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Ramos Family Trilogy #1
Medium Well
Danny Ramos has always had a gift when it comes to selling houses; it’s as if the homes talk to him. When his jealous boss, Araceli, assigns him to an old and neglected carriage house, he discovers that perhaps his abilities are more than simple intuition. Danny sees and feels the history of the house and the bloody murder that happened there while Biddy, his assistant, feels nothing. If Danny’s going to sell this house, prove to his boss that he isn’t crazy, save his job, and get the girl, he’s going to need all the help he can find, especially when the demon inhabiting the house possesses a client. Lucky for Danny, his sixth sense runs in the family.
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Meg Benjamin
39 books502 followersMeg Benjamin is an award-winning author of romance. Her newest series, the Folk, is a paranormal series from Soul Mate Publishing set in Colorado. Meg’s Konigsburg series is set in the Texas Hill Country and her Salt Box and Brewing Love trilogies are set in the Colorado Rockies (all are available from Entangled Publishing). Along with contemporary romance, Meg is also the author of the paranormal Ramos Family trilogy from Berkley InterMix. Meg’s books have won numerous awards, including an EPIC Award, a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, the Holt Medallion from Virginia Romance Writers, the Beanpot Award from the New England Romance Writers, and the Award of Excellence from Colorado Romance Writers. Meg’s Web site is http://www.MegBenjamin.com. You can follow her on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/meg.benjamin1), Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/megbenjamin/), Twitter (http://twitter.com/megbenj1) and Instagram (meg_benjamin). Meg loves to hear from readers—contact her at meg@megbenjamin.com.
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February 5, 2013
Amanda's review posted on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
4 Stars
If you are like me, when you find one of your favorite authors begin another series, you jump at the chance to check it out and that is what I did. Meg Benjamin, author of the Konigsburg series, is starting a new series. Medium Well, the first book in the Medium trilogy, stars a haunted house, ghosts, a demon, a family secret and a couple who try to solve one deadly mystery. Meg Benjamin has a way of capturing this reader and holding my attention with a good paranormal tale about a romance growing between a rising realtor and an up and coming singer.
Danny Ramos is a hot realtor in San Antonio and has been given a difficult house to sell. It starts when his assistant, Biddy Gunter, felt a chill in the air when it should be absolutely hot and stifling during a walk-thru. Then with just a touch of the stove Danny felt a jolt up his arm and saw the most horrendous murder scene, which absolutely scared him to death. Even stranger, a few days later both Biddy and Danny share the same haunting dream. What the what?! To add to the mystery of whom the ghost is but what does he want with Danny. And why is Biddy connected to all of this?
Danny turns out to be a medium, an intermediary that gets messages from the dead and passes them on to the living. He learns that his mother’s side of the family is a long line of mediums, but it usually goes to the women in the family. Huh. Danny’s mom Deidre also has a role in the story that helps solve the mystery when she offers her assistance. Biddy is involved somehow by being sensitive to the ghost’s appearance at the house. I don’t want to give too much away of the plot here but let me tell you that it totally sucked me in and I had to finish it sooner than later. And what an ending it was!
Biddy Gunter was the pleasant surprise. By day she was a real estate assistant in training, but by night she was a fiddle playing singer in a band. She tried to hide her attraction to her boss Danny and also keep him out of hot water with his boss, who also happens to be her older sister Araceli. I liked her because she was just a girl trying to balance work and music and trying to keep peace in the family.
Medium Well was a nice mix of a developing relationship and mystery. I find the whole topic of talking to the dead quite fascinating and truly wonder if one can actually do it. No matter what, I’m willing to believe it in this story. Meg Benjamin wrote one of those stories where the past is trying to right a wrong and two ordinary people are pulled into the supernatural realm. I look forward to the others in this trilogy and have a sneaky feeling that we haven’t seen the last of Danny and Biddy.
