Soul Scavengers #2
His Wounded Rose
by Lisagh J. Winters
Publication Date: June 25, 2014
Synopsis
Paranormal investigator Sullivan Wilde and clairvoyant Olivia Emerson make it back to New York without killing one another, and are now joined at the hip for better or for worse. Back home again, Sullivan’s deep ingrained inability to make a commitment causes friction between them, almost driving Olivia to the breaking point. Sullivan’s young daughter Sabrina offers invaluable insights, while Olivia struggles to make their relationship work.
Fellow investigators Kelly and Hudson Hayze, a brother and sister duo, along with their producer Arnav Bhandari, make up the rest of the Soul Scavengers family. The team members are excited to meet Olivia, and make no apologies for torturing their cranky colleague over the sins of his past, latching onto his obvious attraction to the fresh-faced clairvoyant.
When the Soul Scavengers team find themselves called to a mysterious mansion in rural Illinois, they get a little more than they bargained for. Ghostly giggles, squeaky, bouncing beds, clinking champagne glasses and whispers of sweet nothings make it difficult for the team to concentrate, let alone proceed with their investigation. A hundred twenty-five year old love triangle threatens to expose a long-forgotten secret when the ghost of a heartbroken young paramour attempts to shed light on the mansion’s dark history.
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Excerpt
Olivia reveled in the salty-sweet taste of his skin. She mewed against the hardness of his shoulder as his thumb plied her taut nipple through the lace of her bra. The longer his lips lingered over her shimmering skin, the more possessed with desire she became. The hell with Sullivan saying he was addicted to her. She was the junkie and she knew it. Her fingers tucked just inside the waistband of his boxers and she pushed them as far down his hips as she could manage. He took over from there, kicking them off.
“You make me crazy,” Sullivan murmured between delectable kisses and small, ravenous bites across her collarbone. “My God, I want you so bad.”
Only he was capable of inciting a full-on riot within her body. “You’re welcome,” Olivia rasped, feeling his hands move between their bodies.
He unbuttoned her jeans with one hand, slipping his fingers inside the front of her lace bikini panties. Olivia gasped, her stomach swirling around like fireflies on a moonlit night, and she bit at her bottom lip. He was barely touching her and she was vibrating beneath him.
Olivia squirmed under his hand, lightheaded and delirious. The heat was intense. “Gods…”
“I want you naked,” he demanded, and kissed her on the lips again.
He was gentle, every touch loving and deliberate. Her breath soon grew short and desperate, and she let loose a series of small, urgent gasps. She screamed against his shoulder, convulsing into a string of explosive spasms she couldn't prevent. His strong arms wrapped around her like a life preserver, holding her until she stopped trembling, and he kissed the top of her head.
“I love to watch you, Olivia,” he whispered. “It’s so beautiful.”
About the Author
I'm Lisagh, and I've been writing since I was a kid. My imagination knows no bounds, I've been told. I wasn't sure that was a good thing or not at the time. Turns out, it WAS a good thing.
I grew up in and around Vancouver, Canada, and have a fetish for snow. Winter is my season. Being born in the dead of it has something to do with that, I figure.
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Giveaway
4 Stars
Sullivan and Olivia are off the island and on their way to New York. For Olivia it's the start of a new job and even though their romance is complicated she doesn't want to hide their budding relationship. Now with a new case and her first as an official Soul Scavenger there's another mystery to solve. And she also learns there's more to Sullivan than she ever realized and has to decide if there's truly a chance for them to have a future.
Sullivan knew he made a mistake letting go of Olivia so he went to Seattle to fix things between them and it looked liked it worked. Right? Everything was going good until he wanted to hide their relationship from their co workers and they went even more downhill when he couldn't open up to Olivia and tell her about his past and past relationships. Can he figure out what he really wants before it's too late?
Sullivan grew so much in this one and even though he still had his moments his character growth made me like him so much more than in the first book. We see more of him and understand more of why he is the way he is. Throughout the book you find yourself rooting for him to figure things out and take a leap with Olivia.
Olivia on the other hand became a bit of a wishy wash in this one and while she had her reasons I kept wanting her to work things out with Sullivan. I'm excited to see more of this couple as the series continues and see how they deal with other bumps along the road.
The story keeps you interested and while it's definitely a romance the paranormal keeps you interested and wanting to figure out the mystery of the house right there along with the characters. We also have more characters introduced in this one and it was great to see the interactions between all even when tension and tempers flared.
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