Title: Master of Ghouls
Series: Spectr 02
Author: Jordan L. Hawk
Genre: Paranormal
Length: Novella (82pgs)
Publisher: Jordan L. Hawk (2nd April 2013)
Heat Level: Moderate
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Reviewer: Pixie
Blurb: Caleb Jansen’s old life is in ruins after being possessed by the vampire spirit Gray. Now all Caleb wants is for Gray to be exorcised so he can adjust to living as a registered paranormal. Instead, District Chief Kaniyar of SPECTR offers him a new choice: be locked away for public safety, or come work for the very agency he’s spent years trying to avoid. The only good thing to come from Caleb’s possession is his relationship with federal exorcist John Starkweather, but even that seems doomed to end before it can really begin.
John’s newest case is a nightmare: someone is summoning demons and forcing them to possess women and boys snatched from the streets of Charleston. If his team can’t find the summoner soon enough, the possessions will become permanent, transforming the victims into ghouls. To make matters worse, he barely prevents Gray from feeding on their only lead.
Can John shield his heart from Caleb, who only seems interested in a temporary hook-up? Can Caleb keep Gray under control while they hunt for the summoner? Or will the cost of solving the case be higher than any of them could have guessed?
Because the master of ghouls has set his sights on a new target: Gray.
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Review: This story is part of a series and is best read in order. Caleb’s life has changed since he was possessed by Gray, the vampire spirit. Now, he is waiting impatiently for SPECTR exorcist, John, to find a way to exorcise Gray, so he can return to his life. John and Caleb are thrown into a case together when Gray smells a demon. It leads them to investigate a summoner who is forcing young men and women to become ghouls. Caleb and Gray must come to an understanding so Gray doesn’t use Caleb to feed on the innocents who can be saved. John and Caleb must also defeat the summoner who has set his sight on using Gray.
This is a great paranormal possession story that has twisted betrayal and a mutual understanding with a hint of an uncertain relationship. John and Caleb are both unsure if the other wants anything more than friends with benefits. Both men actually want something more, but circumstances lead them to believe that it won’t be possible. Caleb is possessed by an old drakul spirit, Gray, and is desperate to get rid of him before it becomes a permanent possession. He also begins to want more from John, even though John works for SPECTR. John wants to banish Gray as well, but Gray is very old and very rare and finding information that could help John is scarce. It doesn’t help that John knows that Caleb will leave as soon as he is exorcised and John wants something more than a quick hook up from Caleb.
I really enjoyed this story and loved the paranormal aspects. it was intriguing to see how Caleb and Gray shared a body and communicated. I liked how the story was woven and the dangerous feel throughout. The unsureness of John and Caleb’s tentative relationship and the astounding revelation of the summoner. The sex between Caleb and John is really hot and I loved the fact that even though they were sexual together they haven’t jumped into ‘I love you’ prematurely. They have enough on their plate and I really can’t wait to see what is going to happen with Gray.
I will recommend this to those that love paranormal, complicated possessions, unsure hot men, a great storyline and a happy for now ending.