Total Eclipse of the Hunt by Mandy M. Roth [Review]

Total Eclipse of the Hunt (Happily Everlasting #5) by Mandy M. Roth
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: January 4, 2021

Happily Everlasting
1. Dead Man Talking
2. Once Hunted, Twice Shy
3. Fooled Around and Spelled in Love
4. Witchful Thinking
5. Total Eclipse of the Hunt - Paperback | Kindle
6. Curses and Cupcakes
7. An Everlasting Christmas

Mandy M. Roth
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

Welcome to Everlasting, Maine, where there's no such thing as normal.

As a centaur, Deputy Jake Majoy (Deputy March), is immortal and has seen and done a lot in his five hundred years. Enough to know that Everlasting feels like home. It’s been perfect for him to fade away and blend in, as the town is anything but normal—and they protect their own. So, when a newcomer ends up in their midst, at the same time magical items go missing around town, it’s his duty to step in to restore law and order. But the pull he feels to the woman is anything but part of the job.

Kelsey Gibbons has (literally) followed all the signs leading to the tiny town of Everlasting, Maine. When her arrival coincides with an uptick in crime, it becomes very clear that the chaos has only just begun. And when a hunky man in uniform shows up on the scene, it’s all she can do to focus on finding answers.

Can she and Jake beat the clock and the evil that has come back to town?

Thoughts on Total Eclipse of the Hunt: Deputy March (okay, okay, I know that's not his name, but the beefcake calendar thing is kinda funny and I just can't resist) gets his turn to find his lady love when Kelsey ends up in Everlasting. Seeing how it's Everlasting they're in, things go a little sideways for a while, but that doesn't stop these two from finding their HEA.

So. Our centaur deputy is...well, is just sort of is. He's not unhappy at his job (even though some of his fellow deputies aren't all that competent) and he's pleased to have found a place in quirky Everlasting. Seeing Kelsey for the first time turns him into an accident-prone, tongue-tied goof, but Kelsey digs him anyway.

The bad news? There are people in Everlasting with a not-so-friendly agenda when it comes to Kelsey and she's doesn't realize it. That said, Jake and the other residents (Wil, Jolene, Petey, and such) rally around her to keep her safe. Which is good since, you know, she's Jake's special someone and good guys should always end up with their special someone.

A little magical danger, some unexpected family, a few familiar faces, and one horrible, HORRIBLE cabin that Kelsey somehow manages to make work. Everlasting is fun and dangerous and I like it.