What do you think?
Rate this book
Now You See Her
With the scintillating sensuality and high-voltage thrills that distinguish all of her blockbusters of romantic suspense, Linda Howard grips the imagination and touches the heart as only she can, in her sixth dazzling New York Times bestseller.
A talented painter in her early thirties, Paris Sweeney has achieved enviable success: her work sells at an exclusive New York City gallery, and her popularity is at an all-time high. Life is good, and Sweeney, as she prefers to be called, is content.
But lately, Sweeney's dreams -- lush, vivid, and drenched in vibrant hues -- seem to echo a growing restlessness that has taken hold of her. Suddenly, impulsively, Sweeney falls into a night of intense passion with millionaire Richard Worth. Now, the true dangers of her all-consuming urges are about to be revealed where Sweeney least expects it: in her paintings.
After a creative frenzy she can barely recall, Sweeney discovers she has rendered a disturbing image -- a graphic murder scene. Against her better instincts, she returns to the canvas time and again, filling out each chilling detail piece by piece. But when a shattering, real-life murder mirrors her creation, Sweeney falls under suspicion. With every stroke of her brush, she risks incriminating herself with her inexplicable knowledge of a deadly crime. And every desire -- including her hunger for Richard -- is loaded with uncertainty as Sweeney races to unmask a killer.
362 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1998
462 people are currently reading
4287 people want to read
About the author
Linda Howard
223 books7,178 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America and in 2005 Howard was awarded their Career Achievement Award.
Linda Howard lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America and in 2005 Howard was awarded their Career Achievement Award.
Linda Howard lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 570 reviews
January 31, 2021
3.25 Stars
A decent read.
Good writing. Irritating heroine. Meh hero. Insta-love. So-so plot.
A decent read.
Good writing. Irritating heroine. Meh hero. Insta-love. So-so plot.
May 11, 2022
Old School Re-Read...3.5 Stars
It's been a long minute since I read this last...I enjoyed it, but definitely not as much as I remember enjoying it in the past. All in all a decent read, though. And I'm glad I have it on my kindle now.
Fingers crossed some of my more beloved Linda Howard favorites end up on kindle discount eventually too...
It's been a long minute since I read this last...I enjoyed it, but definitely not as much as I remember enjoying it in the past. All in all a decent read, though. And I'm glad I have it on my kindle now.
Fingers crossed some of my more beloved Linda Howard favorites end up on kindle discount eventually too...
August 26, 2017
Great read! a very dramatic storyline that had little romance and mystery...well written(paperback!)
August 10, 2016
4* 'Fifty Shades Didn't Write it First' Stars
ME: "Hey, this is just like Fifty-Shades of Grey!!"I know, I know… It seems as if EVERY book these days is being compared to the Fifty phenomenon. But to me, Fifty is just recycled material and this book is yet more proof. Romance authors have been writing about super sexy, powerful, rich billionaires with an obsessive streak for a ‘mousy’ heroine for YEARS! Tortured heroes? Also been done, done, and done. But somehow if you toss in more salty language, make the sex scenes a bit more ‘kinky’ (cough, cough **period sex **cough, cough), and ramp up the angst some people might believe it’s brand-spanking (pun intended) new.
YOU: "Noooo, seriously?!!"
ME: "Yes, really!!"
The romance suspense by Linda Howard Now You See Her was written 10-years ago, and features a remarkably handsome gazillionaire Richard Worth obsessively falling for the innocent, mousy-but-sexy heroine Paris Sweeney. Kabam! I am talking HOT connection, insta’ lust, and quivering body parts. Richard is well endowed, bedroom savvy, and only has eyes for his heroine. (Sound familiar??)
Richard is separated from a cheating wife, and mourning the loss of their unborn child. An ex-Army Ranger, he is not a man to mess with. The divorce proceedings suddenly get complicated quickly when he wants to ‘fuck’ (his word!) Sweeney NOW. He is obsessed with having her. And she wants him too! But… not until he is a single man who can offer her more.
Sweeney has a special gift; she can see ghosts. After meeting Richard her paranormal gift manifests into her sleep walking and painting murder scenes of actual murders. Turns out Richard's soon-to-be ex is pissing all kinds of people off, and (surprise, surprise! NOT) ends up murdered. And Sweeney has been slowly painting the death scene over the last several nights. Now someone wants to kill her! But not if Richard can help it. He will protect his woman at all costs.
I won’t tell you more of the plot, but I can say the Fifty storyline is nothing new folks. There are of course a lot plot differences as well, but many of the main plot points are strikingly similar. And since many books with less similarities are being compared, I think we also can also throw this one on that huge pile.
While Richard didn’t want to hurt Sweeney for his own pleasures, and there isn’t any period sex (thank GOD!), it is hardly the first romance book to feature an obsessive and horny hot billionaire stalking/pursuing a sexy-but-mousy heroine who will resist him until it drives him mad with want.
Just saying, that's all. Your mileage may vary.
While this isn’t my favorite Linda Howard book, it is a solid romance suspense classic. Several months ago I picked this up at an Audible sale knowing that it’s hard to go wrong with a book by Linda Howard – and I was right. 9 1/2 listening hours well spent.
June 9, 2025
6/07/2025
Revisiting some old Linda Howard favorites.
Re-reading Dec 15th, 2014 (Audio Book)
In the mood for some Linda Howard, thought I'd revisit an old favorite....it's a oldie but definitely a goodie.
I love both the H&h in this book and Richard is probably one of my fave LH hero's. Paris Sweeny is a clairvoyant artist and Richard is a wealthy businessman who's estranged socialite wife owns the art gallery where Sweeny displays her work.
Richard and Sweeny are wildly attracted to one another after a chance encounter they start spending time together. However. Sweeny refuses to take it to the next level because although separated and in the middle of a divorce Sweeny refuses to have an affair with a married man. When Richard's estranged wife (who has the scruples of an alley cat) is murdered, Sweeny's life is in jeopardy because of her visions and Richard steps up to do all he can to keep her safe.
lastly, I have to give a shout out to the narrator Laurel Lefkow, she is fantastic!!!!!
originally read Nov 2011
I don't know why I put off reading this book for so long...I was a great read and will be added to my LH "Keeper" shelf!!
