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This is one of my favorite series of all times. I have read it no less than 10 times, and I have recommended it to everyone I know.

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Okay, I’m going to keep this short and sweet because there aren’t enough words I could use to describe how much I loved this book, this series, and most especially how much I loved Charlie and Michael. I’ve been with them from the very start of this series when The Last Victim came out and I’ve been wholly invested ever since. And believe me, I realize that it first released in 2012 and it’s 2019, but I just hadn’t been ready to say goodbye to Charlie and Michael yet, to be honest, I’m still not ready now. I’m so happy that they finally got their happy ending, but I’m also sad that I don’t have more to look forward to even though the waiting and wondering about how it was all going to work out practically killed me. It gave me mad stress, broke my heart and made it ache, made me cry — the Charlotte Stone series — especially The Last Time I Saw Her gave me all the feels and it’s my favorite Karen Robards series and book. The Last Time I saw Her will absolutely be one of my favorite reads at the end of the year, I’m definitely going to visit Charlie and Michael again, and I know without any doubt in my mind that I will never, ever forget them.

~ A Hopeless Romantic's Booklandia, 5 Stars

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This steamy read would make anyone roar with desire! It was a great steamy read that had me interested from the very beginning! I thought it was a great simple steamy read! The writing came across clearly and well! Great read!

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I didn't connect with this book and didn't finish it. I won't leave a review anywhere for it. Thank you for the chance to read it.

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This was a very good conclusion to the Dr. Charlotte Stone Series. The series was unusual, and I thought it got better with each book. I kept wondering how Robards would pull off this story of a psychiatrist falling for a purported serial killer and giving them a happy ending. She concluded their story in a very interesting and different way.

I enjoyed the characters and the interesting storyline. I'll be wondering what Robards will have in store next with this series over.

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This is the fourth book in the Dr. Charlotte Stone series. These books are part of a paranormal/romance/mystery/thriller series. Main character Dr. Charlotte Stone, studies serial killers a high security prison Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. She is also able to see and talk to ghosts/spirits of those who have died a violent death. If you have not read the previous books in the series I do not want to ruin it for you at this point. Suffice it to say, that she ends up falling for one of her subjects who may have been wrongly accused. When he gets killed in front of her, his spirit sticks around and is in each of the subsequent books.

When The Last Time I Saw Her starts, Charlie is in a bad way. At the end of the previous book the spirit of the man she loved gets sucked into what she calls, Spookyville. She does not think she will ever see him again and is grieving. When she meets a lawyer, who looks like Michael Garland’s twin, and is apparently looking for information on the "Southern Slasher Serial killer" she begins to suspect that perhaps he was the actual killer. While she is trying to obtain DNA while having coffee with him in her office, there is a prison break. Charlie, the lawyer and six young people brought to the prison for a "Scared Straight" program are all loaded onto a bus with six death row inmates, four of them serial killers who Charlie has studied. Charlie's first concern is to save the other hostages, as she knows what these men are capable of. Just when Charlie is about to be killed, Michael Garland shows up and is able to take over the body of his look alike while he is unconscious. The rest of the book is about catching the escaped convicts, saving the hostages and trying to figure out what is going to happen to Michael the next time he is sucked into Spookville.

Once I got into the story, I could not put it down. I wanted to find out who was going to get caught and how, will the hostages survive and of course what is going to happen to Michael and Charlie. You need to like paranormal/supernatural stories to enjoy this book and series because it is out there. The characters of Charlie and Michael are very likeable. Their strong feelings toward one another are almost palpable. The character of Tam, Charlie's friend who is a psychic is not as well developed, but I would like to know more about her. She is so loyal that you would want her as a friend. There is a bit of a love triangle with FBI agent Tony Bartoli, but he realizes that he will never be more than a friend or family as Charlie explains to him. He does not see ghosts but does believe that Charlie does. The ending came as a complete surprise, yet in the vein of the series, I loved it. This was a great end to this series. I will say that there seemed to be a lot more sex in this book and it was described a bit more visually, but I read the other books a few years ago, so I might just have forgotten those parts. I definitely recommend this book and series to those who love a paranormal romance with a mystery/thriller storyline. An enjoyable read.

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