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Dr. Amelia West, a noted psychologist, is asked by her childhood priest, Father Johansson, to visit a cloistered order and speak with one of the nuns. The father also asks a former cop turned private detective, Olivia Santos, to aid Amelia in solving the mystery of Sister Marie Clarise-Benoite. Heaven meets Hell when the two women form a tentative bond in their search for the truth.

Book Review

When extraordinary imagination along with passion, sexual tension, and nefarious egocentric criminality comes together, I find myself discernibly immersed in the story. Plus, this book starts a series entitled "When Hell Meets Heaven". I am hooked! On top of all that, I have a special fondness for true opposites when they generate the spark of more than friendship thereby completely invigorating my day. Would you believe this book takes place somewhere in the United States where an ancient order has rebuilt their cloistered nunnery which has existed since the fourteen hundreds? That delightful bit of eccentricity was simply icing on the cake. Magnificent!

Doctor Amelia West's best clients come from the church, the Catholic church in fact. She is an accomplished psychologist and devoted to the church in ways that stunned more than just me. She also has an amazing dedication to her patients and a tremendous amount of confidence in her capabilities. That may or may not be part of the reason she can be a bit short-tempered at times. Nevertheless, this special attention to the needs of her patients is very possibly a beauty that is not always recognized or appreciated. I suspect she might inadvertently make some associates feel diminished in her presence. Curious!

Olivia Santos is simply glorious and a consummate private detective, too. She has a bit of a checkered past, a present that shouldn't be examined too closely, and a Latin temperament that serves her rather nicely. She is tall, quite beautiful, and with a sultry evocative voice that is remarkably expressive for her work, for her protection, and for those resplendent seductive instances. She is occasionally exasperated and sometimes impressed by Amelia. I believe it will take some time for Olivia and Amelia to mesh. For me, that may be worth the price of admission!

A very gifted, delicate, yet otherworldly nun needs assistance. In addition a society woman with a bit of a temper requires some help from Olivia's detective agency. Amelia and Olivia join forces primarily for the nun, but the society woman is not lost in the shuffle. The author hints that this collaboration is indicative of...when hell meets heaven. What an amazing story with some perfectly enjoyable characters. This opening book for the series is really fine and I recommend it. It is splendid!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel, 170 pages/61481 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-January-2010
Price	$2.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://affinityebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_book_info&cPath=2&products_id=124