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PsyCop #6.2
Memento
Seasons change, and so do fashion trends. But in this heartstring-tugging PsyCop short, what’s beneath the clothes matters most.Do clothes make the man? Jacob Marks cuts an impressive figure in his tailored suits, but Victor Bayne is another story. Nowadays, Vic does his ghosthunting in off-the-rack blazers, polyester blend slacks and cop shoes with nonskid soles. But back before he was a PsyCop—or even officially psychic—he rocked combat boots and a beat up biker jacket…and lots and lots of punk T-shirts. When he finds a faded tee in the back of a drawer, he’s eager to lob it in the trash. Jacob, however, finds himself waxing sentimental about Vic’s younger, more carefree days.This steamy 5000-word PsyCop short in Jacob’s voice takes place after PsyCop #6, GhosTV. THE PSYCOP SERIES#1: Among the LivingWhat good is being a psychic detective if your murder victims aren't talking? #2: Criss CrossMysterious messages from Lisa lead Vic on a wild ride. #2.1 Striking SparksAndrew's got cold feet about his upcoming wedding. He figures a palm reading is just the ticket.#2.2 Many Happy ReturnsIt's the holiday season at SaverPlus, and customers have become incredibly demanding. #3: Body & SoulThree missing people. No bodies. No ghosts. At least the case gets Vic out of an awkward family dinner.#4: SecretsIs someone watching Vic's every move, or is he imagining things? Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.#5: Camp HellVic delves into his repressed memories of Camp Hell and dredges up more than he bargained for.#6: GhosTVLisa's gone missing, and Vic and Jacob head to PsyTrain for some answers. #6.1: In the DarkHalloween is supposed to be fun. #7: Spook SquadVictor has been avoiding the exorcism he owes the FPMP. Now it's time to pay up.
22 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 13, 2015
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Jordan Castillo Price
138 books2,131 followersAuthor and artist Jordan Castillo Price writes paranormal sci-fi thrillers colored by her time in the Midwest, from inner city Chicago, to various cities across southern Wisconsin. She’s settled in a 1910 Cape Cod near Lake Michigan with tons of character and a plethora of bizarre spiders. Any disembodied noises, she’s decided, will be blamed on the ice maker.
Jordan is best known as the author of the PsyCop series, an unfolding tale of paranormal mystery and suspense starring Victor Bayne, a gay medium who's plagued by ghostly visitations.
Jordan is best known as the author of the PsyCop series, an unfolding tale of paranormal mystery and suspense starring Victor Bayne, a gay medium who's plagued by ghostly visitations.
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October 30, 2015Coming November 13! This is a slice of life short story in Jacob's voice. It's the type of pacing and detail I wouldn't be able to include in the main PsyCop series without killing the flow of the story, so it's perfect for tender interludes like this. I also can't wait to hear it on audio!
July 15, 2016
3.5 stars.
A very quick and sexy read for in between. I really like Vic and Jacob, but I just wish Jacob would shave off his mustache. *shudder* Er, I have done it for him already, so…? He's bitching in my ear right now.
His idea of making a pass involves leaning in my general direction, and on a bold day, maybe clearing his throat. “Before you brave the elements…” I dropped my voice low, which was cheesy, but at least he’d get the gist, “better make sure you’re good and… warmed up.”
He paused at the precipice of a slurp, froze, and cut his eyes to me. I leered. He lowered his cup slowly and turned away, but not before I caught that shy smile of his, the one that makes my heart skip a beat. “I dunno,” he drawled. “I’d hate to wear myself out before I even got started.”
“Statistics show that men with active sex lives have better stamina when it comes to household tasks.”
A very quick and sexy read for in between. I really like Vic and Jacob, but I just wish Jacob would shave off his mustache. *shudder* Er, I have done it for him already, so…? He's bitching in my ear right now.
His idea of making a pass involves leaning in my general direction, and on a bold day, maybe clearing his throat. “Before you brave the elements…” I dropped my voice low, which was cheesy, but at least he’d get the gist, “better make sure you’re good and… warmed up.”
