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With his growing family and booming business, psychic Tennyson Grimm needs a vacation. And while Ohio is hardly the tropical beach he had in mind, when he gets an offer to be a part of the anniversary celebrations for the famously haunted Cincinnati Music Hall, Ten accepts. The opera director, Matheson Jennings, wants Ten to host public and private group readings, nothing out of the ordinary for the psychic. Piece of cake, right?

Ronan O’Mara is suspicious of the invitation from the start, but agrees to accompany Ten, along with Jude and Cope for an epic road trip. The fun and games of the open road come to a screeching stop when they arrive at their final destination, where nothing is as it seems.

During the public reading, a ghost demands Tennyson solve his decades-old murder—or else. Tennyson promises to do what he can, but Ronan’s gut is telling them to get out. Ronan’s instincts has never been wrong before, and this time is no different. The murder may have been in the past, but the danger is very much in the now. And growing.

Can Tennyson and Ronan get to the bottom of the mystery or will they be the next phantoms of the opera?

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 19, 2023

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Pandora Pine

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Sick of the slogging rat-race of her 9-5 job, Pandora Pine put pen to paper (literally!) to make her ambition of becoming a romance novelist a reality. She cut her teeth in the dog-eat-dog world of fanfiction, still dreaming of the day when she would be a published author. She lives in Massachusetts with her blabbermouth muse who’ s a fan of middle of the night plot twists.

In her spare time, Pandora fancies herself an amateur nature photographer. She enjoys mucking around in swamps, hiking through the woods and crawling around on her hands and knees in her backyard seeking out the perfect shot. Pandora is a fan of roadside seafood shacks and always thinks Mexican food is a good idea at the time.

Some of Pandora’s favorite things are chocolate, writing longhand with purple pens and handsome men falling in love with each other.

Don't miss Pandora’s seductive new novel coming soon to an e-reader near you.

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Profile Image for Janet Hunt.
3,540 reviews46 followers
January 30, 2023
Dead Stop is another fantastic addition to the Cold Case Physic series! Ronan and Ten are back and headed to Ohio, along with Jude and Cope. Jude and Ronan remind me of kids sometimes, so funny. Now they have to solve a mystery at the Cincinnati Opera House. A little drama and help from some ghost and the guys get to go back home to their children. Well written with addicting pacing!
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2,561 reviews49 followers
January 27, 2023
Every time I read a book from this series, I swear it can't get better but Pandora defies me yet again. Dead Stop has a dark undertone to it when Tennyson and Ronan, along with Jude and Copeland, visit a famously haunted Hall. It's got bad history and gives everyone involved a bad feeling, and for good reason. They are all put at risk, even threatened if they cannot solve the murder of the spirit who has taken over at the hall.
Having a new son at home means that both Tennyson and Ronan are more aware of the risks than ever, and having not been away from Ezra or Everly like this before has them on edge even before finding out how hard this case is. There is a case to solve that is over a hundred years old, but with very little to go on and a power hungry spirit to appease, it's not going to be easy. With so much pressure, the guys aren't even sure about staying but like the good guys we all know and love, they want to do right by the victims.
Another fantastic murder mystery with intense moments of psychic interaction balanced with the love shared by Tenn and Ronan, and the never ending support and friendship of Jude and Copeland. I also love the little moments we get with Everly, she's so much fun, I can't wait to see how Ezra is going to grow up.
I received an ARC and am happily giving a review.
905 reviews5 followers
January 22, 2023
Love These Guys

Another case for Tennison and Ronan and more vengeful ghosts to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.

In this book Ten accepts a job at the Cincinnati Music Hall, one of the most haunted places in the country, built on the site of an orphanage where lots of children were murdered and after the civil war a lot of fallen soldiers were buried in unmarked graves.

After researching Ten and Ronan decide they need help with the case and so enlist the help of the gorgeous Jude and Cope, his psychic witch husband and so the four say goodbye to all the kids, leaving them with nana Kaye and Kevin and take Jude’s Thunderbird on a road trip, with enough snacks to feed an army!

