Review: Unusual paranormal romance - no vampires!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2013
I was given an Advance Review Copy by the author.I had my concerns about the novel initially, as I am not a fan of jazz. However, although For the Love of Jazz has the theme of jazz music running through it, it doesn't dominate. Rather the jazz club and how it links the past and the present and the lives of the protagonist with her relatives is key.  From the start the novel has almost a ghost story quality. The house restoration as a theme works well and is not something I had come across before. Apart from the seriously good-looking, sexy male lead, Patrick and the unmistakeable chemistry between the protagonist, Josie and him, the dark tale which weaves its way around Josie and her aunt, who mysteriously disappeared 50 years ago makes the novel worth a read. A twist in the tale at the end, as well as the way Patrick's family is connected to Josie's and how Josie tries to get to the bottom of it all, whilst trying to disentangle herself (sometimes) from her attraction to Patrick, ensure there's plenty of action. Trying to figure out who could have been the person to make Josie's aunt disappear all those years ago is the crux of the whole story, but a little bit of obstacle-strewn romance along the way never hurt anyone!NB: the version I read was an unedited proof. It is assumed that any errors have since been corrected