Linda Rae Reads and Reviews...

This is a really charming story. Anjali Kumar and Coulter Marshall are both psychic. Anjali has denied her "talent" to sense dead people her whole life and wishes she could just be normal. Coulter uses his telekinetic talent to win bets in bars. Enter Scott Wilder. He is not psychic but has been interested in the subject since he was a child. He starts a company, "The Cold Spot," for paranormal investigations. Of course, now he needs employees. He manages to find both Anjali and Coulter and the trio set off to clean up haunted houses and the like. When the military calls because they are having problems at a new military base in the desert, Scott and company find themselves facing more than they expected. If you enjoy light fiction, you will love Singh's books. We have signed books available; Sonia signed here on Jan. 13th, and she is just charming.

-- LRE

This is a sequel to Doppelganger. Mirei, the Witch -- who is a merging of the Witch Miryo and the Huntress Mirage -- is not only unique, but also is the most powerful Witch existing. The community of Witches is split by her existence, with many believing that she is an abomination and should be killed. The schism causes the anti-Mirei Witches to leave Starfall and set up a rival encampment. These Witches are planning on bringing down the traditional Witches and returning to the pre-Mirei way of a Witch killing her doppelganger. Mirei becomes a powerful weapon in the fight, using her power of traveling through the Void to instantaneously appear where she is needed. However, it becomes evident that Mirei's overuse of this power is slowly killing her. This is an exciting story and expands our knowledge of this fascinating world. Be sure to read Doppelganger first. -- LRE

This is the second in the Riley Jensen series. Riley wakes up in an alley, naked, covered in blood and close to a corpse. She starts running and realizes that she is being hunted, but she doesn't know where she is or what has happened for the last several days. She finds some other people who are also captives in, what turns out to be, another gene research lab. With the help of the other prisoners, stallion shape shifters, she and they manage to escape. This is a continuation of the first book and is a search for the person who is in control of the attempt to genetically engineer a vampire/shape-shifter hybrid. Once again we have a very enjoyable story with lots of adventure and sex. I can't wait for the next book!

-- LRE

Joe Grey's 13th adventure is just as much fun as all of the previous ones. Christmas is coming and everyone in Molena Point is hoping for some quiet times. They should know better! Kit, the young tattercoat, has been exploring on the roofs of the downtown shops after everyone has gone home. She sees a murdered man under the village Christmas tree with a small frightened child in his arms. After some internal debate, Kit leaves the scene and manages to call the police to report the body. She and her buddy Joe Grey race back downtown only to find that the police have arrived but there is no body or child. Detective Dallas Garza is upset and hopes that they haven't been called out on a hoax. However, he does see some blood under the tree as well as some disturbed evidence. He has evidence taken even without the presence of a body. The cats go down and finally find the child, a little girl who has hidden in a small cupboard. Eventually the police find her too and she is taken away by Juana Davis, one of the female police officers. Unbeknownst to either the police or the cats, the murderer has been nearby watching all of the activity. He had come back to take care of the child, but now has to wait for a more opportune time.

Meanwhile, there has been an intruder at Kit's home with the Greenlaws. This leads to a second possible crime or are the two related? As usual, Joe Grey, Dulcie and Kit investigate and try to keep the police in the know without letting the police find out who is giving them all this great information. Joe Grey's housemate Clyde also gets involved in the adventures even though he is giving a lot of time and thought to his romance with Ryan Flannery. Of course, Joe Grey is quite concerned about Clyde's romance since any change with Clyde's situation would mean a big change in Joe's life. Don't miss this latest story of Joe, Dulcie and Kit. I with I could read about them every day!

-- LRE

Georgina returns in a sequel to Succubus Blues. She and Seth are still together and things are going about as well as expected for a couple in love that can't get intimate! They are sleeping together, emphasis on "sleeping," and managing to stick to cuddling and having lascivious thoughts. Georgie is still enjoying her job in the bookstore. One of her co-workers, Doug, is in a band and unexpectedly the band seems to be getting much better and gaining a lot of attention. After Georgina sees one of the band members transacting what looks like a drug deal, she gets suspicious. After researching it, she finds what appears to be an evil influence by an unknown immortal. The band members are being supplied by a substance that enhances their natural abilities and makes them feel immortal. Unfortunately, the withdrawal goes just as far down.

Being a good little succubus, Georgina goes to her boss, Archdaemon Jerome. He and his buddy, the angel Carter, don't seem that interested in the problem, but give Georgina some advice and a weapon to use against this immortal. Since only mortals seem to be getting hurt, Jerome can't get too upset. Meanwhile, Georgina is having her own issues with a visiting incubus, Bastien, who is in town with his own agenda. Bastien and Georgina are old friends and Bastien manages to get Georgina involved with his attempts to seduce the leader of a very right-wing religious organization. Unfortunately, he can't seem to make any progress. Georgina manages to solve many of the problems, except for her relationship with Seth. Only the future will show if Georgina's status can ever be changed to allow happiness with a mortal. There is slightly more explicit sex in this story, but it is just as enjoyable as the first one.

-- LRE