December 13, 2020
Written March 23, 2015
3 1/2 Stars - Sweet Smexy Simple Suspense
Well, it was entertaing and I'm not complaining; this is a sweet thrilling romance with a good crime plot. Not an amazing great novel from Linda Howard but undoubtedly good enough.
**************************************
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Paris Sweeney, or just Sweeney as she prefers, is a talented painter in her early thirties. Sweeney like to love alone, and don't want any relationship, her artwork is her main interest. More or less her only interest.
Our heroine has by now achieved some sucess and her popular paintings sells at an exclusive New York City gallery owned by her friend, Candra Worth. ~ Candra is in the middle of an (ugly) divorce from the handsome millionaire Richard Worth. A man who see something he likes and from now on has a very (intense) good eye for a special shy brown haired female artist.
As this isn't enough for a romance plot has Sweeney also a strange new ability: she sees odd 'things". Traffic lights turn green when she approaches, her plants are in full bloom out of season and she could be a master winner in any quiz show on TV.
...Then one morning is there a big new painting in Sweeney's art studio. Unquestionably a painting done by her. A painting she must have done in her sleep last night. Or!? It is a dark scene with a dead man lying on the ground. A man she knows. A man she cared for.
**************************************
The audiobook edition and the narrator...
I listened to this quite new 9:30 hrs unabridged audiobook edition narrated by Laurel Lefkow. I think Ms Lefkow did a good enough job. I don't love her style always, she can be too sweet and a little too cute with a very gentle voice, but she is a professional narrator and has a good feeling for the scenes in her reading.
**************************************
I usually like Ms Howard's well written stories but this suspense romance from 1998 felt a bit outdated. I'm actually not sure why.
I liked the smexy steam (hot, hot..). We get two interesting characters and a lot of sweet moments, but I never fully took this couple to my heart (as much as I wished I should). Was the hero too strong and 'hard'? Or was the heroine too scared and (needy drooling) in love in the hero too soon? Were the others (villains) just too silly clueless combined with some dumb plans?
Maybe was it in the end just too light and simple? — The romance part fell in place more or less immediately and the crime plot was in a way resolved to easy for my (old crime fiction heart and..) taste.
Too high expectations? Or just me?
There wasn't any huge happy dancing wow-moments. I hoped for a strong four raiting but ended with an honorable basic three star. No deductions but not much extra points neither.
BUT...It is always fun to visit New York again.
**************************************
This grumpy old lady shall now immediately go to bed. ...Did I forget to say that I actually liked this book. Not bad but not great.
I LIKE - stories located in NYC
3 1/2 Stars - Sweet Smexy Simple Suspense
Well, it was entertaing and I'm not complaining; this is a sweet thrilling romance with a good crime plot. Not an amazing great novel from Linda Howard but undoubtedly good enough.
**************************************
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Paris Sweeney, or just Sweeney as she prefers, is a talented painter in her early thirties. Sweeney like to love alone, and don't want any relationship, her artwork is her main interest. More or less her only interest.
Our heroine has by now achieved some sucess and her popular paintings sells at an exclusive New York City gallery owned by her friend, Candra Worth. ~ Candra is in the middle of an (ugly) divorce from the handsome millionaire Richard Worth. A man who see something he likes and from now on has a very (intense) good eye for a special shy brown haired female artist.
As this isn't enough for a romance plot has Sweeney also a strange new ability: she sees odd 'things". Traffic lights turn green when she approaches, her plants are in full bloom out of season and she could be a master winner in any quiz show on TV.
...Then one morning is there a big new painting in Sweeney's art studio. Unquestionably a painting done by her. A painting she must have done in her sleep last night. Or!? It is a dark scene with a dead man lying on the ground. A man she knows. A man she cared for.
**************************************
The audiobook edition and the narrator...
I listened to this quite new 9:30 hrs unabridged audiobook edition narrated by Laurel Lefkow. I think Ms Lefkow did a good enough job. I don't love her style always, she can be too sweet and a little too cute with a very gentle voice, but she is a professional narrator and has a good feeling for the scenes in her reading.
**************************************
I usually like Ms Howard's well written stories but this suspense romance from 1998 felt a bit outdated. I'm actually not sure why.
I liked the smexy steam (hot, hot..). We get two interesting characters and a lot of sweet moments, but I never fully took this couple to my heart (as much as I wished I should). Was the hero too strong and 'hard'? Or was the heroine too scared and (needy drooling) in love in the hero too soon? Were the others (villains) just too silly clueless combined with some dumb plans?
Maybe was it in the end just too light and simple? — The romance part fell in place more or less immediately and the crime plot was in a way resolved to easy for my (old crime fiction heart and..) taste.
Too high expectations? Or just me?
There wasn't any huge happy dancing wow-moments. I hoped for a strong four raiting but ended with an honorable basic three star. No deductions but not much extra points neither.
BUT...It is always fun to visit New York again.
**************************************
This grumpy old lady shall now immediately go to bed. ...Did I forget to say that I actually liked this book. Not bad but not great.
I LIKE - stories located in NYC
October 3, 2014
This one is coming in at between 3 and 4 stars. There was something missing and I don’t know what.
”Honey, you don’t have any idea how I look when I’m satisfied.”
Sweeney is independent, dresses how she likes, doesn’t care about class or status. She thinks she is immune to men – until suddenly she realizes that she is not. Especially where Richard Worth is concerned.
Touch of the paranormal.
He bent his head and kissed her sulky mouth
Sex scenese were few and far between.
He had a sneaking idea she had no clue how appealing she was, with her big blue eyes and curly mass of hair ...
I think maybe because the last few Linda Howard books I read were so good that my expectations were way too high. Still, an enjoyable read.
Foreplay with Sweeney was more erotic than any full sex act he had ever experienced
He took her with powerful thrusts that made her entire body shudder under the impact.
June 10, 2018
I loved this book, after reading some of LH's old category, this book was an awesome blast of how great a writer LH can really be. Well worth the time spent and one I have reread regularly for years. It is totally a keeper kinda book.
September 17, 2015
Surprise surprise! Loved it!
Overall rating: 4.5 "Sweetie" stars!
Triggers:
Cheating:
Lover triangle:
Sex with om/ow:
Intimate pasts:
Push/pull:
OW/OM drama:
HEA:
My review:
I just loved this book. The hero was obsessed with the heroine after seeing her again and finally realizing that the looks he had been giving her were finally evident in her as well.
