Shelby Nichols, Book 1
Synopsis: Shelby Nichols is an average woman who is married to the only guy she ever fell for. Her life is organized and predictable, revolving around her husband and two children. All that changes the day she stops at the grocery store for some carrots. As the cashier rings up her purchases, a gunman is busy robbing the bank inside the store. When a customer grabs the robber’s mask, he is shot and everyone runs for cover. Everyone except Shelby, who finds herself face to face with the killer. The next thing she knows, she’s lying on the floor with a bullet wound to her head. Luckily, the bullet only grazes her scalp, and she doesn’t suspect any lasting affects until later, when she suddenly ‘hears’ what people are thinking. With this uncanny ability, her life takes on a whole new dimension. Her kids think she’s bossy and too old to understand them, but that’s nothing compared to her husband. He says he loves her, but what is it about the redhead at work that he doesn’t want her to know? As if that isn’t enough, the gunman knows she can identify him, and he’s out to silence her forever. In her fight to stay alive, she is saved from certain death by a handsome hit-man with ties to organized crime. This pulls Shelby even deeper into danger, where knowing someone’s thoughts can not only hurt her feelings, but get her killed.
Review: I had seen this novel on several blogs and when I saw it free on amazon, I took it quickly. I was really curious to see what the author was going to offer us, especially since the series is pretty well rated on goodreads. So I started it!
Shelby is a housewife and manages the entire house for her husband and children. However, all this changes the day she goes to the grocery store and a ball touches her during an armed robbery. It is at this moment that she discovers that she hears the thoughts of others. While that could be a very interesting talent, Shelby realizes that it’s tiring and wearying. In addition, she does not necessarily appreciate hearing what others think about her. But here, with this gift, she wants to try to help the police to find the person who would like to make her disappear but she ends up under the cut of the mafia. The only thing that saves her is her gift, except that now the boss is convinced that he can use her, especially in his environment.
I found the story very nice and I really liked following the heroine. Shelby is easy to connect to and it must be said that she finds herself in incredible situations without even wanting to. She’s going to find out that she’s not the boring mom that she thought she was and that this gift will open up many doors for her, even if she does not really know how. But in the end this gift will only bring her trouble!
I confess that I am now very curious to be able to discover the following volume to see what our heroine reserves us and especially to see what she will do with in respect to her loved ones after this end.
Lorna
I enjoyed this one as well a long time ago. I never read a second one and now I am wondering why. Glad you liked it too!
Melliane
I need to read it too now!
kindlemom1
This is new to me but it definitely looks fun, glad you enjoyed it!
Melliane
yes it was!
Jenea's Book Obsession
This sounds good! Great review!
Joy // Joyousreads
Ohhh I love that talent: ability to hear people’s thoughts. Lol. But I also know it can get annoying pretty fast.
blodeuedd
That cover was always so weird that I liked it
Melliane
yes it is fun
Sophia Rose
I think I’d want to read it from the cover and title alone. LOL It does sound fun and tricky with her mental ability now.
Melliane
right? I was curious too
Angela - Angel's Guilty Pleasures
Nice review. Like you I had seen it around, but it didn’t click for me. I really wanted to like it.
Melliane
oh sorry it wasn’t for you
Heidi
I won a copy of this book years ago, but now I can’t find it, I must have loaned it out to someone. Now I am kicking myself it sounds like a great read! I will see if I can still get it on Amazon.
Melliane
oh… no…
Carole @ Carole's Random Life in Books
I picked this one up as a freebie years ago but haven’t read it yet. I am so glad that you enjoyed it, Melliane! I may have to give it a try.
Melliane
I had it for a while too
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
I like the sound of this! I think I would like the heroine too, I enjoy the fact she’s not a conventional UF protagonist.
Melliane
yes I liked that as well
Greg
This sounds like a lot of fun! I’ll admit I rather liked the cover but reading your review it’s not what I was expecting, and it sounds like a very fun premise!
Melliane
yeah it’s a bit different
Carole Rae
I wonder if it is free still on Amazon!
Anne - Books of My Heart
I have this as a freebie also. I am glad to see you liked it. I have seen some other favorable reviews also. Excellent review!
Nadene @totallyaddictedtoreading
I jut discovered I had purchased this book in 2013. Hangs head in shame. 🙂
Melliane
lol it was 2015 for me