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Black Heart Loa starts at the exact moment that Black Dust Mambo ends. There are many problems that the main character Kallie Riviera and her friends and family experience in the first book and they have to deal with the aftermath of those original issues along with some new ones: Finding her cousin Jackson, taking care of her love interest Layne, dealing with secrets and a hurricane that is on it's way to Louisiana.

I feel that this book is a bit more focused than the first and the points of view didn't overlap, which I liked better. Also, a lot of the banter that I feel is distracting in the first book is not present, but there is still snappy one liners and sarcastic teasing. The dialogue is more focused on the story and the problems at hand. There are several points of view, but not as much in the first book, or maybe I'm just more used to it and it didn't throw me off as much. However, there are a lot of characters in certain scenes and I had trouble keeping a few of them straight, but the point of their feelings came across and this didn't interfere with the plot. Also, their physical characteristics are described well and I feel this is not only the author's style, but it helped me a little more in keeping track of certain people.

I love Kallie. What's that saying? "Women want to be her..." Well I certainly do. She is a gorgeous young lady with violet eyes ala Liz Taylor, studying to be a Hoodoo practitioner who has a very hunky, hot, self possessed, protective and caring Nomad named Layne interested (okay, more than interested) in her. And she lives near New Orleans (a city I love). So yeah, I'd like to walk in her shoes, which reading these books allows me to do. Like in Black Dust Mambo the setting of the Bayou and the swamps are rich and detailed. The magic, the danger and the beauty of that area are prevalent.

I love the main plot device that has to do with Kallie's past and her mother. It is so intriguing and I'm so impressed with the author's ideas on that. There are also several surprises in Black Heart Loa that are directly related to the aforementioned secret making the characters pull together, even Layne's ex-wife McKenna, who really dislikes Kallie, joins in to help. McKenna wasn't featured a whole lot in this book, but I just want to point out that I love this triangle between Layne, Kallie and McKenna. It's not a typical love triangle since Layne and McKenna still care about each other yet Layne and Kallie have an attraction that to me is akin to being soulmates. I also love the out and out friction between Kallie and McKenna. There is also quite a detailed intimate scene and some people have complained that it is just a plot device for them to engage in sex, but it read believable to me and I just went with it. I'm not into erotic fiction, but the love scene is well done and steamy without being vulgar.

This is a fun, fast read with non stop action and I want to find out what happens next and discover the secrets of Kallie's past.


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Black Heart Loa Adrian Phoenix 9781439167922 Books Reviews

At 416 pages, it says an awful lot that I wanted this book to continue. I didn't want it to end. As much as I enjoyed Black Dust Mambo, I liked Black Heart Loa more.

BHL begins immediately where BDM left off. Kallie, Belladonna, Gabrielle and Divinity are still in Bayou Cypres Noir, dealing with the events of BDM. Jackson, Kallie's hot pirate cousin, is missing and his mojo bag is discarded on the floor. Kallie knows there is something wrong, and sets out to find Jackson.

Layne, who had been driving home, changes direction to go to Dr. Herron's home in Chacahoula to confront the spirit of Dr. Herron's wife. He wants to avenge Gage from the previous book, and make sure that Kallie is protected. Layne's bike gets hit by a truck and he is then knocked out cold until Belladonna and Kallie find him. Unfortunately, Layne has a passenger in addition to Lord Agustine.

A hurricane is raging towards Louisiana at the same time this story is taking place. For some reason, since the end of BDM, all of the magic in Louisiana is going wonky. For example, the wards the hoodoos set up to deflect tropical storms are suddenly attracting them like a magnet. Of course, it has to have something to do with Kallie, her loa, and the black dust hex she breathed in previously.

Kallie rushes to save her cousin, Jackson, who has been taking in by an interesting group of people in the swamps of Louisiana. I don't want to say too much about them, because I don't want to spoil it. All his time, Baron Samedi, the loa of death, is chasing Kallie, trying to free her loa. We see our favorite pixie-leprechaun-devil McKenna show up to help Layne exorcise one of his passengers. Once Layne is free, he does whatever he can to help Kallie.

