Lucien was upset that Stephen had no time for their relationship and was going to get himself killed. Stephen was overworked and worried about trying to fix everything. This was a great conclusion to Lucien and Stephen's story! I loved all the same things-characters, plot, mystery, magic, relationship-but this one got a little more dark and intense than the others, and I felt for these imperfect but lovable characters. *Rating: 4 Stars // Read Date: 2020 // Format: Audiobook* It was too short and connected to the story for me to rate it separately, but I enjoyed it. It's not necessary for the story, but it gives a touch more insight into the characters and has a little plot involving more magical danger. This audiobook also includes the short story 'A Case of Possession' (I think the ebook does too, or you can get it for free on Smashwords), which takes place after Book 2.

Overall, I enjoyed the second book in this historical urban fantasy series!

Great plot, great characters who are imperfect but mostly good, a bit of humor, interesting magic-especially those tattoos and all the magpies! And the narration by Cornell Collins was great again, natural and perfect for the characters.

They're a cute pair though, and that 15' height difference is so insignificant to the story, but I kinda dig that too since I've never read about such a vertically mismatched couple :-P Other than that, I liked all the same things. This was another great book in this series! I liked that the romance didn't fall into place too quickly and perfectly after the previous book, that the two men obviously still wanted each other but were still unsure what the other wanted and what sort of commitment they themselves were willing to give.

The long way home by za maxfield