Newly-minted Ghost Detective, Jude Byrne, finally has his life in order. He’s got a job he loves, friends he can count on, and a partner he actually likes. Jude’s only problem is the growing attraction between himself and his partner. He knows nothing will sink their partnership quicker than giving in to those urges.Psychic, Copeland Forbes, is settling nicely into Salem, Massachusetts. He and … Massachusetts. He and Jude have formed the perfect partnership, with the former P.I. researching the history of the places they are hired to investigate, while it’s Cope’s job to communicate with the spirits they encounter to either move them on to the other side or work out an amicable arrangement with the people now living in their home. So far, the duo has a perfect record and completely satisfied customers.
The detectives’ record is put to the test when teenager, Xavier Lewis, parks his bike outside West Side Magick and asks if Jude and Cope’s fee can be paid via weekly installments of his allowance money. When Jude tells the boy it all depends on the story he has to tell, neither detective is prepared for the tale that spills out of Xavier’s mouth. When the boy tells them about a ghostly woman in white that he thinks is trying to kill him, Jude and Copeland are all in.
The partners soon discover that not all ghosts can be reasoned with and that the risks of dealing with the paranormal are very real indeed. Will the Ghost Detectives be able to solve the mystery of the woman in white or will they become the next victims in her ghost story?
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5 stars
Heat Level: 3.5 (It’s heating up!)
Narration: 5 (Although, it took a bit to get used to Cope’s voice lol)
I loved this one! Jude and Cope just keep getting better!!
I found this one kind of scary! Scarier than the others in the series and Ten & Ronan’s stories. I’m not sure what is was about this story but I was huddled up under the covers eagerly anticipating what would happen next!
I love Pandora’s writing and I don’t know how she keeps coming up new ghost stories but I liked that this one was somewhat steeped in legend that goes across different cultures. I was scared of the white lady and feared for poor Xavier and all those loving in that house! I enjoyed learning more about Copes’ powers and I liked how this story turned out. An interesting twist I didn’t see coming!!!
As always I love the whole West Side Magick gang and will forever love Jude and Ronan’s total bromance! They were destined to be besties!! I enjoyed watching Jude open up and I loved to see Jude’s connection with Cope grow more and more. Emotions are involved now and I think they make a great pair! I look forward to seeing what will happen next!!
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The biggest problem I have with this author is the ridiculously LONG sex scenes. I’m not against them, but to have the same scene go on for 3 or more pages seems tedious to.
I really like stories. This one was awesome, because it was more scary then the others. I adore paranormal stuff and the books this other rights has that in spades. These are great characters. I found a couple of small editing errors, but they didn’t distract me from the story. I will be reading more from this author.
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I really enjoyed this book. I loved seeing Jude finally accepting his whole self. We get glimpses of his Navajo totum animal as he slowly opens back up to his Navajo side that he’d locked away for over a decade, due to all the bullying he got on the Reservation, as they thought he didn’t deserved having such a special totum since he’s not full Navajo. I loved how Cope and Jude’s relationship has grown since the first book. They have the perfect partnership in both business and personally. I’m so glad they’re getting to know each other, and that they know that the other person will have their back no matter what. They both certainly need each other. Jude is more open with Cope as he knows that Cope won’t judge him. Like he was judged unfairly as a child. I loved seeing Jude’s loving protective nature come out more as he opens himself up fully. We see this first when Xavier a 13 year old boy cycles to West Side Magick to hire Jude and Cope to help get rid of the ghost of a Women in White that’s haunting his house and attacking him while he sleeps. Xavier’s dad is angry at him because he’s too soft to be a ‘real man’, he sometimes hits Xavier. We see it again with Laurel, when Cope and him rush to the hospital, so Jude can heal Laurel using his gift of healing. I’m looking forward to reading what’s next for Cope and Jude and how their vacation to Key West goes. Lol, what could go wrong? I’d definitely recommend this book, series and author to anyone.
