The first in a NEW SERIES of 'psi-fi' suspense thrillers with a psychic twist! CFBI agent Jasmine McLellan is assigned a hot case—one that requires the psychic abilities of the PSI Division, a secret government agency located in the secluded town of Divine, BC. Jasi leads a psychically gifted team in the hunt for a serial arsonist—a murderer who has already taken the lives of three innocent people. Unleashing her gift as a Pyro-Psychic, Jasi is compelled toward smoldering ashes and enters the killer's mind. A mind bent on destruction and revenge. Jasi's team, consisting of Psychometric Empath and profiler, Ben Roberts, and Victim Empath, Natassia Prushenko, is led down a twisting path of dark, painful secrets. Brandon Walsh, the handsome, smooth-talking Chief of Arson Investigations joins them in a manhunt that takes them across British Columbia—from Vancouver to Kelowna, Penticton and Victoria. While impatiently sifting through the clues that were left behind, Jasi and her team realize that there is more to the third victim than meets the eye. Perhaps not all of the victims were that innocent. The hunt intensifies when they learn that someone they know is next on the arsonist's list. The case heats to the boiling point as Jasi steps out of the flames…and into the fire. And in the heat of early summer, Agent Jasi McLellan discovers that a murderer lies in wait…much closer than she imagined.   Prologue It always began with the dead girl in her closet. Every night when little Jasmine opened that closet door she expected to see lovely dresses and hangers--not a child her age strung up by a pink skipping rope, her body dangling above the floor…unmoving. The dead girl had long blond hair. Her blue eyes stared blindly and were surrounded by large black circles. Her mouth hung open in a soundless scream. The pink rope was tied tightly around her neck, a thick pink necklace of death. A purplish-black bruise was visible and ugly. The most unusual thing about the girl, other than the fact that she was swinging from a rope in Jasmine's closet, was that her skin and clothing were scorched. Gagging, little Jasmine stepped back in horror. When the girl's lifeless body swayed gently from a sudden breeze Jasmine let loose a cry of terror and raced down the stairs, searching anxiously for her parents. "Daddy?" Her throat was constricted and dry. "Mommy?" Then she screamed. "Mommy, I need you! Help me!" In the lower hallway, the shadows quickly surrounded her. Then she saw them. Red eyes flashing angrily at the end of the hall. Jasmine took a hesitant step backward. She tried to run but her feet would not cooperate. Her small body began to shake while the eyes followed her. Glancing over her shoulder, she noticed a listless form moving toward her, arms outstretched--pleading. The girl from the closet wasn't dead anymore. Blistered hands reached for Jasmine. The girl's mouth yawned and a horrendous shriek emerged. Trapped and terrified, Jasmine began to scream…

Professional Reviews
An action-packed book for summer readers.
"An action-packed book for summer readers. As with all well-written mysteries, the perpetrator turns out to be the person who the reader least expects. The many entangled relationships between the characters ensure that the story will keep readers turning pages."

~ Bruce Atchison, freelance writer

Divine Intervention will undeniably leave you smoldering--and dying for more.
"Divine Intervention was a hugely pleasant surprise. Cheryl Kaye Tardif has definitely found her genre with this new crime novel set in the not-so-far future. Believable characters, and scorching plot twists. Anyone who is a fan of JD Robb will thoroughly enjoy this one―especially any who have been waiting for an excellent voice to bring alive a genuinely Canadian crime novel. Divine Intervention will undeniably leave you smoldering―and dying for more."






~ Kelly Christian, WGA member and DF (Devout Fan)

WONDERFUL!
"WONDERFUL! Riveting, with imagery almost agonizingly clear. Tardif's characters and story have an integrity that makes it nearly impossible to stop reading!"






~ Kate Leighton, Canadian editor and writer

Reader Reviews for "Divine Intervention"

Reviewed by Gwendolyn Thomas Gath	9/11/2007
Cheryl~GIRL YOU GO!! CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN~wow the excerpt can cause one's teeth to chatter...how did you think of this one~incredible. Hmmm one can only wonder what you will create next? Continued success in your work and all you do. Take care now, Blessings to you~Gwendolyn
Reviewed by Jimmy Fox	8/17/2004
Congratulations on writing a riveting novel. My "five-star" review of Divine Intervention follows. Good luck . . . you deserve it! Jimmy Fox, Louisiana author of genealogical mysteries--www.jimmyfox.com & AuthorsDen.com. ***** Cheryl Kaye Tardif's hot futuristic thriller, Divine Intervention, radiates suspense and mystery. Divine Intervention transports the reader to a tomorrow with comforting echoes of today, but also with strange possibilities that challenge expectations. Tardif's passionate crime solvers are anything but ordinary, in any time: three high-strung special investigators endowed with psychic powers, which enable them to pierce the veil separating the physical world from a fleeting dimension of shadowy thoughts and events. Their extrasensory vision isn't perfect, though, and Jasi, Natassia, and Ben must always supplement their gifts with old-fashioned detective work and strategic, if sometimes unpleasant, alliances to make up the balance. Paradoxically, their unusual abilities can render them dangerously vulnerable, transforming the hunters into the prey, the magicians of emotion into nearly helpless pawns. The author skillfully ties and unties knots in a plot line stretching back decades to a source of evil now unleashing fiery destruction and horrible death amid the scenic wonders of British Columbia, Canada. Tardif fuels her story with relentless pacing, marvelously cryptic clues, frequent surprises, and convincing details of criminal investigation and firefighting. The narrative temperature reaches feverish intensity when multiple conflicts threaten to ignite and obsessive attractions cloud rationality with sensual steam. As a mystery author and lover of a well-told tale, I found much to admire and enjoy in Divine Intervention by Cheryl Kaye Tardif. (Reviewed by Jimmy Fox, author of genealogical mysteries: Deadly Pedigree, Lineages and Lies, and Jackpot Blood) *****

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