Along Came a Spider by Kate Serine
Series : Transplanted Tales #3
Genre : Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Publisher : Kensington
Publication Date : August 1st, 2013
Genre : Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy
Publisher : Kensington
Publication Date : August 1st, 2013
Little Miss Muffet and Little Boy Blue are all grown up—and
hunting the world’s most famous vampire—in this gritty paranormal
romance novel.
Ever since Make Believe characters were transported into the
ordinary world, their Happily Ever Afters have been a thing of the
past. So when Trish Muffet is attacked at a grisly crime scene, the
last person she expects to come to her rescue is Nicky “Little Boy”
Blue. But these days Nicky’s doling out vigilante justice as “The
Spider,” taking on predators of the night in the hopes of locating
his ultimate target—Vlad Dracula. And he needs Trish’s help.
Although Nicky’s renegade style goes against everything Trish stands
for, she’ll do what she must to bring Dracula down. With danger
stalking her, Trish knows the only person she can count on is the
one man who has the power to leave her breathless. There’s no way
she’s letting this spider frighten her away.
Another great addition to the Transplanted Tales series! Honestly, this is such an underrated series and each book features amazing characters with the perfect amount of romance, steam and suspense!
Along Came A Spider follows the story of Trish Muffet and Nicky 'Little Boy' Blue - who have been transported into the real world along with many other fairytale/fictional characters after a spell goes awry. It's quite common to come across Beauty and the Beast and other fairy tale retellings, but this one is quite unique as it has Little Miss Muffet and Little Boy Blue - all grown up now(and they seem like a perfect pair, don't they lol?😂).
Trish Muffet now works for the Fairytale Management Authority and she has some special powers that let her see the last moments of the victims before they die, which is quite useful but terrifying, to be honest. And she's had a crush on Nicky from the moment they arrived in the real world - Here and Now.
When she's attacked at a crime scene, Nicky ends up coming to her rescue. Nicky's had quite a tough life and he's been masquerading as the vigilante 'Spider'(get it?) after his wife's death. He's been tracking Vlad the Dracula for many years and when he sees that Trish might be in danger because of Vlad, he helps her out and they decide to join forces.
I loved the relationship between Trish and Nicky in this one! She's been pining for him for so many years, so I was so glad to see them fall for each other and I was totally rooting for Trish! She's quite amazing with her snark and protective nature. And I don't even need to say much about Nicky as I'd been wanting to read his story from the first moment that we came across him in book one! We also get to meet Red, Nate, Lavender and Seth. It was so much fun seeing them again! I also loved the fact that all of the characters are well developed - including the antagonists, and they have such fascinating backstories!
The author has created an amazing world with unique characters and I'd love to read each one's story as a separate book lol! I'd definitely recommend this series if you haven't read it yet, as you'll certainly enjoy it!
*I was provided with an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest
review*
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I glanced around, searching frantically for some escape, but it was useless. Unless I suddenly discovered some latent ability to leap tall buildings in a single bound, I was well and truly hosed. I pressed my lips together and squared off. If I was going down, I wasn’t going to make it easy. They’d have to earn my blood.
“Come on, you bitch!” I growled at the blonde. “You want a piece of me? Bring it on!”
She leaped forward like she was on a spring. My eyes went wide, my courageous last stand suddenly not such a brilliant idea. But a split second later, she jerked back with a screech, her hand clawing at a small black arrow lodged in her shoulder. I heard an answering screech from the brunette and swung around in time to see her head snap back as an arrow pierced her eye.
What the hell?
There was a scuffling noise behind me that brought my head around in time to see the blonde struggling with a figure dressed in black fatigues and wearing a black ski mask. As I watched, he swung his fist, catching her jaw with a right hook, then slamming her chin with a left uppercut that knocked her on her ass. In the next instant, he had a knee on her chest and snatched from his ammo belt something that looked like a railroad stake. The blonde didn’t even have time to react as he drove it down into the center of her chest.