The case proves to be as dangerous as they feared with a vengeful powerful ghost fuelled by a demon who hijacks Ten and Cope’s public reading and terrifies the audience.

I loved that this book returns to the physical steamy side of Ten and Ronan’s relationship. That has been lacking recently but I suppose with their hectic lives, fighting demons and adding kids to the mix does that to a relationship. This book had a lot of amusing banter as well.

I never get tired of reading about this large chosen family and can’t wait for Jude and Cope’s next book hopefully in February.
Profile Image for Cheryl Kaiser.
105 reviews
January 29, 2023
What can I say, I love this series from Pandora Pine. As this is the 20th book in the series - I highly recommend reading the previous books in this and the spin off series, before reading this one. There are many references to details from the previous 19 books. :) I love when Pandora takes Ten and Ronan on the road to solve paranormal mysteries and this book is no exception. As expected, she excels at continuing the world building in the paranormal universe. Expanding the world to Cincinnati, OH from Salem, MA. Not much I can say about the character development - as she continues to incorporate the highs and lows of married life kids to Ten and Ronan. Even the side characters have great depth and personality. With this mystery, the scooby gang as I like to call them are called on to handle different aspects this go round. Jude and Cope tag along and are critical in helping solve this mystery. The rest stay behind to take care of the kids and the businesses. If you are even remotely a fan of this series, you need to run to your nearest device for connecting to the internet and get this book. You won't want to miss some of the fun hints dropped throughout the story for the future of the team. I know I can't wait for the next one in this fantastic series.
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1,041 reviews5 followers
January 20, 2023
Still love these guys!

Well, we're twenty books (I know, right!!) into Ronan and Tennyson's psychic adventures and I think I ran out of different ways to express just how much I love these books after about a dozen. But I do...I just love the romantic bond between Ronan and Ten, their family bond with their children, as well as the found family bond between them and their band of brothers.

This time out, even though Ronan and Jude are yearning for a warm-climate getaway with sunshine and swimming pools - and preferably some cabana boys! - Ten and Cope end up with a gig doing a live psychic reading session at a famously haunted opera house so the four of them find themselves on a road trip to a very wintry Ohio instead. The case that unfolds has dark undertones and the spirits our guys encounter are troubled to say the least, but when have Ronan, Tennyson, Jude and Cope ever run from a fight? That's right, never...and this one's a humdinger. 4.5*
Profile Image for Vicki.
1,157 reviews26 followers
January 17, 2023
Instead of the tropical vacation they yearned for Ten and Ronan with road trip buddies Cope and Jude end up in Cincinnati. Why? Ghosts of course. An invite is extended to them to do some public and private group readings but upon arrival things start to take a nasty turn. One very malevolent spirit has our visitors to the city reassessing all they’ve been told.

After some sleepless nights and further investigations and conversations with other ghosts on site the case is closed but not without a dash of drama. Added to their hurry to head back home is the deep desire to see their children. Cope and Jude also just happen to be given a little bit of insider information from the other side.

I enjoyed this intriguing case that kept me engaged from the start. It’s always great seeing what’s happening in the lives of the Westside Magick crew.
213 reviews
January 22, 2023
Wow! This case was intense, and I loved it! Tennison and Copeland have to deal with so much tragedy and evil while their husbands, Ronan and Jude came to Ohio to make sure of their safety. The plot had many twists and I’d really like to tell you all about it, but you really need to read the book and soak up all of the surprises that come your way. This story delves into the past both from a historical standpoint and a personal one. Tennison has to make right something from his past which he does with compassion and heart. It is so true that you can be the bigger man and forgive and Tennison does just that. This book blew my mind and having read several books by Pandora Pine, I am definitely a fan of her writing and the supernatural world her characters live in. I highly recommend this book because you will definitely love it!
360 reviews
January 29, 2023
Making peace with the past

Desperate for a vacation, Ten, Ronan, Cope, and Jude take an adults only road trip to Cincinnati for a ghostly gig at the opera house anniversary. The otherworldly mystery they face is one holding the spirits of children hostage, making it something Ten is unwilling to walk away from.

