Let's say you live most of your life without relatives and suddenly you're unceremoniously announced you are the last living kin of a teenage witch. Damn, the way they just made Maia basically adopt her without saying anything before meeting her, which is insane, they just put her on the spot. The world is really interesting and the characters are quite complex , which is always a plus.
This was a really fun read that I binged in one sitting

Blood and Fire by Kim Mullcan is about Maia who is a bounty hunter in a magical world that is hidden away from the humans. Maia becomes stressed out when the Majeri summons her. She finds out that she is the last living relative to a young witch named Elaina when her mother has been killed. Maia is not the guardian of Elaina and has a six-month timeframe to see if the guardianship will continue or if Elaina will be placed in foster care. I really like Maia as she is very compassionate and kind. She seeks advice from other shifters when she gets stuck on what to do with a witchy teenager. Although, her powers don't seem all that witchy- so what is Elaina? It comes down to will Maia be able to protect Elaina from the parties who are just waiting to get their hands on her?

Fun read and highly recommend it. Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review.

Blood and Fire is a the first book in a new series called Alpha and Omega. Maia our MC is a bounty hunter who is summoned by the Majeri she wasn’t told why she was being summoned immediately and was stressed a job she handled might have had issues she was unaware of.

Much to Maia’s surprise they wanted her for an entirely different reason. To her shock she she is the last living relative of a young teenage witch whose mother had recently been killed. Maia is named guardian to Elaina a young witch and given six months to see if the guardianship would continue or she would be placed in foster care.

What seems to be a straightforward role, soon becomes complicated as Maia realizes there are a number of individuals interested in Elaina because she exhibits strange powerful magical abilities. While trying to form a new family dynamic Maia and Elaina are attached in multiple kidnapping attempts and to hinder matters further Maia takes on a dangerous case involving ritual sacrifice and dark magic m. Can Maia keep Elaina safe and be a good parent? Wonderful plot and storyline it pulls you right in. I really enjoyed it and I highly recommend it.

I really enjoyed this one. I laughed at the part of the description about not keeping a houseplant alive and now having a kid. I can totally relate to that one. I've managed to kill every cactus I've ever owned. Fortunately the kid seems a bit more resilient.

The book was very entrancing and the cover absolutely beautiful. This Author is definitely a talented one, the plot, the magic system, even the title and cover hooks you in for the ride, and I buckled up happily for the ride.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for providing me with this ARC.


Description from NetGalley:
I am Maia Delacroix and I hunt people and relics. My life does not lack excitement or danger. I have it in spades.

Then the Mageri surprised me with an orphan...yes, an orphan. I can’t even keep a house plant alive, let alone a kid. It turns out I’m her only living relative, and even though we’ve never met, I’m her only hope. Great. Can I feed her after midnight? What does she eat? I have no idea what I’m doing.

They tell me this little witchling will need care for a few years until she comes of age. The bizarre fire leaking out of Elaina’s hands is a pretty good indicator that she is no witch.

Then the coven comes—they want her back. Necromancers show up, turning my vampire friends into enemies. If that isn’t bad enough, I have a demon problem now too.

Join me, and see if we can make it out alive!

This felt like a cozy mystery; except, instead of the protagonist having a pet, Maia has to take care of Elaina. It was decent. Easy to read. There are a lot of interesting ideas with the different supernatural elements and the general world building. I’m interested to see where the author takes it from here.

Overall: 3/5

Maia, a bounty hunter, is summoned by the Majeri and much to her surprise is named guardian to Elaina a young witch who is distantly related to her. What seems to be a straightforward role, soon becomes complicated as Maia begins to realize there are a number of individuals interested in Elaina.

This was a decent book. I found it easy to read and I connected with the strong female lead pretty quickly. I would recommend it to urban fantasy fans.

This is an exciting new series that has a little bit of everything to satisfy any urban fantasy lover. The author did a great job at creating a world I want to immerse myself in.

I loved the idea of a perpetual 25-year-old ending up the guardian of a teenage girl that she's never even met before. The author did a great job in creating the emotional dynamics that go with a situation like that. I also liked that possible romance was hinted at but the focus remained on Maia and Elaina.

Highly recommend this book to all lovers of urban fantasy.

I received an arc of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This one was a really fun read. It’s cool to be doing blog tours again!

This magic world was very interesting to me. It takes place in the real world (i.e. they take a trip to Vegas at one point) but most of the story takes place in a city that is only inhabited by magical people, or breeds as they are called. You have mages and witches (not the same thing), plus vampires, shifters, and other magic folk. So it’s a modern story with computers and cell phones but also it’s own little world tucked away from most of human society. I really liked that.

I also really liked Maia. She’s a tough cookie, as one might expect from a bounty hunter, but she also is very compassionate. She gets stuck with a teenager and has no idea what to do, but never gives up on her. Once she has the responsibility, she is determined to protect and nurture her new ward to the best of her abilities (including asking for advice from the shifters because she knows how familial they are – it was really cute).

Elaina, the ward in question, is also a very interesting character. A lot of this book is about trying to figure out just what her deal is. Her mother was a witch, but Elaina does not fit in with the coven (hates them, in fact) despite the coven desperately fighting to get Elaina back. Elaina also has some powers that aren’t exactly witchy. So if she isn’t a witch like her mother . . . what is she exactly?

