Death Kissed (Nightworld: Court of Magic, #1)
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- Author：J.N. Colon
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Summary
Runaway witch Thorn Rosalee has a deadly power。 And if she falls into the wrong hands， her soul will pay the ultimate price…
After the war among fae and witches， seventeen-year-old Thorn hides in the one place her coven will never find her。 Enemy territory。 But when the Unseelie King discovers her lethal secret， she’s forced to partner with his son to uncover the culprit behind Chicago’s newest serial killer。
Working with Caleb Blackwood turns into a daily battle of wills—one the prince plays dirty to win—and between bloodthirsty vampires， vicious shifters， and sinister demons， their search for answers only leads to more trouble。
Fae aren’t the only ones who notice the witch’s hidden talents。 And before long， Thorn will have to face the monsters of her past to survive another day in Nightworld。
After the war among fae and witches， seventeen-year-old Thorn hides in the one place her coven will never find her。 Enemy territory。 But when the Unseelie King discovers her lethal secret， she’s forced to partner with his son to uncover the culprit behind Chicago’s newest serial killer。
Working with Caleb Blackwood turns into a daily battle of wills—one the prince plays dirty to win—and between bloodthirsty vampires， vicious shifters， and sinister demons， their search for answers only leads to more trouble。
Fae aren’t the only ones who notice the witch’s hidden talents。 And before long， Thorn will have to face the monsters of her past to survive another day in Nightworld。
Reviews
Cara Varndell
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This is a great new paranormal urban fantasy series created by the amazing J。N。 Colon。 Interesting story line which is addicting from the start。 I did not want to put it down。 Great character interaction。 I love the banter and chemistry with Thorn and Caleb。 Can’t wait for book 2！！
Natalia Navarro
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Death touched witch + hot male Tinkerbell = 🤤🥵🔥Wow， my mind is blown by this phenomenal start of the series installment， my very first book by this author and definitely not the last！！！ 🥰 #stalkermodeon 😁Loved， loved， loved Thorn and Caleb so much， the amazing world JN has created and the dark twisted plot that sucked me in since the start！！！ 🤯Can't wait to read the next book in the series， need to know what will happen next！！！ 🖤 Death touched witch + hot male Tinkerbell = 🤤🥵🔥Wow， my mind is blown by this phenomenal start of the series installment， my very first book by this author and definitely not the last！！！ 🥰 #stalkermodeon 😁Loved， loved， loved Thorn and Caleb so much， the amazing world JN has created and the dark twisted plot that sucked me in since the start！！！ 🤯Can't wait to read the next book in the series， need to know what will happen next！！！ 🖤 。。。more
Debbie Eyre
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This is one hell of a read， one that once you start you will not be able to put down， so be warned！ A fantastic dark urban fantasy that is enthralling and enjoyable and has an entertaining and gripping storyline！ Our characters are fantastic especially Thorn our runaway witch and Caleb our fae prince。 Set in an amazing world put together by this author， they are trying to find Chicago’s latest serial killer amongst the vampires， shifters and demons。 It’s fast paced and action packed， there’s som This is one hell of a read， one that once you start you will not be able to put down， so be warned！ A fantastic dark urban fantasy that is enthralling and enjoyable and has an entertaining and gripping storyline！ Our characters are fantastic especially Thorn our runaway witch and Caleb our fae prince。 Set in an amazing world put together by this author， they are trying to find Chicago’s latest serial killer amongst the vampires， shifters and demons。 It’s fast paced and action packed， there’s some sass and humour and there’s secrets and challenges to be faced and I look forward to reading more。 。。。more
Erin
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Thorn is a great female lead and hiding in Unseelie territory from her witch coven。 After being found by the King she gets paired with his son Prince Caleb to find a serial killer。。 So many types of characters involved within the story。 Looking forward to the next book。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Christina Luberts
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You will not want to put this down。 It is none stop action and not in only one way。 Follow the journey of Thorn （Thea） and Caleb’s journey on finding who is killing and dropping bodies in the Fae territory and why Thorn is not with her coven。 Will say there was times when I thought Thorn should have done better for the way she is portrayed in most of the story。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Emily Pennington
