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Jove (2006), Paperback, 352 pages
Description
Fantasy. Fiction. Romance. Suspense. HTML:Local Guild boss and powerful ghost hunter Cooper Boone is everything botanist Elly St. Clair could ask for�??the handsome, strong and silent type. Maybe too silent. For when Guild secrets threaten her career at the college, Elly has to call off their marriage�??and leave small-town life behind... But starting over in the thriving metropolis of Cadence City isn�??t easy, especially when one of Elly�??s new friends disappears in the eerie catacombs beneath the streets. Cooper turns up just in time to help Elly investigate. And as the mystery deepens and dangerous ghost myths and legends come to light, Cooper makes it clear he intends to stick around�??and this time he�??s holding nothing
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User reviews
LibraryThing member NemesisClaws
Interesting twist on the usual Guild bosses. Thought the author could've done more with the romance angle though. Overall, can't wait for the next one!
LibraryThing member EmScape
A more engaging novel than the two previous in the Harmony series, Ghost Hunter is the tale of Cooper Boone, ghost hunter guild boss of the Cadence suburb of Aurora Springs, and Elly St. Clair, daughter of a guild boss with a new psi talent, the ability to resonate with plants. Cooper and Elly are
Because of the nuances of these two rare psi talents, I found this story to be more interesting. Castle is a master of creating a world and then building up on it. Her paranormal romances resonate with exciting twists. Really, it's like reading three genres at once: romance, science fiction, and mystery. I would definitely recommend this book to a fan of any of those genres.
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on the trail of some drug dealers and a 'blue freak,' a hunter who can make and manipulate blue ghost energy, something previously unheard of. Because of the nuances of these two rare psi talents, I found this story to be more interesting. Castle is a master of creating a world and then building up on it. Her paranormal romances resonate with exciting twists. Really, it's like reading three genres at once: romance, science fiction, and mystery. I would definitely recommend this book to a fan of any of those genres.
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LibraryThing member hoosgracie
I have really been enjoying this series. I'm going to give it 4 stars because I liked the plot. However, the audio reader was not to my taste - the sex scenes were cringe inducing as it sounded like my grandmother reading to me.
LibraryThing member readinggeek451
Another of Castle's paranormal romances set on the planet Harmony, where psychic abilities abound. Elly finds evidence that the local Guild boss only wants to marry her because of her impeccable Guild lineage and connections. Infuriated, she gives back his ring, resigns her stifling academic job,
Both Elly and Connor have nonstandard psychic abilities which they have spent their lifetimes hiding. Good thing, too, since the local druglord has a plot which threatens them and their friends.
Although this falls very firmly in the romance genre, Castle handles the fantastic elements well enough to satisfy this science fiction/fantasy fan.
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and moves to the big city to start a new life as an herbalist. Six months later, he follows her to patch things up. But neither of them fully understands the other....Both Elly and Connor have nonstandard psychic abilities which they have spent their lifetimes hiding. Good thing, too, since the local druglord has a plot which threatens them and their friends.
Although this falls very firmly in the romance genre, Castle handles the fantastic elements well enough to satisfy this science fiction/fantasy fan.
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LibraryThing member red_dianthus
This is a romance with a bit of a mystery that takes place of a planet far away which is covered by alien ruins which cause some of the locals to develop psychic powers. Not a very good description, but to go into more detail seems like too much effort of a sci-fi romance novel. The book wasn't
The bad part was the sex. A book needs to either give the reader some details to get them hot and bothered, or at least make them think the characters are actually hot and bothered, or just do the fade to black and let the reader use their own imagination. This was the most bland and tepid sex scenes I have ever seen. Lines like "he touched her in all the right places" are just too vague and add to the trouble connecting emotionally with the characters that I found in the rest of the book.
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bad, although the characters seemed sort of bland and some of their dark secrets really had no real feeling of emotion when they finally shared the info.The bad part was the sex. A book needs to either give the reader some details to get them hot and bothered, or at least make them think the characters are actually hot and bothered, or just do the fade to black and let the reader use their own imagination. This was the most bland and tepid sex scenes I have ever seen. Lines like "he touched her in all the right places" are just too vague and add to the trouble connecting emotionally with the characters that I found in the rest of the book.
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LibraryThing member kikiak
Cooper the Local Guild boss still cares for Elly even after she throws their engagement ring and goes after her in Cadence City.
LibraryThing member SunnySD
She may be engaged to, and in love with, Aurora's new Guild boss, but Elly St. Clair is pretty sure that her fiance doesn't love her back. Unwilling to stick around and play the dutiful wife to a man whose mind is totally consumed by business, Elly heads to Cadence, opens an herbal shop, and starts
Ghost hunter Cooper Boone figured he'd give Elly six months to tire of city life, then go reclaim his wayward fiance - unfortunately for him, what he finds isn't exactly the shy little country mouse happy to return home. Elly's perfectly happy with her new life - but she does have another little problem Cooper can help her with...
Two characters with hidden depths, a dust bunny with great fashion sense, and the problem of romance complicated by murder and drug dealing. The world of Harmony continues to entertain.
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enjoying life.Ghost hunter Cooper Boone figured he'd give Elly six months to tire of city life, then go reclaim his wayward fiance - unfortunately for him, what he finds isn't exactly the shy little country mouse happy to return home. Elly's perfectly happy with her new life - but she does have another little problem Cooper can help her with...
