Myrna Mackenzie Angel Eyes

Angel Eyes

Myrna Mackenzie

Signature, May 2006, $5.99

ISBN: 037383697X

As she nears her thirtieth birthday, Sara Tucker does not want to come home from California where she hides from people and commitment, but her widow mom Madeline begged her as her younger sister Cass is in trouble. Sara reaches Gold Tree, Wisconsin, a place she fled twelve years ago when her avaricious father tried to use her psychic gifts to find missing people and objects; the townsfolk consider her a freak or worse a devil.

Waiting at her mom's home is single dad police officer Luke Packard to inform Sara her mom had an accident in which she hurt her ankle. She learns her mom watches Luke's two years old son Danny. Luke not only believes psychics are fake he hates them as his wife died because of one of them. However, as he protects Sara from someone stalking her and she tries to connect and protect her jealous (of her) pregnant eighteen years old sibling who is seeing an abusive drug dealer with plans for Sara, they fall in love, but neither foresees a future together.

ANGEL EYES is a fine paranormal romantic suspense starring a fascinating female protagonist and a skeptical cop falling in love with both knowing they have no future together. The thriller elements come in late as Cass' boyfriend plans to use Sara's skill for personal gain just like her father did. Sara's gift is mostly implied rather than applied, but still the tale grips the audience with the reactions of family and neighbors to the return of the prodigal daughter who is different than everyone else.

Harriet Klausner