4 Stars
If you are like me, when you find one of your favorite authors begin another series, you jump at the chance to check it out and that is what I did. Meg Benjamin, author of the Konigsburg series, is starting a new series. Medium Well, the first book in the Medium trilogy, stars a haunted house, ghosts, a demon, a family secret and a couple who try to solve one deadly mystery. Meg Benjamin has a way of capturing this reader and holding my attention with a good paranormal tale about a romance growing between a rising realtor and an up and coming singer.
Danny Ramos is a hot realtor in San Antonio and has been given a difficult house to sell. It starts when his assistant, Biddy Gunter, felt a chill in the air when it should be absolutely hot and stifling during a walk-thru. Then with just a touch of the stove Danny felt a jolt up his arm and saw the most horrendous murder scene, which absolutely scared him to death. Even stranger, a few days later both Biddy and Danny share the same haunting dream. What the what?! To add to the mystery of whom the ghost is but what does he want with Danny. And why is Biddy connected to all of this?
Danny turns out to be a medium, an intermediary that gets messages from the dead and passes them on to the living. He learns that his mother’s side of the family is a long line of mediums, but it usually goes to the women in the family. Huh. Danny’s mom Deidre also has a role in the story that helps solve the mystery when she offers her assistance. Biddy is involved somehow by being sensitive to the ghost’s appearance at the house. I don’t want to give too much away of the plot here but let me tell you that it totally sucked me in and I had to finish it sooner than later. And what an ending it was!
Biddy Gunter was the pleasant surprise. By day she was a real estate assistant in training, but by night she was a fiddle playing singer in a band. She tried to hide her attraction to her boss Danny and also keep him out of hot water with his boss, who also happens to be her older sister Araceli. I liked her because she was just a girl trying to balance work and music and trying to keep peace in the family.
Medium Well was a nice mix of a developing relationship and mystery. I find the whole topic of talking to the dead quite fascinating and truly wonder if one can actually do it. No matter what, I’m willing to believe it in this story. Meg Benjamin wrote one of those stories where the past is trying to right a wrong and two ordinary people are pulled into the supernatural realm. I look forward to the others in this trilogy and have a sneaky feeling that we haven’t seen the last of Danny and Biddy.
September 15, 2013
Originally published at Book Lovers Inc.
My Thoughts:
We were just in San Antonio for WorldCon and took a bus tour that went around the King William area where this book (and the series) takes place. The residents of the area are too snooty too allow the tours to drive through. Small world.
But the houses are old, Victorian, and definitely did look like they either needed a lot of money or a lot of maintenance. Or both at once.
Who names their daughters Araceli and Biddy? I’m just saying…
Danny Ramos, on the other hand, not only sounds like, but apparently is, sex on a stick. And it’s a quality he generally exploits in his off-work time. Possibly occasionally in his on-work time, there were a couple of moments when I wondered. But that’s not this story.
You’ve heard of horse whisperers? Danny is a house-whisperer. Old houses tell him their secrets, and he is an expert at spinning those secrets into terrific stories that he uses to sell old houses to new owners. Expensive old houses.
Danny is a real estate agent, which should not be a novel-worthy profession, except when the house is demon-raddled. How does Danny know the house is possessed by a demon? At first, all he knows is that the house freaks him out, really, really badly. Then, he gets introduced to the woo-woo side of his family history, and discovers that his extra-special talent at selling houses is an extra-sensory talent.
Mom forgot to tell him that he comes from a very long line of mediums. The houses really are speaking to him. Or their ghosts are.
When the story opens, the biggest problem in Danny’s life is that his paranoid boss Araceli is out to get him fired. By the end, his biggest problem is that he needs to burn down a historic carriage house to stop a soul eating demon from getting loose and possessing the good citizens of San Antonio.
Verdict: This is way, way more fun than it ought to be based on the description. I was reading the next book in the series, Medium Rare, for a tour, and the recap of previous events sounded so wild that I couldn’t resist getting this one just to see what the heck happened. This is pretty much of a hoot.
One of the bizarre things about the Ramos family is that the family talent for being a medium comes from the Riordan side, from their mother. Even weirder is that not only is Danny not supposed to have inherited the talent, but the Riordan side doesn’t run to boys. He and his brother are the first males in the family in centuries. Mom’s reactions to finding out that he has a demon to get rid of and that she has to own a talent she tried to forget are beyond interesting. Come to think of it, a book of mom's love story with dad and getting out of the "family business" might be pretty good.
