Kindred Spirits [Paperback]

CB Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2003

Amazing Grace . . . What kind of paranormal prank is this, anyway? Shoved from the tower of the haunted Van Buren mansion, 21st century chick magnet Rufus Sinclair wonders how in Hades he’s landed in Atlantic City in the Roaring Twenties. Why does he have to be the one to help wayward flapper Izzy Van Buren find redemption?  Worse, why does he have to go and fall for flirtatious Izzy’s best friend, daredevil barnstormer Grace LaRue? Even in her tomboy togs and aviator goggles, needs-a-man-like-bees-need-knees Grace instantly kindles his erotic interest—then hijacks his love-proof heart. It’s almost as if he’s lived—and loved her—before. . . .  She Dubbed Him Ace . . . Who is this sheik-sexy stranger who appears out of nowhere, claiming amnesia and wearing pilot’s wings? A gift from above, sent to help restore her stunt pilot reputation? Or a Federal agent intent on bringing down her scandalous friends? All Grace knows for sure is that the zing-zap electricity shooting between her and Ace threatens to short-circuit her self-control. . . .  Kindred Spirits? . . . With the friction between them mounting, Rufus risks life and limb to wing-walk on Grace’s Word War I biplane . . . slow dances and swills bootleg hooch with her in an all-night speakeasy . . . and creates a media frenzy guaranteed to restore her rep as the East Coast’s best aviatrix. Together, they generate enough sexual heat to me lt Grace’s fear-driven defenses and his no-strings-attached armor. But his panic grows by the hour. He dreads he’ll be blown back to the future, failing to save Izzy . . . and leaving his amazing Grace—and his heart—behind. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: ImaJinn Books (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189389634X
• ISBN-13: 978-1893896345
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,578,851 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic novel - Two thumbs up!!, April 23, 2004

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Darkcat_ak "darkcat_ak" (Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kindred Spirits (Paperback)

Marcus Van Buren and Daisy Malone have gotten married (from SCANDALOUS SPIRITS) and are off on their honeymoon. Still wanting to help his deceased relatives cross over and thus vacate his mansion, Marcus has hired Thaddeus Bookman, a professional when it comes to helping ghosts cross over, to get rid of them. However when Izzy scares one of the construction workers with her ghostly shenanigans, its Rufus Sinclair that has to come out to Atlantic City and cool down the spooked workers to keep the events out of the press.

Rufus hates dealing with the ghostly Van Buren family, and had hoped to never have to return to the mansion. However, when he arrives at the crumbling house, Bookman informs him that he will need to deal with Izzy seeing as she has a crush on Rufus. That and several trunks were found (thanks to the construction workers accidentally destroying a wall) that she won't let him see all the contents of. In the trunk was a picture of a man that looked a lot like Rufus, standing with pilot and friend of Izzy, Grace LaRue. Certain that the picture might be a key to helping Izzy cross over, Bookman convinces Rufus to try and talk to her, and gets Rufus blown out the tower window because of Izzy's ghostly pain.

Waking up in the bushes Rufus comes face to car grill of a living, very not-a-ghost Izzy of 1923 and Grace LaRue. Claiming amnesia, Rufus is named Julius Caesar by Izzy and Ace by Grace. For Rufus, stuck in the roaring twenties with speakeasies and the sexual liberation should have been fabulous. However, he suddenly finds himself physically attracted to good girl Grace, with a love sick Izzy always on his heals. Refusing to believe he is the drifter in Bookmans' photo, Rufus tries to stay "low" and not change history. But how can he figure out what is preventing Izzy from crossing over when he desperately wants to stay in 1923 and be a part of Graces life?

CB Scott has written another fantastic novel! I loved Rufus as a character in the first novel so am overjoyed he has his own story. Through Rufus, we get to experience a police raid on the speakeasy the siblings James and Izzy took too as well as the adrenaline rush of wing walking. Rufus is a man that lives to help others and therefore doesn't have his own goals. He is afraid of relationships that have any stability and while enjoys flying it's more a means to an end rather than done for pleasure.

When he meets no nonsense Grace who doesn't need a man in her life, except as a business partner...she makes him think about things he would rather not. Raised by her grandfather, Grace has followed her dreams. She's a daredevil stunt pilot that has been wronged by her previous partner. While she knows she doesn't want to marry her childhood friend Mick, she can't figure out the attraction she feels for Rufus ignited by a kiss.

Izzy is a lonely self-centered woman who hides behind her parting happy facade. While she is desperately trying to get Grace to marry Mick, it now serves a dual purpose. She wants her friend to have the happiness of marriage, and now more so she can have Rufus all to herself. At the same time, she is trying to avoid old fuddy-duddy Roy, whom her family would like to see her marry.

While I generally shy away from love triangles, this one isn't what I expected. Izzy is ga-ga over Rufus, Rufus is confused about his instant attraction of Grace and Grace is in denial of her attraction to Rufus, so the situations were funny and no one was clueless about what was going on. KINDRED SPIRITS is an incredible story involving reincarnation, time travel and falling in love. CB Scott writes so well that I couldn't put the book down. One minute I was laughing, then biting my nails, and then holding my breath as tears streamed down my face. The ending of this book was perfect, although, I really wouldn't have minded if the story was longer...

Two thumbs up, and I highly recommend this book. I can hardly wait to see what they write next!