After Moonrise by P.C. Cast and Gena Showalter (PNR)

Blurb from Amazon.com:

Possessed
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author P.C. Cast Being a psychic detective who can channel only negative emotions makes Kent Raef good at catching murderers, but bad at maintaining relationships. Then Lauren Wilcox arrives with a most intriguing case: her twin sister has been murdered and is communing with Lauren's spirit—and sharing her body. Raef's the only one who can track the killer and free the spirit. But soon he begins to wonder just which twin he wants to save…and why.

Haunted
New York Times Bestselling Author Gena Showalter Artist Aurora Harper is convinced she's witnessed a crime—a murder so brutal she's repressed the memories, only to paint the scene by the light of the moon. Now she needs her new neighbor, Detective Levi Reid, to help her track down the victim—and the killer. Levi's dealing with his own memory issues, but one thing he knows for sure: Harper is meant to be his, and nothing can take her away from him—not in this life…and not in death.

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After Moonrise: Possessed\Haunted

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After Moonrise is basically two stories in one, sort of an anthology but with only two stories and both have characters that are from the After Moonrise detective agency, thus the title of the book. I'll review each story individually to make it easier.

*see the blurb for more descriptions on the stories*

Possessed by P.C. Cast

I really enjoyed Kent as the hero but found the twin thing a bit unsettling (as a woman) to read. It almost read like what a Male's twin fantasy would be. Kent as a character is cold in the beginning due to all the death he's seen both in real life and psychically (being a psychic detective) but the twins definitely find a way to warm him up. The whole story is about an unconventional love story between the 3 main characters and of course there's a baddy that Kent must vanquish in order to save his ladies. All in all it was a good short story. On its own, I'd give it a 3 1/2 rating. I liked it but didn't fall in love with it. The writing and concept were good but the twin thing was a bit much for me to swallow.

Haunted by Gena Showalter

I definitely loved this story more than the other one. Not just because I love, love, love Gena Showalter but because this is a wonderful love story with murder and mayhem mixed in and the story itself will keep you guessing with all the possibilities till the end. It has so many twists and turns that it will make your head spin. It is so worth the ride. Levi is to die for! He's a wonderful down-to-earth detective who is approached by his neighbor, Harper, who wants to report a possible crime. Harper is having weird black outs and when she comes to, she has mysteriously painted a possible murder scene but the painting is unfinished. She and her roommate are being tormented by the whole situation and they want Levi's help. Levi decides to see what he can do and so the adventure begins. I won't spoil anymore for you, seeing these are such short stories but I totally would give this story 5 out of 5 on its own.

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4 out of 5 books