All In by Amanda Carlson
Series: Sin City Collectors #5
Published by Amazon Digital
Published on: 11/14/14
Genres: Paranormal Romance, Werewolves
Pages: 145
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
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Welcome to Vegas. Home of the Sin City Collectors. The job description is easy: Bring the offending supernatural in to the Boss and don’t ask any questions.
Ginger Elliot is a succubus on the run. She’s in danger of being Collected, but her first priority is to find her brother. Even though she operates the biggest spy network in the supernatural world, it may not be enough to free her from the crimes she’s been accused of committing. It doesn’t help that she hasn’t fed in months, and keeping her deteriorating condition from the sexy shifter who’s accompanying her is getting trickier by the hour.
Luke Jones is on a mission to save the succubus he’s fallen for—not only from her brother—but from herself. The two have been on the incubus’s trail for weeks and finally have him backed into a corner. Luke knows the succubus is in trouble, but he has no idea how to help her. In the end, letting go of his painful past is the only way he can save her.
What’s Collected in Vegas, stays in Vegas...
*All Sin City Collectors Novellas are stand alone paranormal romance novellas, each with their own set of characters and happy endings, and are all set within the world of the SCC. Our goal is for you to sit back and enjoy the ride as each author presents their unique story. Places and characters will overlap, so be sure to look for your favorites and stay tuned for more novellas!
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The Sin City Collectors is a interesting series of novellas by a several different authors. Each story can be read as a stand alone paranormal romance story. They are set usually in Las Vegas, hence the the Sin City name. The books do not have to be read in order, but characters from previous books to make appearance in future books, but they are as supporting characters, so it is more like a cameo.
The collectors are a group of paranormal bounty hunters. They are given a mark, a paranormal creature that has done something bad, and must be brought in for trail and sentencing. Throughout the series, we have seen creatures from Hellhounds, vampires, werewolves, witches, and even a gargoyle. This story focuses on a werewolf and a succubus, female sex demon.
Luke is a werewolf who has a history with sex demons, one killed his father. He has an intense hatred of them. However, he is trying to help Ginger to find her brother who has been inducted into a incubus cult. Their father really hated his own kind and took that hatred out on his kids. Their mom pretty much didn’t do much parenting, so their upbringing was not a fun time.
While I’ve really enjoyed this series, this book wasn’t as good as some of the other books. Ginger’s own hatred of her kind, that she doesn’t even realize she has, makes me not like her. Luke is a great guy, who despite his past run ins with sex demons, really is willing to do whatever is necessary to help Ginger.
This is a novella, so it is quick read, but the characters are very well developed. The romance is face-paced, but that is expected with a novella. So far, my biggest complaint about the books is that I love the characters so much, I wish the books were longer so that I could spend more time with each character. If you are a fan of PNR or UF, and are in the mood for a quick, fun read, then this is great series for you.
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I’m Melanie and I live in Ohio. I have two horses and a dog. I’m an animal lover, avid book reader and audiobook listener. I like to live vicariously through fictional characters. I enjoy reading and listening to mostly fictional books in the paranormal genre, including Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and Horror. My favorite paranormal creatures are shifters, doesn’t matter the flavor.
Yup, if it was any place in the world, Vegas would be perfect for a succubus lol. One of my favourite PNR/UF series is the Georgina Kincaid series and she was a succubus, it was a really wonderful series. Thanks for your review Loran!
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I haven’t tried those yet. I might have to one day.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Unbound by Sara Humphreys
I really need to read this one, I really liked the others by Amanda Carlson. But I haven’t tried the Painter ones. Thanks for your review!
The Kristen Painter ones are just as good as Amanda Carlson’s stories. I love them both. I’ve read all the stories except one, Dead Man’s Hand. I’ll get to it soon.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Unbound by Sara Humphreys
I was on a PNR/UF short story and novella kick last month. I find that novellas are perfect for holidays and travel, since my attention span becomes short amidst all of the chaos. I’m going to add these to my Kindle for the next time I hit the road…or have family come to visit. Thanks!
E.J. Stevens recently posted…Q+A with Vanessa Barneveld Author of This Is Your Afterlife
I read two of these back to back because I’ve been sick and my level of concentration wasn’t real long. So something shorter, fun and not too complex was exactly what I needed. These are perfect.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Unbound by Sara Humphreys
Sorry to hear that you’ve been sick. Hope you feel better!
E.J. Stevens recently posted…Q+A with Vanessa Barneveld Author of This Is Your Afterlife
I think this would be an interesting read for non-readers of UF. They could like it enough to try full-length UF books. Would it be confusing for readers who are not familiar with the series?
joy // Joyousreads recently posted…Hoarders, Books Edition: Episode 135
No, each book can be read as a stand alone. So you can look through the series and see which story sounds the most interesting to you and give it a try. I hope you enjoy. 🙂
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
Not heard of this series but it sounds like it could be interesting. 🙂
Stormi recently posted…The Week In Review #19
There are some really fun stories in it. I love the hellhound in Aces Wild and gargoyle in Queen of Hearts. Those are my two favorite heroes. Sophia is a great heroine in Ante Up.
