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A review by catsluvcoffee
Dead Man Talking by Jana DeLeon
4.0
This is my second book by Jana Deleon (you can read my review of Wrong Side of Forty here) so I knew I was in for a hilarious good time. Dead Man Talking didn't disappoint!
Meteorologist Zoe has come back to Everlasting, Maine to help out after her aunt Sapphire takes a spill and ends up in the hospital. Zoe spent a good portion of her life in Everlasting with her quirky aunt living with her many cats in the lighthouse. She wanted to make something of herself and has spent many years of long days and nights attempting to climb the corporate ladder and prove herself as a meteorologist. She's still willing to drop everything (temporarily) for her aunt. What she didn't count on was Dane Stanton, former bf and the contractor who is revamping the lighthouse for her aunt. Zoe quickly realizes that there is more to her aunt's fall and foul play may be at work. But who would want to hurt her aunt and why would they be interested in the lighthouse? And can she stay away from Dane long enough to find out?
Dead Man Talking was so much fun. I love the town of Everlasting. All of the residents are so quirky, including her aunt Sapphire and her toilet trained cats. Zoe is extremely likeable, smart and capable, but isn't above asking for help from hunky Dane. He's an all around good guy and there's a lovely second chance romance waiting in the wings for them if they can get around their past. After all, it was Zoe's independence, drive and obstinance of leaving Everlasting that foiled their romance last time.
There's a ghost floating around the lighthouse as well, who Zoe finds out can only be seen by women and happens to be stuck wearing his boxers for eternity. He adds a light-hearted comic touch to the seriousness of what happened to Aunt Sapphire as they make sense of that night. Just one of the many oddities of Everlasting that Zoe has to come to grips with, including that her new/old beau sprouts fur!
On the down side, the romance really isn't as developed as I would like and other than a sentence or two, there's really not much about their past relationship. The mystery is the true fun here along with the amusing paranormal townspeople. This was a super fast read, well-paced, and a lot of fun.
Meteorologist Zoe has come back to Everlasting, Maine to help out after her aunt Sapphire takes a spill and ends up in the hospital. Zoe spent a good portion of her life in Everlasting with her quirky aunt living with her many cats in the lighthouse. She wanted to make something of herself and has spent many years of long days and nights attempting to climb the corporate ladder and prove herself as a meteorologist. She's still willing to drop everything (temporarily) for her aunt. What she didn't count on was Dane Stanton, former bf and the contractor who is revamping the lighthouse for her aunt. Zoe quickly realizes that there is more to her aunt's fall and foul play may be at work. But who would want to hurt her aunt and why would they be interested in the lighthouse? And can she stay away from Dane long enough to find out?
Dead Man Talking was so much fun. I love the town of Everlasting. All of the residents are so quirky, including her aunt Sapphire and her toilet trained cats. Zoe is extremely likeable, smart and capable, but isn't above asking for help from hunky Dane. He's an all around good guy and there's a lovely second chance romance waiting in the wings for them if they can get around their past. After all, it was Zoe's independence, drive and obstinance of leaving Everlasting that foiled their romance last time.
There's a ghost floating around the lighthouse as well, who Zoe finds out can only be seen by women and happens to be stuck wearing his boxers for eternity. He adds a light-hearted comic touch to the seriousness of what happened to Aunt Sapphire as they make sense of that night. Just one of the many oddities of Everlasting that Zoe has to come to grips with, including that her new/old beau sprouts fur!
On the down side, the romance really isn't as developed as I would like and other than a sentence or two, there's really not much about their past relationship. The mystery is the true fun here along with the amusing paranormal townspeople. This was a super fast read, well-paced, and a lot of fun.