Two characters with hidden depths, a dust bunny with great fashion sense, and the problem of romance complicated by murder and drug dealing. The world of Harmony continues to entertain.
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
This third Harmony paranormal romance takes place in Cadence City. Elly St. Clair is from a Guild family but she doesn't have the usual ghost hunter or tangler paranormal powers. That makes her family think that she is somehow fragile and needs protecting. But Elly has a new unusual paranormal
When her romance with new Aurora Springs Guild boss Cooper Boone disappoints her, she decides to start again in Cadence City. She had fallen in love with Cooper but doesn't think he loves her. She's afraid that he only wants her because of her Guild connections. She opens an herb shop, adopts a dust bunny named Rose, and makes friends with some of her neighborhood ruin rats.
But Cooper isn't willing to let her go. He has a plan to win her back but decides to give her some time in the hopes that she will miss him. After six months, he heads to Cadence City to win back his girl.
Cooper arrives at a bad time. One of Elly's friends has been attacked down in the catacombs. Elly is determined to find her and Cooper's reappearance in her life is fortuitous since she needs a ghost hunter to help her locate her friend. Finding her friend leads to all sorts of problems including a new drug sweeping the city and someone determined to frame Cooper for its presence. Also, Cooper himself has an unusual and secret paranormal talent.
Besides the usual romantic misunderstandings between the two characters, there are all sorts of secrets to uncover for both characters. Elly's ability to see the psi emanations of plants and Cooper's ability to work with blue light mean that psychic talents are increasing and diversifying among the settlers of Harmony. They are also dealing with a villain who wants what Elly can do for him since he is eager to use her and her Guild connections and doesn't care who dies along the way.
I thought Elly was a little bit whiny but ultimately enjoyed this science fiction lite paranormal romance. I am especially fond of dust bunnies and Rose is a great one. I loved her fascination with wearing Elly's bracelets as necklaces. I also like the idea of hidden rainforests down in the catalcombs built by long-fone aliens.
This one would be great for people who want a little science fiction and lots of romance in their reading. The narrator did a nice job with the pacing of the story.
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power and she is neither fragile or helpless. When her romance with new Aurora Springs Guild boss Cooper Boone disappoints her, she decides to start again in Cadence City. She had fallen in love with Cooper but doesn't think he loves her. She's afraid that he only wants her because of her Guild connections. She opens an herb shop, adopts a dust bunny named Rose, and makes friends with some of her neighborhood ruin rats.
But Cooper isn't willing to let her go. He has a plan to win her back but decides to give her some time in the hopes that she will miss him. After six months, he heads to Cadence City to win back his girl.
Cooper arrives at a bad time. One of Elly's friends has been attacked down in the catacombs. Elly is determined to find her and Cooper's reappearance in her life is fortuitous since she needs a ghost hunter to help her locate her friend. Finding her friend leads to all sorts of problems including a new drug sweeping the city and someone determined to frame Cooper for its presence. Also, Cooper himself has an unusual and secret paranormal talent.
Besides the usual romantic misunderstandings between the two characters, there are all sorts of secrets to uncover for both characters. Elly's ability to see the psi emanations of plants and Cooper's ability to work with blue light mean that psychic talents are increasing and diversifying among the settlers of Harmony. They are also dealing with a villain who wants what Elly can do for him since he is eager to use her and her Guild connections and doesn't care who dies along the way.
I thought Elly was a little bit whiny but ultimately enjoyed this science fiction lite paranormal romance. I am especially fond of dust bunnies and Rose is a great one. I loved her fascination with wearing Elly's bracelets as necklaces. I also like the idea of hidden rainforests down in the catalcombs built by long-fone aliens.
This one would be great for people who want a little science fiction and lots of romance in their reading. The narrator did a nice job with the pacing of the story.
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LibraryThing member GGmaSheila
This story did not disappoint, especially the dust bunny, Rose. Love the Alien Catacombs and the tricks left behind. The World of Harmony just keeps getting better.
LibraryThing member Lauren2013
Ghost Hunter
3 Stars
Aurora Springs Guild Boss arrives in Cadence City to win back his former fianceé, Elly St. Clair, but the pair soon find themselves embroiled in a mysterious case involving blue ghosts, a deadly drug and a malicious killer.
This installment in the series starts out slow but
Cooper and Elly's romance is on the weaker side mainly due to the fact that they have very little chemistry and their breakup was caused by a serious lack of communication.
The investigation is also rather run-of-the-mill, but the tension and suspense ratchet up in the last few chapters and the resolution is satisfying.
In sum, an OK read but the author's Quick and Krentz books are better.
3 Stars
Aurora Springs Guild Boss arrives in Cadence City to win back his former fianceé, Elly St. Clair, but the pair soon find themselves embroiled in a mysterious case involving blue ghosts, a deadly drug and a malicious killer.
This installment in the series starts out slow but
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picks up pace toward the end. Cooper and Elly's romance is on the weaker side mainly due to the fact that they have very little chemistry and their breakup was caused by a serious lack of communication.
The investigation is also rather run-of-the-mill, but the tension and suspense ratchet up in the last few chapters and the resolution is satisfying.
In sum, an OK read but the author's Quick and Krentz books are better.
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