DEAD MAN'S PARTY

Review

DEAD MAN'S PARTY - Stephanie Vaughan

ISBN: 978-1-59426-939-4

June 2007

Heat Rating: Nebula

Erotic Paranormal Romance - Short Story

Oro County - Present Day

Catherine Thompson represents the Historical Society and is most upset when she sees a gorgeous man dismantling a bar the Queen Anne hotel she is hoping to help save. Rick Eriksson takes umbrage to her objections.

Rick has not wanted to take the old structure apart, but economics have made him see that the parts of the house are more valuable than the whole to Eriksson Construction - the company that just happens to own the Swann Place. Before it was a hotel, the lovely old building was a brothel.

Catherine and Rick both have sudden, almost primitive urges to touch each other. They hear voices inside their heads and suddenly know information about the house that is not in the records. They fall into each other's arms with a passion neither could have expected; as such outrageous behavior is not typical of either of them. Later, Rick's brother, Steve, catches them in the act, on the front porch no less, and joins them.

Once upon a time, there was a doctor named Thomas and a woman named Cat who worked at Swann Place. Now those two spirits want something want something from Rick and Catherine. What will be the ultimate fate of Swann Place?

DEAD MAN'S PARTY is hot enough to burn the house down with the vivid descriptions of wild, one-on-one contact between Catherine and Rick. As they set out to find more information on Thomas and Cat, they also learn more about each other and like what they discover.

I think Stephanie Vaughan had fun with this story. The writing is straightforward, but I can almost see a glint in the author's eyes. DEAD MAN'S PARTY entertains, even if a cold shower may be needed to cool the reader off. Steamy sex, crisp dialogue, and a very good premise make DEAD MAN'S PARTY a treat. I recommend it.

Maggie Anderson