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    Wickedly Dangerous
    Wickedly Dangerous
    Wickedly Dangerous
    Audiobook12 hours

    Wickedly Dangerous

    Written by Deborah Blake

    Narrated by Romy Nordlinger

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Older than she looks and powerful beyond measure, Barbara Yager no longer has much in common with the mortal life she left behind long ago. Posing as an herbalist and researcher, she travels the country with her faithful (mostly) dragon-turned-dog in an enchanted Airstream, fulfilling her duties as a Baba Yaga and avoiding any possibility of human attachment. But when she is summoned to find a missing child, Barbara suddenly finds herself caught up in a web of deceit and an unexpected attraction to the charming but frustrating sheriff Liam McClellan.

    Now, as Barbara fights both human enemies and Otherworld creatures to save the lives of three innocent children, she discovers that her most difficult battle may be with her own heart.Contains mature themes.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 24, 2015
    ISBN9781494587765
    Wickedly Dangerous
    Author

    Deborah Blake

    Deborah Blake is the author of over a dozen books on modern Witchcraft, including The Eclectic Witch’s Book of Shadows, The Little Book of Cat Magic and The Everyday Witch's Coven, as well as the acclaimed Everyday Witch Tarot and Oracle decks. She has also written three paranormal romance and urban fantasy series for Berkley, and as well as a cozy mystery series about a run-down pet rescue. Deborah lives in a 130 year old farmhouse in upstate New York with numerous cats who supervise all her activities, both magical and mundane. She can be found at DeborahBlakeAuthor.com.

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    • 3/5
      Baba Yaga. A myth. A legend. Wonderful story. This particular Baba is odd and mysterious according to Laim, local sherif. Barbara Yager, is strong, brave, and a touch bloodthirsty. Yet she is a hero in every sense of the word, honorable and trustworthy. She comes to the call of a family in need and finds that all hell has broken loose. Liam suspects her of the crime momentarily but their budding lusty love and her honorable trickyness wins him over. Magic is real. The children were stolen by an otherworldly creature and with the help of four more and a Human sherif all ends well with even greater prospects for the future.

      I loved the Baba's tricksyness and Liam's bravery. It took me awhile to really get into the book but once I was it was hard to put down. The writing style was good. I'm not sure what exactly was throwing me off from gobbling this truly tasty story down, but whatever it was made it hard to get through. It was a bit slow to start, yet I don't believe that was the problem.

