A charming, short novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews.
Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority. The inn and your hosts, Dina Demille and Sean Evans, will defend you at all costs. [But we hope we don’t have to.]
Every winter, Innkeepers look forward to celebrating their own special holiday, which commemorates the ancient treaty that united the very first Inns and established the rules that protect them, their intergalactic guests, and the very unaware/oblivious people of [planet] Earth. By tradition, the Innkeepers welcomed three guests: a warrior, a sage, and a pilgrim, but during the holiday, Innkeepers must open their doors to anyone who seeks lodging. Anyone.
All Dina hopes is that the guests and conduct themselves in a polite manner. But what’s a holiday without at least one disaster?
Every winter, Innkeepers look forward to celebrating their own special holiday, which commemorates the ancient treaty that united the very first Inns and established the rules that protect them, their intergalactic guests, and the very unaware/oblivious people of [planet] Earth. By tradition, the Innkeepers welcomed three guests: a warrior, a sage, and a pilgrim, but during the holiday, Innkeepers must open their doors to anyone who seeks lodging. Anyone.
All Dina hopes is that the guests and conduct themselves in a polite manner. But what’s a holiday without at least one disaster?
MY THOUGHTS
"Life gives us precious few opportunities to put our best foot forward, so when a chance to shine presents itself, one should always take it.” Caldenia grinned, baring inhumanely sharp teeth. “Besides, it’s been almost two weeks since anyone was brutally murdered. Things were getting a bit dull. We wouldn’t want to die of boredom, would we?”I can’t believe it took me so long to get around to reading this book. It was so much fun! I missed these characters and the unique and interesting goings-on at the Gertrude Hunt Inn.
In this installment, it’s time for Treaty Stay, the most important holiday for inns and innkeepers, and, wow, Dina and Sean had quite the eventful holiday! There were so many things that could go wrong. A few extremely dangerous guests showed up, and even some philosophical space chickens. There was never a dull moment, and I enjoyed every second!
There were some pretty good recaps, but I’d still recommend starting with book one. It’ll definitely be worth it; this series is so much fun!
Note: There were a few curse words and some violence, but it was an otherwise clean read.
FOUR STARS
I really need to check out some of the books in this series. The setting sounds so great!
ReplyDeleteI think you'd enjoy them. They're a lot of fun! :D
DeleteThat's a great quote!
ReplyDeleteRight? It made me laugh. :D
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