The Lady Has a Past
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- Author：Amanda Quick
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Reviews
Heather
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As always quick and fun
Hazel J。
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A Because it pick up in the character lives and kept you in suspense and answer some questions about some。And gave ending to other
Michael And
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My favorite Author As always wonderful 👏 I have really enjoyed the burning cove series！ There's nothing she writes I don't Love。 I feel a little silly doing a review for such an accomplished author but someone said they still need to know that their readers love their work。 My favorite Author As always wonderful 👏 I have really enjoyed the burning cove series！ There's nothing she writes I don't Love。 I feel a little silly doing a review for such an accomplished author but someone said they still need to know that their readers love their work。 。。。more
Sharon
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Fast paced！！！I am a fan of Ms。 Kentz no matter what genre she in which she writes。 The characters are well developed and the story line has a few unexpected twist and turns。 Read this book in one setting。
Lori
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I am loving this series！I won’t recap the synopsis of the story。 You can read that for yourself。 It’s enjoyable to revisit， （even if briefly）， characters from previous books。 The main characters are interesting enough to keep your attention though。Raina’s past has come back to scare her， and she’s not a woman who scares easily。 At the same time， her new investigation apprentice has a horrifying experience of her own。 A man is dead， and she isn’t sure if it was by her own hand， or another’s。Now， I am loving this series！I won’t recap the synopsis of the story。 You can read that for yourself。 It’s enjoyable to revisit， （even if briefly）， characters from previous books。 The main characters are interesting enough to keep your attention though。Raina’s past has come back to scare her， and she’s not a woman who scares easily。 At the same time， her new investigation apprentice has a horrifying experience of her own。 A man is dead， and she isn’t sure if it was by her own hand， or another’s。Now， Raina Kirk has disappeared， and Luthor Pell will walk through hell itself to find her。With Simon’s and her assistants help， they race to find her before it’s too late。Heaven help anyone who has taken the woman Luthor loves。Even heavenly intervention might not be enough if they’ve hurt her; or worse！ 。。。more
MrsMascara
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Really excellent paranormal historical romance from Jayne/Amanda Quick， possibly my favourite of the series so far。Lyra sister to Vivien has joined Raina Kirk’s private investigation firm， and is off to a dramatic start， as she has to rescue one of the firms clients from an attack by her husband。 Simon Clay
Carolyn
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Whenever I read a book in this fabulous series， I always envision on old movie made in the 30's。 They always include or incorporate spies， murder， a titillating mystery， clandestine agencies， classic alcoholic beverages of the time （the Pink Lady， Sidecar and， of course， a martini） and a nice little romance。 I kept thinking of Nick and Nora Charles' Thin Man series with this particular book， even though our main characters were not married。 Flirtatious， snappy dialogue， glamorous gowns and class Whenever I read a book in this fabulous series， I always envision on old movie made in the 30's。 They always include or incorporate spies， murder， a titillating mystery， clandestine agencies， classic alcoholic beverages of the time （the Pink Lady， Sidecar and， of course， a martini） and a nice little romance。 I kept thinking of Nick and Nora Charles' Thin Man series with this particular book， even though our main characters were not married。 Flirtatious， snappy dialogue， glamorous gowns and classy suits （a fedora and trench coat even makes a brief appearance）， the nightclub scene and an intriguing disappearance with several murders along the way。 The reader can easily envision each setting due to the tremendous talent of the author。 This was a GREAT addition to the series with its twists and turns throughout。 I hope I don't have to wait forever for the next one！ 。。。more
☕️Kimberly
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Another great novel in this series。 Full RTC
Michele bookloverforever
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Just delightful。 set in the 1930s。
Rowena Huser
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Good story lineI really enjoyed this book。 The Burning Cove series is excellent。 I'm really enjoying it。 Lyra is an interesting heroine。 Good story lineI really enjoyed this book。 The Burning Cove series is excellent。 I'm really enjoying it。 Lyra is an interesting heroine。 。。。more
