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This Time: A New Adult Urban Fantasy Novel (Nadira Holden, Demon Hunter Book 1) by [Azaaa Davis]

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Resurrected into present-day New York, Nadira Holden is asked to save the world ... again.

She achieved legendary status when she gave her life to protect humans from demons. To her, it was yesterday. To the rest of the world, it was twenty years ago. Understandably, Nadira is adrift.

People have made peace with demons, worshipping them like celebrities.

No one wants to believe that the beautiful creatures who brought magic to mankind could be responsible for the disappearance of so many people.

When her father goes missing, Nadira refuses to play nice. Gloves off. She has to do what she does best. Fight.

If you like L.A. Banks' Damali Richards, Vampire Huntress, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter then start reading This Time today!

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October 1, 2018
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5 stars ★★★★★
"And I stumbled upon awesomeness! I'm a huge fan of L.A. Banks Vampire Huntress series and I've been longing for a black kickass paranormal heroine. Nadira has filled this void. She grabbed me with Nadira, who wasn't weak or needed saving by a man. This author has made a fan." ― an Amazon book reviewer

5 stars ★★★★★
"I have few words for this story: Characters....GREAT. Realistic, strong, powerful...loved them.
Story...Interesting. Azaaa did a FANTASTIC job writing her story.
World building...well done. I was in the story the entire time, and I was sad when it was over. Keep writing Azaaa! I highly recommend this story!" ― a Goodreads book reviewer

5 stars ★★★★★
"Surprised! Oh my goodness this story is freaking amazing. Thank you Azaaa for letting me escape into this wonder fantasy. This book is definitely recommend." ― an Amazon book reviewer
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"Azaa'a's book, "This Time", starts with the most awesome resurrection ever in written fiction. :)" ―A Reader Commenting on Facebook
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5 stars ★★★★★
"Davis weaves several layers together with the mystery of Nadira's father's disappearance and the secret from her childhood that changes how she views herself and the Children of Orion. ... This Time is a gritty urban fantasy adventure about a girl that was once dead and is drawn back into the fight between demons and humans in a story with mystery, action, and suspense." ― reviewed by LK from Readers' Favorite

From the Author

Nadira Holden, Demon Hunter trilogy:

Book #1: This Time
Book #2: That Night
Book #3: These Moments (coming soon)

Never Marry a Shifter duology:

Book #1: Jilted
Book #2: Scorned

Forest of Fangs and Claws trilogy:

Book #1: One More Bite (coming soon)

Standalone Books:

Hiss, Rattle and Bite

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F7X4HT1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Camp-Davis Productions (October 1, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2234 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #436,645 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #531 in New Adult & College Fantasy (Books)
- #612 in New Adult & College Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #3,853 in Dark Fantasy Horror

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Azaaa Davis is an International Bestselling American author of urban fantasy & paranormal romance novels. ✨

She fell in love with reading as a high school freshman and continues to read, write, and draw today. Her background in social work helps her portray realistic characters in otherworldly—and sometimes terrifying—situations. A New York native, Azaaa currently lives with her husband and daughters in New Hampshire (USA).

Azaaa is working diligently to finish writing more fantasy novels while raising her daughters. Thank you for showing an interest in her stories!

📖 Urban Fantasy. Paranormal Romance. Diversity. YA/NA Books.

📌 Website and Blog: https://www.azaaadavis.com

📌 Social Media Links: https://linktr.ee/azaaadavis

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Anna

Surprised!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 20, 2022

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Please read this book! Amazing! At first I was judging the story because I was confused. In most books you know the plot faster so you get use to that formality. But oh my goodness this story is freaking amazing. Thank you Azaaa for letting me escape into this wonder fantasy. This book is definitely recommend.

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And I stumbled upon awesomeness!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 26, 2021

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Here I was flipping through kindle unlimited for a new paranormal read while waiting on my fav authors to drop their next book. I came across this one, read the synopsis, and took a chance. I was pleasantly surprised!

I’m a huge fan of L.A. Banks Vampire Huntress series and I’ve been longing for a black kickass paranormal heroine. Nadira has filled this void. She is skilled, she is fierce, brave, and no longer abides by the rules and edicts of the demon hunters that she was molded to be. She is trying to find herself and figure out what life is like after a huge revelation of self, heartache and deciding what to do about demon hunting.

This author has made a fan, and a loyal one with this book and I Sam committed to read the series and more. She grabbed me with Nadira, who wasn’t weak or needed saving by a man. She made the characters believable, did great with the setting, gave enough of the backstory without overwhelming me or boring me. I want to know what next, what happened, more about the characters history, and Derek.

In to book 2!

