Here’s the set-up for Lisa Olsen’s The Touch, just $2.99 on Kindle:
Lexi Morgan has always had The Touch; the ability to pick up an object and ‘see’ its past. Doomed to wearing protective gloves at all times, she learned to accept it as equal parts gift and curse.
When her brother in law Neil disappears, she’d rather tell her sister to celebrate than try to help find the jerk. But after her young niece vanishes as well, it’s time to put her gift to good use and help track her down, especially when handsome Detective Gabriel Ryan takes over the case.
When the investigation leads them to the restless spirits of long dead children, they must work together to keep history from repeating itself before it’s too late.
Editorial review:
Lisa Olsen gives us a darker trip into the paranormal with her sophomore book, The Touch. Lexi has the gift of psychometry, the ability to read past memories of an object. She quickly becomes embroiled in a police investigation into her sister’s family which brings her into contact with Detective Gabriel Ryan, a face from the past. The third person POV allows for better access into the investigation, following Detective Ryan, and offers just enough insight into the crime procedure without becoming weighed down by it. Adding to the mix is the presence of ghosts, each with their own agenda. The Touch offers the quick, witty banter this author is becoming known for, while adding a fair amount of suspense and chills from the otherworldly characters.
From the reviewers:
Gripping thrill ride. This book is excellent, but it’s two strongest points are the characters and author’s ability to weave a thriller that never slows down. Lexi is a very in-depth character and is about as realistic as they come. – Michael A. Saxton
This book was great! It had a wonderful blend of Supernatural, mystery and romance. the ghost children were creepy but not over the top, and the ending was unexpected, but in a great way. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, I couldn’t put it down – R. Padgett
The Touch is an amazing book with suspense, murder, and creepy ghost children. I loved Lexi’s character, and many of the lesser characters were very colorful in their own way. I didn’t expect the ending to be how it was at all; I found myself on the edge of my seat to figure out what happened to everyone and who would be okay. A very entertaining read, but I don’t suggest reading it late at night in absolute silence, it’s creepy! – Emily
The supernatural has long been my favorite to write and read. Werewolves, vampires, witchcraft, ghosts, things that go bump in the night; these are a few of my favorite things to write about. Not sparkly beings with phenomenal cosmic power that are always the smartest, bravest, prettiest Mary Sue to walk the planet, but real people who just happen to have this little quirk…
I am currently working on the sequel to Angel of Mercy – Mercy for the Wicked. For more information on my current writing exploits, please visit my website at http://www.lisaolsen.net
Maggie Bishop is the author of a mystery series, Appalachian Adventure Mysteries, and two romance novels set in the Mountains of North Carolina in the Boone area. "I started with romance and have turned to murder."
She was chosen as one of "100 Incredible East Carolina University Women" for literature and leadership. She's an Air Force brat who put herself through ECU and received a MBA degree, a former manufacturing executive, founder and past president of High Country Writers, past Secretary of Central Pennsylvania Romance Writers, and is a member of Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime. Maggie's the current Treasurer of High Country Writers in Boone, NC.
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