Olivia
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A solid addition to the Burning Cove series。 Fans of Amanda Quick （Jayne Ann Krentz） will not be disappointed。 The Lady Has a Past can be read as a standalone， although you won't know the back story of many of the characters。 But the book focuses on Simon and Lyra and this is their first appearance in Burning Cove。 It was fun， entertaining and a quick read。 There are some mature audience scenes， but I was able to skip over without feeling like I was missing anything so if that's not your thing， A solid addition to the Burning Cove series。 Fans of Amanda Quick （Jayne Ann Krentz） will not be disappointed。 The Lady Has a Past can be read as a standalone， although you won't know the back story of many of the characters。 But the book focuses on Simon and Lyra and this is their first appearance in Burning Cove。 It was fun， entertaining and a quick read。 There are some mature audience scenes， but I was able to skip over without feeling like I was missing anything so if that's not your thing， you won't miss anything important。 。。。more
Cate
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Everyone says it， because it's true！Another winner， and also breaking the trilogy curse by wrapping up two needed-to-be main characters in book 4。 While can be read pretty much standalone before this， you gotta love favourite characters getting more screen time lol。 I just wish more than 2 a year came out from this author and her nom de plumes :D Everyone says it， because it's true！Another winner， and also breaking the trilogy curse by wrapping up two needed-to-be main characters in book 4。 While can be read pretty much standalone before this， you gotta love favourite characters getting more screen time lol。 I just wish more than 2 a year came out from this author and her nom de plumes :D 。。。more
Gail Daley
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A Good Mystery This one was quite good。 It tied up quite a few loose ends from the other books。 Ms Quick is easing in ties to her other series。 These books slide quite nicely into the gap between the regency/Victorian age and the modern books。 I hope to see more of them。
Stan Morris
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A KeeperThis is some of her best work in a while。 The interaction between the non lead characters is quite appealing。
Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
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Actually， all of the ladies in this book have a past-even if the main character is a virgin going in。 On Lyra’s third day as an apprentice investigator， she is forced to use a golf club to hit a man who is attacking her， after drawing his attention from his potential victim-his wife。 She’s not sure she wants to continue as a PI， but her fate is sealed when her boss， Raina， takes off unexpectedly， and she realizes she has to help Raina’s lover， Luther Pell， find her。 Also helping their cause is S Actually， all of the ladies in this book have a past-even if the main character is a virgin going in。 On Lyra’s third day as an apprentice investigator， she is forced to use a golf club to hit a man who is attacking her， after drawing his attention from his potential victim-his wife。 She’s not sure she wants to continue as a PI， but her fate is sealed when her boss， Raina， takes off unexpectedly， and she realizes she has to help Raina’s lover， Luther Pell， find her。 Also helping their cause is Simon， who brings a paranormal ability to the investigation。At first Lyra and Simon rub each other wrong， but their fascination with each other grows。 But can they develop a relationship before Raina or Lyra is killed？While this featured some intrigue， it fell more into a routine book by this author。 She can be innovative， but she can also fall into a rut-the smart woman searching for her place in the world， while helping a socially awkward man come to terms with society。 But in spite of that， for anyone looking for a 1930s murder mystery， this will be a must read。Review copy provided for a voluntary review。 。。。more
PottWab Regional Library
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Barb Lie
