To end my tribute to New Orleans, lets take a look at Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance set in this City That Care Forgot by far the most prolific of all the Romance sub genres to make this lovely place its home. 

Makes sense with bayous, voodoo queens, graveyards with above ground tombs, serial killers, and all that cobblestone. 

Some truely amazing Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy series are based here. 

1. Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 1) by Jeaniene Frost

2. Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, Book 1) by Faith Hunter 

3. Night Pleasures (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon 

4. A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, Book 1) by Kresley Cole 

5. A Quick Bite (Argeneau Vampire) by Lynsay Sands

6. Mind Game (Game/Ghostwalker) by Christine Feehan 

7. A Rush of Wings: Book One of The Maker's Song by Adrian Phoenix

8. Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set by Charlaine Harris

9. Covet: A Novel of the Fallen Angels by J. R. Ward 

10. If Angels Burn: A Novel of the Darkyn by Lynn Viehl 

Here some other lesser known worth reading Paranormal Romances set in the city.

1. Crux (Southern Arcana) by Moira Rogers

2. Hunter of Shadows by Nancy Gideon 

3. Villere House (Blood of My Blood) by CD Hussey, Leslie Fear 

4. Water's Blood (The Elemental Clan Series) by Elaine Calloway

5. River Road (Sentinels of New Orleans) by Suzanne Johnson 

6. The Shifters by Alexandra Sokoloff 

7. Everdark: The Dark Ink Chronicles by Elle Jasper 

8. Spellbound (The Djinn Series, Book 4) by Kathleen Nance 

9. Avenger's Heat: A Moon Shifter Novel by Katie Reus 

10. One with the Hunger (Shadow Dwellers, Book One) by J.C. Wilder 

To vote for the best of the best of lesser known Paranormal Romance Set in New Orleans, go to the Goodreads list: Nola: Lesser Known Paranormal Romance set in New Orleans

To enjoy a visual tour of the city and get even more recommendations, visit the Pinterest Board: Easy: Romances Set in New Orleans. 

4.5 “Ghosts & Voodoo” Stars!





Villere House is an enthralling ghost story written collaboratively by Leslie Fear and C.D. Hussey and also the first installment in their Blood of My Blood series. This is a tale that traverses between the past and the present, stretching beyond our earthly realm and set in the beautiful, culturally diverse and historical locale of New Orleans. A lovely romantic story laced with voodoo, ghosts, evil spirits, revenge and vampires. It is delectably spooky and creepy and yet my heart still got deeply invested in the love story. This book was like a big puzzle, where each piece fits being expertly revealed cautiously and slowly until everything comes together. As the mystery unravels, what truly is at stake for our heroine and hero?

Lottie Boyd is a college senior in New Orleans with a couple friends for Spring Break. Having lost her parents at a young age and having taken on too much responsibility, Lottie is not one to go crazy and party hard. Yes, she intends to enjoy herself in the historically rich city; but, she is definitely not as hardcore as her two crazy friends. Almost immediately upon her arrival, Lottie begins having dreams about a 19th century widow who seems eerily familiar. Soon she realizes that she is being haunted by the ghost of Élise Cantrelle, a young widow determined to save her ailing daughter and who also finds herself in a forbidden romance. Sightings of Élise Cantrelle’s ghost, unending dreams that seem so authentic, voices she keeps hearing and an inexplicable knowledge of facts that she should not know all lead Lottie to The Villere House of Voodoo. There she meets a beautiful creole man, Xavier Villere. Do the voodoo shop and Xavier hold the answers that Lottie is seeking?

Xavier Villere owns and operates The Villere House of Voodoo along with his family. While he is proud of his family history, he most definitely is a skeptic when it comes to all matters that involve voodoo and the paranormal. When he meets Lottie, a beautiful tourist, and discovers that she is being haunted, Xavier is no longer sure what to believe. Lottie’s desperate pleas for help and her sincerity are hard to ignore. Further, he can’t help being attracted to the lovely blonde. Despite his inability to come to terms with his family history and all that they believe in, Xavier is determined to help Lottie solve the mystery surrounding the young widow who won’t disappear.

As the mystery surrounding Élise Cantrelle and her connection to the Villere family is slowly revealed, Lottie and Xavier begin to realize that they are deeply drawn to one another despite being unable to explain such a profound connection. Xavier seems to be someone who fills the void in Lottie’s life with his caring ways and fierce protection of her. As each piece of the puzzle is uncovered and further clues present themselves, Lottie and Xavier discover that there is more to the fascinating story and that there are malevolent forces who pose a danger to Lottie. Faced with danger, secrets and betrayal – Lottie and Xavier grow closer in their quest to solve what exactly is occurring. Will they uncover the truth before it is too late? Will they find a true love in one another?

The romance between Xavier and Lottie is quite beautiful, slow growing and organic. They both get caught up in Élise Cantrelle’s forbidden romance with one of Xavier’s ancestors. Both Lottie and Xavier must determine whether their feelings simply stem from the fact that their pasts are connected or is what they are feeling for one another much deeper. The pair share some incredibly erotic moments that had me sighing and fanning myself.

All in all, Villere House is a well written novel that had me engrossed right from the beginning. The authors did a wonderful job capturing the feel of New Orleans, both past and present, and interwove a compelling story that flowed seamlessly. There is no cliffhanger to deal with. I am most definitely looking forward to the next installment in this series.





***A copy of Villere House by Leslie Fear was provided to me in exchange for an honest review.

Disclosure: I am an online friend of Leslie Fear's on both Facebook and Goodreads.  

When Lottie arrives in New Orleans she is fully expecting a few days of drinking too much and partying. But an evil spirit and a centuries old curse are hanging over her head. With the help of Xavier, the owner of a shop selling voodoo souvenirs to tourists and a French speaking ghost who visits her in her dreams, she begins to unravel the mystery. But the voodoo queen won't easily surrender what she has and the price she demands might be more than Lottie can pay.  

Totally loved this book. It's an old school ghost story that's well written and entertaining. I read a lot of books, between 175 and 200 per year. Ninety-five percent of them are electronic versions. But for a very few, I want to have a physical book on my shelf.  This is one of those books. (lol...lucky me! a signed copy is on the way)