Queenie Landry’s job as a fortune teller at an amusement park pays the bills but it’s a far cry from the respectable psychic advisor role she once filled at the police station where the love of her life, Kirk Wallace, was a detective. A case went bad when she steered the team in the wrong direction and a woman died. Queenie experienced a horrific crisis of faith in her own abilities and pushed … everyone away.
Nine months later, alone and denying her psychic gift, she gives birth to a son and feels redeemed. But a happily-ever-after isn’t to be. Following a severe illness, Queenie wakes up eighteen months later only to be told her son died. Unable to handle her grief, she opens herself once more to her abilities, desperate to connect with her child. Resigned to telling fortunes at the park, she’s stunned when a man walks into her tent and she sees a vision of a woman he’s murdered. She realizes she has to contact Kirk again.
Kirk left under duress. Though he regrets his decision, he’s never forgotten Queenie or found anyone to replace her. Having to be the one to tell her about her son’s death all but destroyed him because he knew it would unhinge her and he isn’t sure how she’ll ever find stability again.
Unknown to either of them, someone has been watching her for a long time, someone who likes to play games with other people’s lives–as he has Queenie’s. But even he’s confused by the creepy spiders amassing all around her. What message are they trying to convey to her that she’s stubbornly refused to hear…and what price will she have to pay if she fails?
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This is my first time reading one of Dale Mayer’s Phychic Visions books but found it very interesting.
Queenie Landry is an amusement park fortune teller since she spiraled downward after trying to save a woman’s life that was threatened by a serial killer and her vision was incorrect. She then split with her current boyfriend Kirk Wallace who was a police detective.
Shortly after the spit up she discovered she was pregnant. When her health went downhill as well as her son’s they were both hospitalized and she was told her son has died after she woke from a coma and that she had signed the cremation and burial authorization.
Years later she is hearing a little boy’s voice calling to her and she has several interactions with spiders, leading her to the location of the little boy who has the same face as Kirk Wallace.
This book is a fantastic mystery involving Phychics, spiders and evil people. It is well written and very entertaining to the point that each time I had to put it down I would grab it up even when I only had time to read a paragraph or two. It definitely holds your attention throughout the entire book
Queenie is a psychic, the real deal like Stefan. She’s working at an amusement park answering a question for five dollars. She is using her gifts, but her boss Carlos isn’t a believer so he’s tending to overwork her. This particular day a spider decides to show up and walk across her table. Now spiders aren’t her favorite things so the urge to pick it up surprises her. The images she sees with the spider on her hand are startling and bring back painful memories. This was immediately followed by a man wanting to know if he would be acquiring a particular property. The vision Queenie gets is fast and overwhelming. This man had killed. Then the spider was back and what she hears really sets her off balance.
This event starts Queenie on a different kind of journey. She contacts her ex Kirk a Seattle detective, only to regret the call and sends an email with the visions details. They aren’t enough to pinpoint the body or convict the killer but they were something to follow up on.
Kirk and Queenie broke up after she fell into the depths of despair after losing her son to illness. She herself was in a coma when he died, and although they have the signed cremation documents she doesn’t remember ever signing them. She sent him away and he didn’t come back.
Kirk pays her a visit after a woman comes to the station to report her mother missing. The details fit.
Stefan answers her call for help, but he also tells her he can’t see the entity. For Stefan that is unusual and a bit scary. He also helps her with the spider issue she appears to be dealing with, they hold some very interesting information.
Kirk works on finding the missing woman, and finds himself more and more intrigued as to Queenie’s abilities. They are so much more than they were before.
I loved the way things slowly build and intertwine in this one with intrigue, suspense and a second chance romance.
I love this series.