Beware Hitchhiking Ghosts! In this sequel to Ghost of Himself, we come back to Jude and Cope’s slow-burn romance as it continues to slowly burn, but with some pretty significant developments here for Jude in particular. All of this happens against the story of a mysterious Woman in White who is haunting and even outright harming a 15 yo boy. And yes, there are hitchhiking ghosts involved as well – including ghost HTML in my read through! Excellent story yet again, and I’m very much looking forward to coming back to Jude and Cope in their next adventure!
I’m super impressed with the direction this spin-off series is headed. My concerns from the first book about character depth and development as well as balance between their roles and the individual story’s plot are well on their way to being soothed to non-existence if the series keeps on in its current vein. This particular story did a great job giving me everything about Jude I could want as well as a suspenseful ghost story full of misunderstandings, surprises, and shocking revelations.
Jude was the star in this one and I’m glad it was. Even though we’d think Cope should be the focus because he’s new and we haven’t gotten a chance to love all his quirks, mainly because we don’t know them all yet, but the transition from Cold Case to Haunted Souls needs the familiar. Yes, book one was all about Cope’s situation, but that was more of an introduction and a laying out of their role within West Side Magick. This story is where the real transition happens because they get to hit the ground running and we have to see where they’ll go with it. So Jude as the focus here makes a ton of sense. We’ve been given hints and abbreviated mentions of Jude’s past up to this point, but with all the new feels Cope draws out of him, we get everything; the full picture of Jude is stunning. I love finally understanding his connection to his heritage and seeing him willing to embrace that part of him. Add in his subtle yet powerful acceptance of the newer, tender, deeper feelings he has for Cope and I’m gone for him.
I mentioned before that I saw Cope as a bland character, but more as a blank page that I had high hopes for in the coming books. We get more of him here; the pages are slowly being filled and giving us a bigger picture as to who he is and how he fits with the Cold Case crew as well as Jude in particular. His character is growing on me very quickly and I’m eager to see where we go with him. There are some know-it-all vibes that I get from him at times and they’re usually directed at poor Ronan, which I’m not exactly thrilled about, but I think that as he finds his place with the Crew he’ll soften and begin to truly blend with all of them without those moments of abrasiveness.
The haunting was incredibly interesting and I loved all the research they went through. It felt descriptive without seeming like I’m sitting in a classroom and brought up important parallels to the spirit world as they specifically interact with it. And the implications of increasingly strange and disturbing things from the other side bear large complications for both the Haunting crew as well as the Cold Case crew and I’m really excited to see everything that comes about from that. I thought this was a great first case for us to see how Jude and Cope deal with one another on a professional level before they add in the more romantic partnership. There was a good balance here that I was hoping for and I think it added depth to the story without one element overshadowing the other. So consider me sold on the series; I’m all in.
4.5 Stars!!!
Ghost Story is book 2 in the Haunted Souls series by Pandora Pine and it can’t be read as a standalone. Frankly, while I haven’t been terribly lost without having read the series these books spin-off from, I think it would be a more enjoyable experience if you at least have an idea who all these supporting characters are.
I love Cope and Jude, but it was a bit frustrating at first that they had reverted to just being friends, especially since the potential for more was there simmering in the background. However, Ms. Pine didn’t take too long until she got them back together, and while they’re taking things slowly, I just adored them building the foundation to their relationship in this installment. I especially enjoyed that Jude opened up to Cope so easily, sharing things with him that he hadn’t even shared with Ronan, who is his best friend.
The case was scary and intriguing and while it caused me some nightmares, I just couldn’t put it down. I needed to know that they would all be alright, which thankfully they were.
This series just keeps getting better and better and I can’t wait to find out what else is in store for Cope, Jude and the rest of the gang in the future. Very recommendable!
*** Copy provided by LesCourt Author Services for my reading pleasure, a review wasn’t a requirement. ***