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    Dead to the Max ( Max Starr Series, Book 1)
    Dead to the Max ( Max Starr Series, Book 1)
    Dead to the Max ( Max Starr Series, Book 1)
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    Dead to the Max ( Max Starr Series, Book 1)

    By Jasmine Haynes

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    From NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jasmine Haynes. Step into the world of Max Starr!

    A ghost, a psychic, and one very hunky detective, all tied up with a bit of murder and mayhem...

    Thirty-something, down-on-her-luck accountant Max Starr has the unfortunate gift of being psychic, a newly-discovered wrinkle in her already messed-up life. Her husband, Cameron, is dead, killed in a botched 7-11 robbery two years ago. She’s cut herself off from friends, moved out of her San Francisco home in favor of a studio apartment, and dumped her flourishing career as a CPA to do temp work.

    And now Max has developed an annoying penchant for attracting the spirits of murdered women. Okay, they possess her. And to exorcize them, Max must unmask their killers. But how?! By stepping into the void their deaths created, taking their jobs, befriending the loved ones they left behind. Max goes wherever she has to go and does whatever she has to do, with a lot of help from the ghost of her late husband Cameron and hunky and very enticing Detective Witt Long.

    In Dead to the Max, Book 1 in the Max Starr series, Max steps into the shoes of a murdered accountant and starts to learn that even supposedly boring accountants can have secret lives and secret desires. Max just has to hope the secrets she uncovers don’t get her killed, too.

    “Dead to the Max” is Book 1 in the contemporary paranormal romance/mystery Max Starr series and is approximately 82,000 words.

    The Max Starr series:
    Dead to the Max, Book 1
    Evil to the Max, Book 2
    Desperate to the Max, Book 3
    Power to the Max, Book 4
    Vengeance to the Max, Book 5

    This book contains the following bonus material: Excerpts from the next Max Starr mystery, “Evil to the Max,” “Somebody’s Lover,” and “Twisted by Love.”

    Previously published in 2003 as Dead to the Max by JB Skully from LiquidSilverBook.

    This book contains super sexy material

    REVIEWS for the Max Starr series:

    “4 Hearts! Dead to the Max is funny and sad all at once ... it is a true murder mystery; it keeps you guessing until the very end.”
    ~ Reviewed by Sara for The Romance Studio

    RTR Reviewers Choice Award!
    “intense emotions, high-voltage drama and adventure along with delicious sex scenes.”
    ~ Reviewed by Tracey for The Road to Romance

    “This book will put you through the wringer.”
    ~ Reviewed by Patricia for Sensual Romance Reviews

    “4 1/2 Flames. DEAD TO THE MAX is a striking read ... I’m very anxious to get my hands on Book 2.”
    ~ Reviewed by Robin for Sizzling Romance Reviews

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR
    Jasmine Haynes is the NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 35 classy, sensual romance tales. Look for more in the sensual West Coast series; Book 5, Pleasing Mr. Sutton. She’s also the author of the award-winning Max Starr psychic mystery series. And don’t miss her writing as Jennifer Skully, KOD Daphne du Maurier award-winning author of contemporary romance, bringing you poignant tales peopled with hilarious characters that will make you laugh and make you cry. Look for Can’t Forget You, a new Cottonmouth adventure!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJasmine Haynes
    Release dateSep 23, 2010
    ISBN9781452434803
    Dead to the Max ( Max Starr Series, Book 1)
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    Jasmine Haynes

    NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author Jasmine Haynes loves giving readers sexy, classy stories about real issues like growing older, facing divorce, starting over. Her books have passion, heart, humor, and happy endings, even if they aren't always traditional. She also writes gritty, paranormal mysteries in the Max Starr series. As Jennifer Skully, she writes laugh-out-loud romantic comedies laced with a heavy dose of mystery. Look for Jennifer’s new series written with Bella Andre, starting with Breathless in Love, The Maverick Billionaires Book 1. Having penned stories since the moment she learned to write, Jasmine now lives in the Redwoods of Northern California with her husband and their adorable nuisance of a cat who totally runs the household. Join her newsletter for updates on contests, new releases, and freebies by going to jasminehaynes.com.

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      I was expecting a murder mystery what I got was an erotic novel. Too bad, it had great story potential but I just was not interested in reading it.

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