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Lucy Valentine #5
Undeniably Yours
NO GOOD DEED
While still recuperating from injuries sustained in her previous case, the last thing psychic investigator Lucy Valentine wants is to dive into another job. But when Detective Lieutenant Aiden Holliday comes calling for help in finding a missing woman, saying no is not an option.
TV journalist Kira Fitzpatrick has vanished without a trace. There’s little for Lucy to go on except picking up Kira’s current investigation where she left off. The fearless reporter had been close to cracking one of the year’s biggest cases: the disappearance of a two-year-old boy.
GOES UNPUNISHED
Now Lucy must use her abilities to find both of them. As she follows a twisted trail of lies and deceit, she uncovers a shocking twist to Kira’s exposé that someone is desperate to keep secret. It’s a race against the clock as Lucy struggles to discover who’s telling the truth…and who’s willing to kill to keep her from solving the case.
While still recuperating from injuries sustained in her previous case, the last thing psychic investigator Lucy Valentine wants is to dive into another job. But when Detective Lieutenant Aiden Holliday comes calling for help in finding a missing woman, saying no is not an option.
TV journalist Kira Fitzpatrick has vanished without a trace. There’s little for Lucy to go on except picking up Kira’s current investigation where she left off. The fearless reporter had been close to cracking one of the year’s biggest cases: the disappearance of a two-year-old boy.
GOES UNPUNISHED
Now Lucy must use her abilities to find both of them. As she follows a twisted trail of lies and deceit, she uncovers a shocking twist to Kira’s exposé that someone is desperate to keep secret. It’s a race against the clock as Lucy struggles to discover who’s telling the truth…and who’s willing to kill to keep her from solving the case.
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March 1, 2016
Where's the next book? Fucking give me the next book!
February 1, 2015
I was really glad that this one picked up right where the last one left off as Aiden dropped a bomb with a surprise daughter. The story of how Ava came about made more sense than how Aiden learned of her.
The story that Kira was working on seemed to get more complicated as things went on. I did guess part the what, but missed the who. I thought the scene at the end with Lucy and the grandma was bittersweet and I thought the grandma made the right decision.
I found all the chaos at Lucy's cottage to be funny. All those people, all those animals, then add in Lucy's mothers meddling made for some fun stuff.
With all the big changes I hope there are more books in the series, I want to see what else happens with Lucy and the gang.
The story that Kira was working on seemed to get more complicated as things went on. I did guess part the what, but missed the who. I thought the scene at the end with Lucy and the grandma was bittersweet and I thought the grandma made the right decision.
I found all the chaos at Lucy's cottage to be funny. All those people, all those animals, then add in Lucy's mothers meddling made for some fun stuff.
With all the big changes I hope there are more books in the series, I want to see what else happens with Lucy and the gang.
November 30, 2019
You know that feeling when you finish the last book in a fabulous series and you keep checking goodreads to see if maybe the author wrote another one in the last 10 days and you somehow missed it? That's how I feel right now. I have thoroughly enjoyed the world of LucyD, and her rather crazy family...including all her wayward animals. I really hope this doesn't end up being the last book. I would love to see LucyD as a mom. How fun would that be?!
September 8, 2015
I like all the characters in the Lucy Valentine books even if Lucy is a little bit tooo nice and perfect, she's still fun to read about. The books are easy, slightly predictable, but the kooky family is just plain fun. I hope there is another one written so we can continue to see Lucy and Sean's family grow.
April 3, 2017
While I didn't really care for the fourth book, Perfectly Matched, I think that this fifth and final book in the Lucy Valentine series, Undeniably Yours, turned out to be a nice and well-rounded ending to the series. And overall, this is a great series for anyone interested in fluffy cozy mysteries with a side dish of romance.
Undeniably Yours seemed to get a little bit chaotic with it's overlapping mystery lines, but it was overall a well-outlined book. And while the ultimate conclusion wasn't quite as predictable as the previous few books, it didn't come as much of a surprise to me, even if I still feel like everything seemed a little... forced.
