Leo's Salvation

Tulsa Immortals #3

by A.M. Halford, Audra Hart, Tulsa Immortals

[This is a standalone novel that can be read separately from the other books in the series]Leo Eaus, a warlock from a cursed coven, hopes to make up for the sins caused by his family in the past by working as an exorcist.Agnar Landvik, a berserker bear shifter, only hopes to get through his lonely days without killing his friends in the Twin Ravens MC.Their paths cross when Leo's job takes him to Tulsa Oklahoma. Agnar sees Leo as the end to his lonely days. Leo only sees what could happen to Agnar if Leo's secret was ever discovered.While they struggle to come to an understanding and form the relationship destined to be theirs, troulbe stirs in the shadows of Tulsa. It'll take Agnar and Leo working together to subdue this new threat. Add in a snarky familiar that has an opinion about everything, a group of meddling biker enforcers, and a demonic grandfather and Leo's Salvation seems to be either within grasp or just out of reach.

111 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 2017

About the author

I live in Southern Oregon and enjoy spending as much time outside as I possibly can. My partner and I often find ourselves hiking with our two dogs when the weather permits it. Fishing, camping, and photography are also activities I greatly enjoy. If the weather doesn’t permit going outside I like to curl up with a sketch book and draw whatever comes to mind.

I got into writing as an outlet for personal therapy and have since expanded that into a hobby and profession that I enjoy. I often write down anything that comes to mind, combing through the ideas and expanding on plots that sound the most interesting. I like to write believable relations between people overcoming unfair hardships set before them. I always love a happy ending and no matter the hell my characters go through they’ll always get their forever person.

Reviews

[Sierra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating 3.5 I really liked the paranormal aspect of this book which included shifters, a warlock/demon, and more from the supernatural world. Leo was a serious badass but also sensitive, and the same applied to Angar. The romance and sex part of the story were by turns tender and steamy. The thing that served as a big detractor for me and really drove me crazy was that this book definitely did not feel like a standalone. The plot wrapped up fine (with a hint as to the next story in the series) but the beginning and at many points through the story it felt like I had walked into the middle of another story. There were many characters and situations that appeared to have figured heavily in the first two books in the series but were never introduced or explained to us. I thought "no problem, I'll go back and KU the first book in the series and start there". Well, guess what? The first two books appear to practically be myths. They aren't written by Halford. They aren't writen by Audra Hart who she credits with the creation of the Tulsa Immortals universe. They don't come up on a Goodreads or Amazon series search except for this title. Where are they? It really ticked me off. In future editions of the book I wish Ms. Halford would give the title and author of the first two or rewrite the book to properly frame the story and characters. Other than this glaring issue, the book was very enjoyable. I wouldn't hesitate to read more M/M by the author.

[Karen Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Supernatural Series with Wonder and Fun!

We start out with Leo in Oregon. He has been running, from those who feel he is a threat, all of his life. He is haunted by a lineage that others believe make him a threat.
Leo is trying to do everything he can to disassociate himself from his familial line. His mixed heritage is something he tries to hide from any other supernatural being.
Leo takes a job in Tulsa that winds up sending him right where he doesn't want to be. A place where everything he has tried to run from Will be exposed. A place that puts not just his life in danger but also the life of the one person who could redeem him!

This novella is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is fast paced and the world building is great! The characters interlink with another series and gives us fun crossover. It has appealing leads, offers good suspense with a nice twist in the plot and includes some hot M/M action that leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling.

As a Tulsa girl, I was psyched to get a glimpse into my home town, I hoped to see a bit more of the locale but the story was great and I give it 4 stars. I thoroughly recommend this quick read and look forward to backtracking to catch the entire world!

[Janet Swiftbird · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a bad read, enjoyable!

Not a bad read, enjoyable with a good storyline.
Angar is bored with his life as a bobyguard and member of the MC.
Leo is trying to hide in plain sight, so to speak, as a exorcist.
He reluctantly takes a job for a human in Tulsa only to find the problem is at the MC club.
Things get lively from there.

[Lbeesley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really Good

The synopsis does not do this book justice in my opinion. It was so much better. Do yourself a favor and read it.

[Qin · Rating 2 out of 5]

For a standalone entry in a paranormal MM series, this book did not lend itself much to being read by anyone not acquainted with the previous instalments. The ensemble shifter cast obviously shares a background and a past that make little, if at all, sense because the writer did not see fit to encapsulate who is whom and to remind us in which respect these secondary characters stand to the newly mated pair. Without these data, Leo's Salvation feels entirely too cluttered and prone to name-dropping. The same drawback applies to the plotting: between the vampire foes and the looming threat of the paranormal council, it is hard to relate to Leo and Agnar's position at a crossroad, too little being explained as to the former impediment and nothing being told about the latter one. Good storytelling does not amount to peppering a book with elements culled from a larger universe that remains firmly out of sight in the background, especially if said elements are numerous and leave one rather at sea as to the large picture; a standalone book demands the writer to provide enough world building for a new reader to feel at ease with the concept. The mating itself was interesting enough, not thanks to Agnar, who as a shifter supposed to be entirely devoted to the newly-found other half of his soul, does not cut much ice, whereas the mating instinct is so strong in the sorcerer that he cannot repress his need to be near Agnar at the risk of his life; such a clear-cut polarity goes too far into the realm of artificiality and damages the story almost beyond repair. One is thankful for Leo's headstrong behaviour and barbed tongue, who makes a wonderful team with his salamander familiar Ignis, for otherwise the berserker bear, his alpha and his shifter pals belong to the realm of clichés. Well written enough in a mildly evocative style though the book is (whence my two stars), it never manages to shake off the fuzziness of the world building, the formulaic development of characters, and Agnar's presentation as a brawny simpleton who puts his pack above his mate because he fails to know better. I did not care about the previous instalments judging from their blurbs; reading through this one failed to engage me enough to give at one least one of them a try.

[lovestoread · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always fun to read about people finding their mates...especially if they figure they'll never have one due to the type of being they are.

Leo has been on his own since he was 12 when he watched a tragedy happen right in front of his eyes. He made it his life's work to rid the world of the cause of his lonely life. Agnar has been alone for far longer and is ecstatic when he meets his mate.

Things of course never go smoothly and Leo and Agnar are in for a fight.

Leo's Salvation is another awesome book by A.M. Halford.

[Theresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ 30%. Agnar didn't protect Leo. His mating instinct was weak. He followed Tank's orders to capture and imprison Leo even though Tank would turn Leo over to the PNR council who would then execute him. Leo had no survival instinct. His mating instinct was so strong it made him TSTL. Even though he escaped, Leo then returned to Agnar knowing that he would eventually be killed. The Twin Ravens MC were unlikable. Tank and his crew acted juvenile.

[Joy Ki`Ili · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gateway

A berserker and a warlock, now if they can get past the vampires and stay off the council's radar they might have a chance.

[Shandra Halford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not her best work, mainly because it was hard to understand the other characters since I didn't know anything about the universe, but overall a good read.

[DoaJaneoDoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book

it was a bit difficult to get into the world, but I guess, it's because I skipped other ones :) Ido wish there'd be more of Tulsa Immortals from this author