Clean Sweep

Ilona Andrews — 2013

"On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shi-tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. But Dina is... different: Her broom is a deadly weapon; her Inn is magic and thinks for itself. Meant to be a lodging for otherworldly visitors, the only permanent guest is a retired Galactic aristocrat who can't leave the grounds because she's responsible for the deaths of millions and someone might shoot her on sight. Under the circumstances, 'normal' is a bit of a stretch for Dina. And now, something with wicked claws and deepwater teeth has begun to hunt at night... Feeling responsible for her neighbors, Dina decides to get involved. Before long, she has to juggle dealing with the annoyingly attractive, ex-military, new neighbor, Sean Evans -- an alpha-strain werewolf -- and the equally arresting cosmic vampire soldier, Arland, while trying to keep her inn and its guests safe. But the enemy she's facing is unlike anything she's ever encountered before. It's smart, vicious, and lethal; and putting herself between this creature and her neighbors might just cost her everything."--Page 4 of cover.

Reviews

Jasmine@lovelyximperfect

Jan 21, 2023

LOVE LOVE this premise, it's so interesting and different from any UF I've read! It's so hard to find UF series that really are completely different from all the others and I think this one does manage to do it. It's very short and the main conflict wraps itself up fairly quickly at the end, but a real solid start to a series I could see myself really enjoying and already can't wait to jump into book2. Ilona Andrew is such an amazing writing duo and feels to me so effortless to start getting invested in their books! Don't know why I didn't think I would enjoy this one but I'm very glad after much hesitation that I finally got to reading it!

Annabella@onmyown

Nov 3, 2022

amidst the last strain of festivities, studying and even feeling bad (headaches get really nasty) I have managed to finish a pretty captivating book that might not be the best book ever, but it sure is a good start that knowing the autthor will lead to stellar content. Pick it up if you wanna have fun

Amanda J @librarianonbreak

Nov 17, 2021

I liked the book and the series, but it had more world building than character development. I felt I knew more about the world (which is pretty amazing) than what made the characters act the way they do.

Anastaciya@anastaciya

Oct 27, 2021

2021 - enjoyable, but I'll leave it at 2.5 2018 - That's one silly book...

Brighid Molony@moonlightbelle923

Oct 17, 2021

Very uncomfortable read. SO MUCH ANIMAL ABUSE AND DEATH! The way they were killed was so unnecessary. Premise could be tolerated despite its ridiculous gimmicky nature, but characters were not engaging at all. The only part I liked was Beast before they revealed what she really was. Couldn't even get halfway through this.