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Thorn and Caleb's Mission 。 。 。Thorn Rosalee has a deadly power that can bring chaos in the wrong hands。 So she run away after the war between Fae and witches to hide where her coven won’t find her -- in the territory of the enemy。 However， the Unseelie King did find her and makes her join his son， Fae Prince Caleb Blackwood， to find Chicago’s newest serial killer。Working with Caleb is frustrating for Thorn。 It is a constant battle of wills。 Thorn proves herself over and over， however。 She is a Thorn and Caleb's Mission 。 。 。Thorn Rosalee has a deadly power that can bring chaos in the wrong hands。 So she run away after the war between Fae and witches to hide where her coven won’t find her -- in the territory of the enemy。 However， the Unseelie King did find her and makes her join his son， Fae Prince Caleb Blackwood， to find Chicago’s newest serial killer。Working with Caleb is frustrating for Thorn。 It is a constant battle of wills。 Thorn proves herself over and over， however。 She is a strong fighter。 Caleb is also powerful。 Will they find the guilty party they have been looking for？ Although the story ends with a cliffhanger， the reader is still eager to read the next book。 It definitely keeps your attention。 。。。more
Jeannie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thorn is a witch on the run from her own coven。 Hiding out in Chicago amongst all her enemies is better than being found by her coven。 For if her coven finds her， they'll use her deadly power for their good and not Thorn's。 For Thorn pays a little bit of her soul each time she uses her power。 One fateful night， fearing she's being followed， Thorn ducks into enemy territory， a bar owned by the Fae King Blackwood。 While Thorn is in the club， the King witnesses her using her power and knows exactly Thorn is a witch on the run from her own coven。 Hiding out in Chicago amongst all her enemies is better than being found by her coven。 For if her coven finds her， they'll use her deadly power for their good and not Thorn's。 For Thorn pays a little bit of her soul each time she uses her power。 One fateful night， fearing she's being followed， Thorn ducks into enemy territory， a bar owned by the Fae King Blackwood。 While Thorn is in the club， the King witnesses her using her power and knows exactly what kind of witch Thorn is。 He summons her to speak with her and she flees。 Thorn takes on every one of the king's men and thinks she's gotten away but the pesky， arrogant Fae Prince Caleb catches up to our heroine。 She goes before the Fae King and in order to protect her very human friend， Thorn reluctantly agrees to work with Caleb。 Her mission is to use her gift to find the supernatural serial killer targeting humans。 The humans are being dumped in Fae territory in Chicago。 Caleb and Thorn couldn't be more different。 Along the way they'll have to go into Vampire， Wolf Shifter and Demon territories finding more trouble along the way。 Will they find their killer before they get into too much trouble？ The stakes are high and so is the angst and witty banter。 You will absolutely adore this enemies to lovers urban fantasy。 The world and character building is very strong from the start。 The end caught me by surprise only because I wasn't expecting it to end so suddenly。 I don't normally read urban fiction but this is one must read！ Well done Jena！ 。。。more
Christinaraven
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I really liked this new series。 It introduces a different kind of Chicago with supernatural creatures and a serial killer on the loose。 Thus we are introduced the Thorn and Caleb， our two main characters from opposite sides of a recent war who must partner together to find the killer。 That is if they do not kill each other first。 They were a blast as the main characters and had me laughing and groaning at their interactions。 Plus all the secondary characters just add to this new world。 Just a gr I really liked this new series。 It introduces a different kind of Chicago with supernatural creatures and a serial killer on the loose。 Thus we are introduced the Thorn and Caleb， our two main characters from opposite sides of a recent war who must partner together to find the killer。 That is if they do not kill each other first。 They were a blast as the main characters and had me laughing and groaning at their interactions。 Plus all the secondary characters just add to this new world。 Just a great story and characters that I could not put down it was so good。 Lots of banter， action， danger and secrets。 Need more。 。。。more
Maria
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First book in the series so start hereKickass Heroine witch with dangerous powers， this book has it all demons， witches， shifters and fae。The story kept me reading and i look forward to reading more and exploring the world。 I found the story was action packed with twists and turns， suspense， intrigue， humour。Looking forward to the next book in the seriesI received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Sandra
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It was an entertaining read。 It did feel very similar to the Wayward Fae series and Thorn was a great heroine， very kickass and tough and enjoyable to read about。 Caleb was sexy but unfortunately that is all he seemed to be。 He has a lot of ground to make up before I consider him a worthy hero。I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。
Marie Fraser