The fact that Sweeney could see ghosts and was a little clairvoyant was also a nice change. I loved how this couple stayed strong despite things going on in their lives including tragedy. I loved how Richard accepted Sweeney the way she was and didn't once doubt her.
Such a pleasant read! I can't wait to read more by this author!
Overall rating: 4.5 "Sweetie" stars!
Triggers:
Cheating:
Lover triangle:
Sex with om/ow:
Intimate pasts:
Push/pull:
OW/OM drama:
HEA:
My review:
I just loved this book. The hero was obsessed with the heroine after seeing her again and finally realizing that the looks he had been giving her were finally evident in her as well.
The fact that Sweeney could see ghosts and was a little clairvoyant was also a nice change. I loved how this couple stayed strong despite things going on in their lives including tragedy. I loved how Richard accepted Sweeney the way she was and didn't once doubt her.
Such a pleasant read! I can't wait to read more by this author!
March 8, 2020
Very interesting read! Sweeney is an artist who has recently gained some psychic abilities through her art, as well as some other perks. Richard is a former Army Ranger turned billionaire who is at the end of a nasty divorce to a woman who has a small moral compass. All three combined along with some interesting side characters made this a pretty exciting read.
August 16, 2020
*3.5 stars*
June 26, 2024
I DNF this book years ago when I was in the midst of devouring all of Linda Howard's extensive oeuvre. My opinion has not changed from my initial reaction to this book. It's not that I think all books with supernatural elements ("I see dead people") are silly, it's just that I didn't buy what the author is selling here. So unfortunately, despite the fact that she is a compelling storyteller, I did not get engrossed into this story or have that suspension of disbelief that is so necessary to enjoy this type of book. The heroine was stupid, the way the author describes how policemen think and behave laughable, and there was also the tacky factor of the hero and heroine starting their relationship when he was still married to his wife who happens to be heroine's friend and employer (yes technically they were in the process of divorcing but yeesh). And then they consummated as soon as the wife was murdered, I don't think the body was even cold!
The gist of the story is that heroine paints psychic canvases depicting true crime scenes, shortly after a murder occurs. When her employer (hero's wife, who was in the middle of an acrimonious divorce with hero) gets murdered, she starts painting the crime scene in a trance, including the culprit, starting with his shoes. Everytime she falls asleep, she ends up sleep-painting a little more detail in the painting until eventually, all that is left is the face of the killer. Her boyfriend begs her to be careful and not reveal her Great, Big, Seekret, Psychic Painting Abilities lest she is targeted by the real killer or arrested by the police. So naturally, she invites an acquaintance and potential suspect into her studio so he can view her Seekret Psychic Painting, she admits her Great, Big, Seekret, Psychic abilities to this shady acquaintance, and then she begs him to not spill the beans to the police, at least not until she is able to channel the psychic inspiration to complete the face of the killer. Well naturally, the shady acquaintance is in fact the killer so the heroine is set up to be executed and her painting destroyed.
The hero of course rescues her in time. He is a Mary Sue in male form: impossibly hot, rugged, wealthy, successful, worldly Manhattanite yet simple country boy at heart, ex-military special forces, genius stocktrader, AND amateur sleuth (maybe he found time to graduate from the Detective Latoya Jackson Online Correspondence School for Private Investigators). Yet, he has no problem accepting immediately that the heroine is psychic and able to paint murder scenes. There was no doubt. Not for a second.
No, just no.
The gist of the story is that heroine paints psychic canvases depicting true crime scenes, shortly after a murder occurs. When her employer (hero's wife, who was in the middle of an acrimonious divorce with hero) gets murdered, she starts painting the crime scene in a trance, including the culprit, starting with his shoes. Everytime she falls asleep, she ends up sleep-painting a little more detail in the painting until eventually, all that is left is the face of the killer. Her boyfriend begs her to be careful and not reveal her Great, Big, Seekret, Psychic Painting Abilities lest she is targeted by the real killer or arrested by the police. So naturally, she invites an acquaintance and potential suspect into her studio so he can view her Seekret Psychic Painting, she admits her Great, Big, Seekret, Psychic abilities to this shady acquaintance, and then she begs him to not spill the beans to the police, at least not until she is able to channel the psychic inspiration to complete the face of the killer. Well naturally, the shady acquaintance is in fact the killer so the heroine is set up to be executed and her painting destroyed.
The hero of course rescues her in time. He is a Mary Sue in male form: impossibly hot, rugged, wealthy, successful, worldly Manhattanite yet simple country boy at heart, ex-military special forces, genius stocktrader, AND amateur sleuth (maybe he found time to graduate from the Detective Latoya Jackson Online Correspondence School for Private Investigators). Yet, he has no problem accepting immediately that the heroine is psychic and able to paint murder scenes. There was no doubt. Not for a second.
No, just no.
December 17, 2022
Classic Linda Howard! I love this book.
Paris Sweeney who prefers to go by Sweeney is a talented painter, who is pretty content with her life in New York. Although things has been a little weird in the last year, with her dreams becoming so vivid and colourful it seems real and her sudden attraction to Richard Worth is also completely out of character for her.
And when it turns out the murder scenes she’s suddenly started painting in her sleep are real, Sweeney’s life is changed forever. The only person she can trust is Richard, whose desire threatens to consume them both. Can they find the killer before Sweeney is either convicted for the crime or killed to silence?
It was a heady sensation, to know that he cared for her, that she was important to him. Sweeney couldn't remember ever being important to anyone before.
I love Sweeney and her social awkwardness, how she doesn’t like crowds and social niceties. It was also so cute how scatter-brained she could get when involved with her painting ;-) The fact that men were barely a blip on her radar before and her confusion about her sudden need for Richard was also very funny ;-)
She made him grin. Hell, she made him laugh. He had the feeling he could spend every day with her for twenty years and not know all of her quirks or exactly how her mind worked.
Richard was amazing and I loved how he was with Sweeney, how he’s always been attracted to her but she never noticed until now. And he wasted no time whatsoever in making his move, determined to make her his.
He wanted her. In bed, out of bed, it didn't matter. If he couldn't coax her into a relationship so he could seduce her, then he would have to seduce her in order to coax her into a relationship.
In typical Linda Howard fashion the romance was scorching and I loved them together, how he cared for her and tried to look out for her.
