by S. E. Harmon
I could smell and see those things for the rest of my days. And I just might get that chance. Growing old there with Danny. The word “appealing” didn’t even begin to cover it.
A little boy sat on the top step of the deck, staring into the backyard. He didn’t look over ten or twelve years old. He plucked absently at the hem of his shorts.
“Hi,” I said softly, trying not to startle him.
He looked up quickly anyway, almost surprised. A thick fringe of lashes covered his expression in his big dark eyes as he blinked. “So it is true. You can… you can see me?”
“Yeah.” I took the few steps to come closer, sat next to him on the step, and tucked in my bare feet. “I can.”
“Who hurt you?” He gestured at my heavily bandaged arm.
I thought briefly about how to explain what happened, and in the end I just shook my head. “No one important.”
“So… what are you?” He swiped back a heavy curtain of dark, glossy bangs. “You a ghost too?”
“No, I’m a medium.” My voice was steady and sure. I’d practiced several ways to do this, and in the end, I decided to go with the simple truth. No Ghostbusters suit. No Scooby Doo van. Yet. “I’m new at this, so we’re going to have to work together. But I’m here to help.”
“What’s your name?”
“Rain. Rain Christiansen. What’s yours?”
“Ben.” He gave me a little smile. “I’m kind of glad you’re here.”
I smiled back. For the first time in a long time, I could honestly say… so was I.
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The PI Guys: Book One
Private investigator Mackenzie Williams’s newest client is everything he’s looking for in a guy—charming, beautiful, intelligent, and successful. There’s only one itty bitty problem—the guy’s not exactly gay. In fact, Jordan Channing is looking for a PI to follow his fiancée. The smart thing would be to thank Jordan for his time, turn Mr. Perfect away (don’t let the door hit you on the rump, thank you very much), and forget he exists.
Of course, Mackenzie has never been accused of doing the smart thing. Being a smart aleck is more his MO. Relationships aren’t up his alley, never have been. So why’s he so inexplicably drawn to his new client?
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The PI Guys: Book Two
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Despite Drew’s misgivings, it’s not long before they’ve got all the requisites for friends with benefits going. Friendly, good conversation? Check. Fun times in and out of bed? Check. Hot, electrolyte-sapping sex? Double check. Falling in love? Yeah. About that….
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S.E. HARMON has had a lifelong love affair with writing. It’s been both wonderful and rocky (they’ve divorced several times), but they always manage to come back together. She’s a native Floridian with a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Fine Arts, and used to spend her time writing educational grants. She now splits her days between voraciously reading romance novels and hiding away someplace to write them. Her current beta reader is a nosy American Eskimo who begrudgingly accepts payment in the form of dog biscuits.
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By S.E. Harmon
P.S. I Spook You
THE PI GUYS
Stay With Me
So Into You
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ISBN: 978-1-63533-690-0
Digital ISBN: 978-1-63533-691-7
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017900388
Published June 2017
v. 1.0
Printed in the United States of America