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Blood Magic (World of the Lupi #6)

by Eileen Wilks (Goodreads Author)

4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 · rating details · 1,750 ratings · 76 reviews

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A new World of Lupi novel from "a true master of her craft" (Eternal Night)

Lily Yu and Lupi prince Rule Turner have a bigger problem than their families not accepting their impending human/werewolf mixed marriage. A powerful ancient nemesis of Lily's grandmother has come to San Diego to turn the city into a feeding ground.

Paperback, 368 pages

Published February 2nd 2010 by Berkley (first published December 22nd 2009)

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Jan 09, 2011 Catherine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, crime-police-mystery-private-invest, fantasy-paranormal-sci-fi, fated-mate, magic-mystical-ability, read-2011, romance, series, were-shifter, dragons

Once again, Eileen Wilks has managed to put out another solid entry in this series. After the development at the end of the last book I expected most of the focus to be on that, but Wilks surprised me and veered toward a series of crimes that hit close to home for Lily and Rule.

I loved getting to learn more about Lily's grandmother and her heritage and her connection with the dragons. Lily's grandmother has a presence that has intrigued me from the start. I was surprised right along with Lily w...more Once again, Eileen Wilks has managed to put out another solid entry in this series. After the development at the end of the last book I expected most of the focus to be on that, but Wilks surprised me and veered toward a series of crimes that hit close to home for Lily and Rule.

I loved getting to learn more about Lily's grandmother and her heritage and her connection with the dragons. Lily's grandmother has a presence that has intrigued me from the start. I was surprised right along with Lily when I learned the truth of where her gift came from. Yet again, Lily has encountered something that rocked her world, and I can only hope that she's able to adjust to it before she takes anymore knocks.

One of my favorite things about this series is the lack of drama between Lily and Rule, but I have to admit there were a few times during this book that I wish I could have gotten a bit more of an intense reaction. I still enjoyed their relationship, but it dwelled a bit too much in their heads and not enough in their gut. I want rational, but at times I felt it was more cold and unemotional than anything else.

I found Lily kind of frustrating in this book. Her intense need to have things make sense irritated me when it was applied to the developments in her relationship with Rule. Stuff like that tends to make her seem more cold than in love. I also find myself frustrated with her attitude about her job as a cop. I know she's an officer of the law, but does this issue have to crop up every time something strays into the gray of her moral code? It just gets a bit tedious for me.

Despite my complaints, I still found a lot to enjoy about this book. We get more Cynna and Cullen here and I have to admit that even though I don't like them when they're the lead characters, I crave seeing them when they're in the supporting cast. I still love the family ties and friendships that the author has built in the series. Also, I like the slow way the other pack connections are becoming more important.

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Aug 30, 2010 Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: hardcopy

After the ending of the last book, I expected this book to be mostly about the consequences of Lily and Rule getting engaged since marriage is extremely forbidden to the Lupi. However, while that issue does cause tension, it really takes an extreme back seat when there is an almost successful assassination attempt on Cullen. It happens at his and Cynna's baby party of all times. Lily is the only one who saw the mysterious Asian. Since he was able to slip in and out undetected by anyone but her e...more After the ending of the last book, I expected this book to be mostly about the consequences of Lily and Rule getting engaged since marriage is extremely forbidden to the Lupi. However, while that issue does cause tension, it really takes an extreme back seat when there is an almost successful assassination attempt on Cullen. It happens at his and Cynna's baby party of all times. Lily is the only one who saw the mysterious Asian. Since he was able to slip in and out undetected by anyone but her even though there were hundreds of Lupi present, Lily quickly realizes that this assassin must be very powerful, or at least supported by someone who is. She goes to Sam the dragon to beg his help in protecting Cullen. She gets more than she bargained for when she finds out things about herself that she never could have guessed, and finds out about a centuries long feud involving the assassin's powerful lover. and gets locked down by a magical geas. She must rely on Rule to be her "voice" if she is to have any hope at stopping the assassin and his lover from their revenge.

