There is a new bunch of mystical beings in town. They are warriors for God disguised as a circus act. Under the leadership of Delki, Mistress of the Beasts, the members of the Carnivale Diabolique will stop at nothing to save the lives of the humans. In “Mistress of the Beasts” by J.M. Jeffries, Delki has to use all that is within her to try to save the children in the small town of Barstow. The demon she is looking for draws attention to the circus and the sheriff of the town becomes leery of the real reason of the circus is in his town. Will Delki be able to fill him in on all that is really going on around him? Or, will he take the entire circus down in an attempt to get to the bottom of the disturbance?

Poor Cam has been running from the things she knows and the things she does not understand. When Anaru, a tall dark man with mysterious tattoos all over him, walks into her diner she tries to ignore the demon traveling with him. But that demon is the last thing she should be thinking about. Her future had been set in place, by the one person she trusted and cared about. It was not until Anaru walked into her life that light would be shed on what was really going on, and her role in it all.In Seressia Glass’ “The Sharpest Edge” both Cam and Anaru have to make some decisions and they will not be easy.

In “The Good Side of Evil” by F.D. Davis, Vulcan is a demon fighting with the Carnivale Diabolique to keep demons where they belong. The love-hate relationship he has with Bodie, a demon hunter, leads him into more danger than he was aware of. She wanted to make him pay for who he was and what he had done to her. Because of that she was always having him sent on a suicide mission in the name of good. When demons start showing up in an unlikely place, Vulcan cannot help but be suspicious of what was really going on. Vulcan, never quite feeling as appreciated as he should, fights his natural urges to disintegrate Bodie. The mission she sends him on is dangerous, because he has to cross back over into the realm of evil. Would he make it out alive? Would the other members of the Carnivale Diabolique finally realize that not all demons are evil? Or will he die unappreciated?

These three stories are fresh and original works in the paranormal genre. The description of the characters was so vivid. I enjoyed each story either because of the character or the different scenario they were in; sometimes both. I hope to see more of these characters in future anthologies, because I would like to learn more about them and the battles they have trying to save the world as we humans know it. I read an uncorrected advanced reading copy, where I did see errors. I hope the proper edits are made so the book can be enjoyed as it should be. I recommend Carnivale Diabolique to readers who enjoy paranormal with a little sex and romance weaved into the storyline.

Jennifer Coissiere
APOOO BookClub

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