He paused at the precipice of a slurp, froze, and cut his eyes to me. I leered. He lowered his cup slowly and turned away, but not before I caught that shy smile of his, the one that makes my heart skip a beat. “I dunno,” he drawled. “I’d hate to wear myself out before I even got started.”
“Statistics show that men with active sex lives have better stamina when it comes to household tasks.”
September 28, 2018
😱😱😱 Is that hot or is that hot??? Oh My God! Sizzling smut beautifully laced with nostalgic mementos? 😱😍 Sign me up and take all my money away! So freaking hot!!!! My ear tips are still red and I’m still blushing!! 😁☺️ And I loved every single second listening that lovely shortie! I can’t get enough of these two going at each other!!! 😱 *happy sigh* An audio that I’ll visit again and AGAIN and AGAIN! 😁😉
5 Vic is Jacob’s voracious bottom stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 Vic is Jacob’s voracious bottom stars
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 29, 2016
so this one is like...
like being in love with someone who is just being in the same room as you being in love with them, while they go about their day being the one you love?
and also then it's a lot of sex.
but mostly it's that first thing, and it's exquisite.
a friend says jacob's voice is a lot kinder towards vic than vic is towards himself, and it's true.
the effect is one of almost devastating affection.
so good.
like being in love with someone who is just being in the same room as you being in love with them, while they go about their day being the one you love?
and also then it's a lot of sex.
but mostly it's that first thing, and it's exquisite.
a friend says jacob's voice is a lot kinder towards vic than vic is towards himself, and it's true.
the effect is one of almost devastating affection.
so good.
November 5, 2015
4.5 stars
How Is it that in a 5000 word short story there can be so many special, highlightable nuggets? I’ll tell you how…it’s Jordan Castillo Price and she’s created a relationship between Jacob and Victor that is battle tested, worn, grown, and beautifully them.
I love established couples. I love the knowing looks, communication without words. I love devotion and commitment. I loved it so much in Spook Squad between Jake & Vic. I love it in this short story.
Getting it from Jacob’s POV is the icing on the cake.
This story all centers around a worn-out, old concert t-shirt that Victor finds in his dresser. He has a brief memory of the night, and Jacob, watching the expression roll over Vic’s face, is curious, aroused, and in love with the thought.
Smexy times ensue (which, damn…that was some good stuff!). But what made this short so wonderful was the familiarity between the two, the unspoken endearment, the domesticity, the lust…the in-between moments…*sigh*…one of my favorite all-time couples. Honestly, there was never gonna be anything wrong with this story for me. :)
This is a smutty little read but if you’re a fan of the series, and particularly of this coupling, it’s a treat and speaks volumes to their relationship. Jacob knows Victor…all his idiosyncrasies…and he loves him for them. And because I love Victor, I love Jacob for loving him. :D (that made sense in my head).
PsyCop fans…enjoy!
June 8, 2016
Review written June 8, 2016
3 Stars - Yummy quickly done smut for PsyCop fans
Book 6.2
I listened to this very short audiobook (36 min) narrated Gomez Pugh, on my way to work this morning.
Memento is a sweet and yummy hot brief glimpse from these beautiful mens life a Saturday morning a chilly October day. Victor tells his lover Jacob some memories when discovering an old worn t-shirt in a drawer. Then chopped and ready to do his weekend chores (rake leaves) ...but his sexy MAN has other more "important" plans. Yum!
Told from Jacob's POV and Mr. Pugh truly makes his voice great.
I LIKE - extremely short listenings when naughty good
3 Stars - Yummy quickly done smut for PsyCop fans
Book 6.2
I listened to this very short audiobook (36 min) narrated Gomez Pugh, on my way to work this morning.
Memento is a sweet and yummy hot brief glimpse from these beautiful mens life a Saturday morning a chilly October day. Victor tells his lover Jacob some memories when discovering an old worn t-shirt in a drawer. Then chopped and ready to do his weekend chores (rake leaves) ...but his sexy MAN has other more "important" plans. Yum!
Told from Jacob's POV and Mr. Pugh truly makes his voice great.
I LIKE - extremely short listenings when naughty good
October 5, 2018
This is everything!
