As a novella tucked into Shiloh Walker's FBI Psychics
series; THE INNOCENT tackles the story of troubled psychic
Jay Robertson. Jay's psychic ability is that she can feel
the thoughts of anyone she touches. While an excellent
tool while on the job, this makes for a troublesome social
life; and virtually impossible to carry on any kind of a
personal relationship with a man. As such, Jay is a 25
year old virgin, starved for the attention and touch of a
man. Jay has been carrying on an online relationship with
Sheriff Linc Dawson, who she had telephone contact with
when he assisted the FBI on a previous case. The romance
has been moving along nicely for a few months; with daily
chats and regular skype sessions. After not getting in
touch with Jay for over a week, Linc suddenly informs Jay
that it is over between them, and breaks off all contact.
Unwilling to accept or understand Linc's strange behavior,
Jay decides to visit Georgia, where Linc is based as
sheriff. What she finds is a small southern town steeped
in mystery, and decidedly locked into the past. Linc is
no longer sheriff; he has been deposed by Steven Mays, who
has virtual control of the entire town. Strange things and
heinous crimes have been happening in Hell, Georgia. There
have been unusual deaths and disappearances of young women
over the past few months. One of these disappearances is
that of Lin's teenage daughter Dee-Dee, a daughter he
has never told Jay about. While attempting to investigate
the case of his missing daughter and the other
disappearances, Linc and Jay end up in jail.
A vengeful
Steven Mays is determined to stop the investigation, as it
seems to be centering around the mysterious actions of his
son Blayne. Jay calls in for help from her FBI team, and
psychic Taige and her new husband Cullen; who were the
leads in the original story of the series, The Missing.
with more of the FBI team assembled, Jay is able to take on
a full investigation of the crimes.
THE INNOCENT is an intriguing, creepy tale of murder,
mystery, and mayhem in the deep south. Shiloh Walker has
done a credible job of bringing the lifestyle of southern
people into play without bringing in too many stereotypes.
although the story itself is well fleshed out, the romance
is a bit too hurried to be plausible. It is left to the
reader to imagine the relationship that went on between
them online; but as that is before the story begins, the
reader has no prior knowledge of the relationship except
that it is. THE INNOCENT is book 4.5 of the FBI
Psychics series, but can easily be read standalone.
Although there are team members involved who have had their
book already, their backstory is touched on well enough to
keep the reader informed and to enjoy the story.
For a woman he can’t touch, he’ll turn Hell inside out. FBI Psychics, Book 2 There’s only one reason Jay Roberts would set foot in a middle-of-nowhere town like Hell, Georgia. She’s got a bone to pick with her sort-of boyfriend. They only met online, but things got hot and heavy before their cyber link went silent. She’s here to get in his face for an explanation. But no touching. Her psychic abilities make physical contact… complicated. Yet something about this relationship made her think things would be different. She’s not in Hell twenty minutes before bad vibes have her skin crawling. Corruption has stained the very fabric of Linc Dawson’s town, and now it’s stolen something very dear to him. The last thing he has time for is nursing Jay’s broken heart. But Jay isn’t going anywhere. Not only because she’s not giving up on him, because she’s got access to the kind of backup nobody wants on their bad side. And Linc discovers the woman who’s afraid to touch him could actually be his best chance. At salvation, at hope, at life. Maybe even love… Warning: This book contains a not-so-naive virgin, a pissed- off former cop, lots of frustration, if you know what I mean, and more trouble than either of them know what to do with.
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