Bewitched & Betrayed (Lisa Shearin)

My name is Raine Benares. I’m a seeker. I find lost things and missing people — usually alive. Finding the specters of six evil mages who escaped the Saghred, a soul-eating stone of unlimited power, was easy. Stopping them before they unleash Hell on earth just may be the death of me.
Being bonded to the Saghred wasn’t my idea — neither is hunting down its escapees. Especially not when one of them is also hunting me. He’s regenerating his body by taking the lives of powerful victims, along with their memories, knowledge, and most important of all, their magic. The dark mage wants control of the Saghred, and if he gets it, he’ll become an evil demigod whom no one can stop. The only thing in his way is me.
One of us doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.

This latest edition to the Raine Benares series seemed to have more emotion in it than the others. It stil had plenty of Raine's wise-cracking humor but you could definitely feel her stress. This also had a steamy scene in the middle of the novel that completely took me by surprise because the others hadnt had any in them...just a fair warning if you want to read it.

The Trouble With Demons (Lisa Shearin)

My name is Raine Benares. I'm a seeker. People hire me when they need something found. I'm not usually the one being sought. But that all changed when I found the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone of unlimited power -- and the bane of my existence. Now mages and madmen have me in their sights, not to mention demons...
An opened Hellgate leads to a demon infestation on the Isle of Mid, and while there's never an ideal time to face down demon hordes, it's hard to imagine a worse one. Already fighting the influence of the Saghred, Raine discovers she is also magically bonded to a dark mage and a white knight, two dangerous and powerful men on opposing sides -- and Raine's stuck in the middle.
But with demons pouring through the Hellgate, Raine can't afford to be distracted. Turns out, the demons want the key to unlock the Saghred. As a seeker, Raine should be able to find it first. As the axis of light and dark powers, she's a magical cataclysm waiting to happen...

I am really liking this series. There is plenty of action and humor. And there is an intriguing twist that occurs in the love triangle between Raine and the two sexy men in her life.

Magic Lost, Trouble Found (Lisa Shearin)

Raine Benares is a sorceress seeker of average ability, from an extended family of smugglers and thieves. With a mix of street smarts and magic spells, she can usually take care of herself. But when her friend Quentin, a not-quite-reformed thief, steals an amulet from the home of a powerful necromancer, Raine finds herself wrapped up in more trouble than she cares for. She likes attention as much as the next girl, but having an army of militant goblins hunting her down is not her idea of a good time. The amulet they're after holds limitless power, derived from an ancient, soul-stealing stone. And when Raine takes possession of the item it takes possession of her.

Now her moderate powers are increasing beyond anything she could imagine - but is the resume enhancement worth her soul?

This is the first in this series. I am really enjoying this author. She has enough adventure and humor in her story and dialogue to keep you turning the pages. She is also setting up an interesting love triangle.

This is a good read. Definitely recommend it.

Armed & Magical (Lisa Shearin)

All Raine wants is her life back - which means getting rid of the stone and the power it possesses. To sort things out, she heads for the Isle of Mid, home to the most pretigious sorcery school, as well as the Conclave, the governing body for all magic users. It's also home to power-grubbing mages who want Raine dead and goblins who see her as a thief. As if that's not enough, Mid's best student spellsingers are disappearing left and right, and Raine's expected to find them.

Lives are at stake, goblins are threatening to sue, mages are getting greedier, and the stone's power is getting stronger by the hour. This could get ugly.

This was a good read. It had a lot of action and some humor.

This is the second of a series but works as a stand-alone.