TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Paranormal Adventure Has Fun Aura

ADVERTISEMENT

By LEZLIE PATTERSON

The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 18, 2009

"Running Hot," by Jayne Ann Krentz (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $24.95)
Jayne Ann Krentz is such a talented writer that she can make readers believe and enjoy virtually anything. Even a series about heroes and heroines with special paranormal talents.

Her "Arcane Society" series continues with "Running Hot," a story about Grace and Luther finding love while using their unusual aura-reading talents to capture some dastardly bad guys.

Some readers may be tiring of the whole aura-reading, crystal-using, siren-killing type of stuff, but Krentz just seems to be having fun with it. There's not a lot of jargon to muddle the story, and the fact that the good guys are trying to thwart paranormal bad guys doesn't diminish the intrigue or the romance that "runs hot" between Luther and Grace from the time they meet.

Grace is forced to start a new life. She gets a job as a reference librarian with the Arcane Society, and her ability to spot bad guys from their auras becomes known to paranormal investigative boss Fallon Jones.

Jones sends her on a mission, and tags Luther an aura manipulator as her bodyguard.

Of course, they meet, become attracted to each other, fall in love and live happily ever after.

Eventually.

As with most of Krentz's books, it's quite simply a well-written, fun read that will entertain you from start to finish.

The whole paranormal, aura-reading bit is somewhat off-putting at times, but if you regard it as a touch of spice in an otherwise normal suspense, it doesn't distract.

Lezlie Patterson writes for McClatchy-Tribune News Service.

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT