From New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz comes a gripping new romantic suspense trilogy fraught with danger and enigma. Decades ago in the small town of Fogg Lake, The Incident occurred: an explosion in the cave system that released unknown gases. The residents slept for two days. When they woke up they discovered that things had changed—they had changed. Some started having … Some started having visions. Others heard ominous voices. And then, scientists from a mysterious government agency arrived. Determined not to become research subjects of strange experiments, the residents of Fogg Lake blamed their “hallucinations” on food poisoning, and the story worked. But now it has become apparent that the eerie effects of The Incident are showing up in the descendants of Fogg Lake.…
Catalina Lark and Olivia LeClair, best friends and co-owners of an investigation firm in Seattle, use what they call their “other sight” to help solve cases. When Olivia suddenly vanishes one night, Cat frantically begins the search for her friend. No one takes the disappearance seriously except Slater Arganbright, an agent from a shadowy organization known only as the Foundation, who shows up at her firm with a cryptic warning.
A ruthless killer is hunting the only witnesses to a murder that occurred in the Fogg Lake caves fifteen years ago—Catalina and Olivia. And someone intends to make both women vanish.
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Jayne Ann Krentz writes such great paranormal love stories filled with danger, intrigue and fireworks! Her stories are always interesting and take you to a different realm of reality.
Of the difference romance genre that the author writes under various names, the paranormal are not my favorite, yet this one, the first of a new series pulled me in from the beginning.
An explosion in a secret government lab in the caves of the small town of Fogg Lake decades ago, had left the residents with paranormal senses. As a rite of passage, town teens would go spend a night in the caves. However, on the night that BFFs Catalina Lark and Olivia LeClair went there, they witnessed a murder and in fleeing the murderer, stumbled upon the mysterious abandoned lab. However, when they were rescued the next morning, they were convinced by the town healer and their parents that it was an hallucination.
Now grown up, the two moved to Seattle and opened their own investigation firm, Lark & LeClair. Neither has had much luck with men, until Olivia is kidnapped before a much anticipated date and Slater Arganbright is sent by the Foundation to enlist the ladies in investigating two possible murders of collectors of paranormal artifacts and the theft of said artifacts. Slater and Catalina make an instant connection, but aside from finding Olivia, they have a mystery to solve and need to stay ahead of the kidnappers, who also want Catalina.
As always, wonderful characters, romance and adventure, hold the reader’s interest until the end… and beyond.
I received a copy of this book from my public library.
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Loved this JAK book. I am partial to her paranormal romances and this one did not disappoint. Wonderful characters with a little twist at the end. Can’t wait for more.
The book was very similar to the books the author has written under the name of Jayne Castle. It has quite a bit of the paranormal physic story line and less of the traditional romantic suspense of her writing as Jayne Ann Krentz. It was an entertaining book, just not what I was expecting.
Always love books by Jayne Ann Krentz.
A murder witnessed by Catalina and Olivia when they were teenagers has come to the surface after 15 years, and neither of the girls knows they are in danger.
Well…Catalina realizes something is up when Olivia is kidnapped.
The girls have a unique skill since an explosion in their town had occurred when they were teenagers….they have psychic abilities and see auras.
Hopefully their abilities will be able to save Olivia and will guide Catalina to her.
We follow the characters and the story line in this sleepy town of Fogg Lake that doesn’t have access to technology, and we meet many psychics and hope that Olivia is found.
I am not really into the paranormal genre, but there was enough suspense and mystery to keep my attention and to keep me reading.
Those readers who enjoy this genre will definitely be treated to an excellent book. 4/5
This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Even when it’s been a while for me reading Krentz I can pick up one of her books and feel like I’ve come home. The way she writes makes her a comfort read for me. I just really enjoy her books.
When I saw this new series starting I knew I had to give it a try. It just sounded so good and I loved the idea of it. It kinda reminded me of her otherworldly books. Since we haven’t had any of those in a while I was excited.
I was right about wanting to read it. I just loved The Vanishing. It has wonderful characters, those ones that make a Krentz book sing. The suspense is good but not over the top. You have a well balanced romantic suspense with the right amount of romance.
I loved both Catalina and Slate. Krentz comes up with wonderful names for her characters. She’s been entertaining me for what seems a lifetime with them. Right away you know these two work together. They just mesh.
I love how Slate tells her that he’s been locked up in an attic. You’ll have to read the book to understand what I’m talking about. His comment is funny, not what happened to him. Slate’s family is also very funny. Spending the holidays with them would be different.
As a whole, the story works well and gives you enough about what the series is going to be about and leaves you wanting more. I could have most likely read the whole series in one sitting. That’s how much I enjoyed The Vanishing.
Krentz does demonstrate how one may ‘vanish.’ Yet, Krentz can be overbearing but useful. It contributes to what I know about weird apparitions.