      My favorite character was Chudo Yudo. A massive dog but a very small dragon! He always put a smile on my face. What a wonderful character!
    • 3/5
      I love Russian folklore so I was very excited to read an urban fantasy novel based on Baba Yaga. This wasn't bad but it wasn't what I was expecting either. It was a nice read, the characters are mostly interesting and the plot is okay - it just wasn't wow. The romance is pretty average - I didn't love it but then I'm fairly picky with my romance and it was better than most romances. I'll be reading the rest of the series - this is the kind of book that fits in quite nicely and leaves you feeling satisfied if not completely amazed.
    • 3/5
      Wickedly Dangerous is the first book in Deborah Blake’s urban fantasy romance trilogy drawing on the legend of Baba Yaga, with a unique contemporary twist.Barbara Yager is only one of several Baba Yaga’s, whose role it is to keep the balance of nature and guard the borders of our world. Instead of a cabin on chicken legs,as in legend, Barbara travels her territory in an Airstream with a mind of its own, accompanied by a dragon-turned-dog, Chudo-Yudo. When she needs backup she calls on the Riders, a trio of men/dragons who serve her bidding.In Wickedly Dangerous, Barbara is summoned when a child goes missing in a small community in Upstate New York. Using her guise as a researcher, herbalist and healer, Barbara investigates, tangling with handsome local Sheriff Liam McClellan, soon divining the disappearance has a mystical cause.To be honest, the mystery plot is a little uneven, the cause of the disappearance is solved fairly quickly, but it takes some time for Barbara to resolve things. While this gives Blake time to introduce her world, the main plot suffers somewhat for it.I liked the character growth, which mainly stemmed from Barbara’s relationship with Liam. No longer really human, Barbara has closed herself off to the possibilities of normal friendship and love, but the Sheriff finds a way through her defences. I liked the way in which the romance developed between the two.I enjoyed Wickedly Dangerous enough, that I followed up with Wickedly Wonderful and Wickedly Powerful, both of which have similar themes, featuring two other North American Baba Yaga’s.Light and fun, the Baba Yaga series was a pleasant read, combining romance with fantasy, for me over a rainy weekend.
    • 4/5
      Wickedly Dangerous by Deborah BlakeMagic and dragons. Or at least a small dragon disguised as a dog.Children have been abducted from Clearwater County. The Sheriff hasn't had any success finding them or even finding suspects. Baba Yaga is called in to help. Sheriff Liam and Baba join forces to search for clues.An Otherworld story of magic and evil.It was an appealing story that tugs at the heartstrings. The author uses an abundance of flowery descriptive prose. It certainly builds the visual world in detail enough to practically see it come alive in front of your eyes. But a little less, would have been okay too.The sheriff walks into the police station.Excerpt:"The cooler air inside the station was like a melody written in the key of relief. He nodded at a couple of deputies sitting at their desks in the outer room, ignoring the wrinkle noses and grimaces that followed in his week. He'd come in smelling like worse things than manure; they'd live. The ancient AC units wheezing within the frames of the windows with peeling white paint would eventually clear the air. His secretary, Molly, trailed him into his office, her low heels tapping on the beige linoleum on the floor. "Nice aftershave, boss," she said waving a sheaf of colored papers in front of her nose. "Something new you're trying out?" The message memos were color-coded and various shades to indicate urgency, and Liam noted an unusual number of oranges and reds in the midst of the usual yellows. It was a hell of a stack too."I've been gone only two hours," he complained."Excerpt from Wickedly Dangerous by Deborah Blake
    • 4/5
      This was a fun and well written urban fantasy novel. The book is actually a stand alone, the very end introduces another Baba Yaga who will be featured in book 2. This book was more UF than PNR, but the format reminds of a lot of PNR out there (each book featuring a different couple).I enjoyed it and thought it was an easy read. It is pretty standard investigative urban fantasy. I enjoyed the characters and really loved the Four Riders that come to Baba Yaga's aid. Baba Yaga’s magic isn’t very well explained; she seems to have kind of limitless power but she doesn’t really use it that way. It would be awesome to have a Baby Yaga’s power source explained more in future books. I did enjoy Baba Yaga’s stents into the Otherworld and would love to see more of the Otherworld in future books as well.Even though this book appears to stand alone I am hoping we get to see more of this Baba Yaga and her ward in future books.Overall I would recommend if you are an urban fantasy fan and like books that concentrate on magic, fae, and investigative elements. This is a decent book that is well written and entertaining. I ended up enjoying it. I'll probably read the next couple books in the series.
