Shades of Circle City

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By Stephanie A. Cain

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Publisher Description

Chloe is Catholic, a cop, and conventional, not necessarily in that order. When a run-of-the-mill burglary arrest goes bad, she ends up dead. Turns out there are worse things than having a bra that doesn't fit right.

When she wakes up alive-–yeah, she's as surprised as you are–-she keeps seeing people her friends can't see. She can't get those people to talk to her, though, and one of them looks hauntingly familiar, even though it's no one Chloe actually knows.

A handsome Indiana State Trooper with secrets of his own thinks her would-be killer is tied to an open robbery case. While they work together to bring a killer to justice, Chloe has disturbing encounters with the shades only she can see.

Chloe's death (and subsequent resurrection) has given her a connection to the dead--and with a recent homicide rate over a hundred a year, there are a lot of restless dead in Indianapolis. What's a conventional, Catholic cop to do?

Catch the crook, get the guy, and say a few Hail Marys just to be safe.

4 Reviews

4.0

Sabrina Williams

Created over 4 years ago

“Honestly it did not leave a huge impression on me. I did love the main characters personality and adorably awkward attraction to Braxton. I did like that in a split second she is engulfed into the world of the occult. It would be interesting to see where she ends up in the end. I do think people who enjoyed Buffy the vampire slayer should give this story a shot. I received this copy in exchange for an honest review.”

Becky

Created about 6 years ago

“Chloe is catholic, A cop and sees dead people. This book was a great introduction to the series. The characters were very well fleshed out and all have great personality's especially Chloe's sarcasm, It was a definitely a page turner that I could't put down. It was a great mix of crime mystery and supernatural with a dash of romance. The only thing I disliked was the part about her daughter I feel it was a bit dragged out but overall didn't ruin the book for me Special Thanks to Stephanie A.Cain and Voracious Readers Only for the complimentary copy of this novel.”

astrireads

Created about 6 years ago

“The combination of cops and werewolves intrigues me and led me to this book, which is the first urban fantasy I've ever read. I honestly wasn't sure about the book during the first few pages, and it took more than 50 pages to draw me in. As I got deeper in the story and knew where it was going, I was hooked! As a cat lover, I was delighted when both of the main characters have pet cats! I also enjoyed how there were lines that refers to cat behaviour. I thought Chloe and Braxton's relationship is adorable and surprisingly, believable, given the circumstances. I genuinely enjoyed reading this book. This is the first book of a series and I want to read more. I would recommend this to those who likes to read urban fantasy. Thank you to Voracious Readers Only for sending me a copy!”

Nikkiel101

Created about 6 years ago

“Solid 3 star from me. It was good without being great. Shades of Circle City is the first book in a series. It was a nice introduction to the world and the characters I assume you'll see a lot of in the rest of the books. The ending is satisfying and leaves an opening for sequels, if you want more. It has a nice pace that is slowed some because the reader has insight into the villain and what he's after/doing/up to. If you are from Indianapolis, you will probably enjoy hearing/seeing local, familiar sights and spots. For me, who has never been, it was kind of interesting but also a little too detailed. (Honestly, it reminded me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series where it almost seems like filler to list every single road in New Jersey.) I really want to know more about Chloe's brother Martin and hope he gets more detailed further into the series. He sounds interesting. And now my dislikes: I disliked the insta-love and could have done without hearing how hot Braxton is every single time his name came up. I disliked how long it took for Chloe to realize that she saw ghosts. It is literally in the blurb and the first half of the book read more like a regular crime novel. (And an uninteresting one, looking for pawn shop robber.) Granted, you know that Braxton is a werewolf but even that seemed muted and downplayed. This was a good opener, overall, though. I do plan to read more in the series so my dislikes weren't hates or deal breakers. I'll be back for more Chloe Cole. A special thanks to Voracious Readers Only for the free for review copy that I received!”

About Stephanie A. Cain

Stephanie A. Cain writes epic & urban fantasy. She is the author of Stormsinger, Stormshadow, Stormseer, The Midwinter Royal, and Sow the Wind. She grew up in Indiana, where much of her urban fantasy is set.

She spends her work time at a small museum doing historical research, giving tours of a Victorian man-cave, and serving as a one-woman IT department. A proud crazy cat lady, she is happily owned by Eowyn, Strider, and Eustace Clarence Scrubb.

In her free time, she enjoys hiking (except for the spiders), bird-watching, and reading. She enjoys organizing things and visits office supply stores for fun. She owns way more movie scores and fountain pens than she can actually afford.