While not my favorite, I did enjoy the story and there was definitely a few twists I didn’t see coming. The back and forth between Ronan and Jude is fun as always and the found family bond with all of them is apparent. I did miss the interaction with the rest of the home crew and especially the kids though, which I think led to my less than five star feeling with the book. There’s not much in the way of romance, but certainly an interesting case and puzzling mystery for the guys to solve and worth the time to read.
Profile Image for Dan.
1,762 reviews49 followers
February 2, 2023
It didn't hit like it used to. While I love Ten and Ronan's relationship, it feels like half the interest is on whatever the kids are doing. Even away from the kids, there's always half a thought to them, which isn't what I want when going to a cozy mystery phychic/cop crime solving duo. It might be more interesting to follow another character here. Maybe Greeley, whose story feels was kind of weakened and which could be continued. He's a psychic too. Maybe a time jump and one of the kids could get the spot?
Also, the random storyline of Kerry felt very out of place. I get that it's supposed to link to Ten's youth, but I spent the whole book waiting for him to become relevant to the main story, but it sort of didn't. And that kept me wondering in the main story "ok, but Kerry?". It drove out of the story as fast as the kid shenanigans did.
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3,375 reviews31 followers
January 20, 2023
I love these guys. These men may have settled down with their families and friends, but Jude and Ronan are really just big children with hearts of gold who would do anything for their husbands and kids. Tennyson and Cope have their hands full with those two. Honestly though, I can always pick up one of the books in these two series and enjoy the escape. Tenn and Ronan’s relationship is still going strong. They might not be perfect but their life together is pretty close. Now they have to solve the mystery of the Cincinnati Opera House before they can take a vacation somewhere warm. And before whatever sinister goings on there manage to do real harm. Pandora Pine writes these guys with the perfect combination of mystery, suspense, and found family love.
Profile Image for Diane Dannenfeldt.
4,044 reviews78 followers
January 21, 2023
Even after 20 books, Ms. Pine does not disappoint. In the latest addition, We have the boys thinking about taking a trip with the kids, just to get away from the crappy weather they live in. Ten gets a phone call from a director of a very haunted Music Hall in Cincinnati Ohio. I love when books happen in the state where I live. So this ghost is a real nasty POS. The things he did was horrible. So Ten, Ronan, Jude & Cope head to there to investigate the haunting. This ghost previously called out ghost hunters exposing their darkest secrets. So that is pretty scary. Getting to the bottom of this was not easy, but a surprise comes to light that was so cool. I can't wait for more!!

I rec'd a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review.
Profile Image for Lissa.
544 reviews3 followers
January 19, 2023
Tennyson, Ronan, and the merry band of psychics and detectives are back in another exciting tale. Things have gotten quiet and complacent and Ten and Ronan are thinking vacation. An invitation to Ohio is not quite what they were thinking, but Cope and Jude tag along to check out the Cincinnati Opera House that is supposedly haunted. As usual things do not go according to plan for these four and once again they find themselves in a dangerous situation. Angry ghosts, a demon, and an unsolved murder, lead to a not so pleasant trip. I adore these books and these four men with their wacky work partners and cuter than cute children.
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3,435 reviews42 followers
January 20, 2023
I was so proud of myself that I had managed not to bawl my eyes out and then there was the final chapter... 😭😭😭

Did anyone else find it strange that this story was missing a few "important" characters? I sure noticed that they weren't there and I missed them like crazy. But, have no fear, the guys will be leading us on a merry chase again sometime in the future and hopefully, the whole gang will be there!