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The Lady Has A Past by Amanda Quick is the 5th book in her wonderful Burning Cove series。 Refresher: This series takes place during the 1930’s in the small town of Burning Cove， California。 Some of the recurring characters we have met in the previous books continue to have secondary roles， as we return to Burning Cove。 Burning Cove is a small resort town with many Hollywood stars or the very rich， but it seems that is it also a magnet for dangerLyra Brazier， our heroine， has just started working The Lady Has A Past by Amanda Quick is the 5th book in her wonderful Burning Cove series。 Refresher: This series takes place during the 1930’s in the small town of Burning Cove， California。 Some of the recurring characters we have met in the previous books continue to have secondary roles， as we return to Burning Cove。 Burning Cove is a small resort town with many Hollywood stars or the very rich， but it seems that is it also a magnet for dangerLyra Brazier， our heroine， has just started working as an assistant private investigator for Raina Kirk; she is sent on her first case， which turned into a nightmare。 When Lyra meets the woman， who requested her to come to her home， she finds the woman being accosted by her husband in the pool。 When the mad man runs toward Lyra， she grabs the only thing she sees nearby and hits the man with a golf club。 When the police come， it seems someone （the wife） hit the man multiple times to make sure he was dead。 So， Lyra in her first case， has no idea if she killed the man or was it the wife。We meet Simon Cage， our hero， who is on assignment for Luther Pell， and confronts a man who threatens to kill him for a book that is worth a lot of money; Simon manages to stay alive and get the book he needed。 After the case is over， Simon decides after visiting Pell， to stay in Burning Cove to take a vacation break。 It is at this time， that Raina Kirk （who is Luther Pell’s girlfriend， as well as owner of the detective agency）， disappears。 Lyra， Luther and Simon try to find clues where Raina has gone， and they learn she was heading to a resort， which has a famous health spa。 Simon and Lyra make plans to go to the hotel as newlyweds， to find Raina。Lyra was a wonderful heroine， who not only was independent， but smart， bubbly personality， very inquisitive and her witty hilarious banter was pure fun， especially with Simon。 I loved how quickly Lyra was able to get people to talk， and learned so much from Simon on how to be a real detective; as well as seeing his paranormal ability to sense danger。 Simon at first didn’t know how to handle Lyra， but in a short time， he started falling for her。 Their romance started to heat up， as each began to learn more about each other， and their chemistry was great。What follows is an exciting and intriguing story that has many surprises and twists。 Lyra and Simon were great together， and when Luther joins them， they begin to learn the truths of what has been happening in the hotel and spa， putting people’s lives in danger。 The danger escalates， as the three of them are desperate to find Raina， before someone kills her。 I do not want to give spoilers， saying anything more would ruin the book for you。The Lady Has A Past was a wonderful exciting， intense， enthralling suspenseful story， with a bit of romance， great couple， as well as having a slight paranormal element。 Amanda Quick once again gives us a complex mystery that had a bit of everything in this glamorous historical world of 1930’s。 I suggest you start this series from the beginning to enjoy the setting of this series， as well as meet some very good characters。 However， each book does read very well as a standalone。Barb< >The Reading Cafe 。。。more
Kimberly
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Reviewed for Wit and Sin1930s glamour meets deadly secrets in The Lady Has a Past。 The world and characters Amanda Quick has created in the Burning Cove series never fails to entertain and this time is no exception。 I had a difficult time putting this book down because I liked all four leads so much and I was absorbed in the mystery。Lyra Brazier has been an apprentice investigator for four whole days when her boss， Raina Kirk， leaves town。 Lyra and Raina’s lover， Luther Pell， know Raina Reviewed for Wit and Sin1930s glamour meets deadly secrets in The Lady Has a Past。 The world and characters Amanda Quick has created in the Burning Cove series never fails to entertain and this time is no exception。 I had a difficult time putting this book down because I liked all four leads so much and I was absorbed in the mystery。Lyra Brazier has been an apprentice investigator for four whole days when her boss， Raina Kirk， leaves town。 Lyra and Raina’s lover， Luther Pell， know Raina must be in danger。 Lyra is determined to investigate and Luther knows he’s too close to the case to be objective so he sends Simon Cage with Lyra to the luxury hotel and spa Raina was headed to。 Simon is an antiquarian book dealer who is more than what he seems。 His closed-off personality clashes with Lyra’s vibrant openness which means， of course， they’re meant to be together。 I loved Lyra’s optimism; many mistake it for naïveté but she’s sharp， knows what she wants， and can get people to talk。 Simon opens up with her – it helps that she doesn’t blink at his supernatural talents。 They make a solid pair of investigators and I enjoyed watching them delve into the mystery of who kidnapped Raina and why。 What’s more， I enjoyed their romance。 Simon is only looking for a fling when he comes to Burning Cove and Lyra has no intention of getting married。 Both find more than they bargained for in each other and it was easy to fall into their romance。