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James R. “Beau” Landrum works as a video production manager for a court reporting firm in Birmingham, Alabama, and lives in a small suburb of Birmingham with his wife, Delilah, and their two children. Rise of the Dunamy, his first novel, is the first installment of his Dunamy Series. Beau’s interest in the world of fantasy fiction began with Greek mythology at an early age and carried on through adulthood. He says, “The most intriguing stories for me have always been the ones that make fantasy seem obtainable in reality; a trait I hopes to carry into my own writing.” The idea of the Dunamy came to Beau while watching television in 2008. A show that illustrated the amount of gang violence around the U.S. caused him to question how to keep his soon-to-be-born daughter safe in a world filled with such violence. In the days and weeks that followed, the story of the Dunamy began to unfold; and in the years that followed, the first portion of the story was written, centering around the character of a young, strong female protagonist.
Reviewed by Michelle Randall for Readers' Favorite
Sofia came from Columbia with her parents and has always wanted to make a difference. She saw the corruption where she came from and wanted to be there for the people, so she became a cop. She is a really good cop, but she is rigid in her definition of right and wrong. Now she is working what seems to be an unsolvable set of cases, all linked by vigilante justice. All the victim were well known criminals that had gotten off, escaped charges, or beat the system somehow. Bishop, her much older partner, isn't sure they need to work too hard to solve this case; he's doing their job for them. This really ticks Sofia off. At the same time as she is messed up in this case, Sofia starts up a whirlwind relationship with the medical examiner, Lucian. Rise of the Dunamy by James R. Landrum introduces us to a new hero, not your typical strong man, or vampire or werewolf, but something a little different and maybe just a little more sexy in a genius kind of way. James R. Landrum puts together a story with multiple layers so perfectly that you are left wanting more.
Rise of the Dunamy brings a new hero, a breed called the Dunamy, and you are just going to have to read the book to find out about them, but they are genius sexy. So you take this new breed of hero, and toss him with a super straight-laced cop and what do you get? Well, to begin with you get a super quick and exciting romance, then you get the ethical questions. There are a couple of layers of ethical questions that go back and forth, and there is really sound backing for each point. James R. Landrum is a master at taking the conversations of the characters and developing them to much deeper levels, to really get the characters talking about ethics and right vs. wrong. This is an amazingly well written book that I just could not put down, and when I finished I wanted more! All readers will enjoy this book from young adult to mature adult.
