I loved that concept, with both MC's sharing in the remembrance, instead of only one MC having an info-dumpy flashback. “I’m aware.' Another cool aspect of this story was how Miles used his ability to 'push' some of his memories to Havoc to share those past events. Even if you occasionally irritate me or sass me.” And only now do I realize how much I care about you. I’ve made your life difficult, I’ll admit that, but humans had lied to me and gained my trust so many times that it took me a long time to realize you were different. “You were the only thing I managed to care about. This time around, to me at least, it seemed as if there were quite a few more touching moments, which I thoroughly enjoyed. While the first book took the MC's from a centuries-long, platonic, working partnership to a romantic relationship full of snark and banter, this story more firmly cemented their HEA - if they could stay alive long enough to actually enjoy it. I loved, loved, LOVED this follow-up story to ' Happy Endings', which left off with one bad guy dealt with, but the Major Big Bad still on the loose and out for blood.

It contains a powerful mage who just wants to be left in peace, a mysterious curly-haired troublemaker, gargoyles that are literally dumber than stone, a river trip that doesn’t feel at all like a vacation, and a “cat” with some unusual features and deadly claws. For the first time in three hundred years, I’m finally with the person meant for me, and I will do anything to keep from losing him.įamiliar Beginnings is a 63k word sequel to Happy Endings. It doesn’t hurt that there’s a sexy demon by my side every step of the way. Havoc and I, along with our unlikely band of… (I don’t want to say heroes, I can’t give them that much credit) annoyances will stop at nothing to end the destruction.

But you can’t blame me the guy needed to die.

Oh, and it might have something to do with the fact that I was also the one who originally killed him. And since I’m one of the strongest mages alive and am leading the resistance against him, he’s coming for me next. The dark mage Geoff is back from the dead and creating chaos by devouring the hearts of people with magical abilities, giving him overwhelming power as his followers grow. Especially when disaster seems to follow me and my soulmate Havoc, a demon I bound to me three hundred years ago with my magic.

Smart men quit while they’re ahead-they lay low and hope disaster blows on by them.

Familiar Beginnings by Alice Winters