TBR Day. The Protected / Shiloh Walker. 2013


OK, this book has been in the TBR pile 3 weeks max because it was just published last month. But since it fits this month's theme--paranormal or romantic suspense--by being both, and because I was dying to read it, I didn't really look for anything else to read.

This book is part of Shiloh Walker's FBI Psychics series. The FBI Psychics are part of a task force that sort of flies under the radar. FBI officers with special psychic abilities work to solve various crimes. In this book one of the members of the task force, Vaughnne MacMeans, is charged protecting a young boy with strong psychic abilities that others want to exploit. Young Alex, along with the man watching over him, Gus, have been living on the run, hiding from criminals who want Alex. But Alex's untrained psychic abilities make him a beacon. Vaughnne wants to help keep Alex and Gus alive and teach Alex how to shield himself and use his gift properly.

Vaughnne is a woman who's been on her own since she was 18 and is coming off a very difficult case when this book starts. Gus has been on the run with Alex for several years now and trusts no one. He's tired and it bothers him to see the fear and anger in Alex. Vaughnne and Gus are immediately attracted to one another, but protecting Alex is their priority. So in this fast-paced book they are on the run from the bad guys (with help from other members of the FBI Psychic team), trying to create a safe and secure place for Alex, and dealing with their feelings for each other.

This is another great entry in the series. I really enjoyed it. There's lots of action, some hot romance, some interesting secondary characters, and I thought the psychic stuff was done pretty seamlessly. Frankly, though, if you're interested in this, I'd recommend that you go back to the first book, The Missing. I think there's a real interesting dynamic between the members of the team and you'd miss some of those nuances by starting here. Plus, I have enjoyed all of the entries in the series so far. Walker has created some interesting psychic gifts, so each book is quite different. I happily recommend this book today.

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  1. Lynn SpencerOctober 16, 2013 at 1:51 PM

    I'm trying so hard to be good and not buy much until AFTER we move. This sounds tempting, though.

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    1. PhylOctober 17, 2013 at 9:40 AM

      Well it's trade--so that makes it expensive and large. So maybe that will help you be good until after your move. And then you'll want to actually READ it instead of packing/unpacking. Hmm. I'm probably not supposed to dissuade you from this book, lol!

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  2. WendyOctober 16, 2013 at 5:27 PM

    I know I've got The Missing lying around at home - and remember even thinking about it when mapping out my challenge reads. Then, of course, this month rolled around, I was under the gun, and blindly grabbed the first romantic suspense book I saw :)

    I'm really burnt-out on paranormal, but I find I can handle it a little better when it's mixed with romantic suspense, or even Gothic. Psychics were pretty played out for me in the early 2000s, but now that everyone seems to have moved on to angels, demons, steampunk and shifters - I find I like the occasional psychic read.....

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    1. PhylOctober 17, 2013 at 9:42 AM

      I missed the earlier glut of psychic stories, which was probably a good thing. I almost skipped over this series too, but I liked Walker's other books. I have to give her credit for the variety of psychic gifts in each book. It keeps them interesting.

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  3. S.October 17, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Phyl, your choice seems quite interesting. I'll look the author up...
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    1. PhylOctober 17, 2013 at 9:43 AM

      S., in addition to this series, Walker has some other books that I've really liked, including her Ash trilogy. I hope you give her a try if you like RS.

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