Southwest Heat by E.L. Adams. Addyson Owings works for the Southwest Supernatural Society, using her psychic talent to investigate crimes, and she’s darned good at it. When a family is killed without apparent cause, she gets partnered with the guy who broke her heart, and has to solve the mystery with him while figuring out what to do about her feelings for him. Said partner, Cooper Braxton is perfectly clear – he wants her back. There’s lots of sexual tension and erections and foreplay, and I found it a bit tedious after the third or fourth iteration of the protagonists’ many attractive features. Without all the sex padding it, this novella it would be barely a novelette. There are intriguing hints of the conflicts between paranormals and regular humans, but the world isn’t fleshed-out enough to get a real feel for it, and in addition they only solve half the mystery by the end of the story. Might read future installments if they come my way, but likely won’t seek them out. Reviewed from a free ebook received through the LibraryThing Early Reviewers Program. ( )

I wish it was longer and more developed. I wanted more history, more feelings, more show not tell. It was a very quick read and I will definitely read book 2 when it comes out. ( )

This is a good psychic investigator thriller. It is intriguing and a fast read. I couldn’t put it down and finished it in a couple of days.
Southwest Heat is well-written and a great mystery. It is an introduction to a new series and definitely sets the characters and scene for future books. I definitely liked the author’s perspective on how normals, paranormals and paranormal species co-exist in a society. The co-existence provided a lot of tension points throughout the story. It will be interesting to see if the tension and drama continues in future books. ( )

If you enjoy second chance romances, paranormal romance and mysteries, this is a perfect read. The author excels at depicting the tension and attraction within the romance while keeping the mystery interesting. Very good love scenes with a bit of steam! All in all, a great read. ( )