Vic and Jacob doing normal couple, home owner things except this time, like in The Stroke of Midnight we are in Jacob's head and we see Vic from his point of view and what an eye opener it is. In the books from Vic's POV we get an unsure, floundering and awkward Vic because that is how he sees himself. However Jacob, and I suspect many others of his acquaintance, see Vic as a somewhat still mysterious man, an intriguing and attractive man with such an expansive mind that he's always multitasking and, yes, very unaware of his deliciousness. And we also get sex thru Jacob's POV. Yes. *More please*
Again for me the running theme for this series is the passage of time and who we were and who we've become. In this instance a concert T-shirt is the catalyst for some rumination on time and our former selves by Jacob:
"In all likelihood, our former selves could have hooked up, but the fling would've gone its course by now. Eventually Young Vic would have ditched me for someone with a bunch of piercings and an edgy record collection, if I didn't take off with a pseudo-intellectual political activist first."
He is probably right and what a good thing it is that they've come together now.
Once again we are gifted with a masterful narration by Gomez Pugh
Vic and Jacob doing normal couple, home owner things except this time, like in The Stroke of Midnight we are in Jacob's head and we see Vic from his point of view and what an eye opener it is. In the books from Vic's POV we get an unsure, floundering and awkward Vic because that is how he sees himself. However Jacob, and I suspect many others of his acquaintance, see Vic as a somewhat still mysterious man, an intriguing and attractive man with such an expansive mind that he's always multitasking and, yes, very unaware of his deliciousness. And we also get sex thru Jacob's POV. Yes. *More please*
Again for me the running theme for this series is the passage of time and who we were and who we've become. In this instance a concert T-shirt is the catalyst for some rumination on time and our former selves by Jacob:
"In all likelihood, our former selves could have hooked up, but the fling would've gone its course by now. Eventually Young Vic would have ditched me for someone with a bunch of piercings and an edgy record collection, if I didn't take off with a pseudo-intellectual political activist first."
He is probably right and what a good thing it is that they've come together now.
Once again we are gifted with a masterful narration by Gomez Pugh
November 14, 2015
It's inviting, engaging, and wonderful to get Jacob's point of view in this story. It's not just that we get his thoughts and interpretations, we get them through the prism of how well he knows Vic while knowing there's more to learn. He wants to learn more. He wants Vic.
While he gave his coffee another slurp, I eased the T-shirt out of sight beneath a recliner cushion, then joined him on the sofa he wasn’t quite committed to sitting on. I dropped my knees open, canted my hips in invitation, and said, “Kind of cold out there for yard work.”
“It’s October.” Slurp. “It’ll only get colder.”
I smiled to myself. Subtlety is lost on him. Ironic, since his come-hither signals require the training of a federal investigator to be perceived. His idea of making a pass involves leaning in my general direction, and on a bold day, maybe clearing his throat.
As usual, these two are smokin' hot and uniquely them in how they express and share that heat between them.
Price's descriptions are ever thrilling in what they invoke from me, namely easily accessible emotion.
His breathing was deep now, threaded with encouragements.
I love these two, Vic and Jacob, and I love how well JCP knows them and is happy to share with us.
While he gave his coffee another slurp, I eased the T-shirt out of sight beneath a recliner cushion, then joined him on the sofa he wasn’t quite committed to sitting on. I dropped my knees open, canted my hips in invitation, and said, “Kind of cold out there for yard work.”
“It’s October.” Slurp. “It’ll only get colder.”
I smiled to myself. Subtlety is lost on him. Ironic, since his come-hither signals require the training of a federal investigator to be perceived. His idea of making a pass involves leaning in my general direction, and on a bold day, maybe clearing his throat.
As usual, these two are smokin' hot and uniquely them in how they express and share that heat between them.
Price's descriptions are ever thrilling in what they invoke from me, namely easily accessible emotion.
His breathing was deep now, threaded with encouragements.
I love these two, Vic and Jacob, and I love how well JCP knows them and is happy to share with us.
February 26, 2016
JCP never disappoints. Loved it!
10 minutes ago:
Why didn't someone tell me about this?! JCP and this series is my everythannnggg.
10 minutes ago:
Why didn't someone tell me about this?! JCP and this series is my everythannnggg.
