Eden Riley had been scraping a living as a telephone
psychic. After finding the missing pooch of the wife of the
chief of police, her husband insists she be placed on the
rolls as a psychic consultant to the men in blue.
Reluctantly, Eden agrees. She is busy enough tying to make a
go of her half of the detective agency she inherited from
her mother, but it isn't bringing in much money.
On her first official job for the police, Eden is tasked
with tracking down a serial killer. When the killer is
confronted he claims to be possessed, and grabs Eden as a
hostage. When the police gun him down, the demon jumps ship
from the killer to her. And life pretty much goes to hell
from there.
Eden can't believe handsome, rugged (highly skeptical)
police Detective Ben Hanson truly is interested in her,
although she is willing to suspend disbelief long enough for
a few dates, to see where the hunky cop might lead her.
Darrack the Demon, although he promises to help a la Cyrano
DeBergerac, in fact becomes a little jealous and mucks
things up. It's a bit hard to explain puckering up for a
kiss then slapping the guy before he can deliver.
Eden hires a crazy-ass exorcist and her son from the yellow
pages. But before they can do their stuff decides having
Darrack in her life may not be such a bad thing after all,
if it wasn't for the whole 'you'll be dead in a year'
thing.
If Eden and Darrack can track down the witch that cursed him
out of his physical form centuries ago, all will be well.
In the meantime, her new-found paranormal vibe seems to be
drawing all sorts of unusual clients to the detective
agency, along with their even more unusual troubles.
THE DEMON IN ME is a great premise and although the book
comes to a
firm resolution, there is lots of leeway for future books in
the series. The zany humor balances well with the moments of
suspense. Michelle Rowan has provided a great escapist
summer read.
Hell hath no fury… Fate has led Eden
Riley to become a “psychic consultant” to the police, even
though her abilities are unreliable at best. Those
paranormal powers are about to get her into a jam she
couldn’t have predicted. After her hunky police detective
partner guns down a serial killer in front of her, Eden
realizes that she’s quite literally no longer alone. A voice
in her head introduces himself as Darrak. He’s a demon. But
not in a bad way!
…like a woman possessed. Darrak lost
his original body 300 years ago thanks to a witch’s curse.
This is the first time he’s ever been able to speak directly
to a host, plus there’s a bonus. Eden’s psychic energy helps
him to take form during daylight hours. He wants to use this
chance to find a way to break his curse — finally.
Otherwise, Eden’s going to have to learn to live with this
sexy demon…like it or not.
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy