A direct sequel to Castle's first Harmony novel, After Dark. Lydia and Emmett are now a couple, but she hasn't lost her habit of stumbling across dead bodies. Meanwhile, the local Guild boss is badly wounded and names Emmett as temporary boss, complicating their lives horribly.

Another nice paranormal romance from Castle, who handles the fantastic elements well. ( )

In this sequel to After Dark we are taken back to the alternate dimension of Harmony which is populated by dust bunnies and rez-ghosts, where the decedents of stranded settlers from Earth have developed paranormal abilities to manipulate the dangerous and powerful energies left behind by ancient aliens.

Lydia was one of the best Tanglers around before a Guild double-cross left her temporarily burnt and with a seemingly permanent case of amnesia. Emmet is the Hunter and former Guild leader who is determined to win Lydia's heart despite her reservations against his past position. When Lydia stumbles onto another dead body after a cryptic phone call, she is sure it is all tied in to the Guild conspiracy against her and is determined to find out the truth.

This was another very good suspense/mystery/romance which brings back the characters of Lydia, Emmet and, most importantly, Fuzz. In this story Lydia seems to have mellowed a bit in her attitude which made her much more likable to me. Despite the forces surrounding her and Emmet and facts that you would think might drive them apart I was happy to find that they wasted no time arguing against each other and actually leaned on and listened to each other in an attempt to figure out exactly what was going on. Fuzz was once again my favorite character and I'm certainly fond of the dust bunnies as a supernatural creature. The ending did seem a little drawn out but it might only have been my perception because I kept getting interrupted by outside forces (i.e. my family)! This is certainly a very readable series so far with a well-developed world and interesting characters. I'm sure I'll be reading more in the future. ( )

A race of aliens once lived on the future Earth colony called Harmony, leaving behind them the ruins of a vast, beautiful, and mysterious culture that is still protected by the psychic illusion traps and eerie ghosts that they created.

It's the second time in a month that Lydia Smith has found a dead body. The first time pararchaelogist and museum curator Lydia became tangled up in a murder investigation it brought her together with her boyfriend, ghost hunter Emmett London. So naturally Lydia thinks of Emmett when she stumbles across the body of her former professor, Lawrence Maltby.

While the police believe Maltby's death was caused by his drug addiction, Lydia doesn't buy it. So with Emmett's help, she pursues her own investigation even as she tries to figure out exactly what kind of a relationship she and Emmett have. He is a ghost hunter, and it was two lying ghost hunters which ruined her reputation as a detangler. He has also just been made a temporary head of the Ghost Hunters guild. Can she overcome her predudices, can he clear her name?

A fun book, a blend of murder/mystery, science fiction and romance, with more than a touch of humour thrown in; and I so want my own dust-bunny!!! ( )

A direct sequel to Castle's first Harmony novel, After Dark. Lydia and Emmett are now a couple, but she hasn't lost her habit of stumbling across dead bodies. Meanwhile, the local Guild boss is badly wounded and names Emmett as temporary boss, complicating their lives horribly.

Another nice paranormal romance from Castle, who handles the fantastic elements well. ( )

The second novel featuring Lydia Smith, a 'tangler,' and Emmett London, a 'ghost hunter' is an excellent continuation of their tale. Generally, I believe each couple gets one book, and after that, they can guest in other books, but in the case of Lydia and Emmett, their story was too long for just one book. I had mentioned in my review of "After Dark" that I thought there were some loose ends, and this book ties them up. The mystery of Lydia's "Lost Weekend" in the Harmonic Catacombs is solved, and everyone lives happily ever after (except the people who died). The only thing I didn't like about this book was the over use of the word "rez." It is explained that the power source of choice on Harmony is for people to use psi energy to 'rez' tuned Amber. This powers cars, televisions (or 'rez-screens'), guns, etc. Therefore, I can understand terms like 'rez-screen' and 'mag-rez gun.' However, I think terms like 'rez-tea' and 'rez-jazz' are unnecessary.
If you can overlook that, though, it's a good book. ( )