Julia Talbot review
Julia Talbot’s book index is where I’d go to sort out two paranormal romances with similar settings. “Thorns” collects four stories around the same nightclub. “Blue Moon Bar” follows a different pair in another series. The series labels are the quickest way to see which characters I’ll be coming back to.
Start with the club that has four stories
The “Thorns” page puts the four novellas in one place and says that they were re-edited for the collection. Deke and Kasey appear in two of them. The second follows the pair at work as private investigators. The other two shift the focus to Jonny and Luc, then to Luc’s brother Yves. I’d look for the collection if I wanted several stories that share a setting and some familiar faces.
Use the series label when a setting sounds familiar
“Blue Moon Bar” sits under Celestial Mechanics. Its page introduces Seamus and Hugh, two shifters who work at the same bar and have to deal with a threat to it. I’d choose that book if I wanted to follow one pair. If I wanted a longer series where the challenge was spotting which short books fit between the novels, I’d use the reading-order guide in our Roni Loren review.
Anabel’s take
I’d start with “Thorns” for the recurring club and switch to “Blue Moon Bar” when I wanted to spend more time with one couple. I’d keep the book page open while looking for an edition, especially if I already owned one of the earlier novellas.