⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Yes. This is escapism at its best.

Summer is heating up for reluctant psychic Riley Thorn and her handsome private investigator boyfriend, Nick Santiago. Riley’s disapproving grandmother arrives determined to force her to take her powers seriously and detective Weber needs her help figuring out who murdered the well-dressed corpse in the walk-in closet. Nick’s parents don’t know about Riley yet and he still has nightmares about the last time she was involved in a police investigation. Things go from bad to worse when the body count starts stacking up, the meet-the-parents dinner goes horribly wrong, and Riley finds herself back at Channel 50 to question her spray-tanned news anchor ex-husband and his new weather girl fiancée.

MY THOUGHTS

Riley and Nick and their outrageous entourage are back with the same hilarious writing style that drew me in before. Their relationship is well-established and they are adjusting to life living and working together. Nick is experiencing troublesome bouts of protectiveness, that pushes him into stalkerish behaviour, but it all works out in the end. Apart from the bodies piling up, life keeps throwing curve balls at them which had me shaking my head and laughing.

The charm in stories like these lie in the way that these characters can overlook bad things and make the best of any situation. They take whatever happens and just roll with it. But, man, it’s still hard to see how Riley’s grandmother treats everybody.

Nick is learning how to be a boyfriend, Riley is coming to terms with her psychic powers, and even detective Weber is growing on me. I would’ve liked to see a bit more of them as a couple without all the untimely interruptions.

The existing books in this series are all getting new covers in anticipation of book 4 coming in July 2024. If you like crime solving shenanigans with your steamy romance, then I can highly recommend this series. I personally think it’s best to read them in order, but it’s not strictly necessary.

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Genre: Paranormal Romance
First Published: July 7, 2021
Sensuality Rating: Warm
Series: Riley Thorn