I was glad to have some more insight to the relationship between Lily's grandmother and the dragon, Sam. However, their revelations came as a complete shock to both Lily and me. The geas is one of the hardest things for Lily to deal with considering her personality. She always has to be in control, and she feels ultimately responsible to fix whatever crisis is currently happening. She isn't one to sit idly by while others make the hard decisions, so having to rely on Rule and let him make all the decisions is extremely hard for her. The fact that she was able to handle it at all shows just how much she has grown.

I really love the "love" between each of the two main couples. Both of them had rocky starts and there will still be many bumps along the road I'm sure, but they seem to finally have found some happiness in each other even if everything around them keeps falling apart. I love how Cullen continued to break all the rules when he married Cynna, becoming the only Lupi to ever get married. I thought it was going to be too much to ask for Rule and Lily to get married considering his status and duties to the Lupi, so you can imagine my excitement when he proposed at the end of the last book. Even if the Lupi find a way to prevent the marriage I will still be happy since he was willing to sacrifice everything for Lily.

I really enjoyed this book, and wound up staying up way too late to finish because I just could not put it down. This series has just gotten better and better with each book. The characters are really amazing, will just suck you in. I cannot wait for the upcoming nuptials and for the "little rider" to be born!(less)

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Feb 13, 2010 Shannon C. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: shapeshifters, magic-special-powers

Lily Yu, a touch sensitive and FBI Agent in the magical crimes division, and her fiance Rule Turner, a prince of the werewolves, are dealing with family conflicts over their impending wedding. Lily's family would have preferred a Chinese husband, while Rule's werewolf clan would have preferred no marriage at all. While planning the wedding, they are also working on planning a baby shower for their friends Cynna and Cullen, who we've met in previous books. Cynna is a finder and former agent with...more Lily Yu, a touch sensitive and FBI Agent in the magical crimes division, and her fiance Rule Turner, a prince of the werewolves, are dealing with family conflicts over their impending wedding. Lily's family would have preferred a Chinese husband, while Rule's werewolf clan would have preferred no marriage at all. While planning the wedding, they are also working on planning a baby shower for their friends Cynna and Cullen, who we've met in previous books. Cynna is a finder and former agent with Lily; she's now married to Cullen, a werewolf sorcerer, and training to be Rhej (ie, spiritual leader) of the Nokolai werewolf clan.

Lily is happy with the turnout at the baby party, however is worried because she sees someone suspicious who shouldn't be there. Just as she informs Benedict, head of Nokolai's security, cries ring out and Cullen is found gravely injured with a knife wound through his heart. Some sort of magic is preventing him from healing. He's rushed to the hospital, while Lily starts to interview suspects and work the case. Some sort of magic user tried to murder Cullen, since he was able to muddle witnesses' minds and left blood magic in Cullen's heart. When the sheriff shows up at the scene, Lily recognizes her old boyfriend Cody from five years ago. Lily takes the lead in the case, and he helps interview suspects.

Rule has gone to the hospital with Cynna and they are worried about Cullen. He pulls through, but they think another attempt might be made on his life and the evil magic is still there. Rule and Lily visit Sam, the large black dragon who saved them from Dis in an earlier book, to see if he has ideas how to remove the magic. Meanwhile, Lily is also concerned over her grandmother who has left home without warning. Lily is surprised to run into Li Qinn her grandmother's partner at Sam's lair. Apparently, her grandmother sent Li Qinn there for protection. Lily discovers some big surprises in her conversation with Sam, both about herself and the enemy that they are facing. A long ago enemy of her grandmother's has teamed up with a sorcerer. With many twists and turns, Lily, Rule, her Grandmother, Sam and even the Nokolai get involved in the battle against the enemy. The last 1/3 had some surprises that made the story interesting! I was on the edge of my seat!

Eileen Wilks does a great job at combining the paranormal with crime mystery/suspense. Her World of Lupi series is highly original, with likable characters and interesting storylines. I like the way she pulls in the social and family conflicts, as well as mixes magic with traditional crime solving. Overall, I really enjoyed the book. I knock back a star because it was a little slow at times, however it picked up and the last 1/3 was great. I also would have liked to see more interactions between Lily and Rule. I think Wilks' books would appeal to fans of urban fantasy and paranormal romance primarily, but also to fans of murder/crime mysteries.

