Red

· A Transplanted Tales Novel Book 1 · Kensington Publishing Corp.
4.6
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Fairytale characters meet the mean streets of Chicago in this gritty paranormal romance featuring Little Red Riding Hood as a tough-as-nails detective. Once upon a time, a spell went awry, stranding Make Believe characters in the ordinary world. Since then, Tess "Red" Little has worked as an Enforcer for the Chicago branch of the Fairytale Management Authority. All grown up and with nothing to lose, she's not some waif with a basket of goodies. Guns and combat boots are more her style now. And on her latest assignment, no one’s living happily ever after.

Someone is viciously murdering transplanted Tales, and the list of characters capable of such grisly violence includes more than one of Red's old flames. To make matters worse, she’ll be working alongside sexy, enigmatic Nate Grimm, the FMA's lead detective and part-time Reaper. Red normally prefers playing the lone wolf, but Nate's dark side makes him perfect for this case. That is, if she can trust him. As she learned long ago, believing in the wrong person can have big, bad consequences.

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4.6
25 reviews
Danea Sears
23 July 2019
How to properly describe this book...Hmm. Well, the Grimm brother's would have approved, I do believe. This is a series about fairy tale (and other fantasy characters) who accidentally stumble into reality and some of their lives in what they call The Here and Now. Though there are many magical elements, the fantasy isn't so heavy as one would expect, at least not in this first book. Red, as one might guess, is Little Red Riding Hood's story. Tess Little is Red but is very much not the little girl from the story. Likewise, most of the other characters you meet aren't so easily recognizable, including the big bad wolf from her story. Red is an Enforcer for the Tale folk's version of the police and is well known for being both brash and brutal. Her partner in this tale, is Nate Grimm, an actual Reaper. Talk about a killer tag team. The story is about a series of grizzly murders and the path that Red and Nate follow to find the culprit behind the heinous crimes. Along the way there is much action, a LOT of drama (especially from ex-lovers), a bit of steam, some soul searching, and a long overdue romance. The book was not what I expected, for sure, but it was well done and I will be picking up the next one in the series for sure. It gets 4.5 out 5 stars from me only because it was written in first person (though admittedly well done) and there was only one perspective for the entire book. I would have greatly enjoyed seeing some other character's takes, most especially Nate's. If you like remade fairy tales, murder investigations, relationship drama, and romance, this is the book for you. Give it a go!
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Candace Floyd (Aunt Minnie)
20 September 2016
If you like the t.v series Once Upon a Time then you will surely like this cause i love my show so I know reading this will get me hooked from beginning to end.
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William Robinette
10 August 2015
Like Roger Rabbit. The concept is not tooo original.
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About the author

Kate SeRine (pronounced “serene”) is a hopeless romantic who firmly believes in true love that lasts forever. So when she began writing her own stories, Kate vowed that her characters would always have a happily ever after. Kate lives in a smallish, quintessentially Midwestern town with her husband and two sons, who share her love of storytelling. She never tires of creating new worlds to share and is even now working on her next project—probably while consuming way too much coffee. Kate is also the author of the award-winning Transplanted Tales paranormal romance series. Please visit her at www.kateserine.com, Facebook.com/kateserine, or on Twitter @KateSeRine.

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