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The Accidental Gatekeeper: Paranormal Women's Fiction Kindle Edition

by Carla Rehse (Author), Jay Allchin (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
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An action-packed, humorous paranormal adventure.

Turning the big four-five isn't a problem for Everly Popa—it’s everything else in her life that's gone to hell in a handbasket.

It's bad enough that Everly's drug-selling husband is in jail and her adult daughter blames her for the situation. But now the FBI wants her to turn witness, while her husband's criminal friends want to keep her permanently silent. With no other safe haven, Everly returns to her hometown. A place she hasn't visited in twenty-seven years. And didn't leave under the best of circumstances.

It’s not that Everly has a problem with her hometown, exactly, but since it sits next to Hell’s Gate, there's bound to be a few issues. Like the archaic rules set by the angels who run the town. Or the fact that the townsfolk feel Everly abandoned her duties as one of the members of the town's founding families. But between celestial politics or getting gunned down by a drug cartel, Everly decides to chance finding sanctuary back home.

After a little good versus evil stunt at the town's border, Everly is let back in and for the first five minutes, things are great. However, soon all hell breaks loose!

Before Everly can take a deep breath and figure a way out of the mess she's gotten into, an angel gets killed, humans go missing and the town shuts its magical borders. Now Everly is trapped inside with dying angels, rampaging demons, and a witch with a murderous agenda. The only way out is for Everly to learn how to use her newly acquired Gatekeeper powers. But with no handbook provided, there's a snowball's chance in hell she'll figure it out in time.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B095MCMW3S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pink Squirrel Publishing (June 14, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 14, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2096 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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Carla Rehse

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Although not a native Texan, Carla prides herself on having mastered the correct usage of “y’all” and “bless your heart.”

Carla is owned by a persnickety kitty, who rules the computer keyboard and only allows Carla to write when demands for cat treats are met.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
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C. Berman
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and hilarious!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
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Think "Buffy" meets "Midnight, Texas" and you have The Accidental Gatekeeper!

A super fun read, with a hilarious main character. Everly Popa has everything in her life going wrong, and when she returns to her hometown of Crossing Shadows for safety and protection, she finds anything but!! She accidentally becomes the town’s Gatekeeper (to hell) and has no idea how that works. Add to that the battle between Demons and Angels going on in the town, and you have a fantastic, action-packed story!! When her high school sweetheart shows up, you can tell it wouldn’t take much to re-ignite the flame. But after so many years, both of them have baggage to overcome first. I really liked the slow-burning reacquaintance between these two characters.

Through all her issues, Everly manages to keep her sense of humor, with its sassiness and sarcasm. She had me laughing out loud so many times. And so did many side-characters too! Loved this book!
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Nadine Feldman
4.0 out of 5 stars It's a Wild, Funny Ride
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2021
The Accidental Gatekeeper, is the first of a trilogy centered around Everly, a middle-aged woman who turned her drug-dealing husband into the Feds, and returned to her Central Texas hometown for safety...only to find she's jumped from the proverbial frying pan into the fire.

Sitting next to Hell's Gate, the town of Crossing Shadows, Texas, isn't your ordinary Texas town. It may look like it, but it's a chaotic mix of angels, demons, hellhounds, and a variety of other magical beings. Everly left years ago, denying her status as a "Marked" human, so she doesn't get the warmest of welcomes upon her return.

Everly's main goal is to keep her grown daughter safe from her husband's criminal pals. Sadie knows nothing of the family legacy. But before saving her daughter, Everly's forced into saving the town.

I like Everly, in part because she's not young. She has creaky knees and hot flashes, so she's an unlikely heroine. I also love the cheeky, snarky humor of the story, but Everly's heart shines through. She's a loving mom and wants to overcome the many mistakes she's made in her lifetime. The major characters are distinctive and fun, and the story moves less like a freight train and more like a supersonic jet...lots of action all the time.

This isn't the type of book I normally read, so if you love what I've already written, you'll enjoy this book. And I did, too, to a point. I would have liked to catch my breath here and there. The pace was a bit too breakneck for me. It also seemed like there were too many varieties of magical beings, which got a bit confusing.

Also, I am assuming (hoping) that since mine was a downloaded advance copy, the text formatting will get fixed in the final version. The formatting is inconsistent, making the book harder to read.

As a series, this book makes a good lead-in. It's a complete story but leaves some unresolved threads as bread crumbs for the books to follow. I will probably want to know what happens next with Everly. (I have a pet peeve when a series book doesn't have an actual ending, but this one does.) For an author writing a series, a reader wanting to continue is the ultimate goal.
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Crystal W
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved Everly, such a snarky, kick a** heroine!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2021
When Everly Popa fled back to the tiny Texas town she grew up in, she was more worried about her daughter Sadie than what would happen back home. Everly knew it wouldn’t be easy going back home, wasn’t even sure if the town wouldn’t accept her. I’m not talking about how the people would act, I’m talking about whether or not the town itself would let her back in. You see, the place she grew up isn’t like any you or I grew up in. They had demons, angels, hellhounds, vamps, werewolves, plus other beings I’d never heard of, and if the town didn’t want you, you didn’t see it.
After finally gaining entry, using a crossroads demon no less, you’d think things would smooth out, but that was just the tip of the crazy iceberg of the next week that Everly and the rest of the people left in town have to deal with.
Gatekeeper dying ✔️
Missing residents ✔️
Slew of deaths ✔️
Demons attacking ✔️
Surprise new Gatekeeper ✔️
Having to stop not only the attack from unknown species’ but from an Archangel before the town is wiped off earth ✔️
The writing is great, the characters are wonderful (I love how snarky Everly is), and the plot keeps you engaged and wanting more. I can’t wait for the second book to see what Everly and the gang gets into next. If you’re a fan of snarky kick-a** heroines, paranormal books, and witty writing, then grab this book today. Definitely a 5 star read.

**I received an ARC of this book from the Publisher and NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review.
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Lorna
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2021
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Just loved the story line of an older woman with problems running back to her home town after turning in her husband to the FBI. However her home town is paranormal with Angel and Demons and she is one of the founding families. The story runs quickly and has lots of snarky funny moments. Cant wait for the next one.
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