Out of Mind

After reading OUT OF BODY, I couldn't wait to get my hands on OUT OF MIND and hoped it would be just as good. It is -- it's fabulous! I love the paranormal world Stella Cameron has created, and her depictions of New Orleans put me there. Add engaging characters and a twisty plot, and I can't resist. The push-pull between Willow and Ben and between Willow and her family adds depth as the body count mounts and the chase is on. Well done!

Out of Mind does not disappoint. Like the first book in the Court of Angels series it keeps you guessing and throws curves on every page. All the main characters feel like exciting old friends. The big party scenes are amazing.

Stella Cameron continues to enthrall with the second book in her Court of Angels trilogy. I have always loved her romantic suspense, but she has reached a new high with her paranormal trilogy. Willow has always felt like the least powerful of her family, to the point of denying that she has any paranormal abilities, or that such abilities even exist. The Embran have targeted her as a weak link. Now she must come to grips with her own powers as well as the love she rejected with a man of extraordinary talents, or become a victim. Can hardly wait for the third book, coming out April 27. I hope she continues with more stories of this fascinating family.

The Embran villains are trying to use the Millets to take over New Orleans. Nasty thought and really exciting to read. Stella Cameron writes people who seem ordinary until you figure out they are wild! This is a sequel to Out of Body but stands on its own. (However, I strongly recommend that book too)

Willow Millet strives for a normal life although her family possesses paranormal skills that very few outside of them do. She has the talent but rejects it though she loves her family. Thus she owns and runs the Mean 'nGreen Concierge while her kin manage J. Clive Antiques though some are in London rather than the hometown New Orleans. She met one man of interest to her; Club owner Benedict Fortune who is one of the few outsiders with psychic abilities, but her denial of their talents drove them apart. Recently, someone or something is killing her customers. NOPD sees one connection, Willow. At the same time Ben wants his Willow to acknowledge their love and their skills. She continues to reject him and their talent, but this time he refuses to go away especially when he believes a malevolent essence stalks his beloved though he is unsure why but has a reasonable guess. The second Court of Angels urban romantic fantasy (see Out of Body) is tense thriller that grips readers early on due mostly to the French Quarter atmosphere accentuated by the heroine feeling something shadows her. Humor at the right moments enhances the anticipation that something bad will happen to Willow as the evil lurks in her background killing clients and associates of hers. With vividly described degenerate social galas vividly described that add to the sense of doom, fans will appreciate this fine second chance at love with Ben understanding his first mission is to keep his soul mate safe from whoever covets her from the shadows of death. Harriet Klausner