This last book, beginning immediately after that strange cliff-hanger off of the previous book, was actually quite fast-paced, making great use of Lucy's psychic skills (both new and old), as well as seemed quite thorough in its' investigative progress.
Of course, there were a lot of things about Undeniably Yours that I had quibbles about, mainly with the investigative process itself and who was actually doing all the investigation of our missing persons. Because, to be honest, while I'm glad that Lucy gets to spend a lot of her time front and center as the person doing all the work... I found it a little hard to figure out why Lucy was doing all the work in the first place. I mean, where are all the other detectives in this town and why aren't they all over this case? You would think that after an explosion and the almost death of a police detective, there'd be more people fighting to work on this missing persons case.
Other little quibbles I had weren't really as bothersome as that first:
¤ Aiden's avoidance at telling Em about what's been going on with him started getting annoying, because we all just know that that's not the way to go, especially since the two just got engaged.
¤ Lucy's mother's sudden plans to renovate her little cottage without first consulting her also came off a bit more frustrating than humorously endearing--there's nothing worse than meddling parents, and that just seemed a bit extreme.
¤ All the dead ends that Lucy kept coming upon felt a bit forced, actually, like we were trying really, really hard to just road block her entire investigation, just to have everything work out miraculously all at the same time.
¤ The dreaded "Couple Curtain Call," because, while I love myself some romance, "Couple Curtain Call" endings are just a little tacky, no matter how authors try to handle them.
¤ Again, the ending of this book felt a little rushed and awkward.
¤ Also, with all the violent incidents that Lucy has been subjected to, I'm actually quite surprised she is even able to get up and move around, no less trek herself all over town investigating Aiden's case like she's actually a cop.
¤ Which brings me back to: Why is Lucy the only person investigating this obviously criminal case?
But enough of the quibbles. Truly, this book was extremely entertaining, and then include into it an adorable eighteen month old (How do you even know a baby is eighteen months old just by looking, because Lucy mentions twice that Ava looks to be about eighteen months, and you know, I probably would have just gone with the very vague "about a year old or two, maybe;" although to be fair, I'm the worst judge of age and will also look at a coworker and guesstimate her age to be late twenties or mid- to late thirties... or something like that), and lots of animals, and we've got an easy to read, easy to like cozy mystery with lots of heart.
I may have had a lot of quibbles, but really, I enjoyed myself and would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in cozy mysteries and romance and psychics and animals.
Though if you're looking for logic, you may have to overlook a lot of things in the last two books, and simply just enjoy.
Undeniably Yours seemed to get a little bit chaotic with it's overlapping mystery lines, but it was overall a well-outlined book. And while the ultimate conclusion wasn't quite as predictable as the previous few books, it didn't come as much of a surprise to me, even if I still feel like everything seemed a little... forced.
This last book, beginning immediately after that strange cliff-hanger off of the previous book, was actually quite fast-paced, making great use of Lucy's psychic skills (both new and old), as well as seemed quite thorough in its' investigative progress.
Of course, there were a lot of things about Undeniably Yours that I had quibbles about, mainly with the investigative process itself and who was actually doing all the investigation of our missing persons. Because, to be honest, while I'm glad that Lucy gets to spend a lot of her time front and center as the person doing all the work... I found it a little hard to figure out why Lucy was doing all the work in the first place. I mean, where are all the other detectives in this town and why aren't they all over this case? You would think that after an explosion and the almost death of a police detective, there'd be more people fighting to work on this missing persons case.
Other little quibbles I had weren't really as bothersome as that first:
¤ Aiden's avoidance at telling Em about what's been going on with him started getting annoying, because we all just know that that's not the way to go, especially since the two just got engaged.
¤ Lucy's mother's sudden plans to renovate her little cottage without first consulting her also came off a bit more frustrating than humorously endearing--there's nothing worse than meddling parents, and that just seemed a bit extreme.
¤ All the dead ends that Lucy kept coming upon felt a bit forced, actually, like we were trying really, really hard to just road block her entire investigation, just to have everything work out miraculously all at the same time.
