Sandy M’s review of Ghosts and Roses (The Sexth Sense, Book 2) by Kelley St. John
Contemporary paranormal romance released 1 Jul 07 by Harlequin Blaze
It’s been a long since I’ve read a Blaze, mostly because the ones I read didn’t do much for me, but I actually liked this book. The characters were all very likeable, the plot was good with some mystery mixed in along with the paranormal aspect of it all, and the hero is one of those really sensitive, sexy guys we’d all love to have in our lives.
Now, see, I know that would bother some of you, that too-good-to-be-true kinda guy. But, hell, that’s why I read. None of us will ever have that perfect man — not your current husbands or boyfriends, you know what I mean! — that we’ve always dreamed of, so when I open a book I want him right there front and center.
Gage Vicknair is the perfect guy. He’s a doctor. He has a great sense of humor. He comes from a loving family. He talks to spirits to help them cross over. And with no training at all, he saves the heroine from flying bullets let loose by a madman that comes back again and again. And don’t forget the sexy and sensitive. When he finally meets, literally, the woman of his dreams and learns about her terrible past, he knows this is the woman for him and refuses to rush her into making love, soothes her fears away with reassurances and intimate caresses. And he’s determined to save her friends from said madman. As much as I love my alpha heroes, I could go for a guy like Gage.
I did like the ghost aspect of the story. The entire Vicknair family sees and speaks to these earth-bound spirits to help them overcome whatever it is holding them so they can cross over to where they belong. Each family member has their own specific way of knowing when a ghost is about to visit. Gage hears crying and within a short period of time his next assignment has appeared. I also enjoyed the other members of the Vicknair family. They teased, argued, and worked together as a family. The mystery surrounding the heroine and her friends is done well, including the fear they experience throughout the story. You can definitely feel it as they’re experincing it.
There are two other books in the series, Kiss and Dwell and Shiver and Spice, and I’m going to try them both based on this read. I’d like to see what happens to Gage’s siblings and their respective spirits.
Grade: B
From the back cover:
He’s never touched her but he’s made love to her. He doesn’t know her, but he has to find her… Before a killer does.
Gage Vicknair has been dreaming-incredible erotic visions-about a mysterious brown-eyed beauty. Makayla Sparks has been dreaming about a strong, sexy man who keeps her safe — and very, very satisfied.
When a spirit from beyond tells Gage he needs to rescue a stranger named Makayla, he never expects that stranger to be the same sensuous woman he’s enjoyed so thoroughly in his nightly fantasies. But Makayla is very real-and she’s living a nightmare. A vengeful murderer is determined to get her. And Gage is equally determined to save her.
Because the only way he and Makayla can have the love they’ve dreamed of is if they’re still around to live it…
Read an excerpt.
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