EVIL HAS A FACE
Someone
is taking the children of New Orleans. For the last eight months on the
night of the full moon there has been an abduction. No bodies have been
found. No ransom demands made. Poor or Rich. Black or White. Boy or
Girl. The kidnapper does not play favorites.
PRAY
In
this prequel to Spirits Among Us, nineteen year-old Jon-Luc Boudreaux is
trying to manage his gift. He’s a psychic medium, in other words he
sees the dead. They appear to him like living breathing people. At times
it’s hard to know the difference. One night he is visited by the ghost
of a young girl named Charlotte. Her message is simple; Save the
children.
THAT EVIL
Jon-Luc has no idea how to do that.
He’s not a cop. He knows nothing about finding missing kids. He tries to
ignore her, but Charlotte won’t leave him alone until he promises to
help. Since her visits started, he’s had some very disturbing visions.
When the signs begin to point toward Voodoo, he has no choice but to
find an expert.
DOES NOT
Celestine Glapion is a Voodoo
Priestess and a descendant of the great Marie Luveau. The minute Jon-Luc
walks into her family’s shop she remembers him, but he has no memory of
her. So when Mama Arelia tells her she must help with this crisis,
she’s reluctant to work side-by-side with Jon-Luc. But she’ll do
anything for the sake of those innocent lives.
FIND YOU
Their
journey takes them to the underbelly of New Orleans where dark magic
lives. Jon-Luc escapes death not once, but twice and still he pushes on.
Knowing time is running out, the kidnapper speeds up the schedule. Now
the children’s lives hang in the balance and only Jon-Luc holds the key
to their survival. Can he rescue them in time?
Review: I was given an ARC of Spirits of the Bayou for an honest review and this is my review.
I
know this is the third book in the series but somehow I missed the
second book and when I noticed this was the prequel to the second book I
was excited that I was reading about Luc's early days first and I think
that is why I enjoyed this book so much. I loved learning how he dealt
with learning and about his gift and what led him to choosing to
eventually pursue a career in law enforcement.
As for this story what
can I say? It was twisted on many levels with all of the voodoo stuff
that was going on but I did enjoy it and how can one help but not fall
for Luc as a character?
This book gets five out of five stars from me.
Deadly daddy-issues.
The
Blood-Red Killer, America’s most notorious serial killer, tucked
Supervisory Special Agent Ava Shepherd into bed every night with a
bedtime story and a kiss on the cheek.
Thirty years after his
apprehension, Ava—still running from his memory—becomes the prime
suspect for a murder eerily similar to the ones her father committed all
those years ago. Shattered by the accusation, Ava reluctantly accepts
former flame Special Agent Kenneth Hunt's assistance in clearing her
name.
Kenneth is on the mend, and though their fling is ancient
history, the bruises Ava left on his heart throb in her presence. He’ll
help her, but she’ll have to play by his rules.
When the body count and undeniable heat rise, Ava must face the demons of her past and present—or be consumed by them.
Review: I was given a copy of Painted Walls from NetGalley for an honest review and this is my review.
I
absolutely loved Painted Walls and I can honestly say the second book
in this series was as good as the first if not better. I thought Ava was
an awesome character and I loved her story.
Who would not love
having a serial killer for a father and some sicko trying to frame you
for murders that resemble his? That is what happens to Ava who is an FBI
profiler in this book. Coming to her rescue and to tring to help prove
her innocence is her ex- boyfriend and the man whose heart she broke her
long-time friend Keen. Throughout the book while Ava and Keen race to
prove her innocence and the body count rises these two people who still
hold a lot of past baggage also have to fight to see it they still have a
relationship worth salvaging.
This book is full of surprises and I
was not able to put it down. I can't wait for the third book to come
out. Needless to say Painted Walls gets five out of five stars.
Iris Johansen's beloved
forensic sculptor Eve Duncan is back and now the stakes are higher than
ever. Dramatic changes are on the horizon for Eve and Joe Quinn and
their relationship may never be the same. Faced with the task of
protecting Cara Delaney, a young girl with ruthless enemies who want to
see her dead, Eve takes her away to the remote Scottish Highlands where
they join Jane MacGuire in search of a hidden treasure. But nowhere is
far enough away to protect Cara from danger.
Review: I was given an ARC of Hide Away from NetGalley for an honest review and this is my review.
This
was the second book in the trilogy that deals with Cara a little girl
Eve is trying to protect from a Mexican druglord who kidnapped her and
her sister a number of years earlier. Her sister was killed and Cara was
taken away and hidden by their nanny until Eve reconstructed her
sister's face and brought the monster who kidnapped them back into her
life. Now in this book Eve has found out she is going to have a baby of
her own and she goes on a treasure hunt with her adoptive daughter Jane
in the Highlands to try to hide herself and Cara from the people who are
looking for them because they want them dead.
Overall, this book was
pretty good but it did move a bit slower then Johansen's books usually
do. I wish it would have had it bit more action because for me it was a
bit on the boring side in some parts. However, it did have a few twist
and it did add more to the Eve Duncan story so that was enjoyable.
I am giving Hide Away four out of five stars.
