Review: A Tale of Two Goblins by H.P. Mallory

by Sharon S., guest reviewer

A Tale of Two Goblins is book #2 in the Dulcie O’Neil series.

H.P. Mallory has struck Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Gold!

She has combined mystery, romance, supernatural creatures, thrown in a heaping spoonful of humor and *3 big hunks of burning alpha male <G>. Put this all in a book and shake…you get a story that sings to me!

Let’s get the formalities out of the way…The story is told in the first person POV. Dulcie is a fun smart-mouth heroine and I don’t think I will ever get tired of being inside her head. All the secondary characters are quirky and well developed. The mystery and action are fast paced and clever. Mallory has done an excellent job of slowly revealing the main characters flaws and secrets. All the while, introducing us to a new and exciting world.

Now, onto the important things. We all read PNR (paranormal romance) for one reason, smexy men (okay, maybe I am generalizing, but let’s be honest ladies. ) Dulcie has not one, not two, but three incredibly sexy alpha males who care (i.e. want to get in her pants, as she puts it) for her.

• The front runner is Knight. He is a loki (a type of shapeshifter), neither Dulcie or the reader really know what he is and what his powers are. He is a self-assured ass most of the time, but in a very mysterious and endearing way.
• Bram is a very old and powerful vampire that walks that line between good and bad. He is also a self-assured ass that seems to have a weak spot for Dulcie.
• Then there is Quillian. Her old boss and guess what? He is also a self-assured ass that has a soft spot for Dulcie (are you feeling sorry for poor Dulcie yet <G>). Quillian, for reasons we don’t know, is involved in illegal activities.

You don’t need to read the first in this series (To Kill A Warlock) to appreciate this book, but you would be missing a whole lot of goodness if you did.

Rating:

Buy: A Tale of Two Goblins, A Paranormal Romance/ Urban Fantasy (Book 2 of the Dulcie O'Neil Series)