    • 3/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Children have been disappearing, and a Baba Yaga has been summoned to find them. Will she and the good-looking sheriff be able to work together to find them?Opening Sentence: The crackle of the two-way radio barely impinged on Liam McClellan’s consciousness as he scanned the bushes on either side of his squad car for any sign of a missing seven-year-old girl.The Review:Three children have disappeared in a small town. Sheriff Liam McLellan is driving himself crazy trying to find them, but he’s come up with nothing. It’s been made clear to him that his job is on the line. One night, he comes across a strange trailer in the woods and finds himself immediately suspicious of (and attracted to) the woman who lives there. Her credentials seem to check out, but Liam can’t help but wonder at the timing of her visit to the area.Barbara Yager is one of three Baba Yagas living in the United States. She’s been summoned here by the grandparents of one of the missing children. She’s pledged herself to finding the children and won’t let the handsome sheriff get in her way. Now, with the help of her dragon (who takes the form of a huge pit bull in human company) and three burly immortals, Baba is rushing against the clock to find the children before it’s too late.I thought the premise for this book sounded very intriguing. You don’t see many paranormal romances shaped around the Baba Yaga myth. And there are glimpses of a very good book here. Unfortunately, those glimpses get lost amongst the weaker aspects of the story, making it feel like a much longer book than it is. A secondary reason for why I think the book felt long is we find out early on who’s behind the kidnappings, and then it takes the entire rest of the book to finally solve everything. It started to feel rather tedious. On top of that, much of the dialogue felt rather stilted, making it hard to lose myself in the events of the book.I also had a hard time connecting to our main couple. Liam felt a tad too generic for my tests. He’s your typical lawman romantic hero. Nothing about him really stands out. As far as Baba goes, the way she’s described at times makes her sound like a formidable, kickass heroine, but her actions never bring that side of her out. I started to get frustrated at constantly being told how tough she is, but never actually getting to see it for myself.There’s also a very strong pro-environment message here, which is fine in and of itself. But the way it’s presented is so heavy handed that it gets old very quickly. I found myself rolling my eyes every time it was brought up. If it had been handled with a bit more subtlety, it would have been easier to take.Overall, I was disappointed. It’s such a unique premise that I had to bump the rating up a bit, but my true rating would be somewhere around 2.5 stars. I’m curious to see if my issue lies just with this book, or if book two has the same problems. Hopefully, it will be an improvement!Notable Scene:“How about now you tell me what is really going on?”Baba ran out of reasonable, which was bound to happen eventually. It was never her best thing anyway. “Fine,” she snarled back at him. She rose from her seat and said to the others, “Better make room.” Three sets of faces looked alarmed and tucked themselves into the corners of the trailer the best they could.Liam just looked confused. “Make room for what?”“Chudo-Yudo,” she said, and gestured at the dog.As Liam turned to see what she was talking about, Chudo-Yudo moved into the middle of the lounge area, which was as close to a clear space as the Airstream allowed, and shook himself, as if shedding water. Instead, he was enveloped in a greenish-purple mist that sparked and glowed, letting off an odor like charred meat, cold starlight, and eternity. When the mist cleared, the dog was gone, and instead there was a large dragon with scalloped iridescent black scales and blazing red eyes curling in on himself to take up as little room as possible. Still, his tail rolled out onto the tiled kitchen floor, and one leathery wing poked Alexei in the stomach until the burly biker moved a little to the left with an oof.“Hey, man,” the dragon said. “Thanks for the bone.”FTC Advisory: Berkley/Penguin provided me with a copy of Wickedly Dangerous. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 5/5
      This is one of the best and most creative re-workings of old tales that I've read.Meet today's Baba Yaga. She's updated- at least the looks of things, though not their essences. No longer a hag (unless she wants to appear as such), she is tall, strong, attractive, and very skilled at pool (among other things).It turns out that "Baba Yaga" is more a title than a name per se; there are various Babas around the world, including another 2 in the US. They travel from place to place, keeping the boundaries between our world and the Otherworld intact, working to protect the earth, and sometimes helping people desperate enough to take the risk of calling on them for aid- because while they are mostly good, they are not especially NICE.The romance was handled very well, and was appropriately- especially given the characters of the protagonists- secondary to the main plot. While some mooning took place, no one spent pages doing it when they ought to have been busy with other things!All the characters were solidly written, each with their own motivations from which their actions naturally arose. I look forward to seeing some of the secondary characters in future books in this series- because yes! It IS a series! It's my understanding that each book will deal with a different Baba Yaga, which has a lot of potential.I thought the humor was perfectly balanced with a pretty serious plot, and was welcome and funny.While the results of fracking in the book seemed to devolve mostly on the Otherworld, please note that some- like the sudden sinkholes- are results here in the real world as well.In short, a great start to what promises to be an excellent series! I am eager for #2!
    • 4/5
