reading_rainy 's review for:

P.S. I Spook You by S.E. Harmon

5.0

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Rainstorm Christiansen (Rain) works for the FBI, and he sees ghosts. Except he can’t really tell people that, so he fights it with medication and denial.

“Does this mean I have to get some sort of superhero outfit and report to S.H.I.E.L.D.? Is Samuel Jackson going to pop out someplace and tell me to catch these motherfucking ghosts?”

Daniel McKenna (Danny) is a cold-case detective and happens to be the ex-boyfriend of Rain. They broke up for unknown reasons, even to themselves. Rain is brought to his home town to work a special cold-case with Danny and the sparks immediately begin to fly…again.

“Don’t you fall in lust, I warned my dick. Don’t you fall in love, it warned me right back.”

I love Harmon’s writing! Rain and Danny have such wonderful chemistry. From the start, you don’t know why they broke up in the first place but you feel the angst, mostly from swoony Danny. He’s so afraid of getting his heart broken again. Rain is the snarky, intelligent, ghost-seeing, quirky hero you didn’t know you needed. His inner dialogue is hilarious.

The mystery was excellent and the ghosts! Ethan was my favorite.

“Jesus.” I grabbed by chest as Ethan appeared in my peripheral vision. I moved my hand in anxious circles as though I could physically soothe my rapidly beating heart. “Isn’t there some other way you could appear?”

He shrugged. “Yeah, but it’s not nearly as fun as watching you hyperventilate.”

Rain has to dig deep and set some boundaries with the ghosts as they start to appear when he’s in the bathroom, or sleeping...or doing other things. Not to mention, he’s still trying to keep the fact that he sees ghosts a secret from Danny. I loved this story. Highly recommended for fans of thriller/mysteries/MM romance, who enjoy excellent banter.

Side note: I think being named Rain and having hippy parents go hand in hand.