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I loved this book！ It was very well written and the characters and story were well developed。 I loved the character personalities and seeing the relationship dynamics evolve and develop throughout the book。 The story was action packed and full of twists and turns。 It had suspense， intrigue， hot chemistry， humour and great world building。 I’d highly recommend this book and can’t wait for the next book one this series！！ Another excellent book from this author。I received an arc for a voluntary revi I loved this book！ It was very well written and the characters and story were well developed。 I loved the character personalities and seeing the relationship dynamics evolve and develop throughout the book。 The story was action packed and full of twists and turns。 It had suspense， intrigue， hot chemistry， humour and great world building。 I’d highly recommend this book and can’t wait for the next book one this series！！ Another excellent book from this author。I received an arc for a voluntary review。 。。。more
Nilda Cruz
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A wonderful start for a series。 Amazing storyline and great characters。 A powerful witch and a Fae prince will have you turning pages with their adventure。 I really enjoyed this read and can not wait for more。
Jackie
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What a great beginning to a new series。 A witch with a powerful power that could be dangerous in the wrong hands。 I was completely engrossed in the characters and how they interacted。 Can’t wait for the next Don’t miss out once it’s released。
Billie
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This is a brilliant read。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and action with wonderful world building。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review。 This is a brilliant read。Wonderful well written plot and story line that had me engaged from the start。Love the well fleshed out characters and found them believable。Great suspense and action with wonderful world building。Can't wait to read what the author brings out next。Recommend reading。I read a complimentary advance copy of the book; this is my voluntary and honest review。 。。。more
Ethel D。
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Thorn Rosalee - a Witch with lethal powers hiding from her own kind。Caleb Blackwood - a Fae Prince。These two are forced to work together by Caleb's father。 They must find the killers who are dumping the bodies in Fae Territory， causing The Fae King angst for fear he would lose his territory in Chicago。 As they start their hunt for these killers， they realize that they are not overly fond of each other。 This changes as the book progresses due to the many challenges and entrapments。 They finally f Thorn Rosalee - a Witch with lethal powers hiding from her own kind。Caleb Blackwood - a Fae Prince。These two are forced to work together by Caleb's father。 They must find the killers who are dumping the bodies in Fae Territory， causing The Fae King angst for fear he would lose his territory in Chicago。 As they start their hunt for these killers， they realize that they are not overly fond of each other。 This changes as the book progresses due to the many challenges and entrapments。 They finally find the ones responsible for the killings but not before they encounter a new nemesis。As usual Ms。 J。 N。 Colon's book is exciting and engaging。 She has done a wonderful job。 I can't wait until her second book in this series is out。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Sydney
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Thorn holds the power of death in her hands but all she wants is to keep that darkness from tainting her soul。 While trying to keep of evils radar she gets pulled into a deal that may just blacken her soul beyond repair。 She get paired with Caleb and most the time she wants to smack him but other time she has thoughts about him。 Here is one quote "He could snort like a pig， and I'd still swoon。" As always J。N。 Colon has great bits of humor that tie in so well in with the them。 Here is a great ex Thorn holds the power of death in her hands but all she wants is to keep that darkness from tainting her soul。 While trying to keep of evils radar she gets pulled into a deal that may just blacken her soul beyond repair。 She get paired with Caleb and most the time she wants to smack him but other time she has thoughts about him。 Here is one quote "He could snort like a pig， and I'd still swoon。" As always J。N。 Colon has great bits of humor that tie in so well in with the them。 Here is a great example， "Warts on a witch， that hurt。" Thorn proves herself to not be underestimated in multiple situations， she is a fierce fighter。 Caleb is not to be trifled with， he is danger with a capital D。 The story ends with a little of a cliff hanger but not to bad。 You will want to read the next one。 。。。more
Messi
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Holy HOT Tinkerbell！！。。。confused？ I guess you'll just have to read it。 Thea （Thorn） has no idea what nightmares， or fantasies， she is walking into when she enters SHADE， the Unseelie King's night club。 Only through pure stubbornness， and strength born from her own nightmarish upbringing will she make it through this perilous task she's entangled in to save， not only the sweet little Aiden， but all in humanity， and perhaps her own people as well。Another definite Must Read from the never disappoin Holy HOT Tinkerbell！！。。。confused？ I guess you'll just have to read it。 Thea （Thorn） has no idea what nightmares， or fantasies， she is walking into when she enters SHADE， the Unseelie King's night club。 Only through pure stubbornness， and strength born from her own nightmarish upbringing will she make it through this perilous task she's entangled in to save， not only the sweet little Aiden， but all in humanity， and perhaps her own people as well。Another definite Must Read from the never disappointing J。N。Colon， with a new twist I've not seen in her previous reads。 So make sure you fantasy lovers check this one out！！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Michelle VanDaley
