The sense of claustrophobia in maintaining this secret world was only emphasised by the gruesome murders of Everett’s friends investigated by Inspector Archibald Franklin of H Division.

I found Molly Boys a gorgeously evocative reimagining of Victorian London from the point of view of men who liked men, from the point of view of MC Lord Everett Stanley. I noticed that her latest release Molly Boys, the first book in the London Underside series was not only set in Victorian London but was being rapturously reviewed by my reader friends, so this was my opportunity! Vawn Cassidy is a new author to me and was already on my to-read list. As always with Roe Horvat’s stories, Levity was deeply emotional and mesmerisingly hot. I thoroughly enjoyed the tension of the plot development, action and dragon-flying sequences but for me, the fully explored complex workings of the two main characters, especially Leo with all his contradictions and uncertainties, drove the story. I was caught up in the seamlessly involving storytelling and wonderful world-building of Levity with Leo and Davidson’s connection at its centre. This made me invest even more in his character development as we saw behind his precocious façade. In Unexpected, Book 2 in Roe‘s Winter Sun series, Leo was MC Richard’s badly behaved ex. But then it struck me I’d met his fated mate Leo in another series. So in Levity, I enjoyed getting to know Davidson, a dragon shifter supporting character in Skydive. I’m one of those readers who really enjoy cross-connections from an author’s previous stories. I love Roe Horvat’s stories, and having enjoyed Skydive, book 1 in The Dragons of Ardaine series about dragon shifters, I was really looking forward to reading the sequel story, Levity, a contemporary story set in an alternative world. By complete coincidence, both stories this week, although with very different settings, contain an element of fantasy and the supernatural.

Unexpected by Roe Horvat