The suspense was excellent and very gripping with Sweeney painting pieces of the murder scene before it even happened and not knowing who was going to be killed and by whom. I loved the paranormal element of it and how it just added more intrigue.
Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors and I just love all her older books. This is a must read for all RS fans!
June 10, 2021
Just the teensiest anti-climactic and a little bit tacky.
The psychic, artist heroine shivers due to her visions for about 80% of the book with an incredibly late page murder mystery climax and evil villain reveal at the end.
But first she starts an affair with the soon to be divorced husband of the sex fiend gallery owner that’s showing her work. That’s the tacky part although both H and h
Anyhoo, luckily for the h she can prove her psychic abilities to the detectives as she turns all traffic lights green on the way to the station, gets them a great parking space and who doesn’t want that in New York City, and knows the Jeopardy answers ahead of time. This was actually my favorite scene. The fact that she’s painting the crime scene as it develops in her mind draws the murder(s) back to her.
Despite being published in 1998 with a cell phone no less, it had a 1970s vibe as in The Eyes of Laura Mars an equally implausible, even tackier, but incredibly fun movie about a psychic photographer. Plus it has a very young Tommy Lee Jones and Raul Julia for some unconventional but nonetheless charming eye candy .
I was a little disappointed in the identity of the evil doers as I had my eye on someone else as well as the lack of build up, stalking and inevitable end, but at least the hero’s manly Rico Suave ways stopped her blue lips and hand shaking shivering.
Despite some major plot holes, implausibilities, dropped characters, dubious evil villains, I enjoyed it. But Laura Mars is better.
[image error]
Damn it, somehow just made this my Desktop image.
The psychic, artist heroine shivers due to her visions for about 80% of the book with an incredibly late page murder mystery climax and evil villain reveal at the end.
But first she starts an affair with the soon to be divorced husband of the sex fiend gallery owner that’s showing her work. That’s the tacky part although both H and h
Anyhoo, luckily for the h she can prove her psychic abilities to the detectives as she turns all traffic lights green on the way to the station, gets them a great parking space and who doesn’t want that in New York City, and knows the Jeopardy answers ahead of time. This was actually my favorite scene. The fact that she’s painting the crime scene as it develops in her mind draws the murder(s) back to her.
Despite being published in 1998 with a cell phone no less, it had a 1970s vibe as in The Eyes of Laura Mars an equally implausible, even tackier, but incredibly fun movie about a psychic photographer. Plus it has a very young Tommy Lee Jones and Raul Julia for some unconventional but nonetheless charming eye candy .
I was a little disappointed in the identity of the evil doers as I had my eye on someone else as well as the lack of build up, stalking and inevitable end, but at least the hero’s manly Rico Suave ways stopped her blue lips and hand shaking shivering.
Despite some major plot holes, implausibilities, dropped characters, dubious evil villains, I enjoyed it. But Laura Mars is better.
[image error]
Damn it, somehow just made this my Desktop image.
December 15, 2025
Halfway between her more light books and serious books
Most of LH have strong characters with a very light, sometimes even silly plot. In a way, this book's plot could be considered sillier than her more light work like Mr. Perfect and Open Season. The heroine suddenly becomes paranormally blessed with lights always turning green for her, plants thriving with little effort and, oh yeah, being able to see ghosts.
However,
・
・
・
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Most of LH have strong characters with a very light, sometimes even silly plot. In a way, this book's plot could be considered sillier than her more light work like Mr. Perfect and Open Season. The heroine suddenly becomes paranormally blessed with lights always turning green for her, plants thriving with little effort and, oh yeah, being able to see ghosts.
However,
・
・
・
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
October 21, 2020
OK I just realized something, there are deadlines to be met, commitments to be honored but instead of focusing on all that, I have picked up a book sorely on the basis of my mood, so “blink-blink” moment…I am a Mood reader obviously…
When You See Her was interesting, fun and a sexy read and with a psychic heroine who can see ghosts and a totally alpha swoon-worthy rich hero, every part in the story made the fan-girl in me happy. ‘Coz I was really looking for some reading that would make me forget the outer world with the pandemic looming large and the lockdown adding to the mental stress, When You See Her provided the much-needed entertainment for a few hours.
Paris Sweeney is an artist who has had some major changes in her painting style in the last year or so. The ghosts have suddenly become clear, traffic signals turn green always and the plants are blooming in record time. Of course, I wouldn’t mind the red to green traffic signal ability, well, who wouldn’t?? Sweeney is level-headed enough to accept these quirks but all hell breaks loose when she begins sleep-walking and painting, or rather sleep-painting. And the recreating of the images of bloody murder is giving her shocks that is reducing her to a totally helpless state and it is only Richard’s presence and his timely help that is preventing the hypothermic addled state of mind.
The story moves at a fast pace with a few twists and turns added but what I loved best about the book is the banter between Sweeney and Richard and also the high moral stand that Sweeney adopts to not fall so easily for Richard and it is this sexual tension that makes this a very enticing read.
When You See Her was interesting, fun and a sexy read and with a psychic heroine who can see ghosts and a totally alpha swoon-worthy rich hero, every part in the story made the fan-girl in me happy. ‘Coz I was really looking for some reading that would make me forget the outer world with the pandemic looming large and the lockdown adding to the mental stress, When You See Her provided the much-needed entertainment for a few hours.
Paris Sweeney is an artist who has had some major changes in her painting style in the last year or so. The ghosts have suddenly become clear, traffic signals turn green always and the plants are blooming in record time. Of course, I wouldn’t mind the red to green traffic signal ability, well, who wouldn’t?? Sweeney is level-headed enough to accept these quirks but all hell breaks loose when she begins sleep-walking and painting, or rather sleep-painting. And the recreating of the images of bloody murder is giving her shocks that is reducing her to a totally helpless state and it is only Richard’s presence and his timely help that is preventing the hypothermic addled state of mind.
The story moves at a fast pace with a few twists and turns added but what I loved best about the book is the banter between Sweeney and Richard and also the high moral stand that Sweeney adopts to not fall so easily for Richard and it is this sexual tension that makes this a very enticing read.
February 8, 2022
"She had always enjoyed her sense of being alone, envisioning herself as a ball that rolled through life, bumping into other lives but not stopping.... until she met Richard"
This book was not good unfortunately. The attention to detail was too strong, about the settings, furniture, clothing, and pretty much everything. It made me want to skip a lot, which isn't a good sign.
