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Book 1 of 5: Harper Hall Investigations

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She's infamous.
He's legendary.
Together, they'll be epic...or a complete train wreck. It could go either way, really...

Psychic and paranormal PI Harper Hall isn't that surprised when her business partner skips town. She never really trusted the jerk anyway.

But if Harper wants to consult for the police on a high-profile case, she'll need a new partner-- preferably one with some supernatural talents of his own.

Noah Riddick, a slayer left jobless when vampires went public and earned human rights, is perfect for the gig. Too bad he's grumpy, anti-social, and completely resistant to the idea of working with her.

Riddick's dark secrets and shady past forced him into exile from human society--an exile he was comfortable with until gorgeous and exasperating Harper waltzed into his life. Now, all too aware of how unlifelike his life has been, he realizes partnering with her might be the best thing that could ever happen to him...even though it might be the worst for her.

Fighting vampires, making immortal enemies, staging daring rescues...it's all in a day's work. But falling in love? Well...that's a little trickier. Even for the Semi-Charmed Harper Hall.

"If you love Charley Davidson, True Blood or Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then you will definitely want to read this quirky vampire/paranormal series." --Literati Literature Lovers

The Harper Hall Investigations series is perfect for fans of strong, smart, kickass heroines, grumpy, brooding alpha heroes, paranormal mystery and hijinks, and snarky humor. Get it today!

Length: 269 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
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"It's like Stephanie Plum, but with vampires." --Romance Rehab
"Fresh and fun. Relaxed with a good dose of humor." --Lanie's Book Thoughts

"Semi-Charmed is well-paced, fun and easy to read." --TJ Loves to Read

"The hero and heroine were intriguing and engaging." --Smexy Books

"Holy crap! That was awesome! More please!! Brilliantly funny, sexy, charming, and awesome." --Me, Myself & Books

From the Author

Reading order for the Harper Hall Investigations series:
Book 1: Semi-CharmedBook 2: Semi-HumanBook 3: Semi-TwistedBook 4: Semi-BrokenBook 5: Semi-SaneBook 5.5: Semi-ObsessedSemi-Magical: A Harper Hall/Misfits of Magic Crossover Novel

File size : 689 KB
Publication date : August 29, 2014
Print length : 269 pages
Word Wise : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
Publisher : Isabel Jordan (August 29, 2014)
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
X-Ray : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Language: : English
ASIN : B00N5XZM7U
Lending : Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #27,074 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #19 in Paranormal
- #81 in Teen & Young Adult (Kindle Store)
- #445 in Psychic Romance

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S. Gaona

The Lord's name is constantly used and it's not in prayer.

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019

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I was really enjoying this book because of the wit, the story line, the characters were great. But then, the Lord's name was used in vain. It was like nails on a chalkboard. With misplaced hope, I read on thinking it was a one time occurrence. Nope. It became apparent that was going to be the book's theme. I've never understood why some authors feel this is a part of good writing. It's not needed. Trust me. The book is good without it. I read to chapter 7 to give it a chance but, I couldn't take anymore. I'm glad this is the only book of Isabel Jordan's I started reading. I'm sorry Mrs. Jordan. I liked the story and the characters, but once you started using the Lord's name in vain, that ruined it for me.

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Theresa

Not sure what happened to the second half of this book....

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2019

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2 Stars... This book started out with so much potential, strong characters, intriguing storyline, witty humor, great chemistry... However, the second half of the book simply fell apart... The characters lost their edge, the storyline became erratic, the romance became superficial (I resent attempts to build a love triangle just for the purpose of building drama that is completely unnecessary to the story.)… It was as if the author lost focus and direction for her story... Sadly disappointed:(

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Shirley U Jest

Semi-Charmed is Semi-Okay.

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2015

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This book started out great, with interesting world building, a kick ass heroine with a special ability and dangerous supernatural bad guys afoot. I was intrigued to see how the h would handle her intense touch-precognitive ability in the real world, when she historically had a difficult time with visions leading to seizures.

Spoiler alert.....

She doesn't. Or rather, the author doesn't. I forgot toward the end that she even had that ability and I think the author did, too. The whole story of a plucky girl with a great gift doing dangerous work to find and save people quickly devolved into the standard, girl gets kidnapped, prays the Hero will come save her, and he does because they're magically in love. For some reason. Oh right, because he's hot and brooding and she's gorgeous and headstrong, check.

And save her he does from her silly girlish helplessness, at least three, possibly four times. But even if broody Hero wasn't available, there was equally hot alpha shifter cop who's also in love with the h and wants nothing more than to protect her, although why he was described as a shifter is inexplicable since he never, you know, shifted. Into anything.

So here's what I think happened. Author had a standard romance story. Author sees that paranormal romances sell. Author adds a few paranormal references to her book like sprinkles on a cupcake, not realizing characters need to be consistent with their natures and abilities throughout the whole story. For instance, if the h gets crazy visions from touching things, show her consciously avoid touching things. Or wearing gloves. Or something. Because her history says she would be having visions almost constantly and be unable to function.

Then tack on a couple of woefully short action scenes, a subplot romance that follows exactly in the footsteps of the main one (strong woman turned to quivering goo by handsome dominant man), and a totally gratuitous sex scene (yikes!) at the end, and there you have it, a completely formulaic romance.