Raina Kirk and Luther Pell have been background characters for most of the Burning Cove series and I have been waiting to learn more about them。 The Lady Has a Past delves into the background of the East Coast investigator with secrets and the shadowy businessman with ties to the government and the criminal underworld。 I love Riana and Luther together and even if I hadn’t adored Lyra and Simon （which I did） I would be invested in this book because of them。 Quick takes our protagonists for a ride in this story and there are multiple layers to the mystery that I won’t spoil。 Suffice it to say that I enjoyed every part of The Lady Has a Past and I look forward to revisiting Lyra， Simon， Luther， and Raina again soon。FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review。 。。。more
Kim
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Simon Cage just finished a case and is wanting to take a break in Burning Cove。 All he wants is to relax and have a short affair with a divorce’。 Lyra Brazier came to Burning Cove to spend time with her sister。 She is trying to change her life after a broken engagement。 Simon and Lyra will have to work together to find a missing friend。 Will they find their friend？ Can they survive time at a spa resort？ Will Simon find out that Lyra is actually what he was looking？ They’ll figure out that The La Simon Cage just finished a case and is wanting to take a break in Burning Cove。 All he wants is to relax and have a short affair with a divorce’。 Lyra Brazier came to Burning Cove to spend time with her sister。 She is trying to change her life after a broken engagement。 Simon and Lyra will have to work together to find a missing friend。 Will they find their friend？ Can they survive time at a spa resort？ Will Simon find out that Lyra is actually what he was looking？ They’ll figure out that The Lady Has a Past。Amanda Quick does it again with the continuation of her Burning Cove series with The Lady Has a Past。 A missing friend brings danger and possible love to a apprentice private investigator and a man with special talents。 They have to work together to find the missing woman while undercover at a spa resort。 Along the way they just realize that the perceptions of each other aren’t what they seem to be。 As they look into the missing woman’s life they’ll find themselves in danger that maybe deadly。 The Lady Has a Past takes the reader on an emotional and suspenseful trip into the past of a missing woman who just may be dead。 These two investigators will deal with murder， blackmail， and a very demented man and a woman who will do anything to get ahead。 Amanda Quick’s The Lady Has a Past is a suspenseful story that will have the reader wanting to return to Burning Cove for the next installment and all the books before this one。 The Lady Has a Past is another wonderful story by the amazing author Amanda Quick and has this reader waiting anxiously for the next Burning Cove book。 Who’s story will be next and what weird sick enemy will the author’s imagination come up with in the future。 。。。more
Laurie Covington
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The latest from the Burning Cove series。 Raina Kirk has taken on an apprentice just in time when she disappears suddenly。 Lyra teams up with Simon to figure out what is going on。 A fun 30s whodunnit。 ARC from NetGalley。
Lovely Loveday
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The Lady Has a Past is the fifth book in the Burning Cove series by Amanda Quick。 A captivating story with an old black and white 1930's movie vibe that all of the books in this series give。 The series is so retro and fun yet suspenseful to read。 If you haven't picked up this series， I highly suggest going and picking up all of the books and bingeing them from the start。 The Lady Has a Past is the fifth book in the Burning Cove series by Amanda Quick。 A captivating story with an old black and white 1930's movie vibe that all of the books in this series give。 The series is so retro and fun yet suspenseful to read。 If you haven't picked up this series， I highly suggest going and picking up all of the books and bingeing them from the start。 。。。more
♥Rachel♥
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After realizing her father will never let her run the family’s shipping business and a failed engagement， Lyra Brazier is trying her hand at private investigation in Burning Cove， California。 It quickly becomes apparent that Lyra has a knack for investigating as she has an uncanny way of getting people to talk to her。 Lyra’s thrown into the thick of things when her boss， Raina Kirk， proclaims she must leave town to take care of some personal business。 Raina disappears and Lyra knows she must fin After realizing her father will never let her run the family’s shipping business and a failed engagement， Lyra Brazier is trying her hand at private investigation in Burning Cove， California。 It quickly becomes apparent that Lyra has a knack for investigating as she has an uncanny way of getting people to talk to her。 