I both liked Biddy and she drove me nuts. She has been letting her older sister Araceli dictate her life for much too long, but I don’t have an exact fix on how old Biddy is. Gratitude, even for an extreme sacrifice, can only go so far. Biddy is a musician, and she’s not just fantastic at it herself but she's fronting an absolutely awesome group. Biddy needs to devote herself to her music, and Araceli is pressuring her to give it up permanently. There’s something wrong in that dynamic that weakens both characters and turns Araceli into a stereotypical paranoid career-ladder climbing bitch.
Biddy’s family dynamics were not just awful but the resolution was too quick at the end. Danny’s were terrific, even as the big family secret got revealed. And I loved the research into the house.
There is a romance between Biddy and Danny that is a big part of the story. These two people are both figuring out who they really are, as well as figuring out they belong together. They have to do the first before they completely manage the second.
I give Medium Well by Meg Benjamin 4 stars!
My Thoughts:
We were just in San Antonio for WorldCon and took a bus tour that went around the King William area where this book (and the series) takes place. The residents of the area are too snooty too allow the tours to drive through. Small world.
But the houses are old, Victorian, and definitely did look like they either needed a lot of money or a lot of maintenance. Or both at once.
Who names their daughters Araceli and Biddy? I’m just saying…
Danny Ramos, on the other hand, not only sounds like, but apparently is, sex on a stick. And it’s a quality he generally exploits in his off-work time. Possibly occasionally in his on-work time, there were a couple of moments when I wondered. But that’s not this story.
You’ve heard of horse whisperers? Danny is a house-whisperer. Old houses tell him their secrets, and he is an expert at spinning those secrets into terrific stories that he uses to sell old houses to new owners. Expensive old houses.
Danny is a real estate agent, which should not be a novel-worthy profession, except when the house is demon-raddled. How does Danny know the house is possessed by a demon? At first, all he knows is that the house freaks him out, really, really badly. Then, he gets introduced to the woo-woo side of his family history, and discovers that his extra-special talent at selling houses is an extra-sensory talent.
Mom forgot to tell him that he comes from a very long line of mediums. The houses really are speaking to him. Or their ghosts are.
When the story opens, the biggest problem in Danny’s life is that his paranoid boss Araceli is out to get him fired. By the end, his biggest problem is that he needs to burn down a historic carriage house to stop a soul eating demon from getting loose and possessing the good citizens of San Antonio.
Verdict: This is way, way more fun than it ought to be based on the description. I was reading the next book in the series, Medium Rare, for a tour, and the recap of previous events sounded so wild that I couldn’t resist getting this one just to see what the heck happened. This is pretty much of a hoot.
One of the bizarre things about the Ramos family is that the family talent for being a medium comes from the Riordan side, from their mother. Even weirder is that not only is Danny not supposed to have inherited the talent, but the Riordan side doesn’t run to boys. He and his brother are the first males in the family in centuries. Mom’s reactions to finding out that he has a demon to get rid of and that she has to own a talent she tried to forget are beyond interesting. Come to think of it, a book of mom's love story with dad and getting out of the "family business" might be pretty good.
I both liked Biddy and she drove me nuts. She has been letting her older sister Araceli dictate her life for much too long, but I don’t have an exact fix on how old Biddy is. Gratitude, even for an extreme sacrifice, can only go so far. Biddy is a musician, and she’s not just fantastic at it herself but she's fronting an absolutely awesome group. Biddy needs to devote herself to her music, and Araceli is pressuring her to give it up permanently. There’s something wrong in that dynamic that weakens both characters and turns Araceli into a stereotypical paranoid career-ladder climbing bitch.
Biddy’s family dynamics were not just awful but the resolution was too quick at the end. Danny’s were terrific, even as the big family secret got revealed. And I loved the research into the house.
