The Devil You Know By Morgan Brice, Performed By Kale Williams
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, GLBTQ, MM
Tropes: Established relationship, monster hunting, grief and vengence
Released: Audio: Oct 25, 2022; eBook: Feb 8, 2022
Publisher: Darkwind Press
Series: Witchbane, Book 6
Length: 6 hrs, 6 mins; 218 pages
Seth and Evan met “on the job” when Evan was the intended sacrifice of a dark coven, and Seth came to the rescue. Now, they’ve teamed up to stop a century of ritual murders and get justice for Seth’s brother Jesse and the other victims.
Seth and Evan have a plan to stop the next witch disciple, plus new allies and magic. But this time, the warlock knows they’re coming, and he has plans of his own. When Seth disappears and is trapped in a spell that gives him his heart’s desire, can he free himself in time to help Evan?
And when Evan’s younger brother shows up unexpectedly, can Evan trust Parker to have his back? It all comes down to trusting the devil you know!
The Devil You Know is a thrill-packed urban fantasy MM paranormal romance with plenty of supernatural suspense, hurt/comfort, hot sex, found family, and dark magic and features an evolving, established romantic relationship with all the feels.
Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003
Kept me on the edge of my seat!
I read this book with my eyes back in February 2022 and loved it. I loved it all over again when I listened to Kale Williams perform the audiobook. There really isn’t anything else I can say so I’m pasting a copy of my original review below:
Kept me on the edge of my seat!
Monster hunter books are not normally the type of book that I pick up. However, since reading my first Morgan Brice book just a little over two years ago, I’ve become a huge fan of her stories. She has a lot of different series to choose from under her Morgan Brice pen name and lots more from her Gail Z. Martin pen name.
All of her stories connect in one way or another but you absolutely can read them as standalone books. I actually haven’t read the first three Witchbane books yet (sad face) but I never felt lost while reading the remaining stories in the series. She does an excellent job of giving you the background information you need from previous books, while at the same time not having you feel like you’re re-reading stuff you wouldn’t want to. I hope that makes sense. 😊
In The Devil You Know, Seth and Evan continue their quest to eliminate the evil witches who have been systematically killing descendants of the people who killed a warlock over 100 years ago. This time they find themselves in Ohio and most of the action takes place in Cleveland.
I loved that we got to meet Seth’s family and that Evan was reunited with his younger brother, Parker. This is a story with a lot of depth to it as well as heart-pounding adventure and suspense. Even though each book in the series has been about finding and killing the bad guys, I’ve never felt like I was reading the same story again. There are always new angles, research, and characters which help to keep the series fresh and new. The romantic connection between Seth and Evan also keeps getting stronger and stronger. I’m sure there will be many more adventures ahead for this duo, because they still have several witch disciples to hunt down and eliminate, and I’ll be here waiting to read them.
Story: ♥♥♥♥♥
Narration: ♥♥♥♥♥
O Factor: Scorcher
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We just might die tonight, and it won’t even be monsters that kill us.
Seth Tanner hunched low over the handlebars of his black Hayabusa motorcycle and urged the roaring engine to eke out a bit more speed.
Behind him, his partner Evan Malone wrapped his arms tight around Seth’s midsection and tucked his helmet against Seth’s shoulder blades.
The rev of a truck close behind them told Seth their pursuers weren’t ready to give up. Then a shot fired, changing the whole game.
“Fuck,” Seth muttered and wove from one side of the lane to the other, desperate to keep the goons from getting a clear shot.
The gunman fired a second time and a third. Seth’s luck wasn’t going to last forever, and then one of the bullets would hit Evan, the bike, or him. Seth had a good idea who had hired the hitmen, and he doubted they showed up on a dark Ohio road just to send a warning.
A light ahead drew Seth’s attention, and he skidded into the gravel lot of a cinder block roadhouse. Neon beer signs cast a crimson glow that attracted a row of pickups and Harleys. Red paint on white walls proclaimed it to be Charley’s Place.
I’ll take my chances on a bar fight over being shot in the back.
The charcoal Ford truck chasing them never slowed, rumbling past the bar too fast for Seth to get a good look, and then it was gone, swallowed by the night.
He faced the motorcycle toward the road, sheltered between a beat-up green F-150 and a red Silverado with a gun rack in the back window. Seth felt sure that he and Evan would be no more welcome inside than they’d been with the guys who chased them, so when their attackers didn’t return, Seth hit the gas and headed back the way they came.
His heart didn’t stop pounding until he slowed at the entrance to the campground where they had parked their RV. While it wasn’t late, Seth was hyper-aware of the rumble of the motorcycle’s engine, not wanting to draw attention. When they pulled up in front of their site, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Doesn’t look like anyone’s been here,” he said to Evan as he climbed off the bike and secured it. His body still hummed with adrenaline, and Seth scanned the area for danger as Evan followed him to the RV’s door.
Locks and security alarm aside, the fifth-wheeler and black pickup that towed it were also protected by magical wardings, courtesy of friends with supernatural abilities. The protections recognized Seth and Evan but were designed to keep out intruders.
Seth turned on the lights and gasped when he saw the blood on Evan’s jacket and realized his boyfriend was leaning heavily against the wall.
“You’re hit.” Seth helped Evan to sit at the table and went to fetch their medic kit.
Morgan Brice is the romance pen name of bestselling author Gail Z. Martin. Morgan writes urban fantasy male/male paranormal romance, with plenty of action, adventure and supernatural thrills to go with the happily ever after. Gail writes epic fantasy and urban fantasy, and together with co-author hubby Larry N. Martin, steampunk and comedic horror, all of which have less romance, more explosions. Characters from her Gail books make frequent appearances in secondary roles in her Morgan books, and vice versa.
On the rare occasions Morgan isn’t writing, she’s either reading, cooking, or spoiling two very pampered dogs.
Series include Witchbane, Badlands, and Treasure Trail. Watch for more in these series, plus new series coming soon!
Read a copy of my Badlands short story Restless Nights here for free
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