May 16, 2017
A cute short story told from Jacob's POV in which he wonders about Victor's past and all the things he must've gone through--a string of foster homes and Camp Hell. There's a nice domestic feel to the writing that I don't normally like in full-length novels, but it works well for short stories since we get a glimpse of what a normal day at home is like for these characters. Vic, as always, is adorable and adorably flighty.
March 11, 2016
Ahhhh, I loved this sweet steamy interlude with Vic and Jacob. It totally whet my appetite for more. I hope the next book comes out soon.
November 14, 2015
fun little short--while i tend to enjoy Vic's POV more, I love getting a glimpse at Jacob. this was a very sentimental, sweet story. :)
March 14, 2016
What better way to fill in some time...
than spending it with Vic and Jacob. I am an absolute total fan of the PsyCop series and this short story told from Jacob's perspective was short, sweet and sexy.
The stories in this series are more often brought to us from the perspective of Victor Bayne. So getting a glimpse at Jacob's thoughts and feelings was a definite change of pace and in spite of the fact that it came in at only 5000 words, I really enjoyed this story and am looking forward to more PsyCop no matter whose perspective we get to share or maybe we'll get to look at things from both sides. That could be interesting.
than spending it with Vic and Jacob. I am an absolute total fan of the PsyCop series and this short story told from Jacob's perspective was short, sweet and sexy.
The stories in this series are more often brought to us from the perspective of Victor Bayne. So getting a glimpse at Jacob's thoughts and feelings was a definite change of pace and in spite of the fact that it came in at only 5000 words, I really enjoyed this story and am looking forward to more PsyCop no matter whose perspective we get to share or maybe we'll get to look at things from both sides. That could be interesting.
January 1, 2016
And that one was just wonderful!
Don't get me wrong, I love the whole series. It is so clever and psychologically sound that every book is a delight.
But this one, it had me tear up. And it is so short, a very uneventful day in the life of Vic and Jacob. Nothing really is happening. Well, Vic is gearing up to tackle the leaves in the garden. That's it.
But it is from Jacob's point of view and EVERYTHING is there, hidden behind Jacob's matter of fact narration: his bottomless yearning for Vic (the cipher), both the Vic of now and the Vic he never knew, his deeply-rooted fear of not being the David-Bowie-rebellious-type Vic actually really wants, his devotion, his love.
It's just lovely and quite powerful to finally see Vic through Jacob's eyes. We only ever spend time in Vic's neurotic head and then we marvel together with Vic at why on earth somebody like Jacob would be attracted to him. Well, read this little story and you'll realize just how unreliably a narrator Vic truly is.
And the best thing? The sex is wonderfully intimate, used to express yearning and the urge to connect, with a humorously relaxed seduction, awkward positioning, even a mention of the inconvenience of anal play without preparation (I know, in mm? Unheard of). It's really just a little standard afternoon nookie, one of many in a long-term relationship - but the emotional undercurrent? Well, that was more like being buried by an avalanche.
Review of the entire series (book 1-7 - so far):
Lovely! Just fucking lovely.
The world building is something to behold! That is how you do it.
So, there is this contemporary, gritty, familiar world. Then there is the paranormal element.
First off, the mechanics of the paranormal element are well thought out and consistent. That is kind of basic. But the sophisticated, intricate play with the overt and covert psychological and sociological implications of it - that is where this series goes from run-of-the mill to immensely titillating and intellectually stimulating. Literally everything around the paranormal element is exceptionally cohesive and harmonious. So satisfying!
Then add to that a wonderful unreliable narrator with a very male, very distinct melancholic voice, a slow, perceptive relationship development with a firm grasp of emotional nuances, psychologically plausible main characters in their late 30s, early 40s who act age-appropriate, wonderfully dirty sex scenes firmly rooted in a well-developed relationship dynamic, high-stakes cases that fit in the overarching story arc .... and you have the PsyCop series in all it's glory.
Don't get me wrong, I love the whole series. It is so clever and psychologically sound that every book is a delight.
But this one, it had me tear up. And it is so short, a very uneventful day in the life of Vic and Jacob. Nothing really is happening. Well, Vic is gearing up to tackle the leaves in the garden. That's it.
