Tracking the Tempest

October 17, 2010 in Fantasy, Urban | 2 comments

I was so excited to get my hands on Nicole Peeler’s follow up to Tempest Rising. From the cover to the characters to the exorbitant amounts of cooch (Yes, Jane has a lot of sex), I quickly became of fan of this series! Nikki Peeler just keeps getting better–Tracking the Tempest really gets going and sucks the reader in.

As a quick recap from Tempest Rising, we know that Jane is half selkie–she can call on the power of water. Her new boyfriend, Ryu, is a vampire. This leads to a fun romance with lots of steamy scenes (Did I mention they have a lot of sex?). With Tracking the Tempest, Jane is still coming into her power. She is coached by Nell, a powerful gnome, and Trill, a kelpie. Along with this newfound power, she maintains a long distance relationship with her new beau, Ryu. Everything goes well until Ryu decides that she should visit him for Valentine’s Day. With that visit, Jane’s contentment goes Ka-BOOM!

Jane becomes embroiled in yet another investigation, this time a killing spree. All evidence hints that the murderer is a halfling–just like Jane. The action is fast paced and Ms. Peeler packs so much into this book that its size is deceiving.

Jane is again thrown into a supernatural world she is still new to. The characters really come together in Tracking the Tempest, from Ryu’s detective team to Jane’s coworkers at the bookstore, keeping the reader interested not only in our main characters, but the supporting cast as well. Nicole Jane is downright bawdy at times, leaving me laughing at almost every page (I got a lot of weird looks while reading this one). The range of supernatural (gnomes, kelpies, ifrits, and even brownies) is just as refreshing as when I read Tempest Rising.

There are eyebrow waggling moments, jealous boyfriends, and some seriously scary moments as well. All is woven together seamlessly, creating one fun read! I have really enjoyed seeing Jane come into her power–at first a very fragile character, she really begins to hold her own in this book. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Jane in Tempest’s Legacy!!

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    Bets DaviesNo Gravatar on June 18, 2011 at 4:10 pm

    I loved Tempest Rising. I found it inspiring and fun and I like to see authors not afraid to let their characters get it on. I looked forward to the next book.

    Based on your description I may have to try it again, since I love her support team, especially at the book store. But Tracking the Tempest didn’t initially draw me in. I was good with it and reading right along until I got to–the sex!!! And I love some action with my action. When I started setting up my books for createspace, I actually toned them down. A little. And yes, I made her sex scenes look silk screened before I retooled them. So–tangent to say, I love a little lovin’ in my books.

    But Jane started giving me the Bella creeps: My boyfriend is so hot. He is so damn hot. Everything about him is droolsome. Wow is he hot. He just touches me and I–” Okay. So. I got a little sick of it. It turned me off the book. I didn’t care how hot Ryu was. In fact I wanted to do some de-structive surgery so he wasn’t so hot.

    But maybe I gave up too soon. It sounds like you really enjoyed the romp. I’ll give it another go.

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    DayaNo Gravatar on June 20, 2011 at 11:30 am

    Hi Bets! I did love it, and I HATED Twilight. Instead, I would liken the series in many ways to the Charlaine’s Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series. There’s great plot twists, action scenes (both kinds!), and humor. I love that Jane has a libido, and that it’s totally ok by her. If you move on to Tracking the Tempest, you’ll soon see there’s a bit of trouble in paradise, which helps if you thought Jane was too “into” Ryu.