| Past Tense |  | Author: Samantha Hunter
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 34,557
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B003T0GERQ
Publication Date: June 17, 2010
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Product Description
Sophie Turner runs Talismans, a Boston tarot parlor, where she reads tarot and keeps her family’s psychic legacy alive. However, in spite of her tragic family history and Tarot Alley’s reputation for being a mystical hotspot, Sophie has no psychic powers of her own – or so she thinks. Engaged to straight-as-an-arrow Boston PD Detective Roger Paris, and finishing her college degree in Computer Science, she’s ready to start a brand new life that has nothing to do with her paranormal past.
When the murder of her friend and client Patrice Bledsoe leaves Sophie traumatized, she can’t trust her own memory about what happened. She remembers a ghostly encounter moments before Patrice was killed, but she can’t remember anything about the murder, making her a prime suspect. Sophie doesn’t understand why the ghost appeared or why she was compelled to read his cards, revealing a story of violence and betrayal, but she is determined to find the truth about her friend’s murder.
It’s not the last time Sophie sees the tragic ghost figure, and she begins to believe her ghost is real when she’s plagued with visions she can’t ignore. When her skeptical fiancé won’t listen, she asks ghost hunter Dr. Gabe Mason for his help, leading her down a path of no return in more ways than one.
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 Not even finished yet! August 20, 2010
Angel
I haven't even finished this book but I am enjoying it so much I had to write a review! I can't wait to finish it later on tonight. Day 2 and almost done. I am an avid book reader and trying to write one of my own. This is exactly the type of writing I hope to acheive. Wonderful and brilliant! It keeps me guessing and I love that about it. I love the paranormal so that was what drew me in and I am so glad I purchased it. All the publishing companies that didn't buy the book were either idiots or didn't read enough of the book to realize it's potential! Their loss our gain! Please keep writing more of these types of books Samantha!
 5 Star Story but... August 1, 2010
semmeml
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This would have been a really fun read. The characters, the plot, and the setting were well developed. This would have been a 5 star book but the editing drove me insane. There were problems with plurals and tense and even some missing words. Having to stop and decipher really ruined the story for me. I like to read and think about the story, rather than think about the words.
A different kind of Boston sleuth! July 25, 2010
Stephen Windwalker (Arlington, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're like me and you've been reading great mysteries set in Boston for decades, perhaps you'll agree that after all the great Spenser tales and Dennis Lehane yarns, it's time for something new. And what could be more of a departure from the past than a Boston sleuth who reads tarot cards as her day job? Great read!
A wonderful first foray into the mystery genre - Past tense pulls you right in and doesn't let you go until the end July 16, 2010
Crystal Fulcher (Beaufort, NC United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read Samantha Hunter's Harlequin Blaze titles in the past and have always enjoyed them. She brings a little suspense into her romance titles and has always done a great job with it. Past Tense is her first foray into the mystery genre. I think she has done a wonderful job. Past Tense had a way of sucking me right into the story beside of Sophie as things happened. I felt like I got to know Sophie as she came to know herself and like I took part in every scene. I was just so absorbed in the story as a whole.
Ms. Hunter does a marvelous job with the characters. Sophie stands out the most as the main character and she is easy to relate to. In her late 20s or so and she's still trying to find her way in life and tragedy has struck in the past and strikes again at the beginning of this book. Roger is Sophie's fiance and also a police officer. He contrasts nicely with Sophie and you can see his love for her even though he can't seem to accept the supernatural world that Sophie seems inclined to become involved with. Gabe is great, a psychologist, and a ghost hunter. He's the best of both worlds and he's interested in helping Sophie find out about her past and put things to rest. All three make a great relationship triangle and while it's not at all the focus of the book, it makes a great side story and all three characters help propel the plot. I liked all three and if you are like me, for a long while you weren't sure which man was right for Sophie.
The main part of this book is the mystery and Ms. Hunter does an excellent job on moving the mystery forward without giving too much away. I was even surprised at one point by something that happened. Ms. Hunter did such an excellent job at leading you to believe one thing even though it was never stated. I am rarely surprised like this and found it very refreshing. As the mystery builds I found myself unable to put the book down. Who is behind the death of Sophie's friend? And who is the ghost that was there? These questions are brought to a conclusion that I did not see coming. The ending is tidy and finishes the book off nicely, but it's also left open to further books which I hope will be forthcoming.
All-in-all this is an excellent paranormal suspense. I loved the tarot and ghost element. I've never been into tarot, but like the way Ms. Hunter presents it in this book, so if you don't like tarot, don't let that scare you off. Sophie is a very likable character and I liked seeing her world, it is a world I am unfamiliar with so I find it fascinating. This is a book that mystery lovers don't want to miss!
So please read Past Tense and then let Samantha Hunter know that you want to see more of Sophie Turner in the future! I know I do.
 Excellent, gripping read. June 24, 2010
Jamie DeBree (Billings, MT)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this paranormal mystery refreshingly different from all the vampire and shifter books flooding the market at the moment. It's more of a "ghost whisperer" book with some serious twists, angry ghosts and a high amount of danger and tension. Sophie is the heroine, and she's about as down to earth and "real" as any character I've ever read. She's been through a lot, and has to go through a lot more in order to solve the murder she's accused of committing, but she takes it in stride for the most part, and I admired her strength throughout (which includes navigating a sticky romantic entanglement). And of course the writing is top-notch, as anyone who's read Samantha's romance novels would expect.
My only complaint about this book is the very well-done cliffhanger at the end. Mind you, all of the issues in the book are wrapped up neatly, but a new mystery is introduced at the end as a lead in to future books...and I admit to being extremely impatient with such things. Here's hoping we get the next one soon...
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