Romance: 2 , no depth to their background. Instant attraction
Suspense: 2.5 it was interesting.
Rating: although at times I found the story dull, I was still able to finish it.
Rating: 2.5 stars 🌟
This book was not good unfortunately. The attention to detail was too strong, about the settings, furniture, clothing, and pretty much everything. It made me want to skip a lot, which isn't a good sign.
Romance: 2 , no depth to their background. Instant attraction
Suspense: 2.5 it was interesting.
Rating: although at times I found the story dull, I was still able to finish it.
Rating: 2.5 stars 🌟
August 8, 2023
this was a very fun read! not normally into the supernatural /paranormal angle when reading romantic suspense but the author executed that aspect really well, which made the story very refreshing.
got another serotonin kick from guessing right about who the killer was. there were some parts that were just ott and could have been omitted but overall this wasn’t bad at all.
got another serotonin kick from guessing right about who the killer was. there were some parts that were just ott and could have been omitted but overall this wasn’t bad at all.
August 6, 2018
This was an enjoyable romantic suspense by LH. Although this was written in the late 90s and the hero is hot and highly masculine, he never has a giant ass moment (or a dozen) in the grand tradition of some of her early heroes. I'll be honest and admit I enjoy some of her old school asshat heroes in the vein of After the Night, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment.
There were paranormal elements, although I wouldn't call it pnr in the traditional sense. Everyone is human, but the heroine has some psychic abilities that move the plot along. Among other things, Sweeney sees ghosts and develops a "talent" for painting murder scenes in her sleep. She is, in some ways, a typical LH heroine if a bit on the quirky side of the spectrum. She's a talented and somewhat eccentric artist, determined to focus on her work and not live the hedonistic life her neglectful parents lead. While not a quivering virgin, she is by no means promiscuous.
I wouldn't say that the mystery was all that mysterious. Most readers will pinpoint the main victim within a chapter or two. Yet, I still enjoyed it for the romance and paranormal elements.
There were paranormal elements, although I wouldn't call it pnr in the traditional sense. Everyone is human, but the heroine has some psychic abilities that move the plot along. Among other things, Sweeney sees ghosts and develops a "talent" for painting murder scenes in her sleep. She is, in some ways, a typical LH heroine if a bit on the quirky side of the spectrum. She's a talented and somewhat eccentric artist, determined to focus on her work and not live the hedonistic life her neglectful parents lead. While not a quivering virgin, she is by no means promiscuous.
I wouldn't say that the mystery was all that mysterious. Most readers will pinpoint the main victim within a chapter or two. Yet, I still enjoyed it for the romance and paranormal elements.
December 2, 2017
I've been on a romantic suspense binge the last couple of weeks. As for this one, the suspense didn't satisfy my quench for blood (haha). I mean, it was only two chapters? But there was a battle for divorce, sleep painting, seeing ghosts, blackmail. I love how the H took good care of her especially the hypothermia episodes. I expected more but I still enjoyed it. :)
December 28, 2020
3.75/5
"Adilik, besinlerdeki yağ gibi bir şeydi; hayatı daha tatlı yapan bir şey."
"Yoksulluk ya insanın belini büküp onu sosyal bir parazite çevirir, ya da onu her şeye karşı dirençli yapar."
Bu aralar Linda'ya sarmış olabilirim🌠 Çünkü Linda'nın anlatımına bayılıyorum. Kitabı @İlkim'den duydum ve hemen bir koşu merakla okudum.❤
Kitabı açıkçası biraz yetersiz buldum. Konu güzel evet ama bazı olaylar çok yüzeysel ya da eksik geçilmişti. Richard'ı sevdim öküzce davranmadı aksine kontrolü ile kendine hayran bıraktı. Sweeney'e ise tek bir konuda gıcık oldum o da Kai konusundaki pervasızlığında. Kitap güzeldi ve sıfır beklenti ile arka kapak yazısını okumadan başladığım için ortalarda şaşırdım keşke yazar da biraz inkar yöntemine vursaydı daha gerçekçilik katardı hikayeye. kitap güzeldi kötü değildi ama keşke biraz daha uzun olsaydı...
"Beni kendinden uzak tutmak için tel örgülerini tamir etmekke o meşgulsün ki, tellerden içeri girmiş olduğumu bile farketmedin."
Spoiler
Sweeney psişik olduğunu söylediğinde Richrad'ın tepkisi yetersizdi bence. Sonra Kai'nin gelip cinayet resmi gördüğünde her şeyi dökülmesi de saçmalıktı orda baya sinirlendim. Bir de Candra ve Sweeney keşke arkadaş olmasaydı çünkü bu bir noktada beni rahatsız etti evet Candra rezil bir kadındı ama Sweeney arkadaşının kocasıyla olan bir kadın konumuna düşmeseydi keşke... Bir de sonda keşke Sweeney hamiş olsaydı bizde Richard için sevinseydik...
"Adilik, besinlerdeki yağ gibi bir şeydi; hayatı daha tatlı yapan bir şey."
"Yoksulluk ya insanın belini büküp onu sosyal bir parazite çevirir, ya da onu her şeye karşı dirençli yapar."
Bu aralar Linda'ya sarmış olabilirim🌠 Çünkü Linda'nın anlatımına bayılıyorum. Kitabı @İlkim'den duydum ve hemen bir koşu merakla okudum.❤
Kitabı açıkçası biraz yetersiz buldum. Konu güzel evet ama bazı olaylar çok yüzeysel ya da eksik geçilmişti. Richard'ı sevdim öküzce davranmadı aksine kontrolü ile kendine hayran bıraktı. Sweeney'e ise tek bir konuda gıcık oldum o da Kai konusundaki pervasızlığında. Kitap güzeldi ve sıfır beklenti ile arka kapak yazısını okumadan başladığım için ortalarda şaşırdım keşke yazar da biraz inkar yöntemine vursaydı daha gerçekçilik katardı hikayeye. kitap güzeldi kötü değildi ama keşke biraz daha uzun olsaydı...
"Beni kendinden uzak tutmak için tel örgülerini tamir etmekke o meşgulsün ki, tellerden içeri girmiş olduğumu bile farketmedin."