This series needs to be read in order:
1: Tempting Danger
2: Mortal Danger
3: Blood Lines
4: Night Season
5: Mortal Sins
6: Blood Magic

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Feb 20, 2010 Darcy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

This was a fun book to read because Lily and Rule were back home among her family and Nokolai throwing of all things a baby shower and baby party for Cullen and Cynna. But of course things never go as planned and on the way Lily is called to investigate and accident that may or may not prove to be magic. Turns out this is only the tip of the iceberg as someone very dear to Lily is seriously hurt during the party, the great evil just beginning to be exposed. The more Lily investigates the more he...more

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Mar 14, 2011 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is one of my favorite paranormal series. I love the world that Wilks has built and enjoy following the main characters' adventures. I especially appreciate that Lily and Rule handle the bizarre situations that they're thrown into like mature adults.

That said, this wasn't my favorite book in the series. It lacked momentum. I kept setting it down and forgetting to pick it back up. Also, I'm having trouble feeling the love between Rule and Lily. In theory, I know it's there. But they both see...more

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Aug 26, 2010 Amanda Croley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lilly & Rule are planning their wedding, but it hasn't been announced publicly. Lilly runs into an old boyfriend, and starts to question the reason she is marrying Rule. An age old enemy comes to the U.S. to seek revenge, not only is Lilly endanger, her closest friends and everyone else is too. Cynna is getting closer to having the baby, and Lilly combines the baby shower and the Lupi baby party at clanhome. A lot of unknown was revealed in Blood Magic, so it might be the last. It ended like...more

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Oct 15, 2012 May Mostly Romance rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

Blood Magic ของเอลลีน วิกส์

หนังสือเล่มนี้เป็นเล่มที่หกในชุด The World of Lupi (และเป็นเล่มที่ห้าที่เล่าเรื่องราวของลิลลี่และรูล) ที่บรรยายถึงโลกมนุษย์ที่ยอมรับการมีอยู่จริงของสิ่งมีชีวิตเหนือธรรมชาติ

เมื่อหลายปีก่อน มนุษย์หมาป่าเป็นกลุ่มแรกที่แสดงตัวออกมา พวกเขาเปิดเผยความลับที่มนุษย์ส่วนใหญ่คิดว่าเป็นเพียงตำนาน มนุษย์หมาป่ามีอยู่จริง และตำนานไม่ได้ถูกต้องเสมอไป นั่นก็คือ การเป็นมนุษย์หมาป่านั้นไม่ใช่การโดนกัด และการกลายร่างไม่ใช่จำเป็นจะต้องเกิดขึ้นทุกคืนพระจันทร์เต็มดวง สังคมของมนุษย์หมาป่าอยู่...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Doris rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was solidly crafted from beginning to end. I missed the previous book, but the story did not depend on knowing what happened in order to flow. Well - it did but the story filled in the gaps in a way that made sense and still flowed without seeming patronizing.

I loved the introduction to Grandmother's past and a light touch on her secret love. Her early history was brought out, but not in a negative way. However, that does lead me to one of only 2 points I wish to complain about. The f...more This book was solidly crafted from beginning to end. I missed the previous book, but the story did not depend on knowing what happened in order to flow. Well - it did but the story filled in the gaps in a way that made sense and still flowed without seeming patronizing.

I loved the introduction to Grandmother's past and a light touch on her secret love. Her early history was brought out, but not in a negative way. However, that does lead me to one of only 2 points I wish to complain about. The first is a chapter which starts with Li Lei at a very early age, watching over a house where people are about to die - at her hand. However, the shift was very abrupt, and it wasn't until several chapters later that I was able to mind meld the segue into the rest of the story.

That aside I really loved the way we were able to find out more about the dragons, and the reasons Lily is able to converse with them. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the family history goes back more than one generation, and the gifts that Lily has, although unique to her, are not new.

