Fallen

Everwood Falls, Book 2

By: Kat Kinney

Narrated by: Lisa Lynn Sandlin

EVERWOOD FALLS, a small supernatural community tucked up in the Colorado Rockies where witches, werewolves and vampires can live without fear of discovery, and those with curses they can't control are sent to keep the existence of magic from being revealed to Mundanes.

Once one of thousands of angels who fought against the Underworld at the command of the Archangels, Lucien Girard had his wings broken as punishment for defying angelic law. His crime? Trying to change the fate of the human woman he'd fallen in love with. Centuries later, he bears the curse the Archangels handed down: To fall in love again and again, each time with a new woman who shares the face of the soulmate he failed to save thousands of years before. When Dr. Isabel Romero moves to Everwood Falls, Lucien vows to stay as far away from her as possible, not knowing any other way to prevent her death like all the others who have come before her. But someone from Isabel's past is stalking her and Lucien can't simply leave her to her fate. He knows this time will be no different. And yet he refuses to let her go.

Dr. Isabel Romero lives with guilt for the people she's harmed. The night she died, her life was saved by Costa, a vampire who changed her into one of the undead. But becoming a vampire meant she had to leave her parents behind, only visiting once per year according to vampire law so no one would notice that she isn't aging. Gifted with a rare healing magic, she saves lives that are beyond her abilities to heal as a doctor. Moving to Everwood Falls is supposed to be a fresh start, but her magic has a dark side and someone from her past is hunting her. She's going to need Lucien's help if they're going to catch the person harming patients in Everwood Falls before someone is seriously hurt.

Everwood Falls has sweet paranormal romances with cozy mysteries and guaranteed HEAs. The series can be enjoyed in order or heard as standalones, without needing to listen to the other books.

©2024 Kat Kinney (P)2024 Kat Kinney

26th Time Is The Charm

Gleeful Goblin Review: The world of Everwood Falls is so utterly charming to me I can hardly stand it. I don't typically read angel romances and few vampire romances anymore but I couldn't help myself with this one. Book 1 hooked me HARD and Book 2 keeps that trend going strong. The author blends cozy monster, small town, and snarky humor into a romance trope sundae that I devoured like it was going out of style. I mean, how can you resist a town with candy cane eating herds of elk with glow in the dark antlers and "teams of witches and warlocks whose sole job it was to wipe memories and protect the secret that the supernatural world existed."? CERTAINLY NOT I, THAT'S WHO.

This book is well narrated, has good pacing, and if you're looking for it there are a lot of paranormal stand-ins for real life issues (but the answer in both cases involves things like therapy which makes me so very happy). I couldn't have enjoyed myself more with this audiobook. 5/5 Stars

Entertaining and Enjoyable Read

This is an entertaining and enjoyable story. The characters are great and the storyline is fascinating. I was hooked from the start. Recommendable book and I look forward to reading/listening to more from Kinney.

Fallen

Let me start by saying I haven't read/listened to the first book but I wasn't lost at all. This story is wonderfully written with multiple plots twists and enough quirky characters to keep me interested and wanting book 1 now! The narrating is well paced and Lisa Lynn Sandlin voiced it so well. The love story between Lucien and Isabel is both sweet and tragic, will he overcome the curse and get to keep him this time? Read/listen and see, recommend!

A Whimsical, Romantic Read!

Thank you to Kat Kinney for allowing me to read a copy of this book. I want to start this review off by stating that I read this book as a standalone, even though it is book 2 in the Everwood Falls series. I loved my read of this, and the writing style was very cozy. I loved the mystery aspect to it, and I loved the romance in this story. Although I did read this book first, I really want to experience the first book and see how the first couple in this series got together. I loved the characters, the story, and the world. I cannot recommend this series enough, but this book might make you hungry with all of the food in it.

Reincarnation

Book 2 of the Everwood Falls series, paranormal romance. Excellent job, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this story. Do you believe in reincarnation? Lucien has been in love with Isabel for over 2000 years. Each time he finds her again, something happens, and she dies. He has vowed to stay away, in hopes she would not die. Nothing ever works, and he is doomed to repeat this pattern. Isabel is in danger and Lucien feels he must step in to save her. This could trigger events where she dies again. Kat did an excellent job with world building. SO much information is conveyed without a data dump being needed to set the stage. Excellent story, which I found completely engaging. I can’t wait for book 3 on audio. I received a free copy of this audiobook, and am voluntarily leaving my review.

