The Rising

Badlands Series, Book 2

De: Morgan Brice

Narrado por: Kale Williams

A big storm is brewing, there's a killer on the loose, and the ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless. Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his sexy cop boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D'Amato, have their hands full helping the Grand Strand brace for rough surf, driving rain, and high winds as a winter storm roars toward shore.

Everyone's on edge, and rumors are rampant about sightings of Blackcoat Benny, a ghostly omen of danger, and worse, the Gallows Nine, the spirits of nine infamous criminals hanged back in the 1700s, a harbinger of disaster. Rough tides wash the wreck of an old pirate ship into shallow waters, high winds threaten to damage an old mansion with a dark past, and the citizens of the beach town hunker down to ride out the storm.

As the skies grow dark and the sea turns wild, several men from prominent local families end up dead under suspicious circumstances. Simon's premonition confirms Vic's gut feeling - the killing is just getting started. As Simon tries to reach out to the spirits of the murdered men to help the investigation, he's attacked by malicious ghosts that don't want anyone getting in the way of their long-overdue vengeance.

©2019 Gail Z. Martin (P)2019 Tantor

Great story and characters

Love the relationship building and the story. Hard to find good paranormal romance these days!

Narrator Kale Williams is perfect for this series!

In the first book of the series, Sebastian "Simon" Kincaide solves the case of the serial killer and leaves the evidence for homicide detective Vic D'Amato and his partner to follow up on as he decides that tackling the perpetrator is his job to do. He goes head-to-head with the madman and only manages to survive when the ghosts of the murderer's victims band together to exact vengeance. The captain of the Myrtle Beach police department, in addition to several others on the police force, is convinced that the paranormal exists and that Simon's psychic talents are authentic. Simon is offered a position as a consultant for the police department, making it possible for him to work more directly with Vic for those murders linked to supernatural activity.
In 'The Rising: Badlands Book 2', the folks of Myrtle Beach are whispering about the sightings of the spirits of Blackcoat Benny and also the Gallows Nine that was hung in the 1700s for murder and piracy. As a presage of disaster, folks are expecting winter storm heading for the Grand Strand to be one resulting in extensive property damage, personal injuries, and some mortality. When the rough tides wash an old pirate wreck into shallow waters, murders start to occur around the town. Working as a team, Vic's standard and Simon's paranormal investigations determine that the victims are descendants of the officials responsible for having the Gallows Nine executed centuries ago. The malicious spirits were exacting revenge for the officials' willingness to overlook the man that the members of the Gallows Nine worked for--a rich, entitled, and well-connected crook who went unpunished all those years ago.
In addition to all the other very scary and delightful frightful content, the writer includes a connection for Simon with a male ancestor who is a weather witch who is able to make use of Simon's corporeal existence to do battle with malevolent spirits. As was the case with Badlands, this novel features great world-building, spectacular character development (even the ghost does some growing, for goodness sake!), with extraordinary pacing and outstanding balance making this another page-turning addition to the series. Give yourself plenty of time to read the book from start to finish in one sitting as it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to put it down!

Great sexy listen

Great story if you like the supernatural gay romantic things. I love the characters. The reader was fantastic. Definitely gonna listen to more in the series.

amazing storyline

such a great story with some steamy moments. Love the Paranormal element and the cop elements as well

Interesting perspectives

A little challenging from some other perspectives but definitely a good suspense thriller mastered by an excellent voice actor.