But it is from Jacob's point of view and EVERYTHING is there, hidden behind Jacob's matter of fact narration: his bottomless yearning for Vic (the cipher), both the Vic of now and the Vic he never knew, his deeply-rooted fear of not being the David-Bowie-rebellious-type Vic actually really wants, his devotion, his love.
It's just lovely and quite powerful to finally see Vic through Jacob's eyes. We only ever spend time in Vic's neurotic head and then we marvel together with Vic at why on earth somebody like Jacob would be attracted to him. Well, read this little story and you'll realize just how unreliably a narrator Vic truly is.
And the best thing? The sex is wonderfully intimate, used to express yearning and the urge to connect, with a humorously relaxed seduction, awkward positioning, even a mention of the inconvenience of anal play without preparation (I know, in mm? Unheard of). It's really just a little standard afternoon nookie, one of many in a long-term relationship - but the emotional undercurrent? Well, that was more like being buried by an avalanche.
Review of the entire series (book 1-7 - so far):
Lovely! Just fucking lovely.
The world building is something to behold! That is how you do it.
So, there is this contemporary, gritty, familiar world. Then there is the paranormal element.
First off, the mechanics of the paranormal element are well thought out and consistent. That is kind of basic. But the sophisticated, intricate play with the overt and covert psychological and sociological implications of it - that is where this series goes from run-of-the mill to immensely titillating and intellectually stimulating. Literally everything around the paranormal element is exceptionally cohesive and harmonious. So satisfying!
Then add to that a wonderful unreliable narrator with a very male, very distinct melancholic voice, a slow, perceptive relationship development with a firm grasp of emotional nuances, psychologically plausible main characters in their late 30s, early 40s who act age-appropriate, wonderfully dirty sex scenes firmly rooted in a well-developed relationship dynamic, high-stakes cases that fit in the overarching story arc .... and you have the PsyCop series in all it's glory.
January 3, 2016
Victor Bayne is one of my all time favourite characters. I really love him. Most of the PsyCop stories are written from his point of view. He's self deprecating yet confident. The PsyCop with the talent to see ghosts, to interact with ghosts, yet who fears the shadows. He really is a string of contradictions - beautiful contradictions that make him so interesting (also the Victor Bayne cover model is gorgeous and exactly how I imagine Victor to look). I love reading the books from his POV... but I also love these little shorts from Jacob's opinion.
Victor sees the good side of Jacob; the muscles, the protectiveness; the hard-worker who everyone who is in awe of. The guy who is indestructible. We see him constantly through Victor's eyes and especially in the way he compares them. Jacob sees the wonder that is Victor. I think that is what I gain most from these short interludes into Jacob's head. Everything we know about Victor, about Jacob and Victor's relationship, is confirmed but in a way that is less biased as we have both guys thoughts at last.
I like Jacob's opinion of Vic. A lot. He sees the man I see - and that man is funny, sexy, intelligent...
He is the man I love. Memento is particularly about this, about how Jacob sees Vic and how it differs from how Vic sees Vic. I like Vic, the punk before the suits that is still at the heart of who he is, even if he is mellower in his older age!
I suppose I ought to mention the hot sex. Um, it's hot...
I have to say Gomez Pugh is one of my favourite narrators, and he does this short complete justice. If you like audio books, if you like PsyCops, if you like Jordan Castillo Price, then I'd say give this book a go.
Review previously at BMBR.
Victor sees the good side of Jacob; the muscles, the protectiveness; the hard-worker who everyone who is in awe of. The guy who is indestructible. We see him constantly through Victor's eyes and especially in the way he compares them. Jacob sees the wonder that is Victor. I think that is what I gain most from these short interludes into Jacob's head. Everything we know about Victor, about Jacob and Victor's relationship, is confirmed but in a way that is less biased as we have both guys thoughts at last.
I like Jacob's opinion of Vic. A lot. He sees the man I see - and that man is funny, sexy, intelligent...
He is the man I love. Memento is particularly about this, about how Jacob sees Vic and how it differs from how Vic sees Vic. I like Vic, the punk before the suits that is still at the heart of who he is, even if he is mellower in his older age!
I suppose I ought to mention the hot sex. Um, it's hot...
