Not much could drag Jim Coleman out of a peaceful, if lonely, retirement and back to late nights, crime scenes, and chases. Jim Coleman is done with detective work and would just like to enjoy a cup of coffee on a sunny day. But when an old friend shows up with a case about an old flame, Coleman can’t say no. What starts as a missing persons case soon delivers more than he bargained for, and when Coleman’s own past offers clues, it’s clear that no one else can solve this mystery. But there’s a catch: Coleman was given six months to live eight months ago. J.R. Rain shows us that when it seems there’s nothing left to live for, there’s also nothing left to lose. His characters will take a chance on danger, doubt, even an unlikely romance — as long as they get a cup of coffee first.
James Blakely is a good man who has done some bad things in his time. So when he’s viciously gunned down in his sleep, he’s faced with a choice: proceed immediately to an afterlife of eternal damnation or haunt the world of the living in search of redemption — and one last shot at heaven. Now little more than a flickering shade of the man he was, James spends his days seeking solace from the loved ones he left behind — even as he works furiously to unravel the mystery of his murder. Solving the crime and saving his soul will force James to confront the darkest secrets in his own past. And with his memories fading and his ghost body disintegrating, time is running out for him to save himself and leave this earthly plane. The fires of hell are rising, but will they purify James Blakely’s tormented soul — or consume it?
