will forever change.  Pulled through the portal into the Human Realm, she lands in the middle of Detective Connor Flynn's brutal murder scene.  Soon it is obvious someone is using blood magic to try to bring down the Nexus.  Together, Connor and Sha must work to unraval the secrets before the barrier falls and the realms collide.

The Nexus is breaking and all hell is about to unleash...literally.

***Warning this book contains two graphic sex scenes featuring a sexy detective***

Guest author Lindsay Avalon

Please welcome Lindsay Avalon! 

What is it about mythology that’s so fascinating? For me, it’s the impossible walking side by side with the ordinary. Men who are also half beast. Magic so commonplace, it seems as natural as tying your shoes. Tales of extraordinary creatures with amazing powers interacting with mere mortals.

But it’s more than all of that to me. How can cultures separated by vast distances and existing hundreds or thousands of years apart share similar tales? Take the dragon for instance. You’ll find stories of dragons in Asian, Greek, European, Indian, Persian, Jewish, and countless other locations. Why would so many different civilizations all write about a similar creature? I suppose it could have traveled by word of mouth among traders, and the general masses found the legends entertaining so they continued to be passed down through the generations.

Or, what if dragons really had existed millennia ago? I know which theory I find the most intriguing.

Let me get one thing straight, I’m not saying every piece of mythology is fact, but you’ve got to admit it’s much more fun to imagine a world where magic and fantastical creatures walk among humans. I’m a dreamer by nature, and this inherent desire to believe that there is more beyond our world. Even in our modern times, people claim to witness the supernatural, citing evidence that everything from elves to fairies to bigfoot exist.