"Graham is dead bang perfect"
I have been a long time fan of Heather Graham. Her series
works, her Historicals that are so rich in period, and her
sexy Contemporary Romances. Few writers can shift from
Category to Historicals to Mainstream with such ease as
Graham. I love her Civil War books, her Florida Indian War
books and especially her Scottish Sagas, following Clan
Graham. She is simply amazing. A lot of romance writers,
when they make the jump to Mainstream forget their romance
roots. Not Graham. She is a genius from start to finish. And Ghost Walk is another dead on target book. A keeper.
There have been some great books set in New Orleans, and I
am glad to see it still used as a locale. Remind us what
was before Katrina and what can be again. In this wickedly
sensual tale, Nikki DuMonde has the dream job of working
for a haunted tour company in the Big Easy. I mean, are you
talking about a job I'd kill for or what? Graham draws
heavily on the history, the ambiance of the old city. This
is just part of the job for Nikki. It's a bit jarring when
the mundane become the supernatural, after her close friend
dies. She at first question is she is losing it as the
ghost of her friend begins to "walk" with Nikki. This fear
increases as she realizes she is not only seeing her
departed friend, but a few of her pals, too. Enter Mr. Dishy...hum...Brent Blackwood. She expects the
sexy man to laugh at her fears, but he seems to understand
what she's going through. Naturally, as she copes with her
newfound "friends" she understands she is now a target.
Some one wants to send her on a permanent ghost walk of her
own. Brent and Nikki create high energy, their sexual
attraction sizzles in the fast paced, suspenseful tale. Graham delivers a highly charged, original story that
mesmerizes as only New Orleans and its magic can. I highly
recommend this novel - and make it a double scoop delight,
get Killing Me Softly by Jenna Mills. It's also set in New
Orleans and is dark, devilish suspense at its best, too.
They are a perfect pair
Reviewed by DeborahAnne MacGillivray
Posted June 18, 2006
SummaryTHIS IS NO DREAM...
Nikki DuMonde's newest employee is standing
at the end of
her bed at four o'clock in the morning begging for help.
It's a joke, right? Besides, as manager of a successful New
Orleans haunted-tour company, Nikki doesn't scare easily.
But in the light of day, harsh reality sets in as a police
officer informs her that Andy was brutally murderedat
the exact time Nikki swears the distraught woman was in her
room.
No one believes her except Brent Blackhawk,
a paranormal
investigator desperately trying to forget his tragic past.
Half Irish, half Lakotaand able to communicate with
the deadBrent is used to living in two worlds. But
when he realizes the ghost of a slain government agent is
also trying to reach out to Nikki, he knows that she, too,
must listen to the dead...if she wants to keep living.
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