I have to say Gomez Pugh is one of my favourite narrators, and he does this short complete justice. If you like audio books, if you like PsyCops, if you like Jordan Castillo Price, then I'd say give this book a go.
Review previously at BMBR.
February 1, 2016
Wow. So much goodness packed into a 30 minute audio!
Gomez Pugh...once again he delights me with his performance.
I loved this is from Jacob's POV! Also getting to see such an endearing (and sexy) slice out of Jake and Vic's life was lovely. Hot too, but mostly sweet and lovely.
Fans of the PsyCop series will no doubt enjoy as much as I did!
Gomez Pugh...once again he delights me with his performance.
I loved this is from Jacob's POV! Also getting to see such an endearing (and sexy) slice out of Jake and Vic's life was lovely. Hot too, but mostly sweet and lovely.
Fans of the PsyCop series will no doubt enjoy as much as I did!
November 14, 2015
Further evidence that Jacob is the best M/M romance boyfriend ever. So short, but so full of feelings. I adore Jacob!
January 28, 2016
Jacob's POV.
Great if you missed these two. Who is more sentimental when it comes to the stuff they keep in their closets? Even though I love Vic's POV (who doesn't?), this is pretty good.
Great if you missed these two. Who is more sentimental when it comes to the stuff they keep in their closets? Even though I love Vic's POV (who doesn't?), this is pretty good.
May 22, 2023
So cute, house work!
Just thinking about it...how come Jacob psy meter has reached level 1? Is it because of how he feels about Victor? Did someone slip experimental drugs into his coffee?
Just thinking about it...how come Jacob psy meter has reached level 1? Is it because of how he feels about Victor? Did someone slip experimental drugs into his coffee?
December 26, 2015
(ARC provided by the Author in exchange for an honest review)
Pre-Release Review by KASIA BB https://kasiabb.wordpress.com/
If you are a PsyCop series fan, just like myself, this endearing, nostalgic and sexy short story is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings and elevate your pulse.
The PsyCop series has always been a complete package for me. It contains everything I enjoy in a book – the paranormal element, the cop story aspect, the humour and, above all, brilliantly drawn characters.
Victor Bayne and Jacob Marks are one of my all-time favourite established couples.
Their relationship is based on the opposites attract paradigm, Jacob’s sixth sense kink and their mutual compatibility. Victor is a shy, paranoid, slightly antisocial psychic and a scruffy hot mess, often heavily medicated. He’s also hilarious in his neurotic awkwardness. Jacob, on the other hand – handsome, well dressed, confident and collected – is a shrewd cop type. He’s sociable, charming and always at ease.
Jacob has had me under his spell from the very moment he followed Vic into that memorable bathroom, during his ex-partner’s retirement party. Therefore, I was thrilled to find out this story is told from his point of view.
The storyline is woven around Vic’s worn piece of clothing, triggering memories of some carefree, untainted, innocent times before Camp Hell and the mental ward. This sentimental, tender snapshot focuses primarily on the easy intimacy Vic and Jacob share, and the domesticity that only comes with true love, trust and companionship.
I love how these two completely different personalities perfectly fit together. Jacob’s ability to read his lover is touching and captivating. He knows exactly what makes Victor tick. He’s familiar with the way his partner thinks and faultlessly anticipates his reactions to the outside stimuli. He’s also aware of the coping mechanisms Vic resorts to in order to function. It’s a paradox really, that Victor is the one with psychic abilities in this relationship, as his insecurities coupled with the oblivious, caught-in-the-internal-musings manner frequently makes him anything but perceptive.
The sex scene that follows the reminiscing is wonderfully hot and laced not only with lust, but also undeniable, although unspoken, affection between the two lovers.
This enthralling read deserves a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from me. The additional good news is that the audiobook is expected to be released by the end of November. It will be narrated by the honey-voiced Gomez Pugh. As always, the explosive combo of Vic, Jacob and Gomez promises excellent times.
Memento reminds me of a ginger biscuit, coated in organic dark chocolate. It’s a refined, bittersweet, damn delicious treat with a lingering warm spicy finish.
Pre-Release Review by KASIA BB https://kasiabb.wordpress.com/
If you are a PsyCop series fan, just like myself, this endearing, nostalgic and sexy short story is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings and elevate your pulse.
