Review: A Powerful Book Two for the 'When Hell Meets Heaven' Series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2014
‘Fatal Hesitation’ is the second book in the ‘When Hell Meets Heaven’ series and the title really references an emotional response. So two very different women with fairly different temperaments have been thrown together by recent events yet willingly became business partners. To truly understand the recent events, you probably need to read book one in the series and I recommend that. With book two being a bit of a roller coaster ride, having read book one I had a supportive anchor and helpful background data to keep from being thrown for a super loop de loop.Dr. Amelia West is on an unusual sabbatical from her duties and vows as a nun. She is trying to come to terms with the rest of her life. Her clients as a psychologist have been greatly diminished since her best client, the Catholic Church, is no longer utilizing her services. With a reduced workload, Amelia decides to take a vacation to visit her parents. However, she cuts her vacation short for personal reasons and because Olivia asks for some assistance on a new case. A huge collision course has been set in motion that kind of blew me away. Oh my. The sparks fly from all corners!Olivia Santos can masterfully sidestep confrontations which serves her well as a private detective. She also has an acutely sensitive eye, ear, and heart to discordant elements which is another very useful skill. She takes on a fairly peculiar case a bit geographically distant from her home base. She asks if Amelia could join her as some psychological expertise would be most helpful in scoping out the skittish client. The two partners work well together, but Olivia kind of throws Amelia's world totally upside down momentarily, with huge future implications.  Astounding!An important undercurrent is brought to light that will impact Amelia, Olivia, and Teal, Olivia's long-time friend and now administrative assistant to both women. Plus, the rather unexpected and harrowing end of the story also provides fertile ground for the solidification of the partnership. This book very much feels like a link in a series and since I am looking forward to the entire collection, that is okay with me. However, I believe this means this book does not solidly stand on its own. Since I truly adore both Amelia and Olivia I am a bit predisposed to learning everything about them. This book works fine as a follow-up to book one and the foundation setter to book three. Give it a try!NOTE: This book was provided by Affinity EBook Press for the purpose of a review on <a href="http://www.rainbowbookreviews.com/book-reviews/fatal-hesitation-when-hell-meets-heaven-2-by-jm-dragon-at-affinity-ebook-press">Rainbow Book Reviews</a>.