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Give Up the Ghost: A Male/Male Paranormal Mystery (Not Dead Yet Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jenn Burke (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The bigger they are, the harder they maul.

Immortal not-ghost Wes Cooper and his vampire partner, Hudson Rojas, have it all—rewarding private investigation work, great friends and, most important, a love that’s endured. But ever since Wes sent a demon screaming back to the beyond, his abilities have grown overpowering and overwhelming. He’s hiding the fact that he’s losing control the best he can, but it’s hard to keep anything a secret for long when your partner’s a former cop…and especially when your partner’s a former cop who wants to move in together.

When all hell literally breaks loose in Toronto and superstrength ghosts are unleashed on Wes and his friends, he and Hudson are thrown into a case unlike any they’ve seen before. To save the city, Wes needs to harness his new power…and find some answers. But when he gets them, the solution to fix it all could mean losing everything.

Not Dead Yet
Book 1: Not Dead Yet
Book 2: Give Up the Ghost
Book 3: Graveyard Shift

Ashes and Dust
Book 1: All Fired Up
Book 2: House on Fire
Book 3: Out of the Ashes

Chaos Station by Jenn Burke and Kelly Jensen
Book 1: Chaos Station
Book 2: Lonely Shore
Book 3: Skip Trace
Book 4: Inversion Point
Book 5: Phase Shift
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Greg Boudreaux is a master voice actor. He nails every emotion and character in this book; whether it's Wes' sarcasm or fear of someone finding out his secret, Iskander's broken voice or Hudson's love for Wes.-- "Love Bytes Reviews"

About the Author

This spicier side of narrator Greg Tremblay brings a passion for strong plots and simmering love scenes. Honoring Greg's ancestors who split from the Tremblay clan to seek the heat of the Bayou, Greg Boudreaux seeks to deliver characters to make you swoon and love scenes to make you blush.

Jenn Burke is the author of The Gryphon King's Consort and coauthor, with Kelly Jensen, of the critically acclaimed Chaos Station science fiction romance series. Jenn lives just outside of Ottawa, Ontario, with her husband and two kids, and two dogs.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07LGBFM99
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Carina Press (June 3, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 3, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2203 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 238 pages
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Jenn Burke has loved out-of-this-world romance since she first read about heroes and heroines kicking butt and falling in love as a preteen. Now that she’s an author, she couldn’t be happier to bring adventure, romance, and sexy times to her readers.

Jenn is the author of The Gryphon King’s Consort from Dreamspinner Press and the co-author of the critically acclaimed Chaos Station science fiction romance series (with Kelly Jensen) from Carina Press. She’s also the author of Her Sexy Sentinel, a paranormal romance from Entangled Publishing.

She’s been called a pocket-sized and puntastic Canadian on social media, and she’ll happily own that label. Jenn lives just outside of Ottawa, Ontario, with her husband and two kids, plus two dogs named after video game characters…because her geekiness knows no bounds.

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Red-Haired Ash
5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful sequel
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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5 stars - I loved it!

This book picks up a few months after the first book ends. Hudson and Wes have opened their own private investigation business, Caballero Investigations, and have a steady stream of customers now. But not everything is perfect because Hudson is determined to avoid paranormal cases and Wes is struggling to contain his newly changed magic.

This was another wonderful and action packed mystery for Hudson and Wes. There are strange magical occurrences around the city, Wes’s ghostly ex appearing; a haunted LGBTQ shelter, and Wes’s uncontrollable magic. It was a lot but Burke does a wonderful job at weaving all these elements together without overwhelming or losing the plot. I really enjoyed the whole concept of this mystery and the new dangers the gang faced.

The growth in Hudson and Wes’s relationship was wonderful in this one. Even though promises are made both Wes and Hudson are still struggling with fully trusting each other and we see them have a pretty big fight about it. I will admit, for the first half of this book I was a bit angry at Wes for failing to communicate with Hudson about his new abilities and his bad decisions afterwards but I really love how it all played out in the end. Wes’s character growth was phenomenal and it was great seeing him let go of his more selfish tendencies.

Like the first book, I found myself loving the secondary characters even more. Lexi, Evan and Isk were all great friends and coworkers. They are so supportive and love everyone just as they are. This is just a wonderful found family that just enriches the world and makes me want stories focusing on the side characters.

Overall, this was a truly wonderful sequel with a very emotional ending. I can’t wait to read the last book and see how Wes and Hudson’s story ends.