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
I need to catch up with this series. I’ve read both Carlson and Painter’s other books and I must say I really enjoy their work on this series (probably more than their other works).
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These are such fun stories. You can tell that they went with a “have fun with the story and characters” attitude when writing these. I’ve read all but Dead Man’s Hand.
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
I have 1-4, read 1 & 2. I keep getting lucky and winning them. LOL
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I have read the first two of Amanda Carlson her books in this series as I got them for review, but I haven’t picked up the other books in this series yet. I enjoyed the cameo apparances from earlier main characters in the second book I read. Sad to hear this one wasn’t as good as the earlier ones though, but I am glad to hear you stil enjoyed this one :). Great review!
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The first two were just so good, it was hard to compete. You should try Kristen Painter’s stories too. They are just as good. The whole series has been a ton of fun to read.
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
Well you knew I’d be interested 🙂 I have heard of both of these authors, but haven’t read anything by them. Now I am interested in trying these. Thanks!
Lorna recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
By the way, the first two are free on Amazon right now, I grabbed both of them!
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Good to know.
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
I hope you enjoy them. These are a lot of fun.
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
Good that they keep on being good, I did give up, I give so easy
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I love these books. Don’t feel like you need to read in order. Check out stories you think sound good and give them a try. Each story is completely independent, so can be read in any order.
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
grabbed Aces Wild when it was free…looking forward to the read.
sharonda recently posted…Bought, Borrowed & Bagged #17
Queen of Hearts by Kristen Painter is also free right now too, so grab that one as well. I hope you enjoy the series.
Melanie recently posted…Interview with Kristi Charish, author of Owl and the Japanese Circus
I have a couple of books from this series that I got as freebies when I saw who were the authors and the general series idea. The novella-length is appealing for a test drive, but if I was really into it I would want more. I was hoping they were good. Glad it was even if the racial hatred was a bit off-putting.
Thanks Melanie!
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There are some books in this series, that I really wish were longer. I loved the characters so much, that I didn’t want to leave them. For some of the other books, I thought the length was just perfect.
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The fact that I live in Las Vegas doesn’t have anything to do with me liking this story. Ok, maybe it does a little. lol But it has a little of everything I like. Vegas, supernatural and romance. Thanks for the great review.
Mary Kirkland recently posted…Happy Raturday!
Thanks. I know how you feel. I love it when I read a story about Atlanta, I grew up in the suburbs. I also just listened to a story by Kelley Armstrong that mentions a small town not far from where my in-laws have a cabin in Canada. I’m like, “I know where that is, I’ve been there!”.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Hunted by a Jaguar by Felicity Heaton
I read first novella in this series and I liked it, but because of my PNR slump I haven’t read next books. I’m not sure when I’ll do that.
I’m sorry that this one didn’t work for you as well as previous novellas did.
It was still a good book, just probably my least favorite so far. I understand about the slumps, I’ve had them in my time too for certain genres from time to time. I seem to be stuck in PNR land because I seem to be on a shifter kick and I’m finding more PNR than UF books.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Hunted by a Jaguar by Felicity Heaton
This series sounds interesting, Melanie. I’ll had to add all the novellas to my tbr. I like the sound of Luke and Ginger – especially that Luke is able to set aside his history to help Ginger. I am curious about to see how Ginger having this hatred towards her own kind, and not realizing it, affects her life. I do agree with you about novellas sometimes just not being completely satisfying because of their length. But I still think I’ll give this series a shot. 🙂
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I hope you enjoy. There are two books in this series that are free at the moment, Aces Wild and Queen of Hearts. So be sure to check those two out.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Hunted by a Jaguar by Felicity Heaton
Great review, I have this series on my wishlist. Sorry this one was not as good, and I admit, I hate selfhate in books. It is totally pointless.
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This character doesn’t even realize she does it, but then when she learns that she is, she does makes strides to solve it. She was just spending so much effort worrying about her brother, she didn’t even notice it in herself. Also, check out Aces Wild and Queen of Hearts which are both currently free ebooks.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Hunted by a Jaguar by Felicity Heaton
I’ve never heard of this series. It would be a nice way to check out these authors work.
Karen @ For What It’s Worth
There are two books in this series that are currently free. Aces Wild by Amanda Carlson and Queen of Hearts by Kristen Painter. Great way to try out the series.
Melanie recently posted…Review: Hunted by a Jaguar by Felicity Heaton
Great to hear that the characters are well developed even if not as good as rest of series
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Even though this wasn’t as good as the previous books, it was still a great read. I hope you get a chance to try the series, it is a lot of fun.
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