I enjoyed the intrigue with the marriage plans. It was not out of place that Rule and Lily fought over the wedding, as she and her mother did also. It made the story less intense and gave it a "real" aspect that made it easier to read. The intrigue also brought in some much needed drama between Lily and Rule, although there were still places I wanted to add a scene or two where they didn't always know the other's whereabouts.

Lily can be irritating and even frustrating. Like her mother, she makes lists for everything. Unlike her mother though, she has to drive down to the bare bones to figure out why something is, rather than just that it is. Especially aggravating, but in a way that let me know this character is real in a sense, is that although she wants to marry, she isn't sure why.

Her family, her life, her love and her ancestry all combine into a neat plot that almost sounds like "end of series", although the book ads promised another.

Oh - the other point to complain about? The editing. What is it that editors can't use spell check any more? Basic words misspelled is bad... I believe the one that caught my eye was patronize but I will have to double check.

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Jul 03, 2010 Kathleen Burket rated it 5 of 5 stars

Blood Magic, World of the Lupi, Book 6, by Eileen Wilks, begins with Lily Yu, Special Agent with Unit Twelve of the FBI's Magical Crimes Division, hosting Cynna Weaver's baby shower at Clanhome while Rule is hosting, along with his father, Nokolai Rho, Isen Turner, and the Nokolai Rhej, a "baby party" for Cullen Seaborne. A "baby party" is a tradional lupus event for expectant fathers which involves eating copious amounts of food and stuffing money in a jar to assist the expectant father with ex...more

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Jan 09, 2012 Dianne Socci-Tetro rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review is from: Blood Magic (A Novel of the Lupi, Book 6) (Paperback)
As Lily and Rule are coming to terms with their wedding and the plans that need to be made, an ancient scourge of her Grandmothers and Sam the Dragon is back in town. Near tragedy hits while Lily hostesses the baby shower for Cynna at Clanhome and the story races from there.

In this book many many secrets are revealed and surprises jump out at you from nearly every page. This book has a superb blending of mystery, suspense,...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Anja rated it 1 of 5 stars

Well, I really liked the series os far and I really liked Rules and Lilys relationship, but this book wasn't my cup of tea at all.

I took a long time until I picked up this book even if I was eager to find out if Lily and Rule really would go through with the wedding. When I started reading I couldn't really get into it, but then the thing with Cullen happened and the story got me. I really wanted to know what happpend, why, who etc., but then it really started to get pumpy for me, because the st...more

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Mar 14, 2012 Amy A rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: world-of-lupi

This series keeps getting better and better with each book. In Blood Magic Lily and Rule are finally back in San Diego. I'll admit I much prefer them in San Diego than I do in DC. They've told both of their families about the engagement and impending wedding and neither family are too thrilled with it, but they aren't openly hostile about it either.

A baby shower is being thrown for Cynna and Cullen is attacked in the middle. Lily quickly takes over the scene but the only problem is everyone has...more

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Jan 01, 2013 cathepsut rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: shapeshifters, dragons, read-in-2012

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Loved it, had a great time. I prefer the books set in the here and now and centered around Lily and Rule a lot more to any of the books in the series set in another realm. I also think those plots that involve a lot of sleuthing are Wilks' strongest. This one fully delivers.

I also really like that it involves Clanhome and Isen. He is an interesting character and he deserves more time on the page. I also love grandmother in any shape or form. And although...more

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Mar 11, 2011 Gardavson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-romance, paranormal

Good read. I'm really enjoying this series. I really like the world Wilks has built. Love Rule, love the lupi. As I have said before, Lily is hit and miss with me, but I rarely dislike her completely. I had some issues with the continuity in this book plus a few other things, which I'll get to, but I still really enjoyed it.

