Search - You Slay Me (Aisling Grey, Guardian, Bk 1)

This was my first book by MacAlister and I really enjoyed it. Some of the paranormal terminology was a bit confusing, but that was just for me. LOL I will continue to read more of this series.

Aisling Grey has just started her job as a courier and on her first run she finds the customer murdered, and the gold dragon statue she is supposed to deliver is stolen from right under her nose. The thief is Drake Vireo, who turns out to be a dragon in human form, and not only a dragon but the leader of his sept. Aisling also discovers she is a Guardian but she has no idea what that means. All she wants to do is to clear her name, because the police suspect she is the killer; and to retrieve her dragon statue from Drake so she won't be fired from her job. Things aren't easy though, because Aisling has a tendency to run straight into things without all the information. I agree with reviewer Cherie B. from Wilminton, MA who says Aisling "is a bit of a dunce at times, and the stupid-ness of her actions aggravated me". Ditsy would be the word. I have read another Katie MacAlister novel before this one - The Corset Diaries, which I didn't enjoy as much because the main character had annoying traits. In this case Aisling was much better, though they both have the tendancy to babble, speak without thinking, overlook the obvious, and make witty quips. For the most part this worked for her. I think the humor was a large part of what was enjoyable in the book, though in some occasions I felt like the writer could have held back on joking: it was laid on a little thick, especially some of the snarking between Aisling and her sidekick demondog Jim. Anyway, this was a fun novel and I enjoyed the world MacAlister created. I would recommend it as something cheerful to read and will read the next two.

This is the first book that I have read by this author - and it definitely won't be the last. The story had everything - action, adventure, steamy love scenes, magic, comedy and quirkiness. Aisling is a woman whose life has been far from perfect - and she is finally getting her act together with a job as a courier. Her first assignment is to deliver a package to Paris - but as with her life, nothing is ever easy. She meets sexy Drake - finds out that she is a guardian - and is wanted for murder. As she tries to clear her name, she fumbles through everything as she learns about her new role - and her attraction to Drake.

This is a great story - I highly recommend it - I love it so much that I just ordered the other 3 books in the series and I cannot wait to start reading them.

This whole series is a lot of fun. Not deep, but fun. The first book (this one) is not the strongest of the series, but if you like light paranormal romance take a look at the series.

Not really into dragons and guardians but this book was cute and would definitely read the next in series.

Part of the Aisling Grey, Guardian Series
#1 You Slay Me
#2 Fire Me Up

Both are good

One of my favorite authors-excellent

i loved it ! i just ordered the other 3 in the series! it was an ending but also a begining!

Funny. I liked this one and the 2nd book in the series but the rest got to mushy.

This book had a great idea for a plot, however it ended up reading too much like a romance novel for my taste.

Hilarious!! Ashling is a disaster waiting to happen, reminds be of Stephanie Plum. This book will make you laugh and the other in this series are great as well.

Aisling Grey, desperate for a job, has taken a courier position for her uncle. On her very first trip, the object she is carrying is stolen, the receiving customer is killed and the Paris police are after her for murder, and a dragon (in human form) has decided he wants her for his mate. What else could go wrong?
Well . . . She more or less acidentally gets ownership of a demon from Hell, and she's been told she's now a Guardian, one of the select few mortals who are supposed to guard the gates of Hell so the demons donn't escape to take over the world.
What else could go wrong? Don't answer that!

I've been wanting to read YOU SLAY ME, the first in the Aisling Grey, Guardian Series, for quite awhile, and was supremely happy when it reared it's head in my never-ending "to-be-read" pile. And I'm so glad I did!

Aisling, on her first outing as a courier for her uncle's business, has traveled to Paris to deliver an aquamanile-- unfortunately, the Madame who was supposed to be purchasing it ends up being dead, in the same apartment Aisling has just entered. And merde! if that wasn't bad enough, there's another visitor to the deceased's apartment--a very handsome, sexy, irritating man who introduces himself as Drake Vireo.

Questioned by the local authorities and then released, Aisling is dismayed to find facts being thrown at her fast and furiously--demons, which she had always been interested in studying and reading about, are real; there is an entire Otherworld filled with mages, a Venediger, Wiccans, imps, dragons, and all sorts of other characters; some practicing in dark magic, others in white.

Oh, and the fact that she's a Guardian? Everyone keeps telling her she is, although she has no clue as to what they're talking about. They tell her she's a Keeper of the Gates of Hell, but instead Aisling is pretty sure she's walked into a version of Hell right there in Paris. Oh, and Drake, that handsome, sexy stranger in the dead woman's apartment? He's a dragon--a green dragon, wyvern leader of his sept, and Aisling is his mate. And that demon, Effrijim, that she summoned in a moment of need? He's a displaced demon whose been outcast by his Lord, has taken the form of a black Newfoundland, and likes to eat horse meat, pee on bushes, suck on the ears of a Corgi, and sing "Elvira".

This is by far one of the most interesting paranormal romance series I've read lately. Hilarious dialogue, sizzling passion between Aisling and Drake, and the way Aisling comes into her own with regards to her powers makes this book a definite winner.

What steals the show, though, is Jim. The demon-dog has the best lines in the book, and had me laughing out loud so many times that I finally lost count. I sincerely hope that Ms. MacAlister continues to make use of this awesome original character in the upcoming books.

**I have to note (yes, probably sarcastically, but I can't help myself!) that if anyone chewed on their bottom lip as much as Aisling does, they'd have nothing for lips but bloody strips of skin. If you can put that aside, however, you'll do just fine.

Great book! LOVED IT!

Love, love, love this book! Very well written with fantastic characters and a different plot that will keep you guessing to the end. Aisling and Drake rock together!

Loved this book. Took me completely by surprise how cute and enjoyable it was to read.

Can't wait to read the rest of the series