Along the way to finding Jackson, we are introduced to a new character, Devlin Daniels, who seems sexy, scary and powerful. I really hope we see more of him, but not to the detriment of the wonderful Kallie-Layne relationship. I am especially looking forward to seeing Devlin again, after this quote

"I've got yo' scent," he said, nostrils flaring. "I can find you anywhere. Anytime. Yo' heart be mine, Kallie Riviere, hoodoo woman."

Kallie eventually finds out, with the help of Devlin, how to make things right for everyone, which requires a lovely chapter of her exploits with Layne. Yum ) Layne and Kallie's relationship definitely grows in this book, and it seems to be solidifying. The connection between Kallie and Layne seems to be something special. There is a physical shock between them when they touch, and if I were Kallie, I'd be touching Layne Valin as much as humanly possible! The book ends with the two of them making plans, which I assume is what we will read about in Book 3.

I also look forward to reading more about Belladonna. I love her relationship with Kallie, and I hope she get s storyline. In this book, she served more as comic relief and as a companion to Kallie. I want to hear more about Dallas, as well, who spent this entire book recuperating from the events in Black Dust Mambo.

I recommend that you read the first book in this series, Black Dust Mambo, before reading this one. There are a lot of things mentioned in Black Heart Loa that happened in the previous book, and Adrian Phoenix, to my happiness, doesn't rehash the storylines completely. I would have been lost if I read Black Heart Loa without reading the first book in this series.
Black Heart Loa starts at the exact moment that Black Dust Mambo ends. There are many problems that the main character Kallie Riviera and her friends and family experience in the first book and they have to deal with the aftermath of those original issues along with some new ones Finding her cousin Jackson, taking care of her love interest Layne, dealing with secrets and a hurricane that is on it's way to Louisiana.

I feel that this book is a bit more focused than the first and the points of view didn't overlap, which I liked better. Also, a lot of the banter that I feel is distracting in the first book is not present, but there is still snappy one liners and sarcastic teasing. The dialogue is more focused on the story and the problems at hand. There are several points of view, but not as much in the first book, or maybe I'm just more used to it and it didn't throw me off as much. However, there are a lot of characters in certain scenes and I had trouble keeping a few of them straight, but the point of their feelings came across and this didn't interfere with the plot. Also, their physical characteristics are described well and I feel this is not only the author's style, but it helped me a little more in keeping track of certain people.

I love Kallie. What's that saying? "Women want to be her..." Well I certainly do. She is a gorgeous young lady with violet eyes ala Liz Taylor, studying to be a Hoodoo practitioner who has a very hunky, hot, self possessed, protective and caring Nomad named Layne interested (okay, more than interested) in her. And she lives near New Orleans (a city I love). So yeah, I'd like to walk in her shoes, which reading these books allows me to do. Like in Black Dust Mambo the setting of the Bayou and the swamps are rich and detailed. The magic, the danger and the beauty of that area are prevalent.

I love the main plot device that has to do with Kallie's past and her mother. It is so intriguing and I'm so impressed with the author's ideas on that. There are also several surprises in Black Heart Loa that are directly related to the aforementioned secret making the characters pull together, even Layne's ex-wife McKenna, who really dislikes Kallie, joins in to help. McKenna wasn't featured a whole lot in this book, but I just want to point out that I love this triangle between Layne, Kallie and McKenna. It's not a typical love triangle since Layne and McKenna still care about each other yet Layne and Kallie have an attraction that to me is akin to being soulmates. I also love the out and out friction between Kallie and McKenna. There is also quite a detailed intimate scene and some people have complained that it is just a plot device for them to engage in sex, but it read believable to me and I just went with it. I'm not into erotic fiction, but the love scene is well done and steamy without being vulgar.

This is a fun, fast read with non stop action and I want to find out what happens next and discover the secrets of Kallie's past.