In this book the enemy is the Chimei, something from before Lily's time. This enemy involves her grandmother and Sun Maztu/Sam. I liked the background info we got on grandma...more

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Feb 05, 2010 Lynn Calvin rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Feb 17, 2011 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: dragon, detective-bounty-hunter, fantasy, fantasy-other-world, fantasy-romance, romance-mystery, werewolf-shapeshifter

This week's adventure has Lily and Rule (and Cullen and Cyndy) pulled into an old war between dragons and Chimei, specifically Sam (Sun Mzao) and crane woman... a binding created to establish peace between the dragons and chimei led to most chimei leaving this realm, but not crane woman... and the chimei grow in power by absorbing people's fear and by thei sorcerer lovers... 300 years ago Li Lei (Lily's grandmother) with fire magic and Sam's student lost her family to the crane woman's sorcerer,...more This week's adventure has Lily and Rule (and Cullen and Cyndy) pulled into an old war between dragons and Chimei, specifically Sam (Sun Mzao) and crane woman... a binding created to establish peace between the dragons and chimei led to most chimei leaving this realm, but not crane woman... and the chimei grow in power by absorbing people's fear and by thei sorcerer lovers... 300 years ago Li Lei (Lily's grandmother) with fire magic and Sam's student lost her family to the crane woman's sorcerer, and LiLei, in black anger, through stealth and trickery, made her way as a servant into the sorcerer's house and killed him... the crane woman has born a grudge since... and with the Turning and a new sorcerer S&M lover, she wants revenge against Sam & LiLei, and to rule San Diego...

Lily & Rule are drawn in as the crane woman's 1st attack is against a potential hinderance, Cullen... they attempt to kill him with a spelled knife to the heart, but Cullen lives with the aid of the Nokolai healer and subsequently Sam's magical help... They learn more about the threat from Li Qin, grandmother's friend and lover, from Sam, and finally from LiLei. Lily learns she has some of Sam's dragon magic (from her grandmother), and though Lily and Cyndy are taken as hostages, Rule and Isen (Rule's father and alpha) come to their rescue with Cullen & LiLei & Sam ... and Lily, while fighting the crane woman - absorbing her power - submits to Sam's voice and feels again her other piece, given up to save Rule from an alternate world, and takes the crane woman with her, where the crane woman dies as Lily relives her death...

And intermingled is Lily & Rule's coming wedding... Rule suffers a little jealousy over a former cop lover of Lily's whom she is working with agian, and Lily must confront her feelings about marriage - how marriage fits within the bounds of the mating, how it is a declaration to the world (one that is surprised, as most lupi don't commit and are known to go from one woman to the next)... and Lily's mother, who does not understand her, who disapproves of Rule, but wants Lily to be happy and to do things right.

memorable scenes - Rule's conversation with his son, when he and Isen are going to save Lily... and Toby wants to go with him - and Rule tells him he has the harder job - to wait... The troll, Max, who comes to protect Cullen, just a funny character... LiLei's early life... and a dragon, manipulative, large, beautiful, careing...

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Mar 28, 2013 Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, awesome-heroines, hawt-heroes, magic, police, romance, shapeshifters, supernatural, urban-fantasy, werewolves, action, demons, dragons, paranormal, commence-insanity, dat-twist, did-that-just-happen, favorite-villains, favorites, hot-sex-scenes, intense-as-all-hell, kill-the-bitch-already, read-in-2013

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Lily Yu’s world changed when she met Rule Turner, known to the human world as “that werewolf prince.” It’s been eight months since everyone else’s world changed, too—when the Turning hit. That shifting of the realms has magic seeping back into the world in quantities unseen since the hot news story concerned a pair of human babes raised by wolves who went on to found a new city: Rome.

Lily is a homicide cop turned FBI agent. She works for a special Unit within the MCD—that’s the Bureau’s...more

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Jun 21, 2011 Jennifer (Books&Barks) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Really enjoyed this one. Its a great addition to an already wonderful series. In Blood Magic, Lily and Rule are preparing for their unconventional wedding (lupi do NOT get married!) Unfortunately, an enemy from her grandmother's past has shown up for revenge. In this story, more is learned about Grandmother's past, and Lily is also growing in ways she had never expected. She learns about the magic that lives in her blood, passed down from her grandmother. Not all is known at this time, and I'm e...more

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Jul 09, 2011 Shelley aka Gizmo's Reviews rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-release, paranormal-romance

*Rating* 4.0
*Genre* Paranormal Romance

*Review*

Blood Magic is the sixth installment in the World of the Lupi series by Eileen Wilks. Wilks gives readers a whole new look at Grandmother Li Lei Yu’s past, as well as her relationship with Sam (Sun Mzao) the Dragon who came back from Dis along with 20 others. We learn just how old she really is and how she is able to shift into a Lion.