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An exciting start of series with interesting characters。 I really like the world the story is set in。 Plenty of action kept my interest from start to finish。 I look foreward to the next book
Crislee
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What fun。 Another action packed adventure from JN Colon。 And as always is clean except for a few words。 I'm not normally a "fantasy" fan but I love all her series and this one is no exception。 I can't wait for the next in this newest series。 Thorn and Caleb are going to be fun。 What fun。 Another action packed adventure from JN Colon。 And as always is clean except for a few words。 I'm not normally a "fantasy" fan but I love all her series and this one is no exception。 I can't wait for the next in this newest series。 Thorn and Caleb are going to be fun。 。。。more
Tassi （Read Ramble Repeat）
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4。6 ⭐️！！Wow holy flying Tinkerbell！ I absolutely loved this new world that Jena has created。 Dang， I'm already head over heels in love with this world and I just need more。 Yes， MORE。 More of everything。 Please and thank you。 I don't ask much but I have this need。。。and it's not been sated lol。 I think there's some missing pages in my book for sure。 This ↓ is like legit live footage of me when I realised I'd reached the end。 😆🤷🏻♀️ #sorrynotsorryThere was so much I thoroughly enjoyed about this b 4。6 ⭐️！！Wow holy flying Tinkerbell！ I absolutely loved this new world that Jena has created。 Dang， I'm already head over heels in love with this world and I just need more。 Yes， MORE。 More of everything。 Please and thank you。 I don't ask much but I have this need。。。and it's not been sated lol。 I think there's some missing pages in my book for sure。 This ↓ is like legit live footage of me when I realised I'd reached the end。 😆🤷🏻♀️ #sorrynotsorryThere was so much I thoroughly enjoyed about this book。 It's such an interesting world that we are welcomed into。 I loved the characters and was completely absorbed into this world。 It was the kind of book that just gave me the perfect escape。 Which I've been desperately in need for， life amiright？ So I was kind of like Tom when he was running from the guards。 But for me， the guards equal the reality I'm trying to run from。 Do you feel me？ So I am very thankful to Jena for providing me with this book。 It was just what I needed。 A perfect balance of everything。The one thing I loved the most was definitely the characters。 There was just something about them that had me attaching to them so quickly。 The Fae Prince and Thorn are just the kind of characters that have you chuckling at their antics and their amusing bickering lol。 There's like this slow but fast build between them （I know that sounds confusing lol）， but no matter how much bad blood there is between them， there is like this insane pull to the other。 Like a magnetic force working between them。 So you can imagine how that's going to go。 But you'll be there for it。 You won't be able to stop yourself from running right into that burning building。 I loved that the MC girl already knew about all the paranormal world and even knew what she was。 That isn't something we always see。 Mostly we learn along with them what they are， so it was nice， for me， taking this route for a changeup。。。and how I loved it。 A little about the story…so our girl， Thorn， is a Witch on the run from her coven and basically anyone that will use her。 You see， she has this very deadly power， one that has been honed by the coven she's running from…but Thorn knows that the more this deadly power is used， it will claim any shred of her soul that has been left untouched by the darkness。 She is a weapon that many would love to have in their pocket。 Which is why she's in hiding （obvi lol）。 Thorn is taking a risk hiding right in enemy territory…but it's her best option to stay hidden from those seeking her。 But it seems as always， that fate has a different plan for her。 Or maybe that's something else like say um bad luck？。。。。maybe both？ One night she finds herself hiding from the dangers outside， in a Fae nightclub。。。and from here everything takes a wild dive。 The Unseelie King learns of her deadly secret。。。and you guessed it， wants to use her powers to track down who is killing and disposing of bodies in his territory。 Thorn is forced into solving the mystery of who this serial slasher killer is。。。along with the Fae Prince。 Mister arrogant who will literally play any card to get his own way。 So yes， imagine a daily clash of wills， when these two come together。 And I'll just over here like。。。I'll tell you， the tension between these two is strong。 To the point of hatred。 But being stuck working together， really has a way of bridging those gaps。 Which I'm totally here for also lol， obvi。 