Product Description

Cadence City matchmaker and para-resonator Celinda Ingram meets her match in security specialist Davis Oakes. On the hunt for the powerful relic that Celinda supposedly bought as a toy for her pet dust bunny, Davis must use all of his unique psychic abilities to try and wrest the ruby red object from the suspicious duo, keep his desire for Celinda in check-and keep them all safe from those who will do anything to possess the relic.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141546 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 320 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780515143553
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

About the Author
Jayne Castle, the author of After Glow, After Dark, Ghost Hunter, Silver Master, and Dark Light, is a pseudonym for Jayne Ann Krentz, the New York Times bestselling author of All Night Long, Falling Awake, Truth or Dare, Light in Shadow, Smoke in Mirrors, Lost and Found, Summer in Eclipse Bay, Dawn in Eclipse Bay, Eclipse Bay, and other novels. She has been featured in such publications as People and Entertainment Weekly, and is also known for her books written under the name Amanda Quick. A former librarian with a degree in history, she is also the editor of an award-winning essay collection, Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance.

Customer Reviews

The story continues in this very good book.
Celinda Ingram is a professional matchmaker and has been living in Cadence for four months. Her particular paranormal ability as a para-resonator makes it possible for her to feel whether two people are compatable and would make good candidates for a full Covenant Marriage. Only her family and a few close friends know just how powerful her ability really is, people can get very uncomfortable being around a person they believe can read their mind. She, of course, cannot go that far, but she can read much more deeply than usual para-resonators. She lives in the Old City part of town with her dust bunny Araminta and just wants to get on with her life after the horrible scandal in Old Frequency, her hometown.

Davis Oakes is the owner of Oakes Security and is a fourth generation descendant of a ghost hunter family. His ties to the Guild are strong but he is not a ghost hunter himself. After suffering a traumatic experience while rescuing a kidnapped child, he cannot afford to pull any ghost light because his ability comes from a spectrum of color unknown to most people. Using it has unusual and possibly deadly consequences. His dust bunny pal is Max.

I really liked this book. It is not necessary to have read the three previous books in the series (After Dark, After Glow and Ghost Hunter), but if you have you will be delighted to catch up with the lead characters from those stories. Lydia and Emmet London are very prominent in this book and we get to attend the wedding of Elly St.Clair and Cooper Boone. The dust bunnies, Fuzz and Rose, also make an appearance. The Jayne Castle style of writing paranormal romance books is slightly different from most other authors I've read. Her books tend to be less violent than others. And even though they contain some really bad guys, you don't have to wade through blood and gore to get to your hoped-for conclusion. I am also enjoying the fact that all the Ghost Hunter series, so far, have been connected. This has given me the feeling of getting to know the characters and being involved in their lives for a long time. If you are just starting the series, you may want to know that After Dark is the first, Lydia Smith and Emmet London meet then. After Glow continues the story with Lydia and Emmet. Ghost Hunter is the story for Elly and Cooper.

I would highly recommend this particular book and this entire series. Just be warned that these are, in my opinion, love stories first and foremost. The paranormal element adds an exciting dimension and this one in particular has a wonderful surprise element to Davis' powers. I am never bored reading this series but readers more accustomed to authors such as J.R. Ward, Angela Knight or Sherrilyn Kenyon may find the intensity level in the Ghost Hunter books a little too tame for their liking. Personally, I like them all. They are just different.

Ms Castle also managed to introduce a mention of the Arcane Society here. It was very subtle and very well done.

It was just too short
Another wonderful read by Jayne Castle aka Jayne Ann Krentz. With this return to the planet Harmony we find there are other kinds of Ghosthunters who wield a different kind of psi. We now have Green, Blue and Silver. No matter where or when you read a Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick or Jayne Ann Krentz we get that magic that only she weaves into her romances. I love the fact she tells her stories from both the hero and heroine's point of view.

Celinda Ingram is a matchmaker, she has the ability to see a person's psychic profile and match it to another's. On the planet where Covenant Marriages are almost impossible to break, she is a necessary and very welcome part of the marriage process. She has just relocated to Cadence City from Frequency City. She is trying to rebuild her life after a frightening experience. Just like other Castle heroines she is a very strong woman and doesn't take things at face value.

Davis Oakes is a P.I. he is on the hunt for a stolen relic, belonging to Mercer Wyatt, the head of the Cadence Guild. It leads him to Celinda who purchased the item as a toy for her pet dustbunny, Araminta. Davis has has a bad experience with a matchmaker and doesn't care for the strong pull of attraction he feels for Celinda. Both of them have secrets that they will not reveal.

When Araminta hides the relic Davis has to stay and try to recover it. Also there is someone trying to kill both him and Celinda. Davis has his own dustbunny, Max. These cute and endearing characters have alot to do with the story and the romance. I wish I could get one, but they choose who they befriend.

The story is fast paced and full of the humor and sexual tension we expect from a Jayne Castle read. It was just much too short. I love to visit Harmony and I hope she continues to write these paranormal futuristic books. A good read, do not miss it.

Familiar, but still enjoyable...
Given the current crop of raunchy sex, little (very little) romance novels flooding the market, reading a Jayne Castle book (or her other pseudonyms, Jayne Ann Krenz, Amanda Quick), is like coming home. I occasionally need the comfort of a gentle plot, honest sexual attraction and romance based on both parties actually LIKING, even "respecting" each other. Ms. Castle can write a sensual love scene without adding "naughty" words or magical compulsion. She can add humor without being viciously sarcastic or snarky. Villains don't need to rape, plunder or torture their victims to be recognized as bad guys. Alpha heroes can be handsome without being six foot six with abs of steel and bad attitudes. Women heroines don't have to be stunningly gorgeous with incredible powers, just spunky and a little courageous. Yes, these books can be a little corny and fluffy, but I am and will remain a fan.

Silver Master takes us back to Ms. Castle's land of Harmony. The plot has been described by others, there is no need to reiterate, but you can safely assume it is generally the same as her other books in this series, with just enough twists and turns to keep you happily interested. Dust bunnies, a few old friends, a satisfying ending.

A pleasant afternoon read, nothing more, nothing less, nothing else needed. I recommend it if you need a little true love, or a reminder of simple Romance.