¤ The dreaded "Couple Curtain Call," because, while I love myself some romance, "Couple Curtain Call" endings are just a little tacky, no matter how authors try to handle them.
¤ Again, the ending of this book felt a little rushed and awkward.
¤ Also, with all the violent incidents that Lucy has been subjected to, I'm actually quite surprised she is even able to get up and move around, no less trek herself all over town investigating Aiden's case like she's actually a cop.
¤ Which brings me back to: Why is Lucy the only person investigating this obviously criminal case?
But enough of the quibbles. Truly, this book was extremely entertaining, and then include into it an adorable eighteen month old (How do you even know a baby is eighteen months old just by looking, because Lucy mentions twice that Ava looks to be about eighteen months, and you know, I probably would have just gone with the very vague "about a year old or two, maybe;" although to be fair, I'm the worst judge of age and will also look at a coworker and guesstimate her age to be late twenties or mid- to late thirties... or something like that), and lots of animals, and we've got an easy to read, easy to like cozy mystery with lots of heart.
I may have had a lot of quibbles, but really, I enjoyed myself and would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in cozy mysteries and romance and psychics and animals.
Though if you're looking for logic, you may have to overlook a lot of things in the last two books, and simply just enjoy.
February 26, 2017
The author hasn't wrote a book in this series for almost 3 years, and I didn't get the ending I've been waiting for. :( Hopefully there will be another book in the future.
Review to come soon
Review to come soon
November 5, 2019
And so I have come to the end of the Lucy Valentine Mysteries and I am desolate!
These lighthearted, funny and deadly books were such good relief from my day job as a lawyer.
I really liked Lucy, her crazy family, lovely friends and wonderful pets.
The mystery elements weren't the most intellectual but they were surprising and well-thought out.
The baddies in this, the final installment, were especially revolting human beings.
I will miss Lucy and co.
Maybe Heather will return to her...one day...
These lighthearted, funny and deadly books were such good relief from my day job as a lawyer.
I really liked Lucy, her crazy family, lovely friends and wonderful pets.
The mystery elements weren't the most intellectual but they were surprising and well-thought out.
The baddies in this, the final installment, were especially revolting human beings.
I will miss Lucy and co.
Maybe Heather will return to her...one day...
December 15, 2014
This is the first time I have listened to a book in this series on audiobook so I am not certain if this has influenced my rating or not. I was not a fan of the narrator. She sounded much older than the Lucy in my head and did not do a great job with the various other voices - especially the males. Overall I love this series and thought the actual mystery was ok so now I wonder if I would have liked it more in print. I guess I will wait and see how my other GR friends rate it to decide.
July 26, 2020
This picks up right where the last one left off. Aiden's a dad to an 18 mo old daughter he didn't know about. Kira, her mother, dropped her off and then promptly went missing. Lucy is tasked with finding her.
This starts out with a bang. Lucy was injured in the last book and is on crutches in this one. While I liked that she was front and center in the investigation (her talents being fully accepted) it was also weird because were was the rest of the police department? That aside, I enjoyed this one and it was hard to put down. Preston and Dovie were not in this one until the end and I appreciated that. While this is the last book, there could definitely be more adventures/mysteries/people to be found. Sean and Lucy are living together with their assortment of animals, but are not engaged yet. My romantic self would have liked to see an engagement with this last book. Oh well.
I read this for Romance-opoly Summer square sun track (the cover features the ocean and beach, it also takes place during the summer).
And this also fits for the psychic/telekinesis square for Ripped Bodice Summer Bingo.
This starts out with a bang. Lucy was injured in the last book and is on crutches in this one. While I liked that she was front and center in the investigation (her talents being fully accepted) it was also weird because were was the rest of the police department? That aside, I enjoyed this one and it was hard to put down. Preston and Dovie were not in this one until the end and I appreciated that. While this is the last book, there could definitely be more adventures/mysteries/people to be found. Sean and Lucy are living together with their assortment of animals, but are not engaged yet. My romantic self would have liked to see an engagement with this last book. Oh well.
I read this for Romance-opoly Summer square sun track (the cover features the ocean and beach, it also takes place during the summer).