Lily Yu, Rule Tanner, as well as Rule’s son Toby, are back home in San Diego where Lily is investigating some stran...more

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Feb 13, 2010 Larissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

I love Lily and Rule and the whole world that Eileen has created. I admit I have a thing for shifters and this series does not disappoint.

In this installment we get to see the consequences of Rule breaking the Lupi rule of never marrying and dealing with people that think him and Lily are doing a terrible mistake.

We also got to learn more about Grandmother and that was pretty awesome! She is my favorite character in the series, she is strong, loyal, hilarious and a complete mystery. We get to so...more

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Jan 31, 2010 mlady_rebecca rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: author__eileen_wilks, genre__urban_fantasy, 2010, fiction__part_of_a_series, pov__third_person_female, fiction__speculative

Reviewing it before it officially comes out. *g* Tsk tsk. I know. I got the book on 01/29. Not that early.

This series is probably one of my favorite urban fantasy series at the moment. As we return to the action Lily and Rule are making wedding plans and they are hosting a baby shower/ baby party for Cullen and Cynna at Clanhome. In addition to fighting the "big bad" of the book, we learn a lot about Lily's grandmother and a unique heritage she passed onto Lily.

Not sure what else to say. Fell b...more

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Jan 25, 2010 Jael rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, shape-shifter, own

Just when I thought Eileen Wilks can't get any better, she somehow manages to. I'm not sure how she does it, but I'm happy that she does.

Since a description is given in the book bio I won't rehash it here.

Blood Magic is an absolute delight to read since you get to learn more about Grandmother/Madam Yu's past. Rule's proposal from Mortal Sins is explored not only from the political Lupi aspect but also for Lily (her reasons for it).

Of course Cynna and Cullen have a part (Max also makes a retur...more

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Nov 06, 2011 Barbara ★ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-werewolves, read-2011, paranormal-dragons, paranormal-magic, paranormal-psychic, set-in-usa-california

I will admit to being bored with this book until about halfway through then the action and the tension kicked up and kept me reading until the last page. It got bogged down in old Chinese politics (sort of) and since this isn't a subject I willingly follow, totally lost my interest.

An ancient enemy of Grandmother Yu is in town and terrorizing everyone. Enter Sun Mtzo (Sam), the black dragon who is "friends" with Grandmother and somehow family of Lily. In and around the trouble with the Chimei, L...more

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Jul 25, 2010 Sabrina rated it 4 of 5 stars

When I first began my foray into urban fantasy/paranormal romance Wilks' World of the Lupi was one of the very first series I read. Today it remains one of my favorites. What makes Wilks distinctive and one of the best, in my opinion, is her exceptional and consistent world building. It's complicated, well planned, and borders on philsophical. There are no arbitrary or gratuitous rules, no sudden and unbelievable revelations.

If I have any complaint about this book it that it leans a little too...more

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Apr 15, 2013 Sandra rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: eileen-wilks, pnr-uf, shifters, own, col-purple, col-yellow

Lily & Rule are engaged and sort of planning their wedding. Sort of, cause Lily keeps putting off her mother, who is trying to organise it.

Cullen & Cynna's Baby Party at Clanhome is a joyous occasion until someone almost kills Cullen, right in front of everyone. But everyone has a different story. The baddie turns out to be a very old enemy of Grandmother Yu's, The Chimei and her Sorcerer.

