No Humans Involved

NO HUMANS INVOLVED is the kind of book you enjoy simply for the story, not for its depth or believability. In it necromancer Jaime Vegas is trying to free the trapped ghosts of six murdered children. Of course, Jaime is beautiful and thoroughly likable. Laural Merlington grasps the nature of Armstrong's supernatural story and reads with a sense of joy that makes the listener smile, no matter what is happening. It's as though Merlington can use her voice to mesmerize listeners. Merlington best moments focus on Vegas's relationship with Jeremy Danvers, her handsome werewolf boyfriend, and her encounters with Eve, her own personal angel. This may not be a classic, but it's certainly worth a listen. D.J.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

March 26, 2007
In Armstrong's assured seventh Otherworld paranormal romance, her first in hardcover (after Broken
), pretty Jaime Vegas, a 44-year-old necromancer who can reanimate the dead, faces her biggest career challenge yet—freeing the trapped ghosts of six murdered children. Thankfully, Jeremy Danvers, Jaime's hunky and very Alpha werewolf boyfriend, tags along for this hair-raising ride. Jaime, who has made a living onstage and off by her ghost-whispering skills, is in L.A. as one of three celebrity mediums participating in Death of Innocence
, a TV special that hopes "to raise the ghost of Marilyn Monroe," but instead uncovers a serial-killing cult intent on man-made black magic. Seeking justice for the lost children and punishing the dark arts practitioners don't prevent Jaime and Jeremy from finding time for love. Armstrong deftly juggles such creatures as werewolves, witches, demons and ghosts with real-life issues. The only disappointment? Marilyn's ghost never shows.