Lyra’s thrown into the thick of things when her boss， Raina Kirk， proclaims she must leave town to take care of some personal business。 Raina disappears and Lyra knows she must find her。 Luther Pell， Raina’s powerful and mysterious gentleman friend， insists on joining in the investigation and sending Simon Cage with Lyra to the fancy spa resort Raina has reportedly ran off to。 Simon has his own special abilities， even though officially he’s an antique book dealer， he secretly works with Luther in his clandestine investigation/solution business。 Lyra and Simon pose as newlyweds and check in， noting right away things are not as they seem and Raina’s nowhere to be found。 At first Lyra and Simon knock heads and don’t get along， but they must put aside their differences to get to the bottom of Raina’s disappearance。 Gradually， Simon and Lyra form a begrudging respect for each other’s talents and can’t help the irresistible pull of attraction they feel。 Dodging danger， and the intense situation they find themselves thrown into mean they have to focus on finding Raina and trying to stay alive， but they do manage to steal away for a few steamy encounters！ There’s an undercurrent of danger and I was worried for both Lyra and Raina！ I appreciated that the drama and conflict in the story didn’t come from the relationship woes， but instead the mystery Lyra and Simon are trying to solve。 Luther and Raina’s （side characters that have shown up in previous books） relationship features prominently， too。 The Lady Has a Past is set in the town of Burning Cove in the 1930’s， where the rich and famous come to relax and be seen。 I’ve enjoyed the beautiful coastal setting and peek into the glamourous past depicted here！ Danger， thrills， mystery， and romance combine for an exciting story！ It was easy to breeze right through while enjoying this by-gone era。 While there are some returning characters， each story in the series can be read as a standalone。 A copy was kindly provided by Berkley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Michelle the Romance Witch
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My favorite in the series to date。 Loved the little side romance that finally came to a true HEA。 Can't wait for the next one。 My favorite in the series to date。 Loved the little side romance that finally came to a true HEA。 Can't wait for the next one。 。。。more
Carey S。
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Lyra Brazier thinks she is interviewing a potential client for Kirk Investigations， when she walks in on an attempted murder。 She arrives in the backyard of a home， and a man is in the process of drowning his wife in the swimming pool。 She ends up using a golf club to bean the guy， and she knocks him out; however， when the police arrive， they discover that he is dead。 Simon Cage is an antiquarian book dealer with a paranormal talent for reading crime scenes。 He sometimes works with Luther Pell （ Lyra Brazier thinks she is interviewing a potential client for Kirk Investigations， when she walks in on an attempted murder。 She arrives in the backyard of a home， and a man is in the process of drowning his wife in the swimming pool。 She ends up using a golf club to bean the guy， and she knocks him out; however， when the police arrive， they discover that he is dead。 Simon Cage is an antiquarian book dealer with a paranormal talent for reading crime scenes。 He sometimes works with Luther Pell （who is in a relationship with Raina Kirk， of Kirk Investigations） on some cases， and travels to Burning Cove to enjoy a little vacation and stay at Luther Pell's resort。 The day after the swimming pool incident， Raina unexpectedly leaves town for a bit， leaving Lyra in charge of Kirk Investigations。 Simon and Lyra end up working together to try to solve the mystery of where and why Raina left so abruptly， and if she is in danger。 They end up working really well together and discover all sorts of crazy happenings。This book is action-driven and tightly plotted。 It grabbed this reader from the start and held my interest throughout。 It was hard to put down！ The level of tension is perfect for this book， and the pace is steady。 The interactions don't seem forced， but seem to happen organically as part of the story。 Occasionally， the bad characters get a little cliched， but that seems to happen regularly in different books。 This is a fun read with a lot of action and intensity。 Simon and Lyra are both likeable characters and their dynamic is fun to read。 While this book can be read as a stand-alone， it is part of a group of books that all revolve around the same time period and the same locale。 Characters from previous books in the series occasionally show up in the ensuing books， making for an enjoyable reading experience。 。。。more
Donna