Fallen Angel!

This is the second book in the Everwood Falls Series, a cozy mystery and vampire paranormal romance. Lucien and Isabel's story is captivating, filled with action, danger, and twists and turns. This is an epic love story, and second chance romance. The world building is fascinating. Lisa Lynn Sandlin did a good job bringing this story to life. I enjoyed it. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Loved this book.

I absolutely love Kat Kinney's writing, and enjoyed this audiobook. Isabel and Lucien's story is so sweet. Lucien is a fallen Angel who has been cursed to keep falling for Isabel, and she has to keep dying due to the curse. Isabel is a vampire this time around. I love that all her books have cats or dogs and how they interact.

Well-Written Supernatural/Paranormal Romance

While I'm not really a fan of vampire stories, I do love paranormal cozy mysteries. This actually feels like more than just your run-of-the-mill, quirky paranormal cozy. It has a lot more depth and even more creatures and beings than we typically see in paranormal cozies. This doesn't just have the standard wolf shifters, witches, and vampires. It also has angels, demons, gargoyle shifters, and so much more. The story actually reaches its hand far back in time, as we learned the fallen angel hero made a mistake back in 79 AD when he fell in love with and found his fated mate at Pompeii just before Vesuvius wiped that city off the map. The archangels, his bosses, have very strict rules about what the garden-variety angels below them can do, and falling in love with a mortal female is against the rules. So they break every bone in his wings, and for the next 2,000 years, the hero angel and his mortal mate are punished repeatedly. How so? Not only does the pain in his broken wings increase and make him weak, she reincarnates over and over, their love is rekindled each time, but she always dies a premature death in his arms—no matter how they conspire to change her fate.

And it's all about to happen again in modern times! Will they be able to rewrite their story? Will the archangels rethink their rules? Seeing how the hero treated the heroine was so sweet and touching. You could sense how much he felt for her, even though she is very resistant to him at first as she has no memory of her past lives when she fell in love with him … and her vampire sire has warned her away from him. Yet, as before, they are drawn to each other inexorably. This time is different, though for several reasons. The archangels' messenger has warned him that her life is in danger from someone (or someones) other than the archangels. Being a vampire, too, she's now supposedly immortal, having been turned as a vampire 20 years ago when on the brink of death. As you may be able to tell, this book has some pretty heavy scenes and emotions it evokes in both the characters and the reader. I'll admit it brought a tear to my eye more than once as I found their unfolding story so heartbreaking.

The book also has those elements you would expect in a cozy mystery, even if most of it didn't truly feel like one—more supernatural suspense than traditional paranormal cozy—like interesting secondary characters, cool names of shops and businesses, the world's special brand of magic as done by the different types of paranormal creatures and beings, and even fun community activities because it is Christmas time. The threat to the heroine's life appears to manifest in several ways, and I loved how the author provided genuine blind alleys, red herrings, and other surprising twists and turns. Who exactly is after the heroine with evil intent? She seems to attract people who may or may not want to hurt her but always want something from her. I won't give any more away, but this is a surprisingly complex world and story, not your average paranormal cozy—and in a good way! Highly recommended.

Lucien trying to keep his love this time

The plot has so much going on with multiple mini subplots that keeps your interest captivated and entertained. The supernaturals of Everwood are strange and quirky as they solve who is Isabel’s stalker. There will be surprises, twists and turns, romance and humor. Everything needed to enjoy tremendously.

It was okay

This is book 2 of the Everwood Falls series. The plot had some engaging moments, but it felt a bit disjointed at times. The characters are likable, but I wanted more depth and development from them. It's a cozy read, but it left me wanting more substance.

Would you recommend this book to others?
If you're already invested in the Everwood Falls series, it's worth continuing the journey. However, if you're new to the series, I might suggest starting with the first book and seeing how you feel before diving into this one.

Lisa Lynn Sandlin did a decent job, bringing the characters to life with distinguishable voices. However, the pacing was occasionally off, which made some parts feel slower than they should have been. It wasn't a bad performance, but it didn't enhance the experience as much as it could have.