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R EVIEWS BY M ARTHA - M ARTHA C HEVES R ESIDENT R EVIEWER PS: I L OVE Y OU : A P ARANORMAL R OMANCE (R OXANNE ' S G HOST S AGA B OOK 2) M AGGIE T IDESWELL , A UTHOR Pages: 264 pages Publication Date: October 23, 2017 Publisher: Trifecta House Language: English ASIN: B076C1QW7D, ISBN: 978-1943407361 So many book reviews are dedicated to the latest, greatest (or not so great) releases. But, a good book is a good book and the fact that time passed does not affect its appeal Martha Cheves always manages to find books that may have been out for a while, some by self- published authors, but always an honest review. Maybe you will find a gem you wouldn’t have found without Martha. He should have brought his tools with him. Without their aid, he couldn't hear the whispers clearly enough. Turning, he looked back at Ben's house on the hill, debating whether he should go back to fetch them or not. The portal might shift in the time it took him - they were not ab- solutes carved in stone - and he'd miss the opportunity. He'd have to make do without the tools and channel his powers of concentration that much harder. Slowly walking toward the headstone be- cause it seemed the logical place for the portal to be, he kept his mind open and blank, receptive to any words that might fall into it like seeds into fertile ground. He sensed someone talking. Choosing a spot roughly equidistant between the three headstones, he sat down and W RITERS ’ T RICKS OF THE T RADE crossed his denim-clad legs, his hands open-palmed on his knees. As in book one of this series, Jessica is still at the home that had belonged to Ben and Roxanne where she had gone to take up the position of the Nanny to their daugh- ter. In this second book Jessica is tortured by the missing Roxanne's sisters, especially the twin who has her sight set on taking Roxanne's place in her marriage to Ben and becoming the mother of their child. And the tale continues from there. This book is one that kept me going as I tried to make the connections between Roxanne, Daisy, the sisters and Ben. And when the connection did come through, it was one that I never guessed, making it a total surprise! If you like a good love story, if you like a good paranormal story, if you like a good combination of both - this is a P AGE 21 F ALL 2018