Romantic Suspense published by Berkley 02 May 23
A wonderful addition to the Burning Cove series. This book has spicy dialogue, witty repartee, and a nice suspense with a paranormal element to tie it all up.
Prudence is a dream reader with a plus. When she suspects her client intends to murder her, she escapes and reinvents herself as a researcher. But she’s not out of danger and finds herself kidnapped, then waking up in a body next to the corpse of her original client in a bloodstained wedding dress. Knowing she needs some help, she finds herself at Luther Pell’s door in Burning Cove and assigned to his colleague, Jack.
Jack doesn’t believe in psychic talent but is willing to help Prudence find the killer who’s targeting her. The relationship between them starts off with some friction and friendly sparring, but soon soft notes intrude as they are pitted together in search of a murderer. It’s nice to be back in Burning Cove and see the development of Raina and Luther’s relationship, as they play second fiddle to Jack and Prudence.
The author introduces paranormal and psychic elements that are a mainstay in her books in a way that takes the story an extra notch up. This, teamed up with the pace and witty dialogue, makes this book a winner and, in my mind, one of the best in the series.
Grade: A
Summary:
Being Madame Ariadne, Psychic Dream Consultant, wasn’t Prudence Ryland’s ideal gig, but it paid well which was reason enough to do the work—until she realizes that her latest client intends to kill her. But Prudence, a master at reinvention, finds a new job and home as far away as possible and is finally able to relax—which turns out to be a big mistake. Letting her guard down means being kidnapped and drugged and waking up in a bloodstained wedding dress in the honeymoon suite next to a dead man. With the press outside the hotel, waiting with their cameras and police sirens in the distance, it’s obvious she’s being framed for the man’s murder. Prudence knows who is responsible, but will anyone believe her?
It doesn’t seem likely that rumored crime boss Luther Pell or his associate, Jack Wingate, believe her seemingly outrageous claims of being a target of a ruthless vendetta. In fact, Prudence is convinced that the mysterious Mr. Wingate believes her to be a fraud at best, and at worst: a murderer. And Jack Wingate does seem to be someone intimately familiar with violence, if going by his scarred face and grim expression. So no one is more shocked than Prudence when Jack says he’ll help her. Of course, his ideas for helping her involve using her as the bait for a killer, but Prudence feels oddly safe with Jack protecting her. But who will protect Prudence from her growing fascination with this enigma of a man?
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