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Book Blurb

Assigned to partner Detective Daryl Chandler in the investigation of a series of child abductions, Special Agent Blythe Kent is both intrigued by the cases and the woman bringing them to the attention of New York’s Deviant Data Unit. Detective Chandler knows she can find every child in her case files. Possessing an almost uncanny sixth sense, and using good old-fashioned detective work, Daryl has been drawn to a wealthy suburb where she believes the children are. With Daryl and Blythe posing as a loving couple desperate to adopt a child of their own, Daryl believes they can draw the kidnapper out and bring all the missing children home. Neither of them is aware that unearthly hands have a stake in the abductions, and that when it comes to facing demons, they are going to need a protector of their own to get everyone home safe and sound.

A Wings paranormal mystery.

 

Book Review

No pussyfooting around in this book as angels and demons are actual entities. It is no surprise that heaven and hell also exists. Oh my! The police/federal agency protocols seemed very buttoned up and that only made sure the mixture of top-notch investigative work blended with the dark side and angelic good folks really a super treat. Additionally, the sweetest of romances heats up magnificently into a supremely passionate and sexy affair with tendrils of lifelong commitment blossoming. The best of marriages, for me, are wonderful mysteries with procedural underpinnings and delicious supernatural integration. So enjoy the really good folks battling the really bad dudes as this multi-layer enchantment sweeps to its upbeat conclusion.

Blythe Kent is a Special Agent within a new division of the FBI, I believe. Since there is no Deviant Data Unit actually within the real FBI and the term ‘feds’ gets tossed around a lot, I cannot precisely describe the governmental organizational structure. However, it isn’t really necessary. Suffice it to say, the NYC DDU takes on a case as presented to them from a Vermont P.D. detective. Blythe is immediately and strongly affected by this Vermont police detective and let the sparks fly!

Daryl Chandler is the detective from Vermont. Her father eventually became Chief of Police in Daryl’s hometown and Daryl became a detective there also. However, Daryl was known to have a particularly high success rate in finding missing children. That became her cause célèbre. A particular instance required her to seek some assistance, and therein lies the core of this story. I was completely absorbed by the baby abductions occurring within days of birth and their seeming disappearance off the face of the Earth. Oh yes, that is a very engaging centerpiece chronicle. Getting to know Daryl in conjunction with Blythe was most definitely another super draw here. Their undercover personas are as a loving lesbian married couple. They happen to both be attracted to each other in actuality. What a delightful but somewhat complicated scenario since undercover protocol insists they not engage in any standard loving couple activities. Great fun!

This story was just a delicious delight with so many levels of intrigue on the case level and the personal level. Plus, the celestial and diabolical beings were incredibly intriguing. There are a few weak points, but I was riveted from beginning to end and I certainly will look forward to additional books by Leslie Davis. By all means, give this story a total once over!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 90000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-October-2013
Price	$9.99 ebook, $16.95 paperback
Buy Link	http://bit.ly/GzHQis