A Brush Of Darkness=A Brush Of Awesomeness (ARC Giveaway)

The man of her dreams might be
the cause of her nightmares...

Six months ago, Abby Sinclair was struggling to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. Now, she has an enchanted iPod, a miniature unicorn living in her underwear drawer, and a magical marketplace to manage. But despite her growing knowledge of the OtherWorld, Abby isn’t at all prepared for Brystion, the dark, mysterious, and sexy-as- sin incubus searching for his sister, convinced Abby has the key to the succubus’s whereabouts. Abby has enough problems without having this seductive shape-shifter literally invade her dreams to get information. But when her Faery boss and some of her friends vanish, as well, Abby and Brystion must form an uneasy alliance. As she is sucked deeper and deeper into this perilous world of faeries, angels, and daemons, Abby realizes her life is in as much danger as her heart—and there’s no one she can trust to save her.

When I had the opportunity to grab an ARC of A Brush of Darkness, I jumped at it! Not only did the premise sound super fun, but if you've ever read Allison's blog, or had any conversations with her, you already know how sweet and sassy she is. I figured there was a good chance I'd love her book--and I did :)

Let's start with Abby, the main character. She's absolutely snarktastic--with the perfect slice of hidden vulnerability. Her voice carries humor and sarcastic undercurrents that pull you right into her character. 

Exhibit A: 

"Heaven knew just about every angel I'd ever met damn near had a stick up his ass. And really? However pretty the daemon girls are, it's almost a guarantee they're going to come back and eat your soul one dark night, and who wants to deal with that?"

And that's just one, small snippet. The entire book is filled with that kind of goodness. Abby is totally bad ass, has blue and pink stripes in her hair (can you say jealous? I can!), while at the same time--she can't even make an omelet. How could you not love her?

She's not the only kick-ass character either. She has this amazing group of girl friends. Melanie St. James--a fiddler whose violin makes magic music. Katy--17yo with a spine of steel determined to push her way into the world of OtherFolk. Charlie--an angel's touchstone, and, yanno, girlfriend :)

Plus, add to the cast a werewolf bartender, a miniature unicorn (who turned out to be one of my favorite characters), daemons who play World of Warcraft, a missing Elven princess, and groups like Pixies for PETA--you've got one hell of an awesome book. Especially because all of the secondary and minor characters have their own stories. Each and every one of them. I can't wait find out what happens next with Abby--but I also can't wait to follow the stories of the rest of the cast.

Hm. Now, what am I missing?

Oh that's right. 

Brystion.

*sigh*

Ridiculously sexy, brooding Brystion. An incubus encased in mystery and filled with dark secrets. The chemistry he rocks with Abby is out of this world. Also? Um, wow. In YA you find these hot and sometimes sweet steamy scenes. In adult? Well, things are on a whole new level. A Brush of Darkness takes a look at the word "steamy" and laughs. Because in Allison's book? It's all about the BLAZING scenes. Holy hotness. Prepare to blush.

The plot is fast-paced and packed with humor and suspense. The world is built expertly, and is (even more important, imo) believable--with the paranormal living both in and out of the real world.  


I absolutely can't wait for the next book in the series. 


And the ones after that. 

A Brush of Darkness releases on January 25th--but if you leave a comment on today's post with your email address, you might win the ARC I have to give away! Contest closes this Friday (1/21), and is open to anyone in the US. 

(PS I *may* just have some bookmarks to give away as well! :)

You can also pre-order the book on Amazon, and find it HERE on Goodreads!!


Want to know more about Allison? Find her blog here, and twitter here. 


Go on--go check her out :)