All the Rules of Heaven

Although there were sweet, happy moments, this isn’t a happy story. There’s rape, assault, murder, supernatural happenings, and death, but there is also love, family, friends, hope, and a kitten.

I liked how Amy Lane created Angel as gender fluid. You could see the person behind the form despite what shape the form took. I liked seeing both characters gm grow and learn about themselves.

Their story doesn’t feel over, but the book doesn’t end on a cliff hanger either. Instead, there are revelations waiting and hope blossoming.

This is the first book in the All That Heaven Will Allow series. It is a story that involves ghost and the supernatural. This author has a great talent for writing remarkable characters and this book was no exception. The pace made it difficult to put down. It is a little angsty, but still wonderful as Amy Lane does that wonderfully. I can’t wait for the next book in this series.

Books with supernatural story lines are not usually my go to but this is one of my favourite books of 2020. The two main characters Angel and Tucker are wonderful and the storyline is so interesting I read the book in one sitting. The supporting characters are also well written and despite the subject matter I found this book to be relatively low angst in comparison to other Amy Lane books for those that prefer her lighter books. If you like well written m/m romance with a great storyline and mystery definitely give this one a try.

Daisy Place sounds like a name for a cheery day care center. Daisy Place in this new book by Amy Lane is a run-down old hotel with only ghosts for guests. For more than fifty years, the owner, caretaker, and empath Ruth has lived in Daisy Place.

When Ruth dies, her distant nephew Tucker Henderson inherits Daisy Place, as well as a trust fund enabling him to live without steady employment. This is a good thing, as Tucker turns out to be a more powerful empath than Ruth.

Assisted by Angel, a gender-fluid, shape-shifting supernatural who’s been in residence at Daisy Place for a half-century, Tucker moves in, makes friends with locals, and begins renovations.

When Tucker is drawn to a specific room, Angel reveals how he enabled first Ruth, and now Tucker, to handle objects left behind by the dead in order to tell their stories so they can be released to move on to their afterlife.

This is a supernatural, romantic, not-quite-horror story unlike any other. It is dark, funny, scary, and sweet – but not too sweet. I can’t wait to visit Daisy Place again.