And this also fits for the psychic/telekinesis square for Ripped Bodice Summer Bingo.
May 2, 2022
2022 bk 115. The books take a slightly darker turn as the Lucy Valentine series move from comedic/mystery/romance to more mystery/romance. The disappearance of a television reporter working on the disappearance of foster children sets off bells for our group of friends. It is also more than a new mystery to work on as the television reporter's toddler daughter is also the daughter of Aiden Holiday - a child he knew nothing about until she was thrust into his arms. Well crafted, written, and well - it will be read again!
August 1, 2017
I sincerely hope that there will be more books in this series.
April 21, 2015
I really enjoy this series. Although the ending reminded me a bit too much of a particular Dennis Lehane book.
April 4, 2019
I loved this series. So sad to see it's presumably over.
May 9, 2019
I think I’d mostly be rereading books 1-3.
May 23, 2020
Love these books! So happy to see every character growing and changing.
September 7, 2016
I'm going to miss this family.
November 7, 2024
I really enjoy this series. There’s a large cast of well-drawn, likeable, and distinct characters. The mysteries are complex and there’s always a lot at stake. Lucy’s psychic powers and her family’s auras add to both the charm and the plot.
This one had me at the edge of my seat. Picking up immediately where #4 left off, Lucy is thrown straight into another major case. She’s got a broken foot, Sean is in bad shape from the previous book’s events, and then Aiden ends up in the hospital. Their injuries add an interesting layer and serve as a reminder that they are literally fresh off their previous case which – no spoilers – ended very dramatically and will leave lasting physical and emotional scars.
I will say that parts of this were hard to read considering I have a 2 year old myself. But there were so many other components to this twisty mystery that I was able to focus my thoughts more on the plot than on my own feelings.
I hope Webber is planning to continue this series. I will definitely continue to read it if she does.
This one had me at the edge of my seat. Picking up immediately where #4 left off, Lucy is thrown straight into another major case. She’s got a broken foot, Sean is in bad shape from the previous book’s events, and then Aiden ends up in the hospital. Their injuries add an interesting layer and serve as a reminder that they are literally fresh off their previous case which – no spoilers – ended very dramatically and will leave lasting physical and emotional scars.
I will say that parts of this were hard to read considering I have a 2 year old myself. But there were so many other components to this twisty mystery that I was able to focus my thoughts more on the plot than on my own feelings.
I hope Webber is planning to continue this series. I will definitely continue to read it if she does.
December 22, 2022
Okay, I guess. I had to keep stopping and thinking who all the characters were.. starting to lose track. It was more complicated than usual, and increasingly grim circumstances. So I hesitate to call it cozy, but it's Heather Webber and so not overly graphic. Plus there is, as always, love in the air.
As long as I am complaining, I want to say I am pretty tired of her people "crutching" around. Lucy has been on crutches for two books now, PLUS one of the main characters of In the Middle of Hickory Lane was hobbling around on crutches and also wearing a boot, like Lucy's.
Okay, well, it was fun, and I am now ready for a break (but not a broken leg or ankle or foot, thank you ha ha ha!)...
As long as I am complaining, I want to say I am pretty tired of her people "crutching" around. Lucy has been on crutches for two books now, PLUS one of the main characters of In the Middle of Hickory Lane was hobbling around on crutches and also wearing a boot, like Lucy's.
Okay, well, it was fun, and I am now ready for a break (but not a broken leg or ankle or foot, thank you ha ha ha!)...
September 28, 2018
Things heat up for Lucy and Sean even after their brush with fire in the last book. The shock of Aiden suddenly having a baby is just the start of the hunt for a missing reporter and children lost in a social welfare dis-organization. Lucy, hobbling along with crutches investigates with Aiden and both are blasted by a bomb. Very lucky to be alive, Aiden frets in the hospital while Lucy gets a battered Sean to help investigate. Jeremy's ninjas are back to protect and aprehend interlopers, but the are suckers for Judie's cookies. The author ably balances some grim scenes with adorable and funny ones very well. Lucy's next adventure might be her most challenging - home remodeling.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 31, 2017
I read this book right after reading book 3 and it really continued the story so it is best to read the books in order. The mystery in this book was better than in book 3. TV Journalist Kira is missing and right before she disappeared she was close to cracking the case of a missing 3 year old and she left her daughter with a boyfriend that didn't know the child was his, asking him to protect his daughter. Lucy takes the child in and starts looking for Kira.
