Frost's lively sequel to Hounding the Moon (2006) finds Tess Noncoiré, fantasy writer and Warrior of the Celestial Blade, literally haunted by the ghost of her dead husband, Dill, and on the run from the vengeful widow of a Windago demon. Tess doesn't need more trouble, but she gets it anyway when WindScribe, a member of her aunt MoonFeather's coven, reappearsunaged, naked and hounded by garden gnomes with teethafter vanishing 28 years before. The gnomes, actually demonic Orculli trolls, are guards bent on returning WindScribe to a pandimensional prison for unspecified crimes. Meanwhile, Tess's mom has fallen in love with Darren Estevez, Damiri demon and stepfather of Tess's mysterious love interest, Donovan. Frost juggles several plot lines and occasionally drops a few, but the ever-changing mix of mundane and supernatural elements keeps the story interesting. Fans of Anne McCaffrey and Marion Zimmer Bradley are most likely to enjoy this slightly screwball fantasy adventure leavened with touches of soap opera.
The second book of the Sisterhood of the Celessstial Blade Warrior and her imp partner Scrap leaves much to be desired. There are way to many twists and turns that make little sense going on at the same time. Tess is trying to fight a Windago demom. her mothers new half demon and rescue a witch all at once along with sorting out her love life. After three trys I gave up and I only got halfway through the book.
