Jumping the Shark (paranormal mystery & flirty romance)

Barbara Knollman, a demon, is gathering support for her bid for Mayor after years representing her constituents on the city council. Tonight was the final debate before the primary elections, so everyone was excited. Lynn Fox, her campaign manager, told her they would be boarding the bus in a half hour, so Barbara went to her office to wait. This debate was important because the winner usually also ruled the underworld, and since the current Mayor was human, the authority passed to Barbara to be Ruler of the Supernatural Underworld for the Vegas region. With the Mayor stepping down, if a supernatural won, Barbara could lose that status! Sitting in her office, Barbara got a premonition that she should not get on the bus. Her premonitions had not been accurate lately, so she wasn’t sure if she should trust this one. She decided that she and Lynn would take the limo instead. But when they were 20 minutes away, Mark Mammon, one of the candidates, a fellow supernatural demon running a close third in the polls, texted her to turn on the news. The debate bus had been in an accident – there were no survivors! She and Mark were the only candidates still alive! Detective Jacob Dawson, with the Las Vegas Police Department called Barbara, wanting an appointment to talk to her about the accident. Although human, the Detective was dating Mia Fynn, a supernatural allied with the Paranormal Talent Agency. In the meantime, she reviewed the dossier her investigator had given her on Mark Mammon. Barbara’s premonition kicked in again when she got home. She saw the back of a man with brown or black hair and sensed feelings of love, hate, power, and betrayal. But she couldn’t see his face. A woman appeared, Olivia Williams from the Paranormal Talent Agency. But what did it mean? Was there a connection? And who was the man? To Barbara’s surprise, Liam Collins, an angel and her ex-boyfriend from many years ago, stood at her door. He wanted her help with the investigation – because he knew Mark Mammon had ordered the hit on the bus, thinking ALL of the candidates would be on it, and that would give him control of the paranormal world! The bad side to it all was that Liam was working with the Paranormal Talent Agency and she had a history with them. Will she and Liam be able to clear her name with the police? How dangerous is Mark Mammon? And why is she feeling a strong attraction again to her ex-boyfriend, the angel? This series is really good! The story line was perfect and moved along at a quick pace. The characters were very well developed, many of them familiar from previous stories. Don’t miss the excitement of this book as the team goes up against Mark Mammon! There is so much at stake here!

There was nothing about this book that was even remotely what I was expecting. Barbara has been a fascinating character throughout this series: the villain you love to hate. With all the little tidbits that have been dropped about her powers and her plans, I was ecstatic to finally get this chance to see the situation from her point of view. Liam was the complete shocker. And with him, what he knows about the councilwoman’s origins. I loved the message in this book of your choices determine your fate, and that bad choices aren’t always a life sentence. The breadcrumbs left for us about the final book in this trilogy makes me extremely antsy to see what the author has in store for us next. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.

Jumping the Shark by Heather Silvio is an awesome story that I have read. This is book number five in this awesome series that I have loved reading very much. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about cozy mysteries, sweet and paranormal romances in their stories. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.