September 19, 2020
Well, phooey! I picked up and read #s 4 and 5 in this series because i thought it would all wrap up in #5, but it's still left hanging with more things to resolve! The title fooled me, I thought this was for sure the one where she would finally decide to marry the delectable Sean and get on with making babies for Dovie while continuing to solve mysteries and find lost things and people. I hope the author doesn't plan to STOP here!
June 13, 2022
8/10
I love Lucy Valentine and her psychic abilities so so much! I’m sad this one didn’t also have a lost loves mystery in it, but the mystery there was was certainly layered and intricate enough to make up for it!
The story was both heart-warming and heart-wrecking at the same time. And Lucy’s menagerie was in fine form. So so cute, and I can’t wait for the next one. Where hopefully Lucy will finally get a bit of a much needed and much deserved break.
I love Lucy Valentine and her psychic abilities so so much! I’m sad this one didn’t also have a lost loves mystery in it, but the mystery there was was certainly layered and intricate enough to make up for it!
The story was both heart-warming and heart-wrecking at the same time. And Lucy’s menagerie was in fine form. So so cute, and I can’t wait for the next one. Where hopefully Lucy will finally get a bit of a much needed and much deserved break.
August 13, 2022
The story was good but that can't be the ending of the series! I wanted to give it 4 stars but that abrupt ending made that impossible for me.
January 24, 2023
Latest in series, Lucy and boyfriend Sean (who moved in with her) are recovering from injuries they got in the last book. This book is right after #4. Detective Aiden who she works with on cases shows up and needs help. This leads Lucy right back into the mystery. This is probably the last book in the series with all the familiar characters. It has interesting plot, some laughs, lots of animals and a baby.
August 19, 2017
I liked this book a lot. We found out that Aiden has a kid and the baby's mother is missing. There were so many people missing and twists in this book. I'm glad it ended on a good note, and with Sean and Lucy's relationship at a really good point. The Lucy Valentine books are such a fun read and I'm glad I started them.
January 6, 2019
Is this the end?
I loved every minute of this and as the 5th book in the series, I was happy to see some loose ends tied up but I feel like there’s still more left open. It’s been a few years since this was published but I’m hoping the author has more Lucy Valentine stories up her sleeve!
I loved every minute of this and as the 5th book in the series, I was happy to see some loose ends tied up but I feel like there’s still more left open. It’s been a few years since this was published but I’m hoping the author has more Lucy Valentine stories up her sleeve!
September 8, 2020
How can it be over?! I read these because the Wishcraft series is one of my favorite series. What a fantastic writer. This one was great, we got to see alot of the friends and family and a really good mystery. I was wondering how they were going to tie everything thing up since it was so involved. I wish there were more!
February 26, 2022
I really liked this book. Is it the last about Lucy? I really hate last books; there's still more to tell. Lucy is still going to have adventures. I'd like to know about Aiden, Em & Ava. And Cutter & Preston. What about Jeremy and Marisol? What does the cottage look like after the renovation? Do Lucy & Sean get more fur babies? Do they have babies? We need more.
June 11, 2022
Heather Webber has done an excellent job on this latest Lucy Valentine mystery! Her talent of weaving multi-storylines together is fabulous and once again spot on in this novel. And this book settles on an acceptable place in Lucy & Sean’s tale. I’m so happy Heather continued Lucy’s story to this point.
December 11, 2023
Star removed for the use of the word "gimpy." Yes, Lucy is, as the narrator, using the word to describe herself, but it is a derogatory word and I keep cringing when I hear it (listening to the audio). Otherwise, a good book, although there are a few plot holes. I do wish there were more in the series!
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