      Review courtesy of All Things Urban FantasyThe mythology of Baba Yaga portrays her as an old witch who lives in the woods in a spinning house that stands on chicken feet. She helps or hurts those who look for her based on what they do for her. I grew up reading and hearing stories of Baba Yaga so it was great to see a book that could effectively ‘modernize’ Baba Yaga and still keep the essence of who she is and what she does for people. I like how the Baba Yaga mythology is added to with Barbara Yagar (a clever modern name) acting as a guardian between the human and the Otherworld where the fairies live.In WICKEDLY DANGEROUS Barbara is ‘called’ to a town to assist in catching a kidnapper and resolving an imbalance in the natural environment. The Baba Yaga of today has been cast as a modern day private eye of sorts solving crimes and traveling in her Airstream trailer (a very nice update to her chicken feet hut). The mystery is a very very slow burn and took awhile for the story to pick up. I also got a bit frustrated with the fact that the villain was found out so early yet the confrontation took so long to actually happen. I wasn’t to impressed with the villain either as she came off as one dimensional and not to dynamic of an individual to warrant villain-hood in this mystery. While the story dragged in the beginning, it picked up to a fun action packed conclusion and the characters were entertaining enough to keep my interest.Barbara is mysterious, practical and fun to watch as she interacts with humans and fairies with her matter of fact attitude. I loved Barbara’s dog/dragon Chudo Yudo who is extremely quirky and funny. The creatures in the Otherworld are unique and the most entertaining of all of the characters in the Otherworld is the fairy queen. She is crazy dangerous and brash, just what I would imagine a fairy queen to be like. The relationship with Liam, like the mystery was slow to unravel and didn’t really overtake the plot which is why I was curious as to why this book was labeled as paranormal romance in some places. Sure it has a romance with some sweet scenes between Barbara and Liam who work amazingly well together but it kind of takes a backseat to the mystery. It was fun though to see Liam try to figure out Barbara and the scene when he finds out about Barbara’s magic is very amusing.WICKEDLY DANGEROUS is a fun retelling of the Baba Yaga mythology in an modern urban fantasy setting. I loved this update and the fact that the personality of Barbara so consistently reflects what she is like in her old tales. While the story starts off slow it has an effective payoff and was an entertaining read.
    • 4/5
      Barbara is KICK BUTT. Although I'm not crazy about her name lol. She doesn't 'feel' like a Barbara, but I understand it goes with Baba Yaga so I will let it slide. Her dog, who's really a dragon, is pretty darn cool too. She is loyal to those she considers friends, she was confident in her position, and she did a great job of solving the mysteries she was presented with. She just had a great air about her and the legend of Baba Yaga kept me intrigued at every turn.Barbara isn't quite used to bringing someone into her life, but it seems like Liam makes it easy. He gets under her skin and they just work together. He takes things pretty well and it's nice that their relationship grew slowly, it made it feel more real. I enjoyed both of the worlds that Deborah Blake presented to us. We have the modern world and the Otherworld. The characters spend time in both and both were well built.The whole book was pretty darn enjoyable. I am a bit sad that book 2 won't follow Barbara and Liam, but I am still excited to see what Beka will bring to the series and I am hopeful that we will see Barbara and Liam again.* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Our Review, by LITERAL ADDICTION's Vivacious Valkyrie - Marta:*Copy gifted in exchange for an honest reviewNow this is completely different and I'm so pleased that the old legend is given a new twist! For centuries the old Russian legend of Baba Yaga has both fascinated and terrified many but this new series brings a whole new spin on the idea of a woman connected by magic to the earth and woe betide any who cross her. Neither wholly good nor really wicked the Baba Yaga will often be sought by those needing help but making a bargain with her will often have consequences so beware!Barbara Yeager is so much more than she seems to be. A woman traveling with her dog with a fascination for herbs and their uses but Barbara is also known as Baba Yaga! Oh shes not just the witch of eastern folklore but one of a handful who protect the boundaries between worlds and carry the title of Baba Yaga. Called to a small town by a sense of acute distress Barbara quickly finds out that children are going missing but she also attracts the attention of the local sheriff Liam and the law and Barbara's secrets are quite literally worlds apart! Something nasty is in the town and Liam clearly needs help as what's attacking the townsfolk is most definitely not from the mortal realm but how can Barbara save the missing children without giving her secret away?This was an unexpected delight and I loved that the author took inspiration from old legends without rehashing them too much. The Baba Yaga is still portrayed as a woman who can be tricky when it comes to magic and her incredible home from the old stories comes bang up to date in this book. Those who remember the stories will be pleased to see her faithful companion Chudo Yudo a dragon that in this reality has the form of a dog is very much alive and kicking in this story and his character adds lots of humour to the proceedings. As for the character well Barbara isn't perfect and at times really did seem conflicted. She is a woman of more than eighty years but looks like a young woman still but she has given up on love. After all she is always traveling to wherever she is needed next so any kind of permanent relationship is out if the question, isn't it? Well there is a certain troubled sheriff who is clearly fascinated by Barbara but unfortunately he carries his own dark secrets and this is not the usual romantic novel.As this is the first of this new series I am very interested to see just what the author has in mind to deliver next. There's a wealth of possibilities here I think as we meet creatures of myth and legend and of course there are the other Baba Yagas to meet! This book kept my interest and I'm happy to say it's a good length, which I do prefer. A strong heroine, diverse supporting characters and most definitely plot driven. I will happily read more from Ms Blake and look forward to her next book.