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The Bargainer
The Bargainer Books
The Bargainer Books
The Bargainer Books
The Bargainer Books

The Bargainer

The Bargainer
The Bargainer
By:
Laura Thalassa
Spice Scale
Number of books

4 Published

KU

Audiobook

Series Status

Complete

Interconnected

N/A

Overall Rating

Coming Soon

Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past.

For the last seven years Callie has been wearing a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she once received. Only death or repayment will fulfill her obligations.

Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He's a man who can get you anything you want … at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. But for Callie, he's never asked for repayment. Not until now. 

When Callie finds the Bargainer in her room, a grin on his lips and a twinkle in his eye, she knows things are about to change. At first it's admitting a truth—a single bead's worth—acknowledging the attraction between them. But the Bargainer is after more than just rekindling their connection. Something is happening in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are going missing one by one, and only the women are returned, each in a glass casket, a child clutched to her breast. 

For the Bargainer to save his people, he'll need the help of the siren he spurned long ago. If she can forgive him.

Jamie’s review

The Bargainer series! What a ride! I loved the concept of the Bargainer trading in favors and secrets. The otherworlds are giving stranger things and this is the first series where I have been LEGITIMATELY creeped out. The sleeping women and the demon babies can get out of my nightmares right now 😱

It was a little repetitive and I didn’t love the circumstances of how the main characters meet. But I was entertained and it has spice and the mystery keeps you guessing as to how they will inevitably save the world and live happily ever after… because they always do!

Desmond and Callypso are great… once you get through book 3 and learn the backstory. But if I had to hear him call her “cherub” or “baby siren” ONE more time I swear to god 🤢🤢🤢

The Bargainer series! What a ride! I loved the concept of the Bargainer trading in favors and secrets. The otherworlds are giving stranger things and this is the first series where I have been LEGITIMATELY creeped out. The sleeping women and the demon babies can get out of my nightmares right now 😱

It was a little repetitive and I didn’t love the circumstances of how the main characters meet. But I was entertained and it has spice and the mystery keeps you guessing as to how they will inevitably save the world and live happily ever after… because they always do!

Desmond and Callypso are great… once you get through book 3 and learn the backstory. But if I had to hear him call her “cherub” or “baby siren” ONE more time I swear to god 🤢🤢🤢

The Bargainer series! What a ride! I loved the concept of the Bargainer trading in favors and secrets. The otherworlds are giving stranger things and this is the first series where I have been LEGITIMATELY creeped out. The sleeping women and the demon babies can get out of my nightmares right now 😱

It was a little repetitive and I didn’t love the circumstances of how the main characters meet. But I was entertained and it has spice and the mystery keeps you guessing as to how they will inevitably save the world and live happily ever after… because they always do!

Desmond and Callypso are great… once you get through book 3 and learn the backstory. But if I had to hear him call her “cherub” or “baby siren” ONE more time I swear to god 🤢🤢🤢

Erica’s review

A Siren and a Vampire? Say less. I ate this 4 book series uppppp! It had it all for me EXCEPT the God awful pet names and the overuse of them. 🤮 But let’s just continue to ignore that shall we?! I loved the unraveling of Callypso and Desmond’s secrets as we go through the years, getting glimpses of both past and present. This had me in the feels while she was trying to figure out the betrayal of the MMC Desmond. He was also a nice change up of the dark-haired, broody Shadow Daddy MMC we all love – check the fan art below!

The whole premise was super unique – he collects debts for favors people ask when they call on him. Great world building, tension, and the spice was mmmm mmmmmmmmmm yep! I think about this series a lot. I LOVE a 4 book-er and this just has it all!

A Siren and a Vampire? Say less. I ate this 4 book series uppppp! It had it all for me EXCEPT the God awful pet names and the overuse of them. 🤮 But let’s just continue to ignore that shall we?! I loved the unraveling of Callypso and Desmond’s secrets as we go through the years, getting glimpses of both past and present. This had me in the feels while she was trying to figure out the betrayal of the MMC Desmond. He was also a nice change up of the dark-haired, broody Shadow Daddy MMC we all love – check the fan art below!

The whole premise was super unique – he collects debts for favors people ask when they call on him. Great world building, tension, and the spice was mmmm mmmmmmmmmm yep! I think about this series a lot. I LOVE a 4 book-er and this just has it all!

A Siren and a Vampire? Say less. I ate this 4 book series uppppp! It had it all for me EXCEPT the God awful pet names and the overuse of them. 🤮 But let’s just continue to ignore that shall we?! I loved the unraveling of Callypso and Desmond’s secrets as we go through the years, getting glimpses of both past and present. This had me in the feels while she was trying to figure out the betrayal of the MMC Desmond. He was also a nice change up of the dark-haired, broody Shadow Daddy MMC we all love – check the fan art below!

The whole premise was super unique – he collects debts for favors people ask when they call on him. Great world building, tension, and the spice was mmmm mmmmmmmmmm yep! I think about this series a lot. I LOVE a 4 book-er and this just has it all!

Books in this series

Book 1

of

4

Rhapsodic Book
Rhapsodic Book
Rhapsodic

Nov 15, 2016

Book 2

of

4

A Strange Hymn Book
A Strange Hymn Book
A Strange Hymn

May 27, 2017

Book 3

of

4

The Emperor of Evening Stars
The Emperor of Evening Stars
The Emperor of Evening Stars

Oct 15, 2017

Book 4

of

4

Dark Harmony Book
Dark Harmony Book
Dark Harmony

Oct 28, 2018

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