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Charming
Charming | Elliott James
Sharp, sarcastic, and efficiently lethal, John Charming would feel right at home having drinks with Dean Winchester and Harry Dresden. If you're looking for a new urban fantasy series to pick up, CHARMING is a guaranteed page-turner. John Charming isn't your average Prince... He comes from a line of Charmings -- an illustrious family of dragon slayers, witch-finders and killers dating back to before the fall of Rome. Trained by a modern day version of the Knights Templar, monster hunters who have updated their methods from chain mail and crossbows to Kevlar and shotguns, John Charming was one of the best--until a curse made him one of the abominations the Knights were sworn to hunt. That was a lifetime ago. Now, John tends bar under an assumed name in rural Virginia and leads a peaceful, quiet life. That is, until a vampire and a blonde walked into his bar... CHARMING is the first novel in a new urban fantasy series which gives a new twist to the Prince Charming tale. Catch the next in the series with DARING and FEARLESS. Short Fiction in the Pax Arcana world: Charmed I'm SureDon't Go Chasing WaterfallsPushing LuckSurreal EstateDog-Gone
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Charming | Elliott James
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I am definitely a rereader and I reread my favorites all the time (especially if I‘m in a reading slump) but this is one of my favorites to reread. I love this series and I‘ve reread it several times (posting this is making me want to do another reread 🥰)

#YouveReread 📖👀

#AboutABook… 📚📖📒📘📕📗📙📓

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Eggs You must have a lot of series on your shelves 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3mo
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TorieStorieS
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This start to a new urban fantasy series is fun- monster hunting in rural Virginia with technology, some supernatural super powers and a bit of romance and banter makes this a joy to listen to! John Charming is an ex-Knight, nurses a broken heart and has skills of his own setting him apart. When he ends up joining a team of other hunters, the plot moves quickly in this engaging start. I have the sequel & am looking forward to seeing where it goes!

ShelleyBooksie Thank you for sharing this!! I love Jim Butchers Harry Dresden series and this sounds very similar. 2y
TorieStorieS @ShelleyBooksie It‘s been on my TBR for almost a decade!! And the Harry Dresden series is on there for almost as long! 😳 2y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Charming | Elliott James
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A few of my favorite book boyfriend crushes for today‘s #Crushin‘ prompt 😍 #ItHadToBeYou 💖

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

DivineDiana Those shelves! ❤️ 3y
Eggs Beautiful shelves!!! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 📚❤️ 3y
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JuliaTheBookNerd
Charming | Elliott James
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I was thoroughly #Charmed by Charming and the Pax Arcana Series 🥰 #LiteraryLuck 🍀💚📚

#BookNerd 💙📚🤓

jpmcwisemorgan I liked this series quite a bit! 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 6y
vkois88 ❤❤❤ 6y
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SW-T
Charming | Elliott James
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Looking forward to the next book! John Charming charmed this reader. Looking forward to his next adventure.

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SW-T
Charming | Elliott James
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Enjoying this one so far. So many magical creatures mentioned. Refreshing change to have nagas, kresniks, and Valkyries in the mix. Plus, the vampires aren‘t sparkly or romantic.

#fantasy #creatures #fantasybooks

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JuliaTheBookNerd
Charming | Elliott James
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful stack!!!! 📚❤️ 7y
vkois88 Ooooh, so pretty!! Some of my tbrs 🤗 7y
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Amanda23
Charming | Elliott James
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"Not all princes are charming" is the tag line for this book but I found the lead John very charming. I wouldn't say this book was fasted paced but enjoyed the action and the characters and I look forward to the next book.

JuliaTheBookNerd This is such a fun series! I hope you enjoy the rest 😊 7y
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jpmcwisemorgan
Charming | Elliott James
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It took a little bit to get into the story but overall it's a good urban fantasy - the supernatural exists but people are prevented from knowing about it and the Knights Templar help make sure it stays that way. Character development is solid and it's worth trying another in the series. The humor might be a little much but I'm seeing it as a defense mechanism on the part of John Charming. I'll see how by goes in book two.

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jpmcwisemorgan
Charming | Elliott James

I saw a post about this series and am giving it a try. I was sidetracked for a bit but now back at it. I like the play on Prince Charming and there's subtle humor. So far, so good.

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Amanda23
Charming | Elliott James
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These chapter titles are cracking me up 🤣

[DELETED] 206653737 This book sounds really good, stacked! 7y
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Amanda23
Charming | Elliott James
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Book mail!! Most of the Urban Fantasy I read is from a female POV. I'm really curious about the flip side. Added to the massive TBR pile.

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jpmcwisemorgan
Charming | Elliott James

New favorite phrase from a book "...you might have a falling-out with the worldview you're currently enamored of...". Yes, I'm only giving part of it because it's talking about finding out vampires, etc. are real and I think that we all know that's not happening, as much as some might like it to be true. I selected this part because I think it's meaningful in a larger context.

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JuliaTheBookNerd
Charming | Elliott James
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A little #Werewolf and #Vampire action for today's #Teeth prompt #JuneBookBugs

jpmcwisemorgan Biscuits! I'm going to NEED to read these. 7y
Seekingtardis I have like 90% of the books on your shelves!! 😍😍😍😍😍 Charming was such a good fun read. 7y
Ms_T Pretty! 7y
RealLifeReading ❤️Buffy! 7y
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LadySarah
Charming | Elliott James
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I usually prefer my urban fantasy with female leads, but I'm actually really enjoying this so far. A huge chunk of that enjoyment can be credited to the narrator of the audiobook, who is fantastic.

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parasolofdoom
Charming | Elliott James

70 pages in and meh. Nothing against the book really but typical urban fantasy isn't really my jam. Debating whether to carry on.