There is a romance between Biddy and Danny that is a big part of the story. These two people are both figuring out who they really are, as well as figuring out they belong together. They have to do the first before they completely manage the second.
I give Medium Well by Meg Benjamin 4 stars!
August 2, 2013
Danny Ramos is a real estate agent who is put in charge of selling a carriage house in a historic district of San Antonio, Texas. He’s not thrilled that he gets to sell JUST the carriage house when his boss is selling the actual house but he’ll do his best.
Danny and his awkward assistant, Biddy, head off to show the house to a potential client and it’s the first time they get to see the property. To say its in horrible condition is putting it mildly. The place is a nightmare mess and on top of that Danny starts seeing things – like blood all over the kitchen. Fortunately for him it’s not real but does that mean he’s losing his mind? Biddy feels like the place is freezing, but no one sees the blood but him.
After going to bed one night and being astral projected into the carriage house and seeing ghosts he decides to fess up about what’s happening to both Biddy and his mother whose family has had mediums in it for years. The three of them discover that the house not only has ghosts but so much more. Trying to figure out how to put the boss off from trying to sell the place, keeping his job and also figuring out if he can get rid of the evil spirit that’s inhabiting the carriage house makes for some stressful times.
During all of this Danny sees a different side of Biddy than he’d seen previously. He finds out she sings in a band as well as plays the fiddle. While he’s surprised he also realizes that this is the true Biddy and she’s only at the real estate office to make her sister happy. Danny can’t keep his mind off of Biddy but every love story has its problems.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I opened this book. It’s not my normal kind of read but I was intrigued enough by the blurb to open it up. I have to admit that it was a bit…odd for the first part of the book – til about 40% in. Then the ghost story got more interesting, Danny and Biddy’s romance took off and I definitely wanted to see what happened in the end.
Danny was a character that I got good and bad vibes from. At some points he just seemed extremely shallow but then he seemed to come around the more time he spent with Biddy who was very down to earth. I liked how he was with his family but there were times that I wanted to slap him in the back of his head for some of the things he said to Biddy. Lol Especially since Biddy was so great. I loved the way the author described Biddy and her band. I could totally hear their music in my head as well as the excitement that their audiences were feeling – it was pretty cool.
My issues with the book included the fact that the ghost story was a bit convoluted in the end. I understood it perfectly but then the author felt that it needed to be explained to me yet again and that didn’t set well with me. I think the author should have had more confidence in her readers to understand. Also, in the blurb it talks about Danny having a gift of almost having the houses he sells “talk to him.” We were told that he had an affinity with the houses he sells but we never actually get to SEE it and it was a bit frustrating. When he sees the blood at the carriage house he freaks right out so I’m guessing that a house had never quite talked to him like that. I guess I thought since it was mentioned we’d get more information about that and we didn’t.
In the end it was a good story. Yes, it started off slow but it definitely got better. If you like ghost stories I think you’ll enjoy this one.
Rating: 3.25 out of 5
This review was originally posted on Book Binge by Tracy.
Danny and his awkward assistant, Biddy, head off to show the house to a potential client and it’s the first time they get to see the property. To say its in horrible condition is putting it mildly. The place is a nightmare mess and on top of that Danny starts seeing things – like blood all over the kitchen. Fortunately for him it’s not real but does that mean he’s losing his mind? Biddy feels like the place is freezing, but no one sees the blood but him.
After going to bed one night and being astral projected into the carriage house and seeing ghosts he decides to fess up about what’s happening to both Biddy and his mother whose family has had mediums in it for years. The three of them discover that the house not only has ghosts but so much more. Trying to figure out how to put the boss off from trying to sell the place, keeping his job and also figuring out if he can get rid of the evil spirit that’s inhabiting the carriage house makes for some stressful times.
During all of this Danny sees a different side of Biddy than he’d seen previously. He finds out she sings in a band as well as plays the fiddle. While he’s surprised he also realizes that this is the true Biddy and she’s only at the real estate office to make her sister happy. Danny can’t keep his mind off of Biddy but every love story has its problems.