CW: Evan is struggling with depression; homomisia; Wes uses his magic to influence another person's thoughts; suicide (not on of the main characters); drug use mentioned; injuries and hospital stay;
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Bibliophilic Lab Rat
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful continuation to a great series
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019
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Give Up the Ghost takes place a few months after the end of Not Dead Yet, and Wes is dealing with the fallout from the Crown of Osiris and changes in his magic, while also working on his relationship with Hudson and building a private investigator’s business with Hudson and Iskander. Wes is keeping his increased power a secret from everyone he cares about, but when strange things start occurring at an LGBTQ+ resource house, he and his friends/family need to help our and he comes to realize this new magic of his has a greater burden than he realized.

One of my personal favorite parts of this book is Wes’ sexuality and the easy way Hudson accepts that sometimes he wants to cuddle and doesn’t feel remotely sexual. There is no feelings that he’s not fulfilling his partner’s needs or has to make up for some sort of lack, and as an asexual reader this really appeals to me in a romance.

This book also has really strong themes of found/chosen family, even after blood family has kicked you out. Wes has always been really close with Lexi, the great-great niece of his former lover and the man who killed him in the 1920s, but his family has grown with Hudson, Hudson’s progeny, Evan, and Iskander, and I love the ways they are there for each other, though none of them are perfect.

Give Up the Ghost was more focused on Wes and Hudson, and their relationship and rebuilding what they had over 20 years ago, but the magic and mystery is so intriguing. The mystery was engaging and I didn’t see all the things coming until they were revealed. I liked the way things were wrapped up regarding Michael, and I’m really looking forward to the next book in the series. I love getting to see these characters heal and grow, and especially the ways they support one another. Really loved this book and definitely recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another fun read. Looking forward to Book 3.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2019
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4 1/2 stars
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Ok. I was hoping that this book would be as good as book one. IT IS!!! Give Up the Ghost is an exciting and entertaining continuation of the Not Dead Yet series. There is lots of action, suspense, and danger which is caused in no small part by the inability of Wes and Hudson to trust each other. They continue to struggle with their relationship, unused to having someone who matters in their life to confide in and to whom they would tell their deepest darkest secrets. I wanted to yell them at several points, to get their heads out of their butts and talk to each other.
I enjoyed the creepy visitations that occurred, and the characters’ fight to keep them contained. I could picture them as they fought side by side to control that which is hard to imagine, much less see in the flesh. The chaos of battle does not hinder the author from making the reader visualize the creatures invading our world.
There is a nice flow to the piece that takes you from scene to scene flawlessly without breaking the rhythm of the action and dialogue.
The secondary characters, once more, play a large part in the outcome of Wes and Hudson's story. Their chosen family is lovable, supportive, and fun.
The HEA/HFN is satisfying and believable, and I look forward to Book 3 to see if they keep their recently removed heads from their respective butts.
I’m glad I found this author. She writes fun stuff.
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Victoria
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2019
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I loved this book more than the 1st book, if that's even possible! See and Hudson are now together and running a PI firm.

I really enjoyed seeing Wes grow more powerful. However, Wes and Hudson are making things complicated by keeping secrets from each other. I'm digging this fun by bunch of characters and their tight little group!

The plot moves along at a nice pace. There's lots of excitement, suspense and tension that kept me glued to the book, as well. It was very hard to put my kindle down.

Another hit from Jenn Burke. I highly, HIGHLY recommend you check this book out.  I can’t wait to see where she takes this story in book 3.
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kragthang
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
Reviewed in Germany on June 5, 2019
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Carina Press is one of the publishers that really stood out to me this year. Every book I've read so far was a hit. I'd like to give a huge shout-out to the editors, who help making the books as good as they are.

I loved Not Dead Yet by Jenn Burke a lot and couldn't wait for Give Up the Ghost to finally be released. And whoa, what a ride it has been. The book continues where the first one left off and develops the world and the characters further. I especially like the way Wes is written as an ace character and that Evan's depression was addressed, even though he wasn't one of the MCs. Since everything was written from Wes' perspective, we only saw Hudson through his eyes and Jenn Burke did a great job showing Hudson to us that way. In general I found it intriguing how well their friends were integrated in the story. They felt alive and real and if one of them wasn't there I would totally miss them.

The story with its ups and downs was great. The different threads intertwined well and the pace was just right. The whole story lead into a direction I wasn't expecting. So there was always a new surprise around the corner.

There's so much I loved about this book I can't really put it into words. But if you like urban fantasy with diverse characters, give this series a try. You'll get relationships that are not perfect, a great dose of paranormal, and surprising mysteries.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun series, worth your time
Reviewed in France on July 20, 2019
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This is a fun series that I’ve enjoyed immensely. Likeable and well developed characters, with lots of potential story arcs for the future.
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