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Excellent!, October 2, 2006
This review is from: Sheer Dynamite (Mass Market Paperback)
Opal Smith comes from a long line of bona fide psychics. Other than her Grandma Blue, Opal is the only member of the family without any psychic talent what-so-ever. Opal's brother is the golden child of the family. He is known world-wide, like his father before him. He even has his own television show. Opal's mother is the psychic to the stars and cares for no one other than herself and her wonderful son. Opal's sister, Pearl, has a gift when it comes to reading taros and runes for people. Out of those family members, Opal only feels close to Pearl and Grandma Blue. Opal and Pearl even own a store together called Bedazzled. Pearl does readings for customers and draws in repeat customers. Opal has a head for finance and keeps the store stocked and drawing a profit. But Opal has always wanted to have at least a little bit of psychic talent. When Opal sees a phantom body fall from an overpass, she is excited. This is her first REAL vision.
Jack Davis, the guy who rear-ends Opal, is not happy at all. Upon hearing why the lovely blonde slammed on her brakes during rush hour traffic, he knows she is nuts. But Jack is a sucker for blonde hair and fair eyes. When Jack learns she plans to stalk the overpass until the man shows up to jump, he is determined to save Opal from her own recklessness. It is nice that the lady wants to prevent the man from jumping, but with the way she looks and dresses, Opal is asking for trouble. There is no way he is going to let her walk the overpass for hours everyday, while guys in cars try to pick her up. But Jack does not anticipate Opal's matchmaking Grandma Blue, who claims he is the reincarnation of "Dynamite" Davis, her all-time favorite race-car driver.
Grandma Blue believes that Opal is the only normal person in a family chocked full of nuts, besides herself of course. And Grandma Blue looks forward to using her so-called acerbic wit and outrageous suggestions to bring Opal and Jack together. The boy needs his some chaos in his stuffy life and her granddaughter is just the one to do it.
***** There are some wonderful sub-plots in this story as well. Pearl's romance with her ex-boyfriend, Nile, unfolds throughout this tale. Yes, Nile is psychic too. He finds people by touching their stuff. He is normally too late to save them though. He is currently looking for a run-away. Pearl and Nile's romance and problems soon merge with Opal and Jack's life. As they hunt for the missing girl, dead or alive, a killer is close behind them. This adds some suspense to this wonderful romance and kept me begging for more. Jennifer Skully proves, once again, that she can work magic with her stories. Excellent! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Sheer Dynamite-Joyfully Recommended, January 5, 2007
This review is from: Sheer Dynamite (Mass Market Paperback)
Opal Smith is the only one in her family that doesn't have a physic ability, so she's always felt like an outsider. When she has her first paranormal experience, a ghostly body falling from an overpass, it causes an accident, which brings Jack Davis into her life. Jack is less than thrilled when Opal explains why she slammed on her brakes in the fast line of the freeway. Opal's grandmother, Blue, is determined to get her married off. And Jack looks like the perfect match. Blue claims that Jack is the reincarnation of Dynamite Davis, a famous racecar driver. Now Jack is convinced he needs to save Opal from her crazy family and herself!
I had so much fun reading Sheer Dynamite that I hated for it to end! Jack and Opal make the pages come alive while the rest of the characters kept me grinning! Funny and downright hot, Sheer Dynamite is a must read for fans of contemporary romance with a healthy dose of hilarity!
Melissa
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Skully's latest is a sensual treat, December 4, 2006
This review is from: Sheer Dynamite (Mass Market Paperback)
Opal thinks she has a vision of a man jumping off an overpass and causes a pile up on the freeway. Instead of being upset, she's rejoicing - finally she has psychic powers like the rest of her family (with the exception of eccentric grandma Blue). Eager to share this with her family, she decides that she must first keep the man from jumping and then reveal her power to her family. With the help of Jack Davis, the man who rear ended her, who also happens to be the man Blue tries to convince Opal is the reincarnation of Blue's favorite race car driver Dynamite Davis, she stakes out the overpass in question.
Jack fights his lust for the quirky Opal. He thinks she is nuts and does not want to get involved too deeply since he had to play rescuer to his mentally ill mother for years prior to her death, but one leering man too many causes Jack to step in and defend her honor, only to have them both arrested - her for prostitution and her for assaulting a police officer. When the man who approached Opal numerous times on the overpass only to be rejected is rescued from a potential jump the same night, it makes headlines, and Jack agrees to back up her revelation that she has a vision to her unsympathetic family.
When her brother refuses to help the other man in the accident out by arranging a séance with his wife, Opal decides to handle it, much to the consternation of Victor who approached Opal in hopes of having her famous brother do the deed. When the seance blows up in her face, opal feels further dejected. With the often acerbic and witty grandma Blue tossing them together, the romantic duo can't help but fall for each other. A secondary romance between Opal's sister Pearl and her brooding lover Nile who is a finder of lost people (who usually are found dead), adds further layers to a book bursting with sensuality and intrigue (with an unfortunately predictable bad guy). Even a predictable Skully novel is first rate. So far she's four for four with this picky reader.
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