Captured by S.J. Harper Blog Tour, Review & Giveaway

 

 

Captured
Fallen Siren series – 0.5
by S.J. Harper
Release Date: June 10, 2014

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Description:
Emma Monroe is a Fallen Siren, cursed by the gods and banished to Earth for her failure to prevent the kidnapping of Persephone. She’s had many names and many lives, but only one mission: redemption. Now she works for the FBI and is on temporary assignment in Charleston. Solving this next missing persons case could be the key to ending her ancient curse—unless the temptation that’s her new partner gets in the way.

Zack Armstrong is a Werewolf. Tall, dark, and dangerous, he currently works for one of the bureau’s elite Child Abduction Rapid Deployment teams. In many respects the man is every bit as mysterious as his secret and perilous past. But there are two things he’s certain about, that he’s going to get his man and his woman.

When Zack finds himself suddenly shy a partner and a third child goes missing in Charleston, Emma goes from consultant to CARD team member in the space of a few hours. The abductions of the first two boys ended in murder, an outcome that neither Zack nor Emma can abide. As they race against time to track down the kidnapper and rescue the latest victim, they find themselves fighting something just as treacherous—a growing attraction that can’t be ignored or denied.

 

Review:

Captured by S.J. Harper is a prequel story (171 pages) to her Fallen Siren series. I reviewed the first book in this series, Cursed and enjoyed that very much. Captured, takes place before then, when our heroes first meet.

Emma Monroe is our heroine, and she is a Fallen Siren. One of three sirens, punished by the Greek Goddess, Demeter, for allowing her daughter, Persephone to be kidnapped. They have have been cursed and banished to live among mortals on earth. Thus far in this prequel and in the first novel, we have only met Emma. She has spent centuries saving those in trouble, mainly other woman, hoping for redemption in the eyes of Demeter. Emma is an FBI agent, and this story tells us how she met Zack, another FBI agent she falls for in the first book.

Zack, who is a werewolf, something no one knows (though Emma knows), and he too is an FBI agent. Emma is sent to help Zack on a high profile case of a kidnapped child. With two similar cases having resulted in the death of the child, Emma arrives in Charleston to help Zack.

I will not give out any spoilers, but I will say this was an exciting action packed thriller, as Emma and Zack race against time to find the kidnapper before the child is killed. It is an intense story, allowing us to see the police procedurals that sometimes cause friction among the different divisions who want to solve the case.

An important part of this story is attraction between Zack and Emma, and her determination not to allow herself to fall for Zack. Emma knows that the goddess Demeter keeps a close watch on her and the sirens. Any man that she would become serious with would suffer the consequences of Demeter’s revenge, which we do learn more about in Cursed. But was a wonderful mystery suspense, and romance that began to sizzle, though the future was slim. I suggest you read this series, and start with Captured, then go Cursed. Reckoning is the next full novel in this series, and I am looking forward to reading it.

Reviewed by Barb

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Cursed
The Fallen Siren Series, Book 1

Meet FBI Agents Emma Monroe and Zack Armstrong.
She’s cursed. He’s damned.
Together, they make one hell of a team.



Emma Monroe is a Siren, cursed by the gods and bound to earth to atone for an ancient failure. She’s had many names and many lives, but only one mission: redemption. Now that she works missing persons cases for the FBI, it could be just a rescue away. Unless her new partner leads her astray.



Special Agent Zack Armstrong just transferred into the San Diego Field Office. He’s a werewolf, doing his best to beat back the demons from his dark and dangerous past. As a former Black Ops sniper, he’s taken enough lives. Now he’s doing penance by saving them.

Emma and Zack’s very first case draws them deep into the realm of the paranormal, and forces them to use their own supernatural abilities. But that leaves each of them vulnerable, and there are lines partners should not cross. As secrets are revealed and more women go missing, one thing becomes clear: as they race to save the victims, Emma and Zack risk losing themselves.
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S. J. Harper is the pen name for the writing team of Samantha Sommersby and Jeanne C. Stein, two friends who met at Comic- Con in San Diego and quickly bonded over a mutual love of good wine, edgy urban fantasy, and everything Joss Whedon.

Samantha Sommersby left what she used to call her “real- life” day job in the psychiatric !eld to pursue writing full- time in 2007. She is the author of more than ten novels and novellas including the critically acclaimed Forbidden series. She currently lives with her husband and terrier pup, Olive, in a century- old Southern California Craftsman. Sam happily spends her days immersed in a world where vampires, werewolves, and demons are real, myths, and legends are revered, magic is possible, and love still conquers all.

Jeanne Stein is the national bestselling author of The Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles. She also has numerous short story credits, including most recently the novella Blood Debt from the New York Times bestselling anthology Hexed. Her series has been picked up in three foreign countries and her short stories published in collections here in the U.S. and the U.K. She lives in Denver, Colorado, where she !nds gardening a challenge more daunting than navigating the world of mythical creatures.

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