😆🤷🏻♀️ Let me give you a little sneaksie of what you can be looking forward to when it comes to these two。。。❝“You’ve got to be the stupidest witch I’ve ever met to walk into my father’s nightclub of all places looking for a job。” Did he say father…？ F****。 My。 Life。 The arrogant a**hole standing in front of me， the one I just threatened， was Prince Caleb， son of the Unseelie king。 He smirked and dropped the wrinkled paper on the bar next to me。 “I guess you finally realized who you were mouthing off to。” “Mouthing off？” My blood began to boil from the way he made me sound like some insolent servant， and before I could rein in my temper， words spewed out。 “Let’s get something straight， Prince Tinkerbell。 I’m not one of your loyal subjects you can trample on。” Ugh， Thorn， shut the hell up。 “What did you call me？” A cool wind began to stir the hair around his stony face。 I guess he doesn’t like Tinkerbell。❞Anywho， the search for answers and new leads through the territories of Vampires， Shifters and Demons is one that keeps landing them in more trouble。。。each time only making it more dangerous。 But the longer Thorn has to use her dark powers， she feels herself slipping further into darkness。。。but because nothing is easy， more supernaturals are noticing her powers and want her （because why not？）。。。but Thorn's more afraid of the monsters of her past arising and finding her。 Ones she isn't yet ready to face。 With darkness sneaking closer the more she uses her power。。。will Thorn be able to save herself before the darkness crashes in and claims her soul？This is a book that needs to be read。 The characters will be ones you love with your whole heart。 Their pain will become yours。 The story will claim your heart。 I honestly can't wait to see what more will happen。 I need more Thorn in my life。 She's a great character。 I adore her strength， determination and the love and protectiveness she still has， regardless of how messed up she's had it。 Some may say it feels like a repeat of Crimes of Fire。。。but let me just say， this book is a story all on its own。 Yes， there are aspects that slightly made me think of her latest story， but in all honesty， the small sections that reminded me of Crimes of Fire were what actually made me love this one even more （because we all know how much I loved that world）。 But it is not by any means a repeat。 It is an amazing book that I think many will enjoy and lose a lot of time to because they can't stop turning those pages。There is so much I'm looking forward to seeing in this new dark urban fantasy creation。 Jena， I love your crazy brain and everything you write。 You are incredible and I'm here for every crazy， wild， torturous moment you want to create。 I'll drop everything just to be there。 Gah， I can't wait for you guys to read this new world。 Be sure to check it out when it releases on the 22nd July。 You can find it on Amazon right here ---> Death Kissed。Thank you to the lovely Jena for providing me with the chance to read the ARC of this amazing world。 I can't wait to read more。 I need it so much。 I had to have a chocolate fill just to help me write this because I didn't know how to get all my thoughts out。。。and honestly， I barely touched it but my brain is legit shutting down。 Just an ahhmazing job lovely。 I know this will be another series I'll probably obsess over。 Loved every moment。 Ugh， now back to this thing called reality。 You sure you don't have any more ready for me？ lolHope all my awesome ramblers are doing well and are at least trying to keep out of mischief this weekend lol。 Happy Reading book dragons x 。。。more
Chad Barrus
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This is a page turning dark fantasy with a mix of Fae， Demons， Shifters and one Witch who has dark powers to drain a person’s soul like a demon but tries her best to keep that power hidden。Someone is killing humans and making it look like the Fae may be responsible so a witch down on her luck gets sucked into this scenario to solve the mystery with the Fae prince as her partner。 There are plenty of twists as the guilty party seems to shift from one group to the next before finally being exposed。 This is a page turning dark fantasy with a mix of Fae， Demons， Shifters and one Witch who has dark powers to drain a person’s soul like a demon but tries her best to keep that power hidden。Someone is killing humans and making it look like the Fae may be responsible so a witch down on her luck gets sucked into this scenario to solve the mystery with the Fae prince as her partner。 There are plenty of twists as the guilty party seems to shift from one group to the next before finally being exposed。There is the tension between the prince and the witch which is dislike bordering on outright hatred but changes as they work closer together to solve the mystery。 This story will pull you in and you’ll keep reading the pages just as fast as you can to see what’s on the next page！ Some of the scenes are gritty so beware that like life bad things happen！I recommend this book for those who enjoy a spine tingling read with a heroine who wants to be good in spite of her dark powers。 I think we humans can relate to that even if we don’t have supernatural powers。This is the first book in a new series by JN Colon and like her previous series I have read I’m looking forward to the next book to see what comes next！ 。。。more
Milian Glafira
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