Jayne Ann Krentz: Truth or dare

Jayne Ann Krentzin viihderomaanissa ei tunnu olevan mitään järkeä. En pystynyt lukemaan kirjaa kuin parikymmentä sivua ennen kuin totesin että tämä on lähestulkoon lukukelvotonta sopppaa: Truth or dare (Jove Books, 2004; ISBN 0-515-13830-4).



Se mikä kirjassa mättää on kaikenlainen paranormaali aines, mikä sinällään ei haittaisi jos kirjasta kävisi ilmi miksi tällaista fantasiaelementtiä on tarinaan tungettu, mutta mitään selitystä saatika järjellistä juonta ei kirjassa tunnu olevan. Kirjailija pyörittelee tarinaa vailla päätä tai häntää. Ei minua varten tällaiset teokset.

Upscale interior designer Zoe Luce has found peace and contentment in Whispering Springs, Arizona. She has a thriving business, and she's settling into newlywed life with private investigator Ethan Truax. The threat that brought Zoe and Ethan together is finally over, ancient history, or so Zoe believes. Very few people know of her uncanny ability to sense the dark secrets hidden within the walls of a house, and she wants to keep it that way, even from Ethan. But someone is stalking Zoe - someone who knows all about her, and who shadows her every move. Is it the same person who is threatening her closest friend, Arcadia Ames, the only other person in Whispering Springs who knows the truth about Zoe? Or are Zoe and Arcadia getting tangled in a web spun by someone more dangerous than they could ever have imagined?

As a private investigator, Ethan is paid to find the truth, yet he has secrets of his own that are better left buried. He can't let the threats to Zoe go unchallenged, although he fears that the truth may be a bigger burden than their still-fragile relationship can handle. And Ethan isn't alone with his fears: instead of setting her free, Zoe dreads that the truth will only imprison her once more within her darkest nightmares, this time with no escape in sight.

Jayne Ann Krentz: Sizzle and burn

Jayne Ann Krentz tarjoaa fantasiaromaanin, jossa monenmoinen paranormaali keksintö on arkipäivää ja salaliittoteoriat totisinta totta: Sizzle and burn (Piatkus, 2009; ISBN 978-0-7499-0900-0).



En tiennyt mitä romaanilta odottaa, ja luinkin sitä muutama kymmenen sivua, kunnes tajusin että tässä paranormaalisuudessa ei ole päätä eikä häntää, ja älysin lopettaa.

When Raine Tallentyre made the mistake of revealing her paranormal abilities, her most recent romantic relationship came to a hasty end. Her Aunt Vella, a gifted but troubled soul, had told her years ago to keep her talents a secret. And now that poor Aunt Vella-her last blood relative-has died, Raine has resigned herself to a lonely life.

But when she journeys to Shelbyville, Washington, to clear out Aunt Vella's house, Raine's highly developed sensitivity leads her to a horrifying discovery: a young woman bound and terrified in a basement storage locker. The victim has survived, but the culprit is still on the loose. Without warning, a new man enters Raine's life-investigator Zack Jones. Surprisingly, Zack isn't repelled by her powers: in fact, he has them himself. While Raine hears voices, Zack sees visions and within hours of their meeting, Raine experiences an intense, thrilling intimacy-mental, emotional, and physical-she never dared to expect.

There's one complication, however: Zack Jones is working for the Arcane Society. This secret organization, dedicated to the study of paranormal phenomena, shattered Raine's family with an act of betrayal long ago, and she's not about to trust them now. But as a killer makes her his target, and a cabal of psychic criminals known as Nightshade operates in the shadows surrounding them, Raine and Zack must rely not only on their powerful abilities but on each other.