The Chimei & the Dragons have a Treaty going back to the Great War, 3 thousand years ago. So Sam...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Daniela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Epic is another word for World of the Lupi.
Switching realms, encountering magic in many different forms and delivered by many different entities, by a writer that creates such believable characters, that one doesn't doubt all they go through makes the magic of this series.
Haven't believed in magic, dragons. shifters etc. before? This will make you live it. Wilks is so talented in her writing that I cannot get enough. On top of writing her characters in a way that you empathize with them and the...more

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Mar 10, 2010 Marsha rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: adults

The 6h installment of the World of the Lupi was just as good if not better than the first. The ability to enthrall the reader is a unique gift of Eileen Wilks. In this novel Lily, Rule and the Rhej host a baby shower for Cynna and Cullen. During the festivities, Cullen is attacked and almost dies. He is having trouble healing soon we learn an old enemy of Lily's grandmother is responsible. We learn more about Sam the dragon and his unique relationship with Lily's family. Additionally, Lily runs...more

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May 03, 2011 Jenna rated it 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this part of the series mainly because Sam plays a bigger role in it and it was interesting to hear more of the dragon lore. As always, Lily's Grandmother is a hoot and I always enjoy reading more about her. Of course, the relationship between Rule and Lily continues to grow...it's nice to see that they are not a perfect couple. They are plagued with jealousy, uncertainty, frustration, anger, etc, but they still love each other and make it work.

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Feb 22, 2010 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

I know that this was a good addition to the series, but there were definitely some things that made it hard for me to get through this one. They are all specific to me, so don't let my review get in your way of reading it. First, I hate reading from the bad guy persepective. This does it in alternating chapters, which made it hard for me to read more than 2 chapters at a time. It took some strength the force through it until the action sped up. Second, I'm not a good history reader. This had a l...more

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Feb 08, 2010 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, shifter, uf, dragon

Really enjoyed this one. Lily and Rule are planning a wedding, but it gets put on the backburner after Cullen is almost killed during his and Cynna's baby shower. Turns out Lily's grandmother has an old enemy in town that wants to take over the world, but first hurt Lily's family and any sorcerers. Sam, the dragon, has a treaty with the Chimei, so he can't help much.

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Eileen Wilks’ first book, a Silhouette Desire published in 1996, hit the USA Today Bestseller List and was nominated for Romantic Times' Best First Short Contemporary award. Since then, her books have appeared consistently on national bestseller lists. With thirty two books in print and novellas in nine anthologies, she has been a finalist in the prestigious Rita Awards three times, as well as rec...more Eileen Wilks’ first book, a Silhouette Desire published in 1996, hit the USA Today Bestseller List and was nominated for Romantic Times' Best First Short Contemporary award. Since then, her books have appeared consistently on national bestseller lists. With thirty two books in print and novellas in nine anthologies, she has been a finalist in the prestigious Rita Awards three times, as well as receiving several nominations from Romantic Times, including one for Career Achievement in Series Romantic Suspense.

Each book in her World of the Lupi series gains a larger audience. It was originally sold in the Romance section of bookstores, but more and more you will be able to find copies cross-shelved under Sci-Fi and Fantasy as the popularity of the series grows!

Eileen has lived in the West Texas town of Midland, TX for over 30 years--three years as a young teen, and the remaining years since she moved back here as an adult. When she first started writing over 10 years ago, it hit her like the first drink for an alcoholic . . . or the first kiss for Romeo and Juliet.

She came to writing romance in a roundabout way. Having read and loved science fiction for years, that’s where she first tried her hand when the writing bug bit. Somehow her stories always ended up having a strong romantic subplot, but she hadn’t read a romance since the early 80’s and didn’t think “those little books” were her kind of stories. But when a friend in her critique group began working on a romance novel, Wilks decided she needed to give the genre another try. She asked her friend to recommend some titles--and quicker than you can say “Jayne Ann Krentz,” she fell in love. The genre had been busy growing up while she wasn’t watching. These days, with romances comprising over 50% of the mass market books published in the U.S., there are romances to appeal to almost every taste--historicals, paranormals and contemporaries that range from romantic suspense to romantic comedy, from inspirational to sizzling.

Eileen covered a lot of territory before coming home to Midland, having lived in Canada and Venezuela as well as twelve U.S. cities in five states.

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