I loved this book. Dale Mayer has the ability to write books that the reader can’t put down once they start reading. The Itsy Bitsy Spider is no exception. One of the things I like about the Psychics Visions series is that each book revolves around people with different types of psychic abilities, so each book is different. Queenie, the psychic in this book, used to help the police solve crimes. We meet her working at an amusement park in this story. When Queenie sees a murdered women in a lake she calls Kirk, her ex, who happens to be one of the detectives she worked with. Kirk and Queenie work together to capture the murderer. As they search for a kidnapped child that’s in danger, they realize there is a psychic serial killer involved in these cases. There were a lot of unexpected twists and turns (and spiders) which made this one of my favorites.
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dale Mayer
Psychic Visions Series Book Thirteen
Queenie has great psychic abilities, but she’s had to learn everything on her own. After working with the police to solve cases…one goes wrong and she falls into despair. Life gets better for a while and then tragedy hits again. Now…she’s at an amusement park as Queen Seer. Until her past and present mix together…will she be strong enough this time?
Kirk Sanders never found a woman he loved like Queenie. But she’d lost it when a case took a bad twist. Now…after all these years, she’s contacted him to tell him about a body. Kirk never really understood all of Queenie did…he just knew they closed many cases. But after that last case…
This is a really “wow” story. It almost had me liking spiders and thinking about not squishing the next one I see. Almost. This is a real page-turner and every page I turned…I loved.
**Sensual content and language
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Mayer’s Psychic Visions series is one of my favorites. This story is a great addition to the series. I am not really a fan of spiders (and if you have a spider phobia there are a lot of spiders in this story), but neither is Queenie, and her struggle with them made me more comfortable with them during the story. Queenie has experienced a lot judgement and a lot of loss. She is still trying to put pieces back together. She has interesting powers, even if she doesn’t quite understand them. I liked that Kirk was whiling to look at his own choices two. This story has an intriguing mystery and a sweet romance.
While Queenie is a psychic, she struggles with some of the same issues as the rest of us – mainly how to strike the proper balance between work and home. She is very dedicated to using her abilities to help others as much as possible but hasn’t yet learned how to use her abilities without draining herself to the point of being totally exhausted. And as the story progresses we learn why she is working as a fortune teller at an amusement park.
I really enjoyed reading this story even thought there were parts that were sad – the personalities of the main characters, Queenie’s journey is learning different aspects of her psychic abilities, the interplay between Queenie and the watcher, and the overall development of the storyline.
So Good!
This is an incredible story! It takes mind games to a whole new level. This story has stuck with me long after I finished reading it.
When authentic psychics can help find the lost, it leaves an emotional impact no matter who the person is. This story is deep. It digs into who the person is on a level most people don’t understand. When Queenie loses her son and then her son’s father, she is broken. Her climb back to a form of sanity is slow and in a way, healing for her.
This is an incredible page turner that sucks you right into it at the beginning and there’s no stopping until you have turned the last page. It’s very intense, emotional and detailed, as well as chilling but heartbreaking, intricate and spooky. But most of all, it’s soothing and heartfelt when these special people come together along with every freaking spider from near and far, to help Queenie, in her desperate search, to find this little boy.
Justice is served on more than one evil person in the most satisfying ways. I love how intense this story is. Although most people, myself included, don’t care for the crawly creatures in this world, the spiders are incredible. It almost makes me like them, but not quite.
I don’t want to reveal any spoilers so I am saying that if you love mysteries of the psychic nature, thrillers, and mind games, you have to read this book!! It’s that good, best seller for sure!
Excellent job! I loved it!
This book is not for the faint of heart! Dale has woven a tale of mystery of sadness,and of never ending love in a nice little bundle! Queeny is a psychic who helped many people through her work with the police, until a case went bad.Kirk her partner and lover gained recognition with her help. but everything changed with ne bad case, Years later someone is pulling strings, and things are swirling around them causing turmoil that can’t be ignored! Everyone gets answers long left unanswered! A Fantastic read!
