A familiar ghost you can’t quite place, a young widow trying to survive, a wealthy man who is her boss, and danger lurking everywhere…. Most would say Deja You is the workings of a Goth or Victorian Romance. They would be wrong. This is a thoroughly modern day murder mystery, paranormal and romance all in one.

Our heroine Charli lives in an area run by slumlords, haunted by memories of November 16th when the love of her life, her husband, was killed. Only on this particular November 16th, there are strange goings-on. Things are worse than normal and she wonders half jokingly if something is out to get her. It turns out she almost right.

The story moves along unpredictably and yet not so off-kilter as to leave you confused, just enough to keep you reading page after page. Kelsy George is rapidly becoming a favorite author of mine. This says a lot because in general I do not go for romance, but her stories are not sappy and predictable. Being a mystery puts a decided edge to the story that is not normally expected.

Deja You is a delightful and refreshing story set in modern times. Charli is a character that is not a wimp or who needs a man to solve her problems. But everyone does better with love in their lives, and this is true for Charli, as well.

Buy a copy. You won’t be let down.

Reviewed By Nancy Louise
© February 2007