Blind Tiger The Pride, Book 1
LGBT, Paranormal Gay Romance, Witches/Wizards
Independently Published
March 19, 2021
238
1924, Chicago. Prohibition is in full swing and gang bosses rule the city with might—and magic.
When Sam Cunningham flees his small-town life to try his luck in the big city of Chicago, he quickly finds himself in over his head in a world of gangs, glitz, and glamour. Fortunately, he has his cousin Eldon to teach him the trade of hex-making.
Everything changes the night Sam visits The Pride speakeasy and meets grumpy cheetah-shifter Alistair Gatti. After losing his first witch to the horrors of the World War, Alistair isn’t interested in any new entanglements, romantic or magical. Especially when said entanglement comes in the form of kind, innocent Sam.
When Eldon is brutally murdered, Sam becomes drawn into the dark underworld of the Chicago gangs. Sam must find the missing hex Eldon created for one of the crime bosses—before whoever killed Eldon comes back for him.
Together, Alistair and Sam begin the search for the mysterious hex, diving deep into the seedy side of Chicago’s underworld while dodging rival gangs. And as they come to rely on one another, Alistair realizes he’s falling for the one man he can’t afford to love.
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Reviewed by Melissa Brus
Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team
It felt like Jordan Hawk reached into my brain and found all my favorite tropes and put them on the page for me. Fish out of water, Hurt/Comfort, Grumpy/sunshine….sigh. Such happiness. Sam Cunningham is the “cinnamoniest” of cinnamon rolls. He is the sweet, sunshine, innocent farm boy who has escaped to Chicago of all places in the middle of gang territory. So of course he is drawn to Alistair Gatti- the taciturn, grumpy, scary shifter/familiar that works with the gangs and runs a speak-easy. Hawk takes the story through all kinds of twists and turns. The combination of 1920’s Chicago and the magical world that Hawk has created makes a backdrop that is in turns sinister and
beautiful, and sometimes both.
Fans of Hawk’s other series will be thrilled to see the level of detail in this one is on par with what we have come to expect, especially since it shares a world with Hexworld. New readers will love that this can totally be read without ever picking up a Hawk book before, although you will probably be searching for the whole library after discovering how amazing the world building and storylines are. I am so happy this is the start of a series. The cast of characters promises so much and I know Jordan Hawk will give them the story they deserve.
Reviewed by Gloria Lakritz
Senior Reviewer for the Paranormal Romance Guild
HEAR YE, HEAR YE, JORDAN L. HAWK HAS STARTED A NEW SERIES!
I was so excited to read the news of this new series!! Jordan has been one of my go to authors for many years now and my expectations were blown away by the magnitude of this undertaking.
We are taken to the 1920’s, Chicago… yet the story intertwines with Hawks Hexworld series ! It’s like Al Capone meets Magick. We meet Sam Cunningham just arriving in Chi-town. He is living temporarily with a cousin Eldon; escaping his hometown and family. Eldon is showing him the ropes of Hex making until he is murdered. Taken to, The Pride, his first speakeasy he meets one of the owners, Allistair Gatti and their world changes. This rosy cheeked innocent Sam and the tough grumpy familiar Allistair work through the middle of clues and gangsters, while testing and finding each other.
This is a murder mystery, with all the trappings of magic, mayhem and the best that Hawk always offers in her work.
** Anyone reading this should probably investigate the Hexworld Series if you find this enjoyable.
