BLURB: Less than a century ago, the world was a dangerous place. Monsters ran wild, and the only thing more dangerous was the humans attempting to control them. The chaotic lands were eventually tamed by a group of people who came to be known as the Crown, and they formed a government that helped to maintain peace in the untamed lands.
Bannick Poore is one such maintainer of peace, an infamous Priest with guns at his hips and a blood red collar around his throat. He is equal parts mage and gunslinger, and it is his sworn duty to uphold the law and drive back the monsters that still crop up in a land that is still learning to be civilized...
My Review: Back in the day (too long ago to admit to) I read westerns as if they were the only genre around, loving all of the authors and the adventures they wrote.
I haven't read many since then (just rereading old favourites like L'amour, Grey, Guthrie, and the like), so I was very happy to come across this latest Megan Derr story and finding out it had a lot of what I enjoyed about the western adventures. It's set in an Alternative Universe with Demons and Blood Magic instead of Outlaws and Guns but the flavour was the same.
The world building for such a short story was really good and the romance between the two men was cleverly done. My only complaint was that there were a number of editorial errors (obviously not enough to put me off though) and it was way too short. I can only hope she writes more from this universe (hopefully with the two main characters from this one) and that the next one might be longer :D
Oh and to answer my question above - it's both Western Romance and Paranormal Fantasy and quite a bit more and I recommend anyone who enjoys Megan Derr stories or a decent AU one.
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