Spoiler
Sweeney psişik olduğunu söylediğinde Richrad'ın tepkisi yetersizdi bence. Sonra Kai'nin gelip cinayet resmi gördüğünde her şeyi dökülmesi de saçmalıktı orda baya sinirlendim. Bir de Candra ve Sweeney keşke arkadaş olmasaydı çünkü bu bir noktada beni rahatsız etti evet Candra rezil bir kadındı ama Sweeney arkadaşının kocasıyla olan bir kadın konumuna düşmeseydi keşke... Bir de sonda keşke Sweeney hamiş olsaydı bizde Richard için sevinseydik...
July 25, 2016
I believe Linda Howard is one of those authors that is successful because of her heroes. The romance and suspense could be good but to me, what 'sells' her stories, are the male characters. You are going to love them or you are not. Alpha-dripping, domineering protective/obsessive, possible cave-man attitude men who love the heroine and are not afraid to show it. And if you can love the hero, you will accept the heroine.
Paris 'Sweeney', among other things, started seeing ghosts a year ago. She was an artist and composed pictures so she could lose herself in the colors. Shades, hues, pigments and intensity were all-important to her well-being. At the same time, when her life started to change, her method of painting took on a new twist. In some ways surreal, in other ways very realistic; no matter what, it was an improvement to her already beautiful paintings.
Richard Worth was on the tail end of divorcing his wife, Candra, whom ran the gallery where Sweeney sold her art. They were literally days away from signing the papers. He had legitimate reasons; they had been separated for a year but the love was gone long ago. He had met Sweeney on four other occasions and there was something about her that engaged him. But Sweeney barely noticed him.
She was an odd duck. Not quite centered, she had problems with social interaction. When she was working on her art, it transcended time. At 31 years of age, she never had a serious relationship and it could probably be said that it was because of her brutal honesty. About everything. But unlike so many others, Richard appreciated it.
There is a menagerie of secondary characters that unsettle the romance. Candra, whom could be as sweet as sugar or rotten as a bad apple. Kai, her assistant, came across as vain, shallow and not afraid to mow someone down if it suited his purpose. Carson and Margo McMillan, were the shady politician and his snooty wife. The actual suspenseful part was not hard to figure out.
The narrative was somewhat far-fetched. I had some minor quibbles with the actual plot but that was my problem. But I liked Richard. He'd been dealt a bad hand when he married Candra and, for some unknown reason, I accepted his relationship with Sweeney. Or Sweetie, as Richard called her.
Paris 'Sweeney', among other things, started seeing ghosts a year ago. She was an artist and composed pictures so she could lose herself in the colors. Shades, hues, pigments and intensity were all-important to her well-being. At the same time, when her life started to change, her method of painting took on a new twist. In some ways surreal, in other ways very realistic; no matter what, it was an improvement to her already beautiful paintings.
Richard Worth was on the tail end of divorcing his wife, Candra, whom ran the gallery where Sweeney sold her art. They were literally days away from signing the papers. He had legitimate reasons; they had been separated for a year but the love was gone long ago. He had met Sweeney on four other occasions and there was something about her that engaged him. But Sweeney barely noticed him.
She was an odd duck. Not quite centered, she had problems with social interaction. When she was working on her art, it transcended time. At 31 years of age, she never had a serious relationship and it could probably be said that it was because of her brutal honesty. About everything. But unlike so many others, Richard appreciated it.
There is a menagerie of secondary characters that unsettle the romance. Candra, whom could be as sweet as sugar or rotten as a bad apple. Kai, her assistant, came across as vain, shallow and not afraid to mow someone down if it suited his purpose. Carson and Margo McMillan, were the shady politician and his snooty wife. The actual suspenseful part was not hard to figure out.
The narrative was somewhat far-fetched. I had some minor quibbles with the actual plot but that was my problem. But I liked Richard. He'd been dealt a bad hand when he married Candra and, for some unknown reason, I accepted his relationship with Sweeney. Or Sweetie, as Richard called her.
November 7, 2021
Reread 2021
From 5 to 4 stars.
From 5 to 4 stars.
January 8, 2021
Linda Howard is officially one of my favorite authors now.
Now you see her is about an artist Paris Sweeney and rich alpha male Richard.
Now this is not typical story of rich man charming the girl with his money, taking her on lavish tours, showing her off how his money can buy everything and anything and girl being smitten with those charms of his. (You know which shades I'm talking about right?) And that's what made me fall in love with both these characters.
Richard isn't typical, he doesn't show off his money power, well not around Sweeney. He is caring, charming and patient with Sweeney. I felt their romance was rushed but everything else was just perfect for me.
Sweeney was annoying at times but she was better than many typical heroines so I will give her that much. Things started getting awry when she started seeing ghosts. But they got beyond seriously f***ed up when she started sleep-painting the murders without even witnessing them. Yeah murders. You heard, sorry read it right. Yup it was exciting.
The twists weren't surprising, maybe I have read too much thriller or mystery that nothing shocks me anymore. It didn't bother me anyways. I was hooked on the book and the characters from start to end.
I admired Richard's patience and understanding. All the heroes in Linda Howard's books are unworldly good, swooney and unreal to some extent but I will rather prefer them because they treat their girls right rather than those who are mean and jerks.
It wasn't my favorite read by Linda Howard but it's one of those where I liked both characters and loved the sexual tension between them. Would have been much better if the story had been a little slow paced to enjoy more of both of the protagonists.
Now you see her is about an artist Paris Sweeney and rich alpha male Richard.
Now this is not typical story of rich man charming the girl with his money, taking her on lavish tours, showing her off how his money can buy everything and anything and girl being smitten with those charms of his. (You know which shades I'm talking about right?) And that's what made me fall in love with both these characters.
Richard isn't typical, he doesn't show off his money power, well not around Sweeney. He is caring, charming and patient with Sweeney. I felt their romance was rushed but everything else was just perfect for me.
Sweeney was annoying at times but she was better than many typical heroines so I will give her that much. Things started getting awry when she started seeing ghosts. But they got beyond seriously f***ed up when she started sleep-painting the murders without even witnessing them. Yeah murders. You heard, sorry read it right. Yup it was exciting.
The twists weren't surprising, maybe I have read too much thriller or mystery that nothing shocks me anymore. It didn't bother me anyways. I was hooked on the book and the characters from start to end.
