Stone-Cold Fox (Black Dog), by Hailey Edwards
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Mai’s plans for a weekend of cosplay fun and games at Fan Expo come to a screeching halt when a smokin’ hot fae with a vendetta against her father decides the best revenge is claiming her for his own. Her father cost Ryuu everything: his home, his family…and his mate. Ryuu wants his pound of flesh, and he’s willing to take it out of Mai’s hide, bite by sensuous bite. While she’s quick to bare her teeth and snap at Ryuu’s gentling hand, she sheathes her claws once he offers her secrets about her life and her father that rock the foundation of her world. Caught between Ryuu’s tender persistence and her father’s iron will, Mai’s not sure who to trust, but before it’s all over this kitsune will show them both why she’s one stone-cold fox.
Stone-Cold Fox (Black Dog), by Hailey Edwards- Published on: 2015-10-30
- Released on: 2015-10-30
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From the Back Cover BLACK DOG SERIES READING ORDER:
- Dog with a Bone - amzn.com/B00O99U15C
- Dog Days of Summer - Nightshade Anthology - amzn.com/B015D8LRPU
- Heir of the Dog - amzn.com/B00P23SDQS
- Lie Down with Dogs - amzn.com/B00SXP1ADA
- Old Dog, New Tricks - amzn.com/B00WX2P5YE
- Stone-Cold Fox - Mai Hayashi - amzn.com/B017F9WQ50
- Dead in the Water - amzn.com/B017EG7Y06
About the Author A cupcake enthusiast and funky sock lover possessed of an overactive imagination, Hailey lives in Alabama with her handcuff-carrying hubby, her fluty-tooting daughter and their herd of dachshunds. You can also connect with Hailey at: Website: HaileyEdwards.netFacebook: Facebook.com/HaileyEdwardsTwitter: twitter.com/HaileyEdwards
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Skip this one. By Sandra L. Powers I have read all the Black Dog books to this point (1-4, including the 1.5 short story) and I enjoyed the series quite a bit. But despite that, I would recommend that you skip this novella. Anything you might need to know for later books can be summed up in a single sentence (and I suspect it will be anyway, since an author generally can't rely on readers to read all the interstitial novellas and shorts).Why do I suggest you skip it? Because truthfully, this novella just isn't up to the author's usual standards. The writing is fine, per se - clear descriptions, interesting dialog, lively action, good smooth flow. Hailey Edwards has a solid grasp of the mechanics of her profession. Unfortunately, the plot and characters are a severe disappointment.This is a short, sweet, simple romance - and there is nothing wrong with short, sweet, simple romances! But a romance of this kind lives and dies by its characters. The author tried to shoehorn the existing character of Mai into her planned story framework, but Mai didn't want to go. Mai's behavior and attitudes change by the scene as the character we know from the previous books fights with the plot constraints the author has laid out for this one. And the new characters - the love interest, the childhood friend, even the controlling father and submissive mother - are mere bland sketches with scarcely little more depth than the labels I have presented here. Without solid characterization, the story limps along on illogical and inconsistently applied romance tropes.This could have been a sweet little love story. With a bit more length it could have been a fascinating look at what it means to have fated mates on the border between tradition and self-actualization. But it was neither of these things. Instead, it was just a hot mess.(And I'm not even going to talk about the con scenes. Bah!)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A great addition and side series to the Black Dog books! By Gizzimomo Wilson As a fan of the Black Dog series of which this series is a spin off I can easily say that this is a fun little book and the beginning of what has the potential to be a interesting new chapter in the world of the fae. Of course if you haven't read Hailey Edwards Black Dog series you may be in for a little confusion when it comes to reading this book as a lot of the characters from that series appear in this book as side characters (Thierry Thackerey, the Black Dog's daughter, being one of them seeing as she is best friends and housemates with Mai) and of course Mai herself, this books lead character, was herself a side character in that series, and incidently she was one of my favourite characters in that series too.So Mai gets her own story here and the chance to be centre stage and while I did really enjoy reading this novella I did find that Mai herself lost some of the wonderful shine, sparkle and sheer gutsiness that made her so special before. It made me more than a little sad as she didn't seem complete somehow for me, saying that the overall story did make up for it in some ways. What we have is the fae mythology being used perfectly here and tells in a roundabout way of how kitsune, the fox spirit fae that Mai and her family, find their mates, of how the females are in charge of it and how they test and choose their mates. BUT while that is the real crux of the story it's more complicated than that when Mai finds herself kidnapped by a man, another kitsune, kidnaps her at a comic convention and claims that he knew her before, something that Mai has no memory of despite remembering his brother and considering him a friend. Ryuu, Mai's kidnapper, had plans for Mai as he wants her as his mate but does he really want Mai or is about revenge against Mai's father who ruined his family and exiled them from the kitsune clan? The answer is a complicated and intense affair of which I'm not going to mention for fear of spoiling the book for others.I will say that this book is fun in itself and it gave me the chance to learn much more about Mai, her family and the kitsune culture in general and that is something I wanted to learn more about right the way through the Black Dog books. Edwards is very good at crafting