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I opened this book. It’s not my normal kind of read but I was intrigued enough by the blurb to open it up. I have to admit that it was a bit…odd for the first part of the book – til about 40% in. Then the ghost story got more interesting, Danny and Biddy’s romance took off and I definitely wanted to see what happened in the end.
Danny was a character that I got good and bad vibes from. At some points he just seemed extremely shallow but then he seemed to come around the more time he spent with Biddy who was very down to earth. I liked how he was with his family but there were times that I wanted to slap him in the back of his head for some of the things he said to Biddy. Lol Especially since Biddy was so great. I loved the way the author described Biddy and her band. I could totally hear their music in my head as well as the excitement that their audiences were feeling – it was pretty cool.
My issues with the book included the fact that the ghost story was a bit convoluted in the end. I understood it perfectly but then the author felt that it needed to be explained to me yet again and that didn’t set well with me. I think the author should have had more confidence in her readers to understand. Also, in the blurb it talks about Danny having a gift of almost having the houses he sells “talk to him.” We were told that he had an affinity with the houses he sells but we never actually get to SEE it and it was a bit frustrating. When he sees the blood at the carriage house he freaks right out so I’m guessing that a house had never quite talked to him like that. I guess I thought since it was mentioned we’d get more information about that and we didn’t.
In the end it was a good story. Yes, it started off slow but it definitely got better. If you like ghost stories I think you’ll enjoy this one.
Rating: 3.25 out of 5
This review was originally posted on Book Binge by Tracy.
August 10, 2013
I won this book in a contest and was happy to read it since I'm a big fan of Meg's Konigsburg, TX series. It's set in San Antonio which is a somewhat uncommon setting for a romance and a nice change from the smaller town setting. Although I had read the synopsis and knew there was a paranormal element to this book, I was surprised (in a good way) at how much of it there was. I like paranormals, especially when those elements are well integrated into the plot, as was the case here, rather than just thrown in randomly. Also, I should note that the synopsis makes the book sound rather dark, but although it does deal with ghosts and hauntings, the tone of the book is not heavy or too suspenseful. The plot has those elements, but because Meg Benjamin does light romance so well, you never feel overwhelmed by them. I initially wasn't as interested in the book because of the synopsis, so I'm so glad that I won a copy because I would have missed a great romance otherwise.
Danny, the hero, is referred to as a "house whisperer". He's done really well in real estate, because he seems to understand the story behind the houses he sells, and is easily able to find the right buyers for them. When he's given a rundown old carriage house to sell, he goes to see it unsuspecting, only to find himself having visions of past violence when he walks into the kitchen of the house. As the plot continues, it turns out that on the maternal side, the women in his family were all mediums who could communicate with the dead and a former inhabitant of the house is clearly trying to communicate with him. Danny then tries to solve the mystery of the carriage house, while in the meantime falling hard for his new assistant, Biddy, who in turn is falling hard for him.
Danny was a bit of a player although not in a mean way. He's just a good looking guy who's never had to work much to attract women and he's somewhat clueless regarding the women in his life. He was respectful of his family, and a bit befuddled by the paranormal happenings, trying to take charge, but not succeeding all that well. I loved that he was very protective of Biddy and his mother, but he didn't have all of the answers and didn't turn into some superhero alpha male when confronted with a situation that he couldn't explain or control. Biddy was wonderful. When we are first introduced to her, she comes off as a ditzy and hapless assistant, but it turns out that she's only working at the real estate office to please her sister, the manager of the office. Her real love is music. She's a talented singer/violinist who has organized an eclectic band and is trying to break into the local music scene. When she's performing she is in her element. She's strong, sexy, and take charge. She has a crush on Danny, but she doesn't roll over for him. They come together as equals and their romance is strong and sweet. I really loved this book. I can't wait to read the next one. All I can say is, don't be put off by the synopsis. Buy this book. It's a great romance and I think fans of Meg's previous books will be pleased as will new-to-her readers.