I admired Richard's patience and understanding. All the heroes in Linda Howard's books are unworldly good, swooney and unreal to some extent but I will rather prefer them because they treat their girls right rather than those who are mean and jerks.
It wasn't my favorite read by Linda Howard but it's one of those where I liked both characters and loved the sexual tension between them. Would have been much better if the story had been a little slow paced to enjoy more of both of the protagonists.
April 28, 2012
Linda Howard always strikes me as an author with potential. I've read maybe 7 or 8 of her books and I've quite liked them all, but in each case couldn't help thinking 'this would be better if....'.
There have only been two of her books which I have no reservations about. Veil of Night and this one. This book centers around Paris, an artist who has strange psychic abilities. When she approaches a red light, it turns green. Her potted plants thrive regardless of how she treats them. She knows the answers on Jeopardy as the questions are being asked and she sees ghosts. Now a new disturbing ability is starting to manifest itself, she is getting up in the middle of the night and painting a murder scenes. The question is, can she finish the painting before the murderer makes sure she never finishes it?
The characters in this book are really well developed. I found myself loathing someone one minute and then feeling sympathy for them the next. It's been a problem in some of her other books that the villains have been almost a cartoonish caricature of what a villain should look like. It's not a problem in this book.
There have only been two of her books which I have no reservations about. Veil of Night and this one. This book centers around Paris, an artist who has strange psychic abilities. When she approaches a red light, it turns green. Her potted plants thrive regardless of how she treats them. She knows the answers on Jeopardy as the questions are being asked and she sees ghosts. Now a new disturbing ability is starting to manifest itself, she is getting up in the middle of the night and painting a murder scenes. The question is, can she finish the painting before the murderer makes sure she never finishes it?
The characters in this book are really well developed. I found myself loathing someone one minute and then feeling sympathy for them the next. It's been a problem in some of her other books that the villains have been almost a cartoonish caricature of what a villain should look like. It's not a problem in this book.
August 16, 2019
I nearly DNFed when I read the hero was married, in the beginning of the book. It made me uneasy to read but after seeing the other fantastic reviews and not even a peep about infidelity I decided to give it a chance. Man..I’m so glad I did.
Sweeney is a gifted artist who suddenly started seeing spirits. If that wasn’t freaky enough she also have affinity towards plants and traffic signals goes green for her! Like always...! She was funny, honest and a little weird.
Richard was certainly an alpha, his concern and protectiveness towards Sweeney was commendable. I loved both of them.
The story was written very realistically and suspense aspect was done well. Some scenes were spooky and there was some twists I wasn’t expecting.
It also helped that heroine refused to have relationship with hero until after he is divorced. Though hero was an estranged husband for more than a year and his wife cheated on him repeatedly.
The characters all had different shades, even the murderer so it added more complexity to the story. I needed a long epilogue..still I was satisfied with the ending.
Recommended.
Sweeney is a gifted artist who suddenly started seeing spirits. If that wasn’t freaky enough she also have affinity towards plants and traffic signals goes green for her! Like always...! She was funny, honest and a little weird.
Richard was certainly an alpha, his concern and protectiveness towards Sweeney was commendable. I loved both of them.
The story was written very realistically and suspense aspect was done well. Some scenes were spooky and there was some twists I wasn’t expecting.
It also helped that heroine refused to have relationship with hero until after he is divorced. Though hero was an estranged husband for more than a year and his wife cheated on him repeatedly.
The characters all had different shades, even the murderer so it added more complexity to the story. I needed a long epilogue..still I was satisfied with the ending.
Recommended.
August 11, 2022
Genre: Romantic Suspense > Paranormal > Psychics
Publication Date: September 1, 1998
It was one thing to believe in ghosts, another to actually see them. Sweeney had discovered, though, that the kicker was whether or not she knew the ghost.
Paris Sweeney was unique and quirky heroine. Richard is in the middle of nasty divorce (his ex-to-be is a real bitc&), yet, he is captivated by sweet Sweeney. But she has lots of problems of her own (e.g. seeing ghosts), so she's keeping distance from him. When she start to paint murders - before they happen -, in her sleep, then things start to get really complicated and dangerous...
“Uh-oh,” Kai said with malicious satisfaction. “There’s gonna be murder.”
Another good "oldie" by Linda Howard. I enjoyed the plot, the characters, and banter. If you liked this one, then try another paranormal story by Linda Howard, Dream Man.
Publication Date: September 1, 1998
It was one thing to believe in ghosts, another to actually see them. Sweeney had discovered, though, that the kicker was whether or not she knew the ghost.
Paris Sweeney was unique and quirky heroine. Richard is in the middle of nasty divorce (his ex-to-be is a real bitc&), yet, he is captivated by sweet Sweeney. But she has lots of problems of her own (e.g. seeing ghosts), so she's keeping distance from him. When she start to paint murders - before they happen -, in her sleep, then things start to get really complicated and dangerous...
“Uh-oh,” Kai said with malicious satisfaction. “There’s gonna be murder.”
Another good "oldie" by Linda Howard. I enjoyed the plot, the characters, and banter. If you liked this one, then try another paranormal story by Linda Howard, Dream Man.
November 1, 2012
Love it!!!
Richard is AMAZING!... *sigh*
..and Sweeney has got style, a no-nonsense attitude, honesty, and integrity. Absolutely adored her character.
Richard is AMAZING!... *sigh*
..and Sweeney has got style, a no-nonsense attitude, honesty, and integrity. Absolutely adored her character.
August 17, 2019
Me gusta la prosa de Linda Howard, pero debo decir que esta novela se ha quedado por debajo de lo que esperaba. Es entretenida, y sin grandes pretensiones.
Aunque el argumento es bueno, la trama está como apelmazada -al menos la primera parte de la novela-, demasiada información comprimida. Por otro lado, para ser una historia de suspense romántico, el romance es más bien escaso, y el suspense previsible.
La historia, ambientada en Nueva York, nos presenta a Sweeney, una pintora de gran talento que comienza a sufrir episodios paranormales que, la verdad sea dicha, acepta con bastante parsimonia. Cuando, sonámbula, comienza a dibujar escenas de crímenes, su vida se verá algo alterada, aunque lo que más la pondrá patas arriba será la presencia de un hombre, Richard, el marido de la dueña de la galería donde vende sus cuadros.