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myriam

Amazing debut novel!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 7, 2018

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This was one of those highly anticipated debut novels that held so much promise, from the author who was perfectly capable of delivering that promise. And wow did she deliver... All I can say is that my lucky streak of great books continues.
I don't even know where to start. The authors writing is superb. Her characters are not all lovable but all are well developed. The plot is complex and original. The world the author created is grim, full of betrayal, intrigue, some backstabbing, and a lot of power struggle. It is incredible how the author tackles preconceived notions, prejudice, hypocrisy, and indoctrination.
Nadira, the main character, has to deal with all of them, alone. She is faced with a new reality and has to find her place in it. Not to mention the hardship with dealing with the above mentioned from nearly every single person she meets. Nadira changes and learns the new reality and the old truths. She is an amazingly strong character, physically and mentally. What is even more amazing is how she questions the imposed truths and notions and finds the right path due to her impeccable moral values.
There are numerous interesting characters in the story, most of them quite unpleasant, but incredibly realistic. The world, a new and original world of the author's creation, is harsh and unforgiving to most, especially Nadira and her counterpart Roquelle, who is an amazing character herself. And then the plot, which kept me in suspense from beginning to the end, full of unexpected twists and turns, and just when I thought that the end will bring a temporary resolution and calm anticipation of the next book, the author decided to finish with a shocking cliffhanger. And I love her for it.
This is a great new author who introduced a great new series, both of which climbed very high on the list of my favourites. I highly recommend this book to all the lovers of well written urban fantasy.

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Jennifer Zamboni

Great characters!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 20, 2020

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While a little slow at the beginning, this action packed urban fantasy/modern fantasy novel picks up its pace and delivers a stunning ending.

Told in third person, the story is a little less immediate than I’m used to in this genre.

Nadira is quite a fascinating character, the best of the best, it was interesting to see such an archetype flounder in the modern era, after being dead for the last 25 years or so.

Her counterpart, Roquelle, was more interesting to me. She’s a succubus, like the mc from the show Lost Girl (she even feeds in a similar manner), but without a clue. It threw me when she first took over the driver’s seat in Nadira’s body, but by the end, I wanted more Roquelle! (I love an antihero!)

As for the demon named Derek, now there’s a character! He’s a bad guy... sort of. Yeah, he’s bad, but not the big bad, and also, he’s capable of compassion. I sense a character arc coming for him!

This is definitely the beginning of a larger narrative and my curiosity is piqued!

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Grand debut!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 18, 2019

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Davis pens a grand story in This Time. This is a good fantasy story that has a lot of plot points, and action within it. The characters are pretty well-developed, both the "good" and "evil" characters. The story is told well, and has a lot of details, and monsters. I like this author's writing style, and the entrance into the dark world, where it was a necessity to survive. I will read more by this author, and look forward to seeing what comes out of the imagination of this author. This title is recommended by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews.

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Jessica Roope

Amazing writing AND storytelling

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 18, 2019

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This story kept me captivated from beginning to end. The writing style was superb and the story line felt original and unique. The characters were also believable and had their own distinct voices. One of my absolutely favorite things in a story is well-developed character and this story definitely delivered!
The world-building was rich and unique, full of dark, yet believable themes. Nadira was an absolute delight to follow through this world. Strong-willed and reliable the entire time. When she was upset, I was upset. When she was tempered and snarky, I was grinning.
My husband, who doesn't read, had to sit through a very thorough summary of the entire book. And at the end, even he was interested in the story line and curious about the next book. Anyone considering this book should stop and try it out already.

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4.5 stars - a good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 10, 2020

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This was, an interesting and well paced plot meant that overall this was an enjoyable read and one that left me wanting to jump straight into the next book in the series.

I loved how the author built this world for us without it feeling as though we were subject to a large information dump. It perhaps isn't the most detailed world building I've seen, but it was still pretty decent and allowed me to build a good mental picture of Nadira's world. Personally I would have liked a little more detail on the present day Children of Orion organisation. Thankfully it didn't impact on my enjoyment of the story.

The author used some excellent foreshadowing to hint at future revelations, and I have a suspicion there is much more to learn about Nadira's situation in future books. Overall I really liked her, she sometimes seemed to make immature decisions, but given the whole situation it wasn't surprising that Nadira struggled at times. There were some engaging secondary characters that I can't wait to get to know better. This book very much focused on the main protagonist, developing those secondary characters would add extra depth and interest to the story.

I actually had a couple of books on the go at the same time, one which was an arc on a deadline. Sadly the arc wasn't "speaking" to me, and I found myself returning to this and wanting to read it instead. This Time easily held my attention throughout the entirety of the book and it's definitely one I'm happy to recommend to those who enjoy Urban Fantasy.

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MF Miller

This Time--A Memorable Heroine and Dark Suspense

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 31, 2018

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The story opens with the resurrection of a young demon hunter, Nadira Holden. She quickly discovers that you can't go home--it's still there, but people are older and everything has changed, causing her to question all that she previously believed was gospel truth. Add to that worrying black-outs, and the ominous atmosphere becomes tension-charged to the max.

There is a real shocker of a plot-twist part way through, which was hard for me to read, but if you like your fantasy on the cutting-edge dark side (and especially if you loved the dark emotional drama of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) you'll probably feel it really kicks this story up several notches. But, like Nadira herself, I grew to accept the new reality and to really care about her dilemma.

My ultimate takeaway: This is a fresh, taut, original series suitable for older young adults, and I'm looking forward to the next Nadira Holden book.

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