Danny, the hero, is referred to as a "house whisperer". He's done really well in real estate, because he seems to understand the story behind the houses he sells, and is easily able to find the right buyers for them. When he's given a rundown old carriage house to sell, he goes to see it unsuspecting, only to find himself having visions of past violence when he walks into the kitchen of the house. As the plot continues, it turns out that on the maternal side, the women in his family were all mediums who could communicate with the dead and a former inhabitant of the house is clearly trying to communicate with him. Danny then tries to solve the mystery of the carriage house, while in the meantime falling hard for his new assistant, Biddy, who in turn is falling hard for him.
Danny was a bit of a player although not in a mean way. He's just a good looking guy who's never had to work much to attract women and he's somewhat clueless regarding the women in his life. He was respectful of his family, and a bit befuddled by the paranormal happenings, trying to take charge, but not succeeding all that well. I loved that he was very protective of Biddy and his mother, but he didn't have all of the answers and didn't turn into some superhero alpha male when confronted with a situation that he couldn't explain or control. Biddy was wonderful. When we are first introduced to her, she comes off as a ditzy and hapless assistant, but it turns out that she's only working at the real estate office to please her sister, the manager of the office. Her real love is music. She's a talented singer/violinist who has organized an eclectic band and is trying to break into the local music scene. When she's performing she is in her element. She's strong, sexy, and take charge. She has a crush on Danny, but she doesn't roll over for him. They come together as equals and their romance is strong and sweet. I really loved this book. I can't wait to read the next one. All I can say is, don't be put off by the synopsis. Buy this book. It's a great romance and I think fans of Meg's previous books will be pleased as will new-to-her readers.
February 13, 2013
Blurb:
Real estate agent Danny Ramos has always had a knack for selling homes, but when his boss saddles him with a neglected carriage house, Danny discovers that his abilities are more than simple intuition...
On his first visit to the house, Danny is confronted with visions of a violent murder. His assistant, Biddy Gunter, doesn’t seem affected, and Danny starts to think he’s going crazy—until he gets a visit from his mother, who suggests that Danny’s uncanny talent to sell old houses may stem from his family inheritance: psychic empathy.
When Biddy reveals to Danny her own strange dream about the carriage house ghosts, they team up to investigate and discover both the house’s dark history and their own unexpected attraction. But as the hauntings turn from unsettling to downright dangerous, Danny and Biddy need to figure out how to rid the house of its ghostly inhabitants, before their budding romance meets an untimely end…
Review:
I just have to say first I love Meg's other books (The Konigsburg Series), so when I saw that she had written Paranormal Romance I said "I have to read this!". This book was smart, sexy, intense and a some bumps in the night...and not just the bed kind, the keep you on the edge of your seat variety.
I love Meg's characters, there is such a realism to them that you can picture meeting them and relate to what is happening to them in the story. Danny Ramos, I had him all wrong at first. I thought he was going to be this go get the sale at all costs kind of a guy and he is so not that. Danny is gorgeous and successful, of course a bit of a playboy too. Biddy on the other hand has this whole Office Mouse look going on, I think of the teacher from Clueless, the one they try to fix up who always had her skirt and pantyhose on all twisted...lol But she has Danny and everyone else fooled because she is a vibrant, sexy and talented musician when she is not at work. The characters are loyal to their families, Biddy at little too much. Both Biddy and Danny are so great together that you root for them to have their HEA and their love scenes are sexy and hot.
When Danny goes into sell the carriage house and starts feeling and seeing things, he thinks he is cracking up. This is when the intense, get your blood pumping on the edge of your seat starts happening. The scenes are so good you can imagine seeing them as Danny and Biddy does. When Danny and Biddy finally confess that they had been seeing and feeling things they start working together to figure out what happened in the carriage house. As they work through the mystery with the help of Danny's mother and sister, who hold a secret that changes how Danny views the goings on. The ending is very exciting and satisfying.
Excellent book that has me happily waiting for the next book in the series.
Real estate agent Danny Ramos has always had a knack for selling homes, but when his boss saddles him with a neglected carriage house, Danny discovers that his abilities are more than simple intuition...