Too bad. The story had a lot if potential and would have potentially been really good if it focused less on the h's quivering thighs and burning loins and more on the interesting plot and character possibilities. And for once, can the h please just save herself?? Or even the H? Just for variety.

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This book surprised me - in a good way. The storyline and the characters really drew ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2016

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This book surprised me - in a good way. The storyline and the characters really drew me in. While the heroine - Harper - did a few idiotic things on occasion, overall, she was smart and funny. The hero - Noah - was a very interesting, secretive, and likeable character as well. He was also funny, due to his lack of positive social interactions. Many of the secondary characters - like Harper's mom and the shifter detective Lucas - added to the story. And the chemistry between the H/h was steamy without being smutty.

The one thing that threw me off about the story was the fact that Harper's psychic abilities via touch weren't quite explained to my satisfaction. Like - did her touch only involve seeing things play out in the future? If so, with all of the touching that she received - from the H, her family, her friends, and the bad guys - why couldn't she see into the future, and manipulate that knowledge to her benefit?
Still - 'Semi-Charmed' was a fun read. I'll be reading book 2!

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Chrissy’s Book Shelf

Fabulous twist on the vampire slayer genre

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 22, 2018

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I love the fact that the female lead, Harper, in this book is not the vampire slayer. She is a seer. She has visions that relate to the monsters doing bad things to humans and has since she was 5 years old. The organisation that used to hunt vampires, Sentry, trained her, until they were disbanded due to vampire rights activists.

Whilst trying to earn a living at being a PI her old slayer partner runs off leaving her with business debts and no physical back up which means police don’t want to work with her. She meets a famous slayer, Noah Riddick, and she tries to get her to work with her on a missing child case.

I loved all the characters in this book. Though there are some dark moments there is a real feel good factor this book. Harper comes from a large Italian family who all get together once a week in the family restaurant. They are stereotypical Italian family, banter, insults and unconditional love. Harper’s mother is a force to be reckoned with as is her best friend Mischa, someone who worked at Sentry as a watcher (the very smart researchers). Then you add in the not so bad vampire, the shifter cop and the odd low life bad guy and you get a fabulous melee of interesting interactions and plot line.

I will definitely be reading the next book in the series.

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Not quite as sarcastic or snarky as I hoped

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2019

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Okay I admit it I love snarky, sarcastic dialogue but this didn't quite hit the right notes. Yes there was some but it was fairly muted although the characters are great the dialogue just needed a bit more punch. Loved the strong females portrayed in this and the fact that they didn't break when the going got tough whilst the tough men character, at least the main ones, had soft, caramel centres inside a hard nut shell.
A plot about the way a dissolved agency has left it's members floundering a little. An agency that was charged with taking out vampires that have gone on a killing spree. It has left some members dealing with psychosis as they come to terms with the fact that not all vampires are bad (okay a lot are), that not all slayers are cold blooded killing machines and that the agency lied to them. The plot revolves around two couples and their interaction not only with each other but also rogue vampires who might have become fixated on them. Will they work out their problems? Will they survive?

Gail Morton

Brilliant start to a fun and fast new series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 18, 2018

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This came as a recommendation via BookBub and as I liked the synopsis on the back I decided to give it a go. What a fantastic find!...The story is fast paced, the dialogue is witty with genuine laugh out loud moments and the sexual tension between Harper and Noah...WOW....The secondary characters are as well written as the primes....all in all, a fabulous, easy to read book which I read in 2 days....bought book 2, finished that in a day and have just bought book 3.

If you like Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews, you will absolutely love these books. Thank you so much Ms Jordan for creating a new world and giving me new people to care about.

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Joviswoman

dark a deadly Slayer who's never felt love and doesn't really 'do' talking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2017

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Took me less than 12 hours to read this as I couldn't put it down.

It popped up as a 'freebie' and loving the write up of it quickly downloaded it.

I was a big Buffy fan, even though I'm an older 'geek' lol, so the premise of Vamps being out and an undercover organisation being disbanded leaving Slayers and Seers without jobs got me straight away.

Harper is sassy, sarcastic, loving Seer who has nasty premonitions who's not afraid to stand up to nasty Vamps on her own.

Riddick, dark a deadly Slayer who's never felt love and doesn't really 'do' talking, let alone show how he feels.

Mischa, Harper's ex boss now her BF, who scares the snot out of people.

Hunter, a Native Indian warrior Vamp from when the Indians owned the land and friend of Harper, and a Vamp Mischa tried to put down in her other life.

Throw in psycho kidnapping Vamps, a dog rescue and a big Italian family and you get a brilliant book.

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Not perfect but enjoyed it anyway

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2015

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Even though this was not a perfect story by any means - there were a fair few plot holes if you thought about things, but despite that I still really enjoyed it. I got into the story and found myself liking the main characters and crushing on Noah Riddick. He was the typical brooding main male character and I'm afraid I loved him. My main issue is that it didn't feel completely tied up at the end and it isn't clear whether this is a series so there will be others. There is also clearly scope for a story from her friend Mischa's point of view.

If you like a bit of paranormal and a good romance, look no further, give it a go.

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