Mind Games has all the usual Nora Roberts plot hooks - plucky heroine with a heart of gold, swoon-worthy hero, an evil villain, and a touch of the supernatural that makes these books so special. And getting to meet your teeanage crush and have him fall in love with you - what could possibly beat that! If you are a diehard NR fan like me, you will love this one for sure!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

Twisty, sweet, sexy, and so different for Nora Roberts! After 200 books, this woman can write ANYTHING. I loved the longer story elements of time passing and figuring out exactly how these two would not only meet, but change the game. The heroine was fantastic and believable and I loved the ending. It was SO different and such a great job by Nora Roberts for changing her game!

I loved this book!! At first, it felt like a book about Appalachia and the culture within families. And it certainly is that but then it changed into more with intrigue and fear. I was brought to tears multiple times. The book is so well written that you feel the emotions and there are plenty of them. I grew up in Kentucky and went to the same college as Thea. The Eastern area has a culture that is unique and it was captured beautifully.

I loved this book. I will admit that it was a little slow in the beginning and I got confused about the year it was set in. However, after that - I LOVED IT!! I love grammie aka Lucy and all of her feistyness, she's my fav followed by Rem. I lauhed and cried as what usually happens with a Nora Roberts book. There were some twists, but definately worth the read.


Thank you to Netgalley, Nora Roberts and St. martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

AMAZING!!!
I was a little skeptical at first as I'm not part if the "gaming crowd", but what a fantastic read! I couldn't put it down! The twists and turns throughout had me completely hooked.
Another fabulous Nora novel!!

Twelve year old Thea and her brother,REM were just beginning their summer stay with their Grandmother,Lucy in the Kentucky mountains. This was something they looked forward to every year. One night Thea was awakened but a horrible dream of someone breaking into her parents home where they were sleeping and hurting them. She rushed into her Grandmother’s room only to find her trembling on the side of the bed having had the same dream.
Since Thea was young she knew she had a “gift”. Her grandmother had it too. Thea was able to convince the detectives that she had “seen “ the murders and the person who did it! The man was caught and was found to have committed several other murders. He was sent to prison for many years.
Thea and her brother stayed with her Grandmother and thrived. Thea was a graduate in computing and was a whiz at gaming. Soon one of her games caught the attention of her professor and she was soon working with a big company.
Thea started having visions where the murderer,Ray Riggs, was trying to get into her head and threatened her.
Thea moved into a house near her Grandmother and then a young man and his child moved into a nearby. She couldn’t decide if she should let him know about her tragic past or the man who was trying to get inside her head and kill her.
Nora Roberts has another great book! It was a real page turner with a fun twist.

I really wanted to love this book. I fell in love with the characters in Part 1 especially Thea and her gift. Then the rest of the book was very mundane. Sure you got a few interactions between Thea and the villain but it was just the story of her life. Even the ending didn't do for me. It seemed like such an "easy" way out.. I was hoping for that Thea would partner with the police and use her gift to help more victims survive.

Thank you to Netgalley for this ARC

I liked this a lot. Thea is a great character, and this follows her life from tween to adulthood. She has a psychic gift and uses it to help. Her grandmother is also a powerhouse female character, which I loved. The Appalachia setting was also super interesting. I love Nora’s writing and this was another winner from her.

I received an arc from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

This book will surely send you on an emotional rollercoaster so make sure you have your tissues handy. Beautiful love story with a psychic twist and devastating loss.

At twelve, Thea has no idea the tragedy that lies ahead for her and her family. After the death of her parents her brother Rem and herself are raised by their Grammie Lucy. Thea has to learn how to live with her “sight” and the murderer who intrudes her thoughts.

A new neighbor, who was an old crush, comes to her neck of the woods. Ty and his son Bray captivate Thea and feelings start to rise. Will Ty understand the “sight” and Thea’s abilities or throw their love and friendship away?

Great read and definitely one I would recommend.

One of my favorite N.R. books to date. Family, love, music, rock star, magic. Combine it all together. Equals one wild story with several twist and turns.