On his first visit to the house, Danny is confronted with visions of a violent murder. His assistant, Biddy Gunter, doesn’t seem affected, and Danny starts to think he’s going crazy—until he gets a visit from his mother, who suggests that Danny’s uncanny talent to sell old houses may stem from his family inheritance: psychic empathy.
When Biddy reveals to Danny her own strange dream about the carriage house ghosts, they team up to investigate and discover both the house’s dark history and their own unexpected attraction. But as the hauntings turn from unsettling to downright dangerous, Danny and Biddy need to figure out how to rid the house of its ghostly inhabitants, before their budding romance meets an untimely end…
Review:
I just have to say first I love Meg's other books (The Konigsburg Series), so when I saw that she had written Paranormal Romance I said "I have to read this!". This book was smart, sexy, intense and a some bumps in the night...and not just the bed kind, the keep you on the edge of your seat variety.
I love Meg's characters, there is such a realism to them that you can picture meeting them and relate to what is happening to them in the story. Danny Ramos, I had him all wrong at first. I thought he was going to be this go get the sale at all costs kind of a guy and he is so not that. Danny is gorgeous and successful, of course a bit of a playboy too. Biddy on the other hand has this whole Office Mouse look going on, I think of the teacher from Clueless, the one they try to fix up who always had her skirt and pantyhose on all twisted...lol But she has Danny and everyone else fooled because she is a vibrant, sexy and talented musician when she is not at work. The characters are loyal to their families, Biddy at little too much. Both Biddy and Danny are so great together that you root for them to have their HEA and their love scenes are sexy and hot.
When Danny goes into sell the carriage house and starts feeling and seeing things, he thinks he is cracking up. This is when the intense, get your blood pumping on the edge of your seat starts happening. The scenes are so good you can imagine seeing them as Danny and Biddy does. When Danny and Biddy finally confess that they had been seeing and feeling things they start working together to figure out what happened in the carriage house. As they work through the mystery with the help of Danny's mother and sister, who hold a secret that changes how Danny views the goings on. The ending is very exciting and satisfying.
Excellent book that has me happily waiting for the next book in the series.
December 31, 2013
I have always been fascinated with the paranormal. One of my favorite TV shows used to be Medium. LOVED IT! I was looking forward to reading this series in hopes that is would take me back to those awesome TV episodes, so I had to purchase book 1 to try it out!
Danielo (Danny) Ramos didn't know he had "sensitivities" until he saw something he wish he hadn't, that no one else could. I enjoyed how he discovered his family's abilities and how his mom played a vital role in helping him unravel the mystery of a house he was trying to sell. His new-found skill had him at odds. Realizing he was a medium didn't sit well with Danny, especially since he felt like he had to keep it from everyone so they didn't think he was crazy.
Biddy was another key character in Medium Well . I loved her contributions to the story. She was in the thick of this mystery as well, meanwhile, struggling with some personal issues with her sister that forced her to lie about what was most important to her, music! I loved how her music brought Biddy and Danny closer and how solving the mystery together lead to so much more.
I wasn't completely sold on the paranormal aspect of the book, as it was different than what I expected. However, others may find it the perfect way to describe the "other world". I just found it a bit unrealistic at times and was hoping for more likely conversations between those that have passed and Danny. That being said, I still enjoyed it very much and especially loved Biddy and Danny's building chemistry throughout the book.
Rating: B (4 stars)
Danielo (Danny) Ramos didn't know he had "sensitivities" until he saw something he wish he hadn't, that no one else could. I enjoyed how he discovered his family's abilities and how his mom played a vital role in helping him unravel the mystery of a house he was trying to sell. His new-found skill had him at odds. Realizing he was a medium didn't sit well with Danny, especially since he felt like he had to keep it from everyone so they didn't think he was crazy.
Biddy was another key character in Medium Well . I loved her contributions to the story. She was in the thick of this mystery as well, meanwhile, struggling with some personal issues with her sister that forced her to lie about what was most important to her, music! I loved how her music brought Biddy and Danny closer and how solving the mystery together lead to so much more.
