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The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu

June is the official start of summer, so I'm kicking off the season with a new book a week that you should be sticking in a beach bag to take on vacation, or just relaxing with in the backyard along with a glass of sweet tea.

This week's is a paranormal offering. Be sure to check back every Monday for a new featured book!

New York Time bestselling author Marjorie M. Liu gives a new spin on the paranormal genre in "The Iron Hunt."

Maxine Kiss is the most recent Hunter in a long line of women who fight the forces of darkness. The power is passed down generation to generation through mystical tatoos that make the wearer invulnerable and can come alive in the form of small creatures that aid in the fight. This is the way it has been for all of the Kiss women and one day the tattoos will leave Maxine and attach themselves to her own daughter - leaving her powerless in the face of her enemies.

Maxine's lived a lonely existance after her mother's passing. But she's starting to make a life for herself with a ragtag bunch at a homeless shelter and the former priest turned magic man named Grant that Maxine is starting to develop feelings for. As Maxine fights zombies and creatures trying to break through the veil from our world to theirs, she uncovers a link to her past and a story about where her future - and her power - may lead her, challenging everything she thought she knew. Is Maxine strong enough to face her destiny?

Fans of the paranormal genre and the kick-butt heroine will enjoy this new take on the hunter/slayer storyline. Liu is a talented storyteller, weaving human emotion and intrigue against a fantasy backdrop.

"The Iron Hunt" is published by Ace. It is $7.99 and 305 pages long.