What I appreciated, was that even though the first details are very much similar, the differences soon emerge. At first, this scared me just a little, and I wasn’t sure how much the author would borrow from the case in her story. The parents are originally targeted as suspects and the immediate police investigation and crime scene is severely bungled. A girl is killed in her own house, dragged from her bed to the basement. It is around Christmas in the Denver area. Many of the original details are there in the story of a similarly murdered young girl. I doubt I’m the only one to notice this, so I think it is safe to say that the murder of the young girl in this story reminded me very much of a very public past popular unsolved mystery - that of JonBenét Ramsey. The relationship between Matt and Kiernan grew organically in a way it might not have otherwise. Maybe it is something like misdirection, but I like that the author allowed that to happen. As often happens with mystery, as the main plot it gives time for the romance to unfold on its own. Maybe it is because the addition of another plotline (the mystery) give the story staying power. A Reason to Believe was much better in my opinion. After reading this, I decided to read her earlier Christmas ballet themed book, Grand Jete, and even though I liked it, I can see that she’s improving as an author. At the time of reading this a couple of weeks ago, I hadn’t read anything by her. As the two men grow closer, Kiernan helps Matt rediscover that life offers no guarantees–but love offers a reason to believe…ĭiana Copland is a new author for me.
Although Kiernan’s been betrayed by people who turned out to be more interested in his fame than in himself, with Matt he’s willing to risk his heart. The chance to get closer to the enigmatic Matt is an unexpected bonus. Haunted by the lingering spirit of the little girl, Kiernan is compelled to aid in the search for her killer. Though he has doubts about Kiernan’s claims to communicate with the dead, Matt is nevertheless drawn to the handsome psychic, who awakens feelings he thought were long-buried.
Unable to explain his vision, or to let go of the investigation, Matthew turns to renowned medium Kiernan Fitzpatrick. So when the spirit of a murdered child leads him to her body, he’s shaken to the core–and taken off the case. Keywords/Tags: Cops, Crime, Ghosts, Psychicsĭetective Matthew Bennett doesn’t believe in ghosts. Genre: m/m Contemporary/PNR Mystery Romance
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