This was my first time reading this series and I wasn’t sure I should start with the word “Spider” in the title. However, I was pretty amazed how these usually frightening creatures were incorporated into the story without my usual response to the word itself. This was a engaging tale about Queenie, a psychic and Kirk, a detective from her past and how they wound up together again to try and save a child. This description only touches the surface of this story. This story involves someone evil entering Queenie’s mind and friend’s from the past helping her cope with the many problems she encounters. It involves challenges galore and love as well. I really enjoyed Queenie’s spunk ( she really goes through a lot) and Kirk’s loyalty, (he in his own way has faced many problems). Also there was Stephan and Dr Mandy to help Queenie in the psychic department and the carnival people as well. The ending was priceless—very well done.
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This was one of the best books I have read. I was so engrossed and felt like I was on a roller coaster ride! Kept me turning the pages, laughed, cried. This book has everything. But, most of all it had an awesome storyline that made me want more! The characters were some of my favorite and having characters intertwined from other books makes the book that much more interesting! I was rooting for Kirk and Queenie throughout the entire book!
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love Dale Mayer’s Psychic Vision series, they all have you right at the beginning and doesn’t let you go till you’ve finished reading.
In this book you have Queenie, who had a breakdown, a baby and trying to make it as a single mom, add in spiders her baby supposedly dead and everything going haywire.
In comes Stephan and Dr. Mandy with other suspicious cases mingled with a psycho watcher and you have a mystery that only Dale Mayer can tell.
Once reading these books you can’t help but love them all. Now, the 14th one is coming in January 2019, so this give me a chance to re-read all the series over again,
Thank you
A gifted woman who has lost so much in her life, the love of her life, Kirk, her son, Reese, and now working at a carnival answering questions about people’s lives for $5 a question. Her life has been a roller coaster with plenty of downs that almost broke her, leaving her abilities behind her when one case made her lose everything. Years later she is now honing her ability working at a carnival but all is not as it seems to be. She now has a stalker, she sees a dead woman having her reaching out to Kirk, who’s a detective, and spiders keep coming to her, wanting to try and communicate something to her…will she decipher it and will Kirk welcome her back into his life.
Not my usual type of read but I really enjoyed it as the author knows how to tell a story with suspense, some romance and a mystery that kept me on edge, trying to figure it out before the end. At first I did not like Kirk and everything that he put Queenie through in the past, abandoning her and being able to move on with his life, even having relationships during that time but the author brings it all together at the end and changed my mind. I still didn’t like that Kirk had relationships while they were apart but the flow of the story, everything that was going on, Queenie, the spiders, had me glued to the pages and I couldn’t give it less than 5 stars.
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5 million stars.
Yessss I love this second chance paranormal suspense romance and definitely one of my favorite from Dale Mayer.
Two people who’s shared horrible past meet again with dangerous cloud hanging above them. Last time they didn’t make it, will this time they can survive and unscathed?
Ooohh I love the story. From the first chapter I can feel the despair and struggles, really tug my heart strings and got me a bit teary, then combine that with mystery that got my heart racing and awesome supernatural things, and all the love sweet moments that warm my heart, this book totally unputdownable. Even those creepy crawly spiders can totally amazed me, even though they made me cringe. Yup I love everything about this book.
As for characters, love Kirk and Queenie, it’s hard not to love this couple. Queenie is an amazing strong woman, even though she’s looking like a fragile woman, she’s been through hell and back and got more stronger, wiser and with amazing power too. As for Kirk, at the beginning I felt like he’s just taking advantage of Queenie, but the more I read and found out the truth, I can’t not loving this man. So yeah these two are meant to be together.
If you’re looking for suspense read or paranormal read or second chance romance read, this one is a MUST-READ.
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Although not a thriller kind of person I do love reading Dale Mayer’s books. This book was full of suspense, fear, wondering if you are good enough and the overall love of a mother between a child. Queenie, as a psychic was helping the police to catch the handkerchief killer when they were to late to save the last victim and Queenie blames herself. Pregnant, alone and broke after pushing Kirk away she ends up in hospital at deaths door and her son I’ll. 18m later she awakes from a coma to find her son dead. Kirk was in a relationship with Queenie until the last case broke her. Not being able to do anything but walk away he has often thought about her.
