Reviews of Blood Heat:
"The Blood Lines saga's latest installment continues to follow Keira Kelly's evolution into the leader of a powerful clan. Lima has created a highly intriguing cast of characters and set them in a world filled with dangerous magic and deadly power struggles. Join the excitement today! (4.5 stars; Top Pick)" -- RT Book Reviews
"Maria Lima knows how to take readers on an exhilarating escapade.
With twists and turns, ups and downs, there is never a dull moment
from cover to cover. The "Blood Lines" series is developing at a wickedly
fast pace, never keeping avid followers wanting for long. Blood Heat is the
fourth installment, following Matters of the Blood, Blood Bargain and Blood Kin.
Readers are guaranteed another installment to follow as well. (4/5 Stars)"--Curled Up With a Good Book
"Blood Heat delivers a hell of a punch! With this book four of the Blood Lines series Maria Lima has outdone herself. Keira Kelly, the Kelly heir has returned to Rio Seco and thrown straight into missing werewolves in her territory. The mystery deepens and the tension ratchets up with each chapter ... and yet the book covers less than a week in Keira's life. This isn't a book where there is non-stop action. Instead we have mysteries and attacks, but a very solid dose of investigation and discussion that is riveting in its intensity. The writing is clear and the emotions honest. Sure, a great deal of the book deals with bigotry and there is some lecturing against it, but I found the parallels drawn between country Texas and lack of tolerance, and the paranormal fae, vampires and weres as opposed to humans well done.In fact, it was refreshing to read an Urban Fantasy that paid as much attention to thinking through the puzzle as it did to the tried and true 'kick-ass' action. And the ending...OMG this is so good!" (4 stars)"--Fangbooks
"This entry in the Blood Lines series continues several threads from the previous books while moving forward the relationships and growth of the main characters. While each novel grows out of what happened in the previous one, you could read them as a stand alone, but since Lima has added her own spin to some of the fantasy tropes, reading all the books will help you to understand this universe, which is so much like our own only with a hidden world of supernaturals living along side us.
Once more, just when you think things can't get any worse, they manage to pull themselves together and come out on top only to be broadsided by a totally unexpected (but fairly telegraphed) event that sets up the next book. Now, we just have to wait for the next installment to find out what happens next."--Gumshoe Review
"Werewolves, Vampires and Texas Football... and a Hell of a Great Read...BLOOD HEAT is the fourth book in Maria Lima's Blood Kin series. The contrast of the paranormal elements with rural Texas is compelling and realistic, providing a great basis for the strong storyline. Better yet, Lima has a vivid writing style that brings every dusty mile to life. She has a gift for creating characters and connections between them, and then connecting the reader to them on an emotional level. Unlike other series with entrenched characters, I was drawn into their world quickly and seamlessly, even though this was the first of the series I had read. I guarantee it will not be the last."--Fresh Fiction Reviews
Reviews of Blood Kin:
"Maria Lima has penned another top-notch paranormal thriller... A
complex plot, superb world building and phenomenal characters spin BLOOD KIN
into a dark and sexy urban fantasy."--Romance Junkies
"With each book the world gets richer in texture and detail."--SFRevu
"Ms. Lima has redesigned her roller-coaster storytelling to make it bigger and
more exciting...I haven't enjoyed a series this
much a quite some time."--Preternatural Reviews
"Book three reveals many twists, surprises, and strengthens the foundation on
which the heir plot will grow in future stories."--Huntress Reviews
Reviews of Blood Bargain:
"This second book in Ms. Lima's Keira Kelly series is a real pager-turner...Both
books are delightfully fresh and quite different from the dark, graphic
paranormals flooding the market; but these are not light, fluffy reads, either.
Ms. Lima has created a wonderful blend of paranormal, mystery and romance."
(5 of 5 Stars)--Bitten By
Books
"Blood Bargain is a great sequel in the new Blood Lines fantasy book series by
Maria Lima....The storyline is wonderfully unpredictable and Maria Lima
introduces several different types of supernatural beings which kept me
intrigued and entertained."--Best Fantasy Stories
"...an interesting tale full of twists and turns.... Marie Lima takes readers on
a
ride that they soon won't forget. Full of magic and action this book keeps you
interested until the end."
Fresh Fiction
"[A] fabulous read."Flamingnet Reviews
"Urban fantasy fans are going to love this romantic fantasy...The mysteries and
the
town enhance Blood Bargain, a strong tale that fans of Kelly Armstrong
and Kim
Harrison will want to read." --Genre-Go-Round
"...I couldn't put it down. Maria Lima's second Blood Lines novel is even better
than the first, a fun and sometimes poignant paranormal treat...."-- FantasyLiterature.net
"Maria Lima captures the
essence of urban fantasy, mystery and romantic elements in Blood
Bargain." -- SFSite
"...Lima has served up a braided tale of several plot lines that converge and
twist about each other enough that a reader is kept solidly invested in finding
the clues and hoping to reach the conclusion before Keira."--SFRevu
"Ms. Lima spins a suspenseful tale and packs it with paranormal elements that
will hold the reader's attention to the end." Darque Reviews
"[A] wonderful
supernatural filled sequel to the first book Matters of the Blood. With
vampires, shifters and faeries all making an appearance, this series definitely
covers the main paranormal genre favourites. Mystery, suspense and things that
go bump in the night are all packed into this second part..."(A PNR Reviewer
Recommended Read) --
Paranormalromance.org
Reviews of Matters of the Blood:
"Authors take note: Matters of the Blood is everything a paranormal novel
should
be. It has a deep (and baffling) mystery, plenty of action, tantalizing romance,
a plot thick with twists and turns, and a unique locale as the story's
backdrop...."--BookFetish
"Lima's Matters of the Blood is a seductive gem, with a soul of darkness
that's as soft
and sensuous as black velvet." -- Accent
"Another kick-ass heroine enters the paranormal arena in Lima's bloodthirsty
whodunit. Feisty Keira narrates with a biting sense of humor...."(4
stars) -- Romantic Times
"Maria Lima rings some refreshing changes on the urban-fantasy formula in
Matters of the Blood... [it] is quirky, sexy, sometimes quite funny, and worth
reading if you're a fan of urban fantasies with a substantial helping of
romance. (4
stars) -- Fantasy
Literature
"A superb paranormal whodunit with a touch of romance and with plenty of
interwoven subplots that will elate fans of various sub-genres, but the center
holding this superb tale together is the likable Keira who makes the abnormal
seem so normal." -- Alternative Worlds
"FIVE STARS!...Part mystery, part paranormal romance, and all suspense, I fully
expect
this author to gain a large fan base. Very well
done!"--Huntress
Reviews
"This is certainly a page turner! Expect to be left a little breathless, either
through being seduced or horrified, it's all action, all the way!"--
Fangtastic Fiction
"Matters of the Blood is a new twist on the paranormal genre. Rich in paranormal
activity, passionate and romantic moments, and a murder to solve is just the
icing on the cake."--Romance Junkies
"All in all Maria Lima makes me break two of my longest standing rules since
I've
started this blog: I never give a first time author nor do I give the first in a
series 4 stars. Matters of the Blood joyfully reminded me that rules are meant
to be broken...Matters of the Blood receives a Classic rating of 4 out of 4
stars."--Preternaural Reviews
"A dark, seductive, and bitingly humorous debut novel...a must-read for fans
of campy/creepy paranormal fiction....This is one paranormal super-thriller
you should 'bump' to the top of your to-be-read pile." -- Heartstrings
"A great page-turner...." -- The Bookshelf Reviews
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