Guest Review: Ghost Flute by Kimberly Dean

Posted August 13, 2010 by Book Binge Guest Blogger in Reviews | 3 Comments

Tracy’s review of Ghost Flute by Kimberly Dean

Serena Little Feather is hoping to reconnect with her heritage when she agrees to house-sit on the Lower Brule Sioux Reservation. She just never realized how close to the past she’d get.

At night, Serena hears a flute playing behind the house. The music is haunting and seductive, rousing intense feelings of lust. But music isn’t the only lust-inspiring thing in her life. Her neighbor Chayton is dark and sexy, but she’s been warned against him. She doesn’t know which scares her more—the overwhelming pull of the music or her attraction to the bad boy.

Chayton wants his beautiful neighbor. Their kisses sizzle and their touches burn, but the music she’s hearing worries him. Legend tells of a Sioux brave who’d lured many women with his flute playing. He’d seduced them and cast them aside—until he was found dead with a knife in his stone heart. It was said that the brave’s spirit still roamed the countryside, playing his songs and looking for love. Every so often, a pretty girl responded. Chayton fears that this time, the pretty girl is Serena.

Serena’s not sure what’s happening. She hears wonderful flute music at night and is drawn to go to it. It makes her sexually hot and she needs to have her lust slaked. One night when she’s heading into the woods she’s stopped by Chayton – the man who lives next door to her aunt and uncle whom she’s house sitting for. He brings her out of her haze but is concerned with why she’s in the woods in the first place. The daze doesn’t stop her from being afraid of Chayton. Serena’s heard that he’s got a bad rep and she wants nothing to do with him – even if her body does.

Chayton isn’t the bad guy Serena believes him to be. He wants Serena in a bad way but he wants to protect her from the evil spirit that is trying to claim her more.

As good as the story was I did find myself wanting more of Chayton and Serena’s relationship. Yes, they had a great sexual relationship and definitely a special bond between them – which Dean does so well, but I personally felt that there could have been more of the two getting to know each other.

The book is interesting as it follows the old legend of the ghost flute. That, as well as some of the other Sioux information that was provided in the book, made it very readable. The protectiveness and caring that Chayton showed Serena, even though she thought him a bad person, was something that I loved to read about. I’ve read a few other books by Dean and her heroes always are taking care of the women – but in a good way – not trying to run their lives. Definitely a good, quick and interesting read.

Rating: 3.75 out of 5

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This book is available from Ellora’s Cave. You can buy it here in e-format.