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JT Drake feels he had a neglected childhood as the result of his genius dad's outrageous inventions. He even set fire to the lab as a child in a fit of jealousy! Now an adult JT is called home by reports that his father might have slid from eccentric to crazed, by a freak accident JT is rendered invisible. Roselyn Peabody is Dr Hershel Drake's assistant. Actually, given Dr Drake is an alcoholic, she's more the leader of their refraction project. So now it is up to her to find out how to make JT visible again. The only way to do that, they find, is to go find the man who stole part of the initial project research some 30 years ago. The man who killed the other dozen or so on the team. The man who killed JT's mother...
The point of the tale for me was the romance, and the relationships that Roselyn and JT each had with their parent. JT I found initially to be a bit shallow and obsessed with his 'bad' childhood - I sympathise with his predicament, but there are plenty worse off. And when we meet him he's a successful writer, so get over it already. I did wonder how his father actually made a living being a revenge-obsessed alcoholic genius scientist, but apparently he could teach for much of that time! (In fact he was Roselyn's professor). Roselyn on the other hand I would like to meet in real life - no dress sense, a bit muddled, preferring the background to the limelight, focused in her work and frighteningly brilliant.
I liked the mix of characters, including the delightfully drawn Artie. I found the book tightly written - Artie could have been just someone on the plane, but he did reappear later in the book. Too much of a co-incidence (I've never seen someone I met in a plane again), but it worked with a little suspension of disbelief. I liked that all the characters were distinct and unique from each other. I also enjoyed some of the frustrations and comic moments about being invisible. I didn't roar with laughter with this book, but I did quietly chuckle from time to time.
J.T. Drake, or Jerome as he didn't like to be called, newspaper columnist, true crime published author, and Professor Drake's son, has come to Pecan Grove after a phone call from his father's neighbor lets him know that his father is up to some sketchy things in his basement--Billowing green smoke, and an acrid burning smell just to start. Having been the brunt his whole life of jokes about his 'absentminded professor' father, he comes to Pecan Grove thinking he'll see what his father is up to, and convince him to move closer to him. Waiting until his father retires for the night, J.T. sneaks into his father's basement laboratory, never realizing that his life would be changed from then on out...
When Roselyn meets J.T, after his father's frantic phone call, she is prepared to dislike him on sight. Little could she have guessed that not only would she like him, actually be 'sparkingly' attracted to him, but also that she wouldn't be able to see him. J.T. had been rendered invisible by the refractor she and the professor have been working on. And while she's thrilled that it actually works, it would have been nice if it had worked after they had figured out how to make him visible again.
What a charmingly different story!! The plot is new and fresh, and the characters sparkle. J.T. is so true to life. While he admits to being drawn to beautiful, perfect women, he just can't seem to help but be drawn to Roselyn, even though he sees her as another nutty professor when he first meet her. He's got some definite baggage and problems going on, but he doesn't let them rule his life. Roselyn is full of insecurities, but once she lets herself loose, she comes into her own. They're both characters that we can easily relate to, and most definitely admire. It was great fun getting to know them, and witnessing them travel the road to love. That road is filled with some zany and wonderful secondary characters, which will alternately crack you up, or bring a tear to your eye. Miss Archer painted a truly beautiful picture with her words, one I found myself lost in. While this is classified as a paranormal romance, there is actually very little to categorize it so. Heads up to those who read contemporary and don't read paranormal-don't miss this book! It will satisfy you on a level you cannot even imagine!!
The plot line has the hero, J.T., coming home to find out what his nutty professor father is up to now. He stumbles into his fathers lab and POOF! He's now invisible. Now his father's assistant is a beautiful woman named Roselyn. Roselyn has a interesting past herself which introduces us to her unique family. Roselyn, J.T. and his father must find the solution to make J.T. visible and also catch a bad guy in the process.
This book has some excitement and is cute at times. I found the book enjoyable but I was hoping for more from it.
Roselyn Peabody, Pop's smart and unusually attractive assistant tends to
J.T. and he soon wakes from his stupor. Her touch is electrifying, and
it isn't just the results of his condition. He sees unwelcome
characteristics that she shares with his father as far as her strange
fascination with science, yet he is drawn to her.
Rosy promised to help him regain his visibility, but wonders if his
seductive maneuvers are only because she is the only one who can help
his father recover the information needed to help return J.T. to
normal. It wouldn't be the first time a man has pretended an interest
in her for what her mind could do for him. She also isn't happy about
the derisive way J.T. treats his father. Would he let her help in more
ways than the obvious? Would she be able to resist J.T.'s seductive
charm, or would it really hurt anything to indulge in a little shocking
behavior of her own?
I didn't want to put this book down, and when I had to, I returned to it
as quickly as I could! Jennifer Archer puts a twist on the invisible
man like one I've not seen before. Her creative humor makes the
intriguing, fresh plot sparkle. A definite keeper!
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