Jay 2K, I had to double-check who posted that as it sounded so much like me that I couldn't believe I hadn't sleep-posted!
The current series I'm working through is Harbinger P.I. by Adam J Wright. The series follows Alec Harbinger, who's a Preternatural Investigator working for the secret Society of Shadows. He's currently in disgrace, thanks to an incident in Paris, and was yanked from his Chicago spot to go to a back-woods little town called Dearmont in Maine which, as far as anyone's aware, has zero supernatural occurrences.
I'm quite enjoying the world-building, although the series isn't without its flaws. The women in the series tend to be more on the needing rescuing end of the spectrum, although they can hold their own. To be honest I'm wibbling over whether or not to keep an eye out once I've read the last in the series to date, however I am curious to find out if they manage to solve one particular problem involving a curse. Since I'm reading it on Kindle Unlimited it's not costing me anything, so I probably will. I just wish there was more character development; some of the recurring characters are still paper thin and they've been around since the beginning of the series.
One series I do go back to every so often is Jennifer Rardin's Jaz Parks series. Quite fun, and set "now" in a world where the supernatural is a part of every-day life. Jaz works as an assassin for the CIA. Her partner/boss is a vampire called Vayl, and he's the top operative in the CIA.
While they do develop a relationship which does play a part in the series (there are long-term plot points relating to it) it doesn't overwhelm the plot, and her (quite understandable, once you learn her backstory) issues aren't whined about and avoided (well, not more than is reasonable), she does do her best to get past them (she actually attempts therapy; it doesn't go well due to circumstances beyond her control, but she does try). While she (and Vayl) do start developing extra powers over the course of the series, they aren't unreasonable given their situations (no "he/she has powers we've never seen before/have never been this strong before!" incidents). Her team (once they are acquired) are also well fleshed out, with enough personality that you can get a feel for whether something would be in or out of character. Not high fiction, but certainly fun.
Sadly the author has passed away so there won't be any expansions, however she did complete the series before she passed, so there's no "Wheel of Time" panic.
The current series I'm working through is Harbinger P.I. by Adam J Wright. The series follows Alec Harbinger, who's a Preternatural Investigator working for the secret Society of Shadows. He's currently in disgrace, thanks to an incident in Paris, and was yanked from his Chicago spot to go to a back-woods little town called Dearmont in Maine which, as far as anyone's aware, has zero supernatural occurrences.
I'm quite enjoying the world-building, although the series isn't without its flaws. The women in the series tend to be more on the needing rescuing end of the spectrum, although they can hold their own. To be honest I'm wibbling over whether or not to keep an eye out once I've read the last in the series to date, however I am curious to find out if they manage to solve one particular problem involving a curse. Since I'm reading it on Kindle Unlimited it's not costing me anything, so I probably will. I just wish there was more character development; some of the recurring characters are still paper thin and they've been around since the beginning of the series.
One series I do go back to every so often is Jennifer Rardin's Jaz Parks series. Quite fun, and set "now" in a world where the supernatural is a part of every-day life. Jaz works as an assassin for the CIA. Her partner/boss is a vampire called Vayl, and he's the top operative in the CIA.
While they do develop a relationship which does play a part in the series (there are long-term plot points relating to it) it doesn't overwhelm the plot, and her (quite understandable, once you learn her backstory) issues aren't whined about and avoided (well, not more than is reasonable), she does do her best to get past them (she actually attempts therapy; it doesn't go well due to circumstances beyond her control, but she does try). While she (and Vayl) do start developing extra powers over the course of the series, they aren't unreasonable given their situations (no "he/she has powers we've never seen before/have never been this strong before!" incidents). Her team (once they are acquired) are also well fleshed out, with enough personality that you can get a feel for whether something would be in or out of character. Not high fiction, but certainly fun.
Sadly the author has passed away so there won't be any expansions, however she did complete the series before she passed, so there's no "Wheel of Time" panic.
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