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Paranormal Protection Agency: Volume 1

af Mina Carter

Serier: Paranormal Protection Agency (Omnibus 1-5)

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This book contains the following novellas: "Hard as a Rock", "Between a Rock and a Hard Place", "Protect and Service", "Seduced by Santa", and "Close Protection". f you already own these books, please do not purchase this title. The first five books in the PPA series now bundled together for one great price! 'Hard as a Rock'Iliona's had a rough day, so the last thing she wants is a whiny ex on her doorstep throwing accusations about which of her co-workers she's sleeping with. When he starts throwing punches and one of her hunky gargoyle co-workers rushes to her rescue, Iliona is more interested in what exactly he's been doing on the ledge outside her bedroom window... And whether he's interested in more than watching.'Between a Rock and a Hard Place'There's nothing like a bit of Gargoyle lovin'... Unless it's double the lovin'Iliona is used to dealing with all kinds of paranormals thanks to her job with the Paranormal Protection Agency. Even so, an office break in by a banshee nearly has her heading for the pearly gates, and she needs a little 'me time' with her live-in, live on the building lover, a gargoyle named Cal.But Cal's got some plans of his own. Plans that involve Iliona, a candle-lit room and some up close and personal time with himself and his 'twin' Granite.Two sets of hands, two ridged tongues, two hot bodies...Being caught between a rock and a hard place has never been so hot.'Protect and Service'One curse. One Wolf. One Night.Eloise is a woman on a mission. She needs to find a date for the annual hospital ball, and fast. The trouble is she's not only man-free but after her bastard of an ex had a nasty little curse hurled her way, no human guy will touch her with a barge-pole. Not after one date ended up with green acne, another with a nose like Pinocchio...the list went on.Out of options, Eloise ends up at the offices of the Paranormal Protection Agency. She's not sure what to expect but she certainly doesn't expect Jared Stone. No-one expects Stone...'Seduced by Santa'A woman determined to spread the Christmas spirit...Former socialite turned community centre worker Candice Kane loves Christmas. In the run down area she works in, economics and rising unemployment mean that there isn't a lot of Christmas spirit to go around. Determined to do something about it, for the last couple of years she's arranged a Christmas Party, complete with a visit from Santa for the neighbourhood kids. This year though, a break in and damage from vandals means the party could be cancelled...A Santa who hates Christmas...Rhod is...was a Santa. For years he joined the other men in his family delivering presents, until the attitude and ungratefulness of the rich children he delivered to made him hang up his red suit. Working for the Paranormal Protection Agency, he's convinced himself that he's happier without being the big guy anymore.When he and his partner rescue Candy from an attack in a deserted alley, all Rhod's decisions are put to the test. Can he hold out against a woman with Christmas spirit in her heart, or will he lose his own in the process?'Close Protection'Ashlee Bishop is a bar owner. She was a happy bar owner until a bunch of pixies turned up demanding protection money. As a garden-variety human, she knows she doesn't have the ability to deal with the pixies, so she calls in the Paranormal Protection Agency to sort the problem out.What she doesn't expect is for the pixies to come back before the agency can get to the bar, or the hot as hell werewolf who shows and starts teaching pixies how to fly. The hard way.She certainly doesn't expect to be able to command his wolf... or to have to when the shit hits the fan.… (mere)
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I received this book in exchange for an honest review (LoP or Lovers of Paranormal).

I enjoyed reading this bundle but like most novellas it's short, too short for me! For me personally, if it's a novella it has got to have more story than sex since everything is shorter (compared to a full length novel). The stories in this bundle are about 30% story and 70% sex. I have absolutely no problem with it but because the PPA world is so interesting I wanted more of the action, adventure and story building rather than the wild, hot sex.

What I liked:
The world building is goodish, we got a quick run down on what the world is like and how the paranormal interacts with the humans. The PPA is a really good concept and the author could totally write more to the series using the PPA but it should be in novels rather than novellas because I think the reader should get a better background story on PPL abd the characters involves in it (the whys and how's need to be answered). I would totally buy that a PPL novel.

The characters looked like they needed a full length novel rather than the short steamy novella (as I've repeated many times, sorry!). They were written well but needed more depth but since it's a novella it wasn't possible.

I absolutely love how Mina Carter brings in the other paranormals into the book not just the typical were and vamp. Other paranormals exist and they play parts! Yay!