Now 5 years on Queenie is working the carnival but feels a child’s presence when a spider comes to call. But something sinister is working in between the psychic abilities. Manipulating those around him for his own gain. But who is this man? It’s a race against time full of suspense, for Queenie and her friends to find the man involved, save a child’s life and crack the case wide open. Will they be able to save everyone? An amazing book and I know I will read it again. I look forward to the next book.
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All emotions are tapped. Love, fear, rage, exhaustion, faith, tears. Itsy bitsy spider – really? Some of those scenes are intense. Stephan and Maddy appear from previous books. IF you have not read them, your not really lost, you just feel like Queenie 🙂 Learning as she does. I am grateful for the HEA, there were moments of wonder if that would occur. Well done Ms Mayer! Thank you Book SProut and Ms Mayer for the opportunity to read this arc. I voluntarily leave my thoughts and opinions.
Absolutely phenomenal story. I was pulled in from the start and couldnot and would not put this story down. Dale Mayer is a writing genius. This story is fantastic. While spiders are not my favorite this is one of the best paranormal masterpieces. It’s definitely a 5 star read . This story is full of pulse pounding suspense. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. It has great characters . The storyline is just WOW ! I highly recommend taking the time to read this story.
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Amazing, amazing, amazing. I loved this story with its psychic elements exceedingly well done, the excellent character development and a plot which had my head spinning. I really like this author and this time she has hit it out of the park!
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When you give so much of yourself, you leave nothing in reserve you become depleted…
What an emotional journey this will be for both Kirk and Queenie. So much has happened, so much has been lost, buried in sadness. Adrift in pain, loss and manipulation. It is a story about connections that need to be resolved and put back together to regain a balance within their world. An evil presence, a voyeur, someone who has invaded Queenie’s world and doing their utmost to learn, evolve, manipulate and destroy. A game that will have severe consequences.
It’s a tempestuous story from the first page turned to its conclusion. One of those stories that is a second chance, redemption, to heal and the strength to move forward into something better than before.
It’s also a story within a story. One of caring and nurturing those who need our help above all else, yet connected to what is happening in Kirk and Queenie’s life. A kindness, empathy and ultimately about connections with friends who are family, new friends who come to our aid and an old friend who should have been there all along. Time heals and strengthens broken bonds if one willing to listen from the heart.
Dale Mayer, gifts you Kirk and Queenie’s journey. If you love dramatic, paranormal suspense/intrigue, story twists and turns with a dash of fear of the arachnid kind that will leave your tingling… what are you all waiting for?
Dale delivers this and more, in another page turning Psychic Visions book. This book is our bonded connections – that of the animal world, in particular, spiders, but also with those that return to our lives when you least expect and when you need them the most.
The gifted psychics, Stefan, along with Dr Maddy make their presence felt. With Stefan… a new level of attitude emerges… I was stunned for a moment, yet found it refreshing and completely understand the why’s. Both will undoubtly lend their strength and capabilities to find and restore balance against a foe not seen before.
Dale’s books, can be read stand alone but to gain that sense of familiarity and the special psychic connections within their world, it would be highly recommended you catch up on previous books inside this series to gain that better perspective. This book was an emotional roller coaster of sadness, pain and angst, Such a beautiful story, I had so much pleasure in reading and always love revisiting the Psychic Visions world. I highly recommend this book and this series.
I was kindly provided this book as an ARC; in exchange for my honest review. Once again Ms. Dale NAILED IT. Her Psychic Visions series is one of my favorite series & I have never disappointed! You probably should read the series in order; but, if your like me & you like/enjoy an author; then you look for a multi-book series. I absolutely promise you will enjoy every book and this one was absolutely exceptional.
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