The PsyCop series has always been a complete package for me. It contains everything I enjoy in a book – the paranormal element, the cop story aspect, the humour and, above all, brilliantly drawn characters.
Victor Bayne and Jacob Marks are one of my all-time favourite established couples.
Their relationship is based on the opposites attract paradigm, Jacob’s sixth sense kink and their mutual compatibility. Victor is a shy, paranoid, slightly antisocial psychic and a scruffy hot mess, often heavily medicated. He’s also hilarious in his neurotic awkwardness. Jacob, on the other hand – handsome, well dressed, confident and collected – is a shrewd cop type. He’s sociable, charming and always at ease.
Jacob has had me under his spell from the very moment he followed Vic into that memorable bathroom, during his ex-partner’s retirement party. Therefore, I was thrilled to find out this story is told from his point of view.
The storyline is woven around Vic’s worn piece of clothing, triggering memories of some carefree, untainted, innocent times before Camp Hell and the mental ward. This sentimental, tender snapshot focuses primarily on the easy intimacy Vic and Jacob share, and the domesticity that only comes with true love, trust and companionship.
I love how these two completely different personalities perfectly fit together. Jacob’s ability to read his lover is touching and captivating. He knows exactly what makes Victor tick. He’s familiar with the way his partner thinks and faultlessly anticipates his reactions to the outside stimuli. He’s also aware of the coping mechanisms Vic resorts to in order to function. It’s a paradox really, that Victor is the one with psychic abilities in this relationship, as his insecurities coupled with the oblivious, caught-in-the-internal-musings manner frequently makes him anything but perceptive.
The sex scene that follows the reminiscing is wonderfully hot and laced not only with lust, but also undeniable, although unspoken, affection between the two lovers.
This enthralling read deserves a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from me. The additional good news is that the audiobook is expected to be released by the end of November. It will be narrated by the honey-voiced Gomez Pugh. As always, the explosive combo of Vic, Jacob and Gomez promises excellent times.
Memento reminds me of a ginger biscuit, coated in organic dark chocolate. It’s a refined, bittersweet, damn delicious treat with a lingering warm spicy finish.
November 23, 2015
Hot. Short. Sweet. Just a perfect taste from Jacob's POV, and let's us imagine Vic from a 'before Camp Hell' perspective. Makes him more real, and made me a bit sentimental.
It definitely made me smile, and was just a touch of goofy romance. And the smexy parts. Quite, um, pleasurable to be a voyeur...
Thank you JCP for this lovely treat!! I will always be happy to revisit Vic and Jacob. And flashbacks to a more innocent time :-) There is such a sweet, subtle depth that we get to see developing between these two *sigh*
Oh! And we get the treat of Gomez Pugh in the audio version, too!! Thank you!!
It definitely made me smile, and was just a touch of goofy romance. And the smexy parts. Quite, um, pleasurable to be a voyeur...
Thank you JCP for this lovely treat!! I will always be happy to revisit Vic and Jacob. And flashbacks to a more innocent time :-) There is such a sweet, subtle depth that we get to see developing between these two *sigh*
Oh! And we get the treat of Gomez Pugh in the audio version, too!! Thank you!!
September 2, 2018
Memento: A Psycop Short The thing I really enjoy about JCP's short stories is that they provide insights into the characters that we wouldn't normally get in the course of a book. This is the perfect example, as we get to see Vic from Jacob's POV for the second time. We know how Vic sees himself and how he sees Jacob, but we haven't been privy to Jacob's POV since prior to the start of the series and before they really knew each other. It was a fun little domestic scene that was over too soon.
November 14, 2015
Vic is so critical of himself, it's wonderful to see him from Jacob's very loving POV. But this was such a tiny peek, more please.
September 18, 2017
I jumped ahead on my reread because I needed something quick to fill a boring hour.
This one is still a little weird. Jacob's point of view is always strange. But we're not here for the story! We're here about the cover! GRRRR
Not sure what it is about this guy, but hot damn, yet again!
In fact, I'm starting me a new bookshelf.
***
It always throws me off, these Jacob POVs, but it is nice to see Vic through Jacob's eyes.