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The Lady Has a Past is a thrilling tale of secrets and murder。 From the very first scene you are pulled into a story of mystery and misdirection。 This story reunites us with Raina Kirk， Luther Pell and other characters from the previous books but this book can be read standalone。 In this installment we meet Simon Cage a book dealer and more and Lyra Brazier a woman fighting societal norms and expectations。 Lyra is smart， bright and gifted at making people feel special。 Perfect skills for an inve The Lady Has a Past is a thrilling tale of secrets and murder。 From the very first scene you are pulled into a story of mystery and misdirection。 This story reunites us with Raina Kirk， Luther Pell and other characters from the previous books but this book can be read standalone。 In this installment we meet Simon Cage a book dealer and more and Lyra Brazier a woman fighting societal norms and expectations。 Lyra is smart， bright and gifted at making people feel special。 Perfect skills for an investigator。 I really enjoyed watching Simon and Lyra discover the bad guys， their motives and most of all each other。 。。。more
Anne Morgan
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Lyra Brazier is barely a week into her new job as an investigative apprentice when her boss， Raina Kirk， leaves her in charge and disappears。 Lyra and Raina's lover， Luther Pell， know instantly something is wrong and they aren't going to stop looking until they find her。 When Luther calls in a specialist， Lyra finds herself working with Simon Cage to track down Raina。 The trail leads them to Labyrinth Springs Hotel and Spa where they discover Raina isn't the only woman who has gone missing。 Secr Lyra Brazier is barely a week into her new job as an investigative apprentice when her boss， Raina Kirk， leaves her in charge and disappears。 Lyra and Raina's lover， Luther Pell， know instantly something is wrong and they aren't going to stop looking until they find her。 When Luther calls in a specialist， Lyra finds herself working with Simon Cage to track down Raina。 The trail leads them to Labyrinth Springs Hotel and Spa where they discover Raina isn't the only woman who has gone missing。 Secrets， attempted murder， accomplished murder， blackmail， and more mean that Lyra's first big case may end up becoming her last。Lyra is definitely not someone you would imagine as a private investigator。 She's vibrant， optimistic， interested in everyone， and willing to listen to them talk。 And everyone talks to her， sooner or later。 But while she's easy to underestimate， the more cynical Simon， Luther， and Raina all learn that she has the instincts for the job， and the tenacity to see it through。 She may be a glass-half-full optimist， but she is willing to face potentially unpleasant truths in order to get answers。 She's a force of her own， and I loved how people would underestimate her one minute and then she'd stand up to them the next。 She never thought twice about standing up to even Luther when it was required。 Lyra also accepts people as they are， not judging them for actions they may have needed to take in the past or things they found hard to accept about themselves。 Simon is a quieter presence， but a force in his own right。 He accepted that Lyra was going to work the case even though he didn't want her to， and learned to acknowledge her contributions to the search。 Lyra's acceptance of him and his unusual talent for reading hot energy allowed him to slowly begin accepting that part of himself in a way he hadn't before。 The two are opposites， but complement each other instead of clash and develop an excellent partnership- both personally and professionally。 Book 5 in the Burning Cove series （Close Up， TightRope）， Lady both stands alone and as part of the series。 Cameos from past characters delight series readers without throwing off new readers。 Series readers will enjoy Luther and Raina getting plenty of time as the main secondary characters while new readers won't feel like they are missing anything in the build up of Luther and Raina's development。 The glamorous and dangerous 1930s era is described brilliantly， plunging readers into the glitz and wonder of the Los Angeles get-away small town of Burning Cove。 The seedier Labyrinth Springs is as much a character as any of the people and readers will delight in this mystery and romance。 And， as always in this series， the Art Deco cover is amazing and deserves its own 5 star review。 。。。more
Lynn
