The Necromancer’s Bride is fourth in Ross’ Gaslamp Gothic series. Anne Lawrence has gone in search of Gabriel D’Ange to set things right between them. With her, she brings the cross her brother Alec stole from Gabriel countless moons ago. Anne finds him in Bermuda, and just in time. Gabriel and the Order are about to leave for Brussels, to track and dispose of the dangerous Jorin Bekker. 

Unbeknownst to the Order, necromancer Balthazar, and his ward Lucas infiltrate Bekker’s group with the same intention to end him. Though their reasons are different, the goal remains the same. Too bad each group is bound to muck up the others’ plans. When things go sideways, can they trust one another long enough to get the job done?

I loved continuing Anne’s adventures! More than that, I really enjoyed Balthazar’s storyline. It is mainly through him that the reader gets to see how full out creepy and malicious Bekker really is. He and Lucas have the more pressing claim to take Bekker out. Also, you get to see how morally grey Balthazar truly is. The ends really do justify the means for him. This operation turns out to give Gabriel a chance for vengeance though, against Constantin, the Order member who betrayed him. 

I really liked Jean-Michel and Miguel, the two newest recruits to the Order. Their banter is priceless. They already act like brothers, which is good since they’ll be together for quite a long while now. I appreciate that they, and Jacob, take to Anne, giving her a chance once Gabriel accepts her presence. Julian takes a little longer to trust her, but comes round in the end. One thing I’d hoped to see this go ’round was Gabriel teaching Anne how to shift. Shifting doesn’t even come to play until the very end. Hopefully soon! Highly recommended read!!

*****Many thanks to the author and publisher for providing a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. Reviewed for XPresso Tours.