I hadn’t even realized I was holding my breath until it burst from me with a gasp. But my relief was short-lived. An arm came around my throat, cutting off my air. I drove my elbow into my attacker’s ribs, but it barely fazed her. I grabbed her arm and tucked my chin down to take some of the pressure from my esophagus, then drove the edge of my snow boot down along her exposed shin, making her howl in pain.
“Get down!”
My eyes darted toward the sound of the man’s voice. He stood over the body of the blonde, a small crossbow aimed at the brunette. I bit down on the vampire’s arm as hard as I could, drawing her tainted blood. When she roared with rage, her grip loosening for a fraction of a second, I dropped, rolling out of the way as the man in black fired the crossbow. The arrow struck the center of the woman’s chest. Her eyes went wide for a fraction of a second before she crumpled into a permanently dead heap.
So this was the infamous Spider…
I totally took back everything I’d said about the guy being no better than the criminals he brought down. He was my new BFF. I was tempted to see if he was a bit parched after the ass kicking he’d just doled out and maybe wanted to join me for a super stiff drink at Ever Afters, but then the mind-numbing pain in my wrist reminded me I probably had other business to tend to first.
Out of breath, I scooted myself back with my good arm until I could lean against one of the dumpsters. My adrenaline left me in a rush, and I was suddenly completely exhausted. I closed my eyes and let my head fall back against the dumpster.
“Are you hurt?”
My eyes snapped open, my stomach clenching painfully. There was something so familiar about that voice. . . . “What?”
My rescuer squatted down in front of me. “Are you all right?”
I blinked at him, suddenly experiencing a serious case of déjà vu. The man’s tone was rough, clipped, and there was no hint of mischief or roguish charm. Still . . .
“My wrist is broken,” I said a little breathlessly. “But it’s already healing. I’ll be fine by tomorrow.”
He gave me a tight nod and started to rise, but then seemed to reconsider and resumed his crouch before me. He studied me for a long moment, giving me a good glimpse of his eyes, but they were in shadow, obscuring the color, and he was completely on his guard. There was no way I was getting in.
“You did good, doll,” he said finally. “Made my job one helluva lot easier.”
I felt my cheeks going warm at the praise. “Thanks.”
His eyes narrowed, crinkling a little behind his ski mask and giving me the impression that he was grinning. “But you know, you shouldn’t be out here alone at night, even if you can kick ass,” he admonished. Then he reached up and twisted one of my ringlets around his gloved index finger and pulled gently before letting it spring back into place. “I’d hate to see harm come to a girl as pretty as you.”
My eyes went wide. Holy shit. “Nicky Blue?” I gasped. “You’re the Spider?” He jumped to his feet and took a few quick steps before I found my voice to cry out, “Wait! Nicky! It’s okay—I know you!”
He halted midstride and shook his head. “No, you don’t,” he said over his shoulder. “No one does. Not anymore.”
I scrambled awkwardly to my feet, my knees still shaky from my encounter with the vampires, but when I looked up again he was gone. I turned a full circle, searching for him in the shadows, but he had slipped away as silently and mysteriously as he’d come. I let out a disappointed sigh.
“You’re wrong, Nicky Blue,” I announced to the darkness. “Nobody knows you better than I do.”
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Kate SeRine (pronounced “serene”) is a hopeless romantic who firmly
believes in true love that lasts forever. So it’s no surprise that when
she began writing her own stories, Kate vowed her characters would always
have a happily ever after. She’s the author of the award-winning
TRANSPLANTED TALES paranormal romance series as well as two romantic
suspense series: PROTECT AND SERVE and DARK ALLIANCE.
Kate lives in a smallish, quintessentially Midwestern town with her
husband and two sons, who share her love of storytelling. She never tires
of creating new worlds to share and is even now working on her next
project — probably while consuming way too much coffee.
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