I wasn't completely sold on the paranormal aspect of the book, as it was different than what I expected. However, others may find it the perfect way to describe the "other world". I just found it a bit unrealistic at times and was hoping for more likely conversations between those that have passed and Danny. That being said, I still enjoyed it very much and especially loved Biddy and Danny's building chemistry throughout the book.
Rating: B (4 stars)
May 19, 2014
The star rating given reflects my opinion within ‘the official goodreads rating system’. (Notice the two important words... OPINION and RATING)
1 star: Didn’t Like it
2 stars: It’s Okay
3 stars: Liked it
4 stars: Really Liked it
5 stars: It Was Amazing
I don’t really give a rat-fuck that there are some who think I ‘owe’ an explanation for my opinion. Nope, nada, and not sorry about it.
Sometimes I may add notes to explain what my opinions are based on, and sometimes I don’t. I do this for me, on my books, in my library and I don’t ‘owe’ any special snowflakes a thing. Fuck off if you don’t like it and stop reading my shit.
Particularly given the ‘modifications’ to reader’s personal content going on (and outright censorship), unless particularly motivated I will not comment in detail.
It would help if GR was forthcoming in the new ‘appropriate’ and would make a site-wide announcement delineating the new focus from a reader-centric site to one that is now for authors and selling.
1 star: Didn’t Like it
2 stars: It’s Okay
3 stars: Liked it
4 stars: Really Liked it
5 stars: It Was Amazing
I don’t really give a rat-fuck that there are some who think I ‘owe’ an explanation for my opinion. Nope, nada, and not sorry about it.
Sometimes I may add notes to explain what my opinions are based on, and sometimes I don’t. I do this for me, on my books, in my library and I don’t ‘owe’ any special snowflakes a thing. Fuck off if you don’t like it and stop reading my shit.
Particularly given the ‘modifications’ to reader’s personal content going on (and outright censorship), unless particularly motivated I will not comment in detail.
It would help if GR was forthcoming in the new ‘appropriate’ and would make a site-wide announcement delineating the new focus from a reader-centric site to one that is now for authors and selling.
July 24, 2013
Medium Well by Meg Benjamin is a perfect blend of romance and nerve wracking suspense!
Danny is a 'house whisperer' who has great success selling historical houses. When he's given the carriage house to sell at the Steadman estate though, this house not only comes with a history, it's a history that becomes so frightening even Danny is not sure he wants to know. As soon as he enters the carriage house he feels things he shouldn't feel...then he sees things he shouldn't be seeing. Danny is afraid he is losing his mind, and he might lose his job if he can't sell the carriage house.Read More
4.5 starts/5
Danny is a 'house whisperer' who has great success selling historical houses. When he's given the carriage house to sell at the Steadman estate though, this house not only comes with a history, it's a history that becomes so frightening even Danny is not sure he wants to know. As soon as he enters the carriage house he feels things he shouldn't feel...then he sees things he shouldn't be seeing. Danny is afraid he is losing his mind, and he might lose his job if he can't sell the carriage house.Read More
4.5 starts/5
December 31, 2016
Having enjoyed Meg Benjamin's Konigsburg series a year or two ago (I swear I meet those characters on the streets of my Texas hill country town every day!), I set out to read her trilogy set in San Antonio, specifically the historic King William district south of downtown. While some of the characters in these novels are types familiar from my 30 years in San Antonio, the plots suffer somewhat from their dependence on the supernatural, but hey, it's all in good fun. In this romance, the main character is a man (!) whose successful real estate career is built on talking to the houses.
June 22, 2015
I do enjoy this genre of books -- paranormal romance -- but this one may have well been entitled 'Tedium Well'. While well written, I nearly DNF'd several times as I was simply unable to engage. If you are looking for a fun read where romance, ghosts and things that bump in the night blend together very well, Ann Charles, AJ Aalto and Darynda Jones all having it going on.
March 20, 2013
LOVED the heroine, loved the setting, loved the creepy!
February 11, 2013
3.25 out of 5
April 2, 2013
~* 3.5 Stars *~
Review Pending.
Review Pending.
June 11, 2013
3.5 ~
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