What I didn't like:
The length (duh since I've said it 100x). The only reason I keep bringing this up is because the sex took up so much of the story. It would have been OK and worked well if it was a novel but since it wasn't I felt that the plot was left hanging, I didn't get to know the characters better, the conflicts are really rushed and it felt like it was used just as a means of getting the MCs into bed. I needed more resolution with the plot and more story to the characters. And I felt like for a couple of the characters they are suddenly having sex and I'm like "Huh?! I didn't know s/he was in to him/her." And late on there's no "I love you's" because they need to have more sex and beat the bad guy but more sex first.

I'm going to buy the series but I would LOVE it if the author writes them into a full length novel i see so much potential.

Recommendation?
It's a maybe. If you like the short erotic stories and you just want the quick fix of hot sex than buy it because you'll like it.
If you want more story-building than you might enjoy it but feel a bit unsatisfied with the plot but it shows so much potential!

Edit: I added a few more details of my review and I also to comment I read PPA 2 and it was better than the first one in regards to having a more solid plot, more character development and better resolutions and tying up of conflicts (there's some reason to it now and it's not just sex) but still no explanation of how and why PPA exists. I'm calling g out for a few Prequel books! ( )
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This book contains the following novellas: "Hard as a Rock", "Between a Rock and a Hard Place", "Protect and Service", "Seduced by Santa", and "Close Protection". f you already own these books, please do not purchase this title. The first five books in the PPA series now bundled together for one great price! 'Hard as a Rock'Iliona's had a rough day, so the last thing she wants is a whiny ex on her doorstep throwing accusations about which of her co-workers she's sleeping with. When he starts throwing punches and one of her hunky gargoyle co-workers rushes to her rescue, Iliona is more interested in what exactly he's been doing on the ledge outside her bedroom window... And whether he's interested in more than watching.'Between a Rock and a Hard Place'There's nothing like a bit of Gargoyle lovin'... Unless it's double the lovin'Iliona is used to dealing with all kinds of paranormals thanks to her job with the Paranormal Protection Agency. Even so, an office break in by a banshee nearly has her heading for the pearly gates, and she needs a little 'me time' with her live-in, live on the building lover, a gargoyle named Cal.But Cal's got some plans of his own. Plans that involve Iliona, a candle-lit room and some up close and personal time with himself and his 'twin' Granite.Two sets of hands, two ridged tongues, two hot bodies...Being caught between a rock and a hard place has never been so hot.'Protect and Service'One curse. One Wolf. One Night.Eloise is a woman on a mission. She needs to find a date for the annual hospital ball, and fast. The trouble is she's not only man-free but after her bastard of an ex had a nasty little curse hurled her way, no human guy will touch her with a barge-pole. Not after one date ended up with green acne, another with a nose like Pinocchio...the list went on.Out of options, Eloise ends up at the offices of the Paranormal Protection Agency. She's not sure what to expect but she certainly doesn't expect Jared Stone. No-one expects Stone...'Seduced by Santa'A woman determined to spread the Christmas spirit...Former socialite turned community centre worker Candice Kane loves Christmas. In the run down area she works in, economics and rising unemployment mean that there isn't a lot of Christmas spirit to go around. Determined to do something about it, for the last couple of years she's arranged a Christmas Party, complete with a visit from Santa for the neighbourhood kids. This year though, a break in and damage from vandals means the party could be cancelled...A Santa who hates Christmas...Rhod is...was a Santa. For years he joined the other men in his family delivering presents, until the attitude and ungratefulness of the rich children he delivered to made him hang up his red suit. Working for the Paranormal Protection Agency, he's convinced himself that he's happier without being the big guy anymore.When he and his partner rescue Candy from an attack in a deserted alley, all Rhod's decisions are put to the test. Can he hold out against a woman with Christmas spirit in her heart, or will he lose his own in the process?'Close Protection'Ashlee Bishop is a bar owner. She was a happy bar owner until a bunch of pixies turned up demanding protection money. As a garden-variety human, she knows she doesn't have the ability to deal with the pixies, so she calls in the Paranormal Protection Agency to sort the problem out.What she doesn't expect is for the pixies to come back before the agency can get to the bar, or the hot as hell werewolf who shows and starts teaching pixies how to fly. The hard way.She certainly doesn't expect to be able to command his wolf... or to have to when the shit hits the fan.

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