As I was reading I thought that the proofreading seemed to be much better... until it wasn't! Oh, well... you can't have everything! The great characters and wonderful stories will keep me coming back, so no worries!
2,036 reviews25 followers
January 25, 2023
Pandora Pine will always be my go author. I have read all these books in the Cold Case Psychic series and it keeps getting better and better. There are so many twists and turns in this book, when you think that they have solved the case something else happens. Ten, Jude, Ronan and Cope take a road trip. They are invited to a haunted music hall in Cinncinatti but when they get there it's clearly more than they expected. The book is funny, with some intense and frightening for all four of the men, and romantic, and I read the book in one sitting. I enjoyed this book but I did miss the antics of all the kids. I'm looking forward to the next book.
3,021 reviews46 followers
January 30, 2023
Every time I read a book from this series, I swear it can't get better but Pandora Pine proves me wrong each time.
Ronan and Ten are back for another awesome Cold Case Psychic Instalment and I am here for it.
Ten, Ronan, Cope and Jude all head to Ohio for what they believe will be a piece of cake for both psychics and their private detective husbands but nothing goes as planned when they arrive at the Cincinnati Music Hall.
Really, do we expect anything else!
The plot had many twists and I’d really like to tell you all about it, but you really need to read the book and soak up all of the surprises that come your way.
Loved it!
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460 reviews1 follower
May 21, 2024
Dead Stop

I really enjoyed the story and thought it was great once I got past my OCD on details. (I had a few issues with the facet that some details changed from other books. Like the age of Everly Wolf and Aurora, then remembering seeing Cole's son in the light only to have him turn into a daughter and Cassie had obviously less pregnant than Emilyn lol) That being said I loved that they went on a trip to Cincinnati to save spirits and set these kids from the 1930s free from a demonic spirit of the man that'd murdered them. I got over my OCD and found my love for the guys that's always been there since book 1.
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2,104 reviews5 followers
February 4, 2023
After every book, I wonder if this will be the last one. When Ronan and Ten got there HEA. When Everly was born. When Ezra was born. Could not figure out where Pine would take the series next. I would imagine that with the introduction of Lizbet, there should be at least a few more stories up her sleeve.
Which is great news. This is a thoroughly enjoyable series. Finely tuned MCs and secondaries. Great storylines. Action and surprise curve balls. Even when I (occasionally) figure out the murderer, it's still an enjoyable ride.
Profile Image for Wayne Blood.
487 reviews
February 25, 2023
So nice to visit with Tennyson, Ronan, Jude and Cope as they head to Cincinnati for a promotional event of private readings at The Cincinnati Opera House. Little do they know the invitation was a ruse. In an apropos homage to The Phantom of the Opera, Ten and the gang tangle with a malevolent ghost with an unthinkable past. The gang is fed up and wants to go back home to be with their families, but in true hero fashion, the intrepid quartet put their needs aside to help the ghosts of 13 children being held “captive” by the phantom.
Profile Image for Jennifer.
872 reviews4 followers
May 15, 2023
I absolutely love these characters and this world from Pandora Pine. That said this book was disappointing for me it felt forced the scenario the guys were put in was just too unbelievable. I know I know it’s a work of paranormal fiction but come on. The no phones no way out scenario is just too unbelievable in todays day and the chief being there with no weapon but hey I’m wearing my badge. He thought it was a mystery dinner but was researching the case crime scene and all prior to going. Just mixed messages everywhere…also no on page heat
2,219 reviews18 followers
January 19, 2023
In Ronan and Tennyson's 20th book (lets try not to gasp at that number) they are off to Ohio to visit a haunted Opera House/ Orphanage/ Insane Asylum. These guys just keep going strong and its a delight to read a cozy mystery about a long term , loving couple, now with kids even. Pandora's psychic series are enjoyable to read and are a sweet treat with little angst. I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews and this is my honest opinion.
1,486 reviews8 followers
January 20, 2023
Well, they wanted a road trip. Guess it should have been specified warm weather and no ghosts. Instead, Roan, Ten, Cope, and Jude head to Cincinnati in the middle of winter to do readings at a haunted opera house for an anniversary event. instead, they discover a spirit that is way stronger then he should be, a mystery, and danger.