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Lyra Brazier recently moved to Burning Cove leaving behind her family and socialite past。 As Raina Kirk’s new investigative apprentice at her detective agency， Lyra has a lot to learn; however， she gets thrown in the deep end very quickly。 When her first assignment goes sideways， Lyra has to learn to get tough in a very short time as her boss， Raina， disappears after leaving a mysterious note。 Raina was last seen at an exclusive hotel and spa in California。 Raina’s dangerous lover， Luther， who h Lyra Brazier recently moved to Burning Cove leaving behind her family and socialite past。 As Raina Kirk’s new investigative apprentice at her detective agency， Lyra has a lot to learn; however， she gets thrown in the deep end very quickly。 When her first assignment goes sideways， Lyra has to learn to get tough in a very short time as her boss， Raina， disappears after leaving a mysterious note。 Raina was last seen at an exclusive hotel and spa in California。 Raina’s dangerous lover， Luther， who has all kinds of connections， some legal and others decidedly not， sends Lyra on an undercover assignment to find her missing boss。Luther enlists his associate Simon Cage who is among other things， an antiquarian book dealer。 Simon has some very hidden talents including a psychic one。 He can touch objects and get a reading on emotions and events related to the person or people who handled it last。 Lyra and Simon pose as a newlywed couple to ferret out what happened to Raina， and find her if she is still alive。 What Lyra lacks in experience she makes up for it with enthusiasm， a talent for reading people as well as getting them to talk having spent years as part of high society so she knows how to behave in a ritzy place where the rich， famous， and glamorous gather。The hotel is famous for its beauty spa which turns out to have a variety of services that seem more like medieval torture with their bizarre contraptions and less than soothing health resort treatments。 Apparently， women in the 1930’s also bought into the idea of “what price， beauty？” The spa treatments Lyra subjects herself to have little to do with relaxation and pampering; however， it is clear this is where important clues lie as to what happened to Raina。 Lyra and Simon have to get to know each other fast in order to convincingly play a loving couple。 Each one has issues from their personal history， especially Simon whose psychic talent made him feel like a freak as a child。 Lyra takes perky to a whole new level while Simon’s dour and serious demeanor keeps her feet on the ground but just barely。 Raina’s secret past seems to have caught up with her making for more than one twisty path to be unraveled。 This romantic suspense tale is fifth in the Burning Cove series; but it can be read as a standalone。 。。。more
Desi Kennedy
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I absolutely love this series。 But I believe you could read them out of order and be okay。 I loved Lyra and Simon and seeing the other characters was fun as well。 It was a very fast read。
Crystal
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This is the fifth in the Burning Cove series and I don’t believe that you need to read all the books in order to follow along， I haven’t。 PI Raina Kirk has hired an apprentice， one Lyra Brazier， and she’s had a doozy of a first day。 Raina had sent her out for a first meeting with a client， only to have her come back and the client’s ex-husband is now dead。 Lyra walked in on the ex-husband drowning his wife， then went after Lyra。 Lyra grabbed a golf club and swung。 She got the would-be client in This is the fifth in the Burning Cove series and I don’t believe that you need to read all the books in order to follow along， I haven’t。 PI Raina Kirk has hired an apprentice， one Lyra Brazier， and she’s had a doozy of a first day。 Raina had sent her out for a first meeting with a client， only to have her come back and the client’s ex-husband is now dead。 Lyra walked in on the ex-husband drowning his wife， then went after Lyra。 Lyra grabbed a golf club and swung。 She got the would-be client in the house， then called the police， but when the police arrived， the ex-husband had been hit more than once。 After dealing with that mess， Lyra went into the office the next morning only to find a note from Raina， stating that she was going out of town for the next few days。 Knowing something was wrong， she contacts Raina’s friend Luther for assistance。 Luther， who has known Raina for a long time， knows that Raina would not leave without a word。 He immediately springs into action and uses his key to get into her house。 Bringing with him a friend with a special talent who’s visiting Burning Cove on vacation， Luther and Simon both immediately set to work with Lyra to find out why Raina suddenly left。 When they realize that she left to go to a brand-new spa， Lyra and Simon decide to go undercover to make sure that she is ok， but once they get there， they discover that she has gone missing， and now they need to find her and make sure that nothing has happened。 This is definitely a non-stop mystery。 We’ve got strong females， psychics， and plenty of action to keep you reading until the last page， with a special twist at the end that wraps it all up nicely。 There’s great writing， wonderful characters， and an intriguing plot。 If you love mysteries， you’ll love this story。 **I was given an ARC of this story from the publisher and NetGalley and this is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more
Sophia
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