Sweeney es un personaje un tanto particular. Con una notoria falta de cariño en su infancia, se ha cerrado a todo lo que no sean sus pinturas y la belleza de las cosas, especialmente de los rostros. Vive en su propio mundo, como si perteneciera a otra realidad; pero su burbuja de seguridad explota cuando, en una ocasión, es capaz de ver a Richard -a quien ya conoce- como hombre. No hay una evolución directa del personaje, sino más bien un contraste. Se nos dice cómo era antes de sus episodios paranormales, y lo que leemos en la novela es cómo es después.
Richard es un personaje que pasa sin pena ni gloria. No llegamos a conocerlo, a pesar de que se habla de su pasado y se presentan varias pinceladas de su carácter. Sigue siendo un personaje hermético, desdibujado, y que aporta realmente poco a la historia. No conocemos su proceso de amor, un día desea a Sweeney, y a los dos días la ama... Es un hombre tierno, y, sin embargo, su ternura no conmueve. No sé, este protagonista me ha llamado la atención, y me he pasado dándole vueltas a ver qué ingrediente le faltaba para que "enganche", porque aparentemente lo tiene todo: es guapo, fuerte, inteligente, tierno y salvaje, protector... En fin, si alguien lo descubre, que me lo diga.
El estilo es, sobre todo al principio, mordaz, especialmente en lo que se refiere al carácter de Sweeney, y algo atropellado, como ya señalé. Luego se va aclarando a medida que la acción se impone al flujo constante de información, aunque esta acción fluye con un ritmo lento y pausado.
Considero que es una novela que sirve para entretener cuando no tienes nada mejor que leer.
Aunque el argumento es bueno, la trama está como apelmazada -al menos la primera parte de la novela-, demasiada información comprimida. Por otro lado, para ser una historia de suspense romántico, el romance es más bien escaso, y el suspense previsible.
La historia, ambientada en Nueva York, nos presenta a Sweeney, una pintora de gran talento que comienza a sufrir episodios paranormales que, la verdad sea dicha, acepta con bastante parsimonia. Cuando, sonámbula, comienza a dibujar escenas de crímenes, su vida se verá algo alterada, aunque lo que más la pondrá patas arriba será la presencia de un hombre, Richard, el marido de la dueña de la galería donde vende sus cuadros.
Sweeney es un personaje un tanto particular. Con una notoria falta de cariño en su infancia, se ha cerrado a todo lo que no sean sus pinturas y la belleza de las cosas, especialmente de los rostros. Vive en su propio mundo, como si perteneciera a otra realidad; pero su burbuja de seguridad explota cuando, en una ocasión, es capaz de ver a Richard -a quien ya conoce- como hombre. No hay una evolución directa del personaje, sino más bien un contraste. Se nos dice cómo era antes de sus episodios paranormales, y lo que leemos en la novela es cómo es después.
Richard es un personaje que pasa sin pena ni gloria. No llegamos a conocerlo, a pesar de que se habla de su pasado y se presentan varias pinceladas de su carácter. Sigue siendo un personaje hermético, desdibujado, y que aporta realmente poco a la historia. No conocemos su proceso de amor, un día desea a Sweeney, y a los dos días la ama... Es un hombre tierno, y, sin embargo, su ternura no conmueve. No sé, este protagonista me ha llamado la atención, y me he pasado dándole vueltas a ver qué ingrediente le faltaba para que "enganche", porque aparentemente lo tiene todo: es guapo, fuerte, inteligente, tierno y salvaje, protector... En fin, si alguien lo descubre, que me lo diga.
El estilo es, sobre todo al principio, mordaz, especialmente en lo que se refiere al carácter de Sweeney, y algo atropellado, como ya señalé. Luego se va aclarando a medida que la acción se impone al flujo constante de información, aunque esta acción fluye con un ritmo lento y pausado.
Considero que es una novela que sirve para entretener cuando no tienes nada mejor que leer.
September 27, 2020
**2.5 stars**
Wait, what? What the hell just happened?
This book was coming along ok - yes, a lot of weirdness with all these supposed "gifts" the heroine had - and I even knew who was the killer. But then some things were revealed that destroyed the motive!!
The book was full of cliches. The heroine was a forgetful artist who doesn't know she's hot (rolls eyes), the hero was a the former Army Ranger turned stockbroker (I mean, really), the cheating/nymphomaniac wife; the snobbish politicians. Given the hero's character and personality, there's NO WAY he would have tolerated his wife cheating on him left and right or let the issue of the divorce last for so long when he had all the cards.
And let's not talk about Sweeny's powers, which didn't make sense at all. She could see ghosts, guess the answers in Jeopardy (!), change the traffic lights to green as she approached, get parking spaces right in front of where she was going, getting her plants to bloom and finally, paint murders of people after they happened. The reason for the unrelated skillz was so she could prove to the police she was a psychic once they got hold of her paintings showing the scenes of the crime. Besides that, there was really not point to them.
The relationship was so out there with Richard running to Sweeny's house to "warm" her (and not in a good way) when she had an "episode" (which almost gave her almost hypothermia). That got old so fast!
There are so many good books out there. Don't waste your time with this one.
Wait, what? What the hell just happened?
This book was coming along ok - yes, a lot of weirdness with all these supposed "gifts" the heroine had - and I even knew who was the killer. But then some things were revealed that destroyed the motive!!
The book was full of cliches. The heroine was a forgetful artist who doesn't know she's hot (rolls eyes), the hero was a the former Army Ranger turned stockbroker (I mean, really), the cheating/nymphomaniac wife; the snobbish politicians. Given the hero's character and personality, there's NO WAY he would have tolerated his wife cheating on him left and right or let the issue of the divorce last for so long when he had all the cards.
And let's not talk about Sweeny's powers, which didn't make sense at all. She could see ghosts, guess the answers in Jeopardy (!), change the traffic lights to green as she approached, get parking spaces right in front of where she was going, getting her plants to bloom and finally, paint murders of people after they happened. The reason for the unrelated skillz was so she could prove to the police she was a psychic once they got hold of her paintings showing the scenes of the crime. Besides that, there was really not point to them.
The relationship was so out there with Richard running to Sweeny's house to "warm" her (and not in a good way) when she had an "episode" (which almost gave her almost hypothermia). That got old so fast!
There are so many good books out there. Don't waste your time with this one.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 570 reviews