There are also a lot of twists and turns involving a series of murders where the victims are vampires. Maia’s new clients turn into unexpected allies and potential friends as the murders get closer and closer to home. This was a book that kept me guessing and I loved discovering all of the connections and how they all fit together.

I’m looking forward to seeing what comes next from this author. If this sounds interesting to you, definitely check it out! I give it a solid four stars.

I've been trying really hard to get into urban fantasy, but I think it is such a hard genre to do right. It's so hard to balance world building with the world that already exists. Ultimately, I struggled with that in this book. It just felt a little forced and the characters felt a little one dimensional to me.

Thank you to the publisher, author and netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I received an e-book thrue netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Such a great read. A mix between paranormal fantasy and mystery thriller.
And the characters are so well written and likeable. Hopefully we get to know them more in the books to come.

We follow Maia a fucking tough, whiskey drinker, bounty hunter and who also is a mage.
She lives in a town called Atlantis that's hidden from humans.
She's friend with shifters, vampires, mages, half-demons and dislikes the witches.

The story begins with Maia being summoned to the Mageri office and gets to be a guardian to a teenage girl Elaine, who seems to be her next of kin.

Though Maia doesn't now the first thing about paranting she seems to do a great job. Balancing her hunting job and the fact that the witches are trying to kill her and Elaine.

A great first book in the serie and I'm dying to know more.

This book is full of interesting ideas. The worldbuilding is fun, and the book gives you just enough information on all of it.

However, this book really needed a few more editing passes. In both pacing, dialogue, and continuity issues, I found the hiccups too big to really enjoy the story. The characters interacting felt stilted, like they were being fed lines instead of speaking from the heart.

Even our main character Maia, often felt like to me that she was becoming a caricature of herself. I have loved brash and rough around the edges protagonists before, but this one didn't work for me. Oftentimes, her outbursts felt so over the top, without any explanation given for them. So, instead of feeling like a personality trait, it felt like a quirky personality glitch.

A video review including this book is on my Youtube channel at https://youtu.be/FyK7hcbNrvc?t=118

This is the 1st book I have read by the Author and base on this offering won't be my last

Bounty hunter and mage Maia has lost track of her mortal family since her transformation ......... now she finds herself with a recently orphaned 15yr old relative , Elaina . Apparently Elaina's mother was accused of practicing 'black magic' and was killed by a demon - something she cannot get her head around and she asks Maia to look into the allegations . Meanwhile Elaina starts to manifest powers that Elaina has not seen before ...... powers at odds with her supposed status - just what is going on ?

This book was an interesting read ........ a testing of boundaries , the need to trust each other , is blood really thicker than water ?
I look forward to reading the next book in the series where perhaps the potential slow burn romance between Maia and Liam might progress !

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Blood and Fire, by Kim Mullican, is the first in a new Urban Fantasy series about a supernatural bounty hunter who unexpectedly inherits a witchling child from a distant relative.
I really liked this book-I thought the world building was great, and the author deftly handled the introduction of many types of supernatural beings(witches, demons, necromancers, vampires, and more), which is where many authors go wrong, so I loved seeing an author handle it in such a way that really worked. The heroine, Maia, is very likable, and her interaction with her new ward, Elaina, is funny and believable, and that was really the heart of the book as they go about solving the mystery of Elaina’s mother’s death.
I would recommend this book to any mature fan of Urban Fantasy, due to the violence and mature themes.
I do believe that this book could have used another editing pass or two, or it would have easily been a 4 star book. But because I can’t give 3.5 stars, and because the book truly has very good bones, I still give it 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.
Thank you to Syn Publishing and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader’s Copy. All opinions are my own.

Folks, this was GOOD. This was EXCELLENT. This was exactly what I want to see in a new UF! Keep it up!

Picked up this cute cook about a local mage female bounty hunter who accidently gains a young witch from a distant relative who died. The girl who can throw fireballs and is a general snark fest. The two of them team up to solve the mystery of her mom's death. It's pretty fun and a nice evening read if you aren't looking for anything too serious. Good weekend vacation material.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Syn Publishing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is the first in a new series. I liked this book. The characters Maia and Elaina, are strong, interesting women (almost women). A good read. Urban fantasy and throw in a female bounty hunter who becomes an unexpected mom. 4 stars

This was a really good read. There was action and mystery and a possible love interest. It was interesting to experience the dynamics of a bounty hunter suddenly faced with raising a teen. The author did a good job of setting the scene for a sequel. I look forward to the next book in the series.

Thank you to netgally and San publishing for letting me read this ARC for an honest review.

The cover grabbed my attention right away. I love a good book with a strong female characters and Maia was just that. She was nervous to take on a young teen but definitely rose to the challenge. This book was very fast paced and kept me very invested with all the mystery and some great action scenes. I did enjoy that the book didn't revolve around men and bedding them. Maia did occasionally notice how attractive the lawyer was but that's it. The book did feel rushed and we could have had more details about things but hopefully as this series progresses we get a more full picture.

“Blood and Fire” was such a fun read. I loved that Maia treated Elaina like a fifteen-year-old and not a child. I enjoyed the world-building with magic and different breeds of magical beings. The author did a great job with that. She created amazing characters who are smart and witty.

Maia was a badass mage, not to be confused with wizards because they are assholes. She is a tough-as-nails bounty hunter who didn’t discriminate, which I loved. Elaina blew me away. I don’t think I was quite as mature as she was at 15.

I enjoyed the mystery of this story, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.