Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Erik Mitchell traveled the world uncovering art fraud and relic theft, which pitted him against spoiled billionaires, unscrupulous collectors, mobsters, and cartels. He worked with law enforcement across the U.S. and Europe, but then a sting goes wrong, Erik ends up injured and returns to find his partner cheating. He decides to stop globetrotting and buy an antique shop in scenic Cape May, NJ, rebuild his life, and nurse his broken heart.
Undercover Newark cop Ben Nolan went down in a hail of bullets when a bust went sideways, after a tip-off from a traitor inside the department. When he recovers, he spends a couple of years as a private investigator, only to tire of seeing the worst of human nature. So when his aunt offers him the chance to take over her rental real estate business in Cape May, it seems too good to be true. Now if he could just believe he could ever be lucky again in love.
Sparks fly when Erik and Ben meet. But when a cursed hotel’s long-ago scandals resurface, the two men are pulled into a web of lies, danger, and deception that will test their bond—and might make them Cape May’s newest ghosts!
This is the first book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it. Erik and Ben really had the “soulmate” instant connection that allowed them to build a quick connection.
I was actually a little surprised that Erik seemed like the more vulnerable of the two, I hadn’t gotten that vibe from him as much as I did Ben. I didn’t like how quickly Ben began to doubt Erik but I guess Erik did so, it’s okay? It was just one little point that bugged me.
I liked getting to know these characters and seeing the story from both of their points of view helped me understand them just a bit more. There were a few unanswered questions for me but I can see that this will be a continuing series so hopefully some of that will be answered as their story continues. I also recognize that this is a spin-off of another of the author’s series so there could be little things that I could have gleaned from those books if I had read them.
Cover art by Lou Harper is great and I love the visuals of the characters and the Commodore Wilson.
Sales Links: Amazon
Book Details:
ebook, 246 pages
Published: June 26, 2019 by Darkwind Press
Edition Language: English
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 