My grandmother had what we in the South call the sight. I have it as wellāthat sense of foreboding. Of knowing what will happen next. Some call it a premonition, others Deja vu. Whatever you call it, I think itās something weāve all experienced at some point in our lives. Empathy, telepathy, telekinesisā¦the list is endless. Thereās no proof that psychic abilities exist, but thereās no proof that they donāt, either. I find the concept fascinating, so when I started writing, it was a natural fit for me to combine my love for thrillers and mysteries with the added twist of psychic ability. I hope you love it too.
I have to say itāCharlaine Harris can write a good story. I read all the Stackhouse books, but it was when I found her Harper Connelly series that I was truly hooked. This book has all the elements I love: a complex female protagonist, good supporting characters, and a unique psychic ability.
Combine all that with great writing, and it doesnāt get any better. I read this book and then quickly flew through the rest of the series. This was the first book Iād read featuring a psychic twist, and discovering this new genre opened the door to my writing journey.
Harper Connelly had a lucky escape when she was hit by lightning: she didn't die. But sometimes she wishes she had died, because the lightning strike left her with an unusual talent: she can find dead people - and that's not always comfortable. Everyone wants to know how she does it: it's a little like hearing a bee droning inside her head, or maybe the pop of a Geiger counter, a persistent, irregular noise that increases in strength as she gets closer. It's almost electric: a buzzing all through her body, and the fresher the corpse, the more intense theā¦
As much as I love complex, dark protagonists, I adore a lighter side now and then. I found it in this book with the main character, Shelby Nichols. She just makes me laugh.
I even found myself reading sections out loud to my husband, who laughed right along with me. Shelby is a wife and mother, and after being shot in the head, she develops the ability to read peopleās minds. Her sudden awareness of what her teenage children and husband are thinking takes the plot up to a whole new level.
This is one ability Iām glad I donāt have. I think Iād rather not know.
A mind-reader, a mob-boss, and a hit-man. What could go wrong? More fun than you can imagine!
Book 1 in the Shelby Nichols Adventure Series
"One of the best and rarest gems of the indie book market."~ Matthew LeDrew
USA TODAY and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Colleen Helme offers a clever mix of mystery, laugh-out-loud humor, and page-turning adventure in the highly acclaimed Shelby Nichols Adventure Series.
Stopping at the grocery store for some carrots shouldn't be dangerous, but in Shelby's case, it changes her life forever. During a bank robbery, she is caught in the cross-fire and grazedā¦
This is a steamy tale of vulnerability and betrayal. Struggling in her marriage, her new life in England, and her work in a hospice, Canadian-born Lindsey is drawn to her best friend's attractive husband, David.
Guilt about her fascination with David is complicated by her admiration for his wife, Grace,ā¦
My favorite part of this book is the supporting characters. T.J., Dobbs, and Sparkyāthe wonder dog. Funny, smart, and wise, the two older gents carry the story from beginning to end, taking the townās new arrival under their protective wings.
Itās Jessie, the new girl in town, who has the psychic ability, but itās T. J. and Dobbs, who figure out how to put the pieces together. Like all my favorite books, there is mystery, suspense, and romance, but what I really like is the psychic element. Itās different from most.
From Ninie Hammon, the sorceress of psychological suspense, comes the first book of her long-anticipated and thrilling new Through The Canvas series: Black Water - a book that won't stop squeezing your book-loving heart before the final page.
Bailey Donahue was supposed to stay dead...
After witnessing her husband's murder, Bailey's been ripped from her life and secreted away in the Witness Protection Program.
Too bad the sleepy town of Shadow Rock was the wrong place to hide.
Believed dead by the mafia, Bailey finds herself trapped in a torturous limbo, walled-off from her old life. But that's where sheā¦
Eloise Montgomery is my kind of protagonist. She survives a tragedy, suffers a great loss, and, waking up from a coma, finds herself with a new and frightening psychic ability. One that she puts to good use.
I like her grit and determination, along with her moments of doubt and despair. Sheās human. A normal, everyday woman is thrust into a life she didnāt expect and is making the best of itāa situation I can identify with. Except for her psychic ability. That I donāt have, but how cool would that be?
New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger delivers a spellbinding novella, told in three parts, featuring reluctant psychic Eloise Montgomery. This in-depth exploration of Eloise is a perfect way for newcomers to be introduced to The Hollows, and experience the sense of place Unger is building that "rivals Stephen King's Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness." (The News & Observer - Raleigh) It is also a treasure trove of insight and greater understanding of connections for those already drawn deep into The Hollows. Includes an author introduction to The Hollows, and an excerpt from the bestseller Ink and Bone--a chillingā¦
Dr Dee has designs for a British Empire that will dominate the world for ages to come ushering in Revelation, and with the aegis of the Angels, he has the power to make it a reality.
But, two elements are missing, and through blackmail and occult ritual, infamous swordswoman Captainā¦
Loyalty. Love. Relationships. They are all essential elements in my favorite books, and nowhere are they more present than in this one.
Ann Kinnear, like my other favorite female psychics, is torn between doing what she feels she should and doing what sheād like to doāwhich is to hide behind closed doors. Itās the same dilemma I would have if I were gifted (or maybe itās cursed) with an ability like Ann has.
As I had hoped, Ann chooses to make a difference, securing a spot as one of my favorite books.
The dead will not be silenced, and Ann will do whatever it takes to solve the case of one womanās lost life ā¦ even if it means endangering her own.
āA frighteningly meticulous villain and a formidable protagonist will have readers breezing through the pages.ā āKirkus Reviews
ā ā ā ā ā āAirtight. Crucial plot details lock into place in the denouement like the tumblers of a Diebold safe. The characters are clever, real, and enjoyable, but also organic, their emotions genuinely wrought; there is no formula for brilliant writing like this.ā āRobert Blake Whitehill, Bestselling Author of The Ben Blackshaw Series
Is she insaneā¦ or psychic?Thatās the question facing private investigator Taylor Morrison. She has the career sheās dreamed of, a solid reputation, and a good head on her shoulders. But now, all that has changed. Strange things have begun to occur around her. Things that canāt be explained.
In her search for answers, Taylor discovers that others know what she can do. People who will stop at nothing to control her and the ability she now possessesāeven threatening her friends and family. Taylorās once-ordered world erupts into chaos as she fights to protect the people she loves while struggling to control the power she doesnāt understand. Brain Stormāan action-packed story of friendship, love, and destiny.
Always Orchid is the moving, award-winning finale to the Goodbye Orchid series that Glamour Magazine called "a modern, important take on the power of love." With themes of identity, disability, and the redemptive power of love, Always Orchid is perfect for fans of Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielleā¦
Meet Tony Valenti. His high-flying corporate law career just cratered. His society marriage blew up in a bitter divorce. He's returned to the Chicago suburbs to lick his wounds and regroup in the haven of the Valenti family home. But time to heal isn't in the cards.