As always, this story has adventure, humor, family, and steamy moments. I adore this series and hope it continues for a long time.
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2,270 reviews23 followers
January 24, 2023
It was nice to read about Ten and Ronan once again. I really enjoy reading about people's 'found family', especially when the bond between them is so tight. Ronan and Jude especially made me smile, their interactions are just what you'd expect from actual brothers, and added a little light relief to an otherwise sad tale. There's lots of ghostly shenanigans, this time with a particularly macabre spectre. This story, because of the children involved, really will tug at your heart strings. The ending is quite a poignant one, and serves as a reminder of how important family is, whatever form that takes for you.
Profile Image for Demetra Roussakis.
1,552 reviews15 followers
January 22, 2023
Another awesome read featuring Ten and Ronan. Tennyson gets contacted by the opera house in Cincinnati to do live readings. Ten did research and found the opera house to be haunted. With Jude and Cope along for the ride, they arrive to find a vengeful ghost who is trying to solve the mystery of what happened to him. This is a fast paced book and I devoured it in one afternoon. Love this series and look forward to reading more.
3,583 reviews38 followers
January 22, 2023
This isn't strictly a 'time travel' story but it is in the sense that ghosts return from the past and the location has references to deaths from the Civil War. The tragedy of the orphans cannot be overlooked, nor can the twisted logic by a ghost who wants Tennyson to solve his decades old murder.

There will be tears and joy and laughter...as well as pain and shame and sadness.

Pandora always leaves us wanting more when we finish one of her books. This is no exception!
1,600 reviews8 followers
January 28, 2023
I was very excited to see a new Tennyson and Ronan Cold Case Psychic book! I love Tennyson, but suspicious, growly (yet lovable), protective Ronan has my heart. Ohio wouldn't be my go-to for a vacation, but the trip turns into a suspenseful, heart-pounding and intriguing murder-mystery and (of course) ghost story for the guys and their found family. Loved it!

I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.
Profile Image for Stephanie.
1,962 reviews16 followers
January 29, 2023
I absolutely love this amazing addition to this world. I love being back with Ten, Ronan, Jude and Cope! I can't believe this is the 20th book of this series. Pandora Pine doesn't disappoint with this newest addition. I love see how everyone is doing and what new mystery is going on. I can't wait for the next book.
917 reviews5 followers
February 14, 2023
This is the continuation of the story of Tennyson and Roman, it is the 20th book in the Cold Case Psychic series. Please read the trigger warnings. I absolutely love this series and can't get eough. This is another one that keeps you on the edge and up reading way past your bedtime. Definitely recommended.

I received this book as an Arc and I am happily reviewing it voluntarily.
45 reviews1 follower
February 16, 2023
Final book in Cold Case Series

I have love everyone of the books in this series and I really hate that the series has ended. This book was especially interesting as I lived in Cincinnati as a teenager and went to the Music Hall many times including Prime and high school graduation. Every book has heart pounding sections. If you get an opportunity to read this series do so.
2,870 reviews14 followers
March 28, 2023
This week I read two 20th books of a series and they both were as good, if not better than the first. Cold Case Psychic has remained an interesting, well-loved series, that I will enjoy again and again. There is nothing else I can write that has not already been written in the reviews already for this book. Definitely recommend reading.
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3,132 reviews40 followers
May 22, 2025
I continue to adore this series and these characters. This one really only focused on the main four, Ronan, Ten, Jude, and Cope. While I do love these four, I missed the rest. I really was hoping to see all of them go on a vacation together. That said, it was a good story that was heartbreaking while thinking about the orphanage. I really liked the ending.
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