Guild Boss by Jayne Castle – Review & Giveaway

 

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Description:
Welcome to Illusion Town on the colony world of Harmony—like Las Vegas on Earth, but way more weird.

Living in this new, alien world doesn’t stop the settlers from trying to re-create what they’ve left behind. Case in point—weddings are still the highlight of any social calendar. But it’s the after-party that turns disastrous for Lucy Bell. Kidnapped and drugged as she leaves the party, she manages to escape—only to find herself lost in the mysterious, alien underground maze of glowing green tunnels beneath Illusion Town. She’s been surviving on determination and cold pizza, scavenged for her by a special dust bunny, when help finally shows up.

Gabriel Jones is the Guild Hunter sent to rescue her, but escaping the underground ruins isn’t the end of her troubles—it’s only the beginning. With no rational reason for her abduction, and her sole witness gone on another assignment for the Guild, whispers start circulating that Lucy made it all up. Soon her life unravels until she has nothing left but her pride. The last thing she expects is for Gabriel Jones to come back to town for her.

The Lucy that Gabriel finds is not the same woman he rescued, the one who looked at him as if he were her hero. This Lucy is sharp, angry, and more than a little cynical—instead of awe, she treats him with extreme caution. But a killer is still hunting her, and there aren’t a lot of options when it comes to heroes. Despite her wariness, Gabriel is also the one person who believes Lucy—after all, he was there. He’s determined to help clear her reputation, no matter what it takes. And as the new Guild Boss, his word is law, even in the lawlessness of Illusion Town.

 

 

Review:

Guild Boss by Jayne Castle is the 15^th book in her Harmony series. I have not read the previous books in this series, but it did read well as a standalone. This takes place in Illusion Town within Harmony, which is a colonized alien world, and the underground maze in Illusion Town, has weird paranormal activity/hallucinations, with many people never escaping.  

Lucy Bell, is a weather channeler, and at an after-party, she is kidnapped and drugged.  She finds herself in the underground of glowing green tunnels, mysterious hallucinations, unable to see reality or escape. Lucy befriends Otis, a dust bunny, who loves pizza, and he bonds with her bringing her pizza to help her survive. 

Gabriel Jones is the Guild Boss who comes to her rescue, and brings her & Otis out to freedom.  Gabriel is immediately sent on a new assignment, and Lucy is sent to the hospital to recover. Unknown by Gabriel, Lucy was sent to a mental hospital and put through weird treatments to make her forget, and soon after her life falls apart.  Whispers started that there was no reason for her abduction, no witnesses, and everyone felt she made it all up; with those saying she partied hard & was on drugs, and everyone avoided her.  Lucy, having lost her credibility, has a low paying job, and her dust bunny, Otis, who is always with her, getting pizza often.  I really love Otis, who was adorable, and lots of fun.

After two months, Gabriel returns from his mission, decides to look up Lucy to see how she was doing.  In a short time, Gabriel believes Lucy’s version of what happened, with her being kidnapped. Once her life is threatened again, Gabriel is determined to find the person who is trying to kill her, as well as redeem her shattered career. Gabriel hires Lucy to work together with him to discover the who and why of a possible conspiracy. 

What follows is an exciting mysterious and romantic story line, with a fantastic couple in Gabriel and Lucy, as well as our adorable Otis.  There is a lot of action, as we race to the climax, with Gabriel and Lucy using their powers to defeat the enemy.  It was nice to discover all what Gabriel can do, as well as Lucy’s weather channeling abilities.  Guild Boss was a very good paranormal mystery, with a number of surprises along the way.  I do feel that I missed a few things, not having read the previous books, but overall, I did enjoy Guild Boss, which was very well written by Jayne Castle.  

Reviewed by Barb

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