great characters, full of spunk that are intriguing and that you need to learn all you can about. With the Black Dog books adding to the mythology and backstory you really get a great sense of the fae world in which Mai lives, about how the varying fae cultures work within themselves and as a whole and this is the aspect of Edwards work that I love the most as her fae world is so interesting to me and I want to learn so much about it meaning that I will be looking forward eagerly to any future instalments of Mai's story and anything else centred on this fae world that she may produce in the future. It's great work and I personally LOVE it!Would I recommend it to others, well yes I would but I would say that reading the Black Dog books beforehand is definitely beneficial and will give you a better base and understanding before going into this book. It is a great read and is a great addition to the stories of this fae world.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fun spinoff to a solid NA urban fantasy series By Liana Smith Bautista | Will Read for Feels *** I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review, which was originally published on book blog Will Read for Feels.When I buy into a series, I really do buy into it, as evidenced by the fact that after enjoying the first book in Hailey Edwards’ Black Dog urban fantasy series, Dog with a Bone, I went on to read books 2, 3, and 4 over a span of just a couple of days. More on the series at a future date, but suffice it to say that the story gets more and more complex with each installation in the series. But the one fun, bright spot that remains constant no matter what kind of nasty stuff is flying in badass half-fae Conclave marshal Thierry Thackeray’s life is her BFF, Mai Hayashi.Mai is a kitsune, and like the rest of the females of this type of fae, she devotes quite a bit of her time testing the males she meets to try to find the one fated to be her mate. But she doesn’t dedicate all her time to mate-hunting; she’s an avid cosplayer, and at the beginning of this novel, she’s actually managed to rope a reluctant Thierry into donning a costume and partnering up with her at a convention.At the con, Mai bumps into an old friend, who just happens to be accompanied by a hot Mr. Mysterious dressed as Dean Winchester from Supernatural. “Dean” finds a way to get under her skin with just the heat of his stare. But it’s been a long time since she’s seen her friend, and he and Dean shock (and outrage) the stuffing out of her when they drug Thierry and kidnap Mai. Though she threatens them with the considerable wrath of her badass bestie as well as that of her powerful and doting father, what she learns of their motives rocks her sheltered, fun-loving world to its very foundations.Althought there is an element of mystery in this novella, it’s not the whodunnit type; it’s pretty clear what happened, at least as far as the kitsune who kidnap Mai are concerned. More, it’s a question of what they know of what went wrong is accurate and, more importantly, why things happened the way they did. What’s notable about how Edwards handled this is that she really allowed Mai’s character to shine through in the way she handles learning that her world isn’t as straightforward as she thought it, and the blame could well lie with the father who has always indulged her, even above her sisters.Mai’s determination to get to the bottom of the problem she’s presented with as well as to learn both sides of the story really shed light on some of the depths in her character, which was only hinted at in the other books in this series. More, the way she takes her stand shows that not only does she have a mind of her own, a strong sense of justice, and the ability to hold firm when push comes to shove, but she also possesses a political savvy that makes her an asset to those she chooses to back.On the mushier side of things, since this is still an urban fantasy romance, of course I need to talk about two very important aspects of this novella: Ryuu, the hot-to-foxtrot kitsune with a cause, and the way in which the love story unfolds.First off, I have to mention that Ryuu is just adorbz! There are just so many ways he’ll appeal to readers looking for a hero to swoon over. Thanks to the responsibility thrust upon his shoulders, he’s alpha in all the ways that count; he’s very conscious of the burden that comes with leadership, and he knows that while it means he gets to make decisions for his people, it also means that when those choices are hard, he can’t pass the buck to anyone else. And in Ryuu’s case, those choices are matters of life or death. Despite the weight he carries, which is only added to by the tragic events that have shaped the boy he was into the determined man he is now, he still has many moments of oh-so-cute geekiness, and his innate sweetness will make marshmallows of the ventricles of your heart.As for Ryuu and Mai’s relationship, it starts out with a lot of push and pull and, of course, bickering. Through it is an abiding respect for one another that shines through even when they are at each other’s throats. And in the end, they both find a way to balance their responsibilities–to themselves and to their families—and their desire to be together. Theirs is a rocky road to love, but it’s a journey I enjoyed taking alongside them, especially as, despite the whole issue of fated mates, it was very clear that they both made a choice to be together and, more than that, to be partners in the truest sense of the word.Can this be read as a standalone novel? Actually, yes. Although Black Dog fans will better appreciate the dynamics of Thierry and Mai’s friendship, not to mention some of Thierry’s kiss-and-tell moments about her so-yummy incubus mate, it’s not necessary to have read the Black Dog books to appreciate this one. I’d still highly recommend it, though! And I can’t wait for the new spinoff series, Gemini, set for release in January!
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