Justice Incarnate: Shadows of Justice Book One

Regan Black has created a futuristic world that draws the reader in, and her heroine, Jaden, is a woman to be admired. A gripping storyline and well-drawn characters make it a book you can't put down.

I'm always a sucker for a great premise. Sometimes that back cover blurb is misleading and I end up disappointed with the story itself. Not with Justice, this book IS as fascinating an entire work as that back cover intimates. I felt like I was watching a movie, every detail was so crystal clear. Jaden is my kind of heroine - tough but tender, wise, yet vulnerable. Ms. Black may be a new author on the scene but she writes like a seasoned veteran. This book won't disappoint.

I ordered this book because the cover caught my eye and the excerpt sounded wonderful. I couldn't wait to get my copy because I kept thinking about that excerpt. When the book arrived, I gobbled down the story and was not disappointed! I can't wait for the next book to come out. I love action adventure stories and add in some romance, I'm over the moon! Ms. Black really knows how to weave a solid mystery in as well. I think my favorite part was discovering what ancient weapon Jaden could use to defeat the demon she's been reincarnated to fight again and again. The futuristic setting was handled so very well and believable. The references to 'history' in the story made the time of this reincarnation all the more believable and excellent. Normally, I'm a little leary of reading new authors--but in this case, I would never have thought Ms. Black didn't have a whole library of other books that I hadn't read. In a way, I wish she did--I wouldn't have to wait so long for more!!

In 2096 Chicago, security expert Jaden Michaels knows more about her past lives than ever before and vows to make a final victorious stand in this reincarnation against the evil that successfully has killed her over and over again since he first killed her in 1066. Although she acknowledges that is the same pledge she has made in each of her previous lives, Jaden feels she remembers more than ever before so takes hope in that. Her beloved over the years this time is a by the book cop Brian Thomas, who enforces the law to the strictest level including those peddling contraband like black market coffee. Unlike his beloved Jaden, he remembers nothing and never has about previous lives. Her malevolent killer, whose memories run the millennium, happens to be Albertson, a man that Brian, holds in high regard sort of like a beloved father figure. He rejects Jaden's plea that he will kill her as she offers no evidence except some cockamamie story. Will history repeat itself or will Jaden succeed on what she vows is her last stand? JUDGE INCARNATE is a terrific reincarnation thriller that the audience will read in one sitting as the tense story line grips the audience because of the relational triangle through lifetimes. Jaden is a fabulous besieged protagonist who cannot get her beloved to believe her as he needs proof to believe something as intriguingly Brian is the only ignorant member of the war. Fans will appreciate this strong tale in which the audience will believe in past lives while looking forward to future Shadows of Justice novels. Harriet Klausner