His Hearth

This is book 1 in Mary Calmes Warder Series. I wanted to try it out and see how it was. I found it to be pretty adorable actually. It was more a novella than a full length book but she packs quite a bit in that space. I really loved Julian and Cash’s friendship immensely. I loved how Cash was important to Julian and that Cash got Julian’s nerdness lol. So when Julian comes face to face with Ryan (The Warder) and pretty much they have insta love, Julian needed to know that Cash and Phoebe (Cash’s wife) loved Ryan. That was my favorite part of this story. Protection. Not from the evil demon spirits Ryan tries to rid the world of, the protection Cash and Julian provide for each other and Ryan loves the whole thing.
It’s a fun read and I will absolutely check out the rest of the series.

I really enjoyed this first book in the new Warder series by Mary Calmes. It's a fascinating story/plot and brings with it a lot of intriguing concepts for fighting and killing demons/others.
I adored Julian from the beginning. There was something about his personality that appealed to me. He was so secure in his personal beliefs. He knew, 100%, what he wanted for himself in a romantic long-term partnership. Julian didn't compromise his beliefs and I really respected him for that. Ryan was harder for me to warm up to until the reasoning behind his behavior was explained. He came across as somewhat immature, narcissistic and desperate until you discovered the desperation a Warder feels when they find their Hearth.
I really enjoyed the story and look forward to the rest of them.