Rounding up.
Series read with Amy & Ofelia.
This one is still a little weird. Jacob's point of view is always strange. But we're not here for the story! We're here about the cover! GRRRR
Not sure what it is about this guy, but hot damn, yet again!
In fact, I'm starting me a new bookshelf.
***
It always throws me off, these Jacob POVs, but it is nice to see Vic through Jacob's eyes.
Rounding up.
Series read with Amy & Ofelia.
November 23, 2015
Just a short from Jacob's POV with some sexy time. Nothing groundbreaking, but kind of sweet.
April 12, 2016
I love these little Jacob snippets and wish there were more of them. He's one big softy really, getting sentimental about an old faded punk T-shirt of Vic's. Cute.
July 23, 2016
If anything this hot can also be called sweet then Jacob pulls it off perfectly.
December 22, 2015
*sigh* sweet and smexy. Gotta love Vic and Jacob!!!
November 17, 2015
There is no secret that Jacob is my favourite character. I rate him more than Vic and that's saying a lot considering Vic is the main voice of this series.
Jacob is a good guy but he has depth. He's not just a goody-two-shoes. He's strong-willed, passionate, loyal and a badass. I love him as he embodies what I appreciate in good written characters. It was clear enough I was more than excited for this short book.
Whilst I rate JCP as a very good author, she sometimes lacks the punch that is required to make a short work. The prose is good and so are the characters but none of that requires much effort. After all these characters come from a line of novels and she's done the hard work. The shame lies with the fact nothing much happened here. A quirky idea about mementos and a little delve into Vic's past (oh and add some sex...well a lot of sex).
It centred around Vic again - I feel like this was a good opportunity to tell us about Jacob a bit more. Maybe take the road about a memento of his past. A few things were mentioned in passing, but it was disappointing to me. I expected a lot more. The shorts have rarely worked for in the Psycop universe and where a lot of authors succeed at it, JCP doesn't in my eyes. I feel sometimes these short take away from the greatness of her actual novels.
I rated two for the good writing and loving Jacob. It loses three stars because the idea in my eyes was poorly executed.
Jacob is a good guy but he has depth. He's not just a goody-two-shoes. He's strong-willed, passionate, loyal and a badass. I love him as he embodies what I appreciate in good written characters. It was clear enough I was more than excited for this short book.
Whilst I rate JCP as a very good author, she sometimes lacks the punch that is required to make a short work. The prose is good and so are the characters but none of that requires much effort. After all these characters come from a line of novels and she's done the hard work. The shame lies with the fact nothing much happened here. A quirky idea about mementos and a little delve into Vic's past (oh and add some sex...well a lot of sex).
It centred around Vic again - I feel like this was a good opportunity to tell us about Jacob a bit more. Maybe take the road about a memento of his past. A few things were mentioned in passing, but it was disappointing to me. I expected a lot more. The shorts have rarely worked for in the Psycop universe and where a lot of authors succeed at it, JCP doesn't in my eyes. I feel sometimes these short take away from the greatness of her actual novels.
I rated two for the good writing and loving Jacob. It loses three stars because the idea in my eyes was poorly executed.
March 7, 2016
4.25 stars
Jacob ♥ Vic ♥ I love these two so much. It was really fun getting something from Jacob POV; maybe there was another short that was from his view, but off the top of my head, I can't remember it. I loved seeing Vic through his eyes—it's adorable how kind of shy Vic is, which is not something you get from Vic's own point of view but which is totally believable. Ugh, these two. Love them.
So this was a fun, quick read. Half light-story, half sex. Fun seeing through Jacob's own eyes what a marshmallow he is :D
Can't wait for more of these two!
Jacob ♥ Vic ♥ I love these two so much. It was really fun getting something from Jacob POV; maybe there was another short that was from his view, but off the top of my head, I can't remember it. I loved seeing Vic through his eyes—it's adorable how kind of shy Vic is, which is not something you get from Vic's own point of view but which is totally believable. Ugh, these two. Love them.
So this was a fun, quick read. Half light-story, half sex. Fun seeing through Jacob's own eyes what a marshmallow he is :D
Can't wait for more of these two!
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