This work by K.F. Breene, surprised me. This was my first of hers, and quickly became an appreciation of the story. I was invested in Reagan as a bounty hunter and swiftly spent the next two books within this series, skipping sleep and my daily writing grind. Reagan is one of the strongest female characters we get to meet. Reagan called to me as a great example of fearless female heroine. She is proficient in weapons, fighting, shooting and her own breed of magic. In this book, we discover that beneath her bounty hunter appearance is an heir to Lucifer himself.
Her world building was beautiful. It was set in present day life but with areas of magical law enforcement that kept the magical community secret from the human population. I enjoyed that her version of werewolves shifters that turn into wolves are other prey animals at will. They are not ruled by the full moon. We also discover the existence of another realm attached to the brink (present day human world).
Reagan meets Darius after he intercepts her attempt to seize a mark rumored to be selling blood, though what kind we don’t discover for some time. A scuffle ensues and elder vampire, Darius, makes off with Reagan’s mark. Reagan eventually must work with the vampires to bring justice to a league of unicorns within their protection. The vampire creation elixir is made from it’s blood and a betrayer to the vampire life, is selling unicorn blood to mages to boost their magic, though temporarily.
The initial unicorn investigation and her unwillingness to reveal her true self to Darius, forces her near death and destroys her sword. While Darrius attempts to replace the sword using a Callie and Dizzy, Reagan discovers they knew her mother before she fled the public eye to keep Reagan safe from magical prying yes.
Reagan and Darius undercover a high powered mage, playing host to a powerful demon, had orchestrated the entire thing. The demon suspected Reagans true heritage and kidnaps Darius in an attempt to force her hand and work together with them. They underestimate the power within her, and she soon destroys his many followers and frees Darius with plenty of help from Callie and Dizzy.
I gave this book a 5/5 rating and highly recommend it for your next urban fantasy read