MAN, this was a STORY. It started with the fateful summer Thea was twelve and took us through the ups and downs of everything that came after. From dealing with the aftermath of her parents' murder to learning to harness her special gift to falling in love and finding her place in the world, Thea grew into a strong woman with a boundless heart and a willingness to use her ability to help others.

No lie, twelve-year-old Thea's grief was a punch to the chest. The awful circumstances of that terrible night cut her and it was her grandmother's unwavering support and love (along with the support of the other members of that half of the family) that got her through the pain. Although Thea chose her own path when it came to telling what she saw, she told it with grace and dignity and convinced the people who needed to be convinced and that helped put her parents' killer behind bars.

It doesn't end there, though. Thea continues to help when she needs to help and she always, always keeps an eye on the man who sliced her family down the middle. (Which maybe isn't a good thing, but she deals with her grief the only way she knows how as a child and that's by making sure the bad guy is firmly behind bars.)

Throw in some romance (single dad swoonage dialed up to ELEVEN) (and also YESSSS to teenage crushes turning into something more), strong family and community ties, a little heartache, a sprinkling of knowing when the knowing is needed, and a kiddo that brings the cute whenever he shows up and you have a whole lot good stuff going on here. Grammie and Redbud Hollow took the Fox siblings in when they needed them most and BOY did I love it.

I will always read a Nora Roberts book just because I enjoy her writing and how easy it is to read her stories. This one was no different. It was just the right amount of thriller, paranormal and romance. I usually expect the conflict between the two love interests to come sooner, but this one was rather late and wrapped up quick. The ending and how Thea “kicked ass” tied it up all perfectly. 4 Solid Stars Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC.

Wow - Just wow! First, let me say I'm a Nora Roberts fan, but this went beyond expectations. Ms. Roberts captured you straight from the beginning. Immersing you in all the goodness about the Fox family and their tight bond as a family. Suddenly you start to become anxious because you know something is coming and that something tears you inside out. It's like the clickety-clack of the roller coaster as it slowly climbs that first scary hill and then BOOM - it's all flying downhill, twisty curves, screams, tears and laughter. I could not put the story of Thea, Rem, their parents and Lucy down. The story never dragged, the characters were well fleshed out and the insidious evil was carefully woven into the story to grab you and not let go, This was contrasted against the beauty of the Kentucky hills, Thea's gift, finding love and true family. What a ride! Bravo, Ms. Roberts. An amazing book.

Nora Roberts’ new novel, Mind Games, is an amazing new adventure romance with her particular brand of always-incredible storytelling. In it, we find a young tween Thea and her brother visiting their grandmother, Lucy, on her farm when the unthinkable happens and shatters their very world in an instant.

It is in this time of extreme trials that Thea discovers talents that she never knew that she had, and realizes how much that farm in Appalachia means to her. It helps her establish her identity and to know what truly is important to Thea.

Thea story continues to evolve, and she must decide what she wants her future to look like, and what she’s willing to do to secure it.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this ARC!!

I always enjoy a good Nora Roberts book. There is something about her writing that makes you feel right at home with all the characters and they are always easy readers for me.

Thea is a young twelve year old girl and her brother, Rem, is ten years old buy when we first meet them. Their parents always let them go stay for two weeks in the summer with their Grammie, Lucy. Both kids love staying with their Grammie and getting to milk the goat, feed the "ladies", and play with the dogs. When Thea and her Grammie both are awakened from their sleep one night with the same nightmare, they know that they have something special that no one else outside of their family does. Thea saw her parents' get murdered in their own home by a crazy man that was mad because they had what he wanted, a house, cars and a pretty good life. Lucy can't see as vividly as Thea can but she knows that something bad has happened.

With Thea having such a vivid vision of the guy that killed her parents, she is able to describe him perfectly and even see where he is at the time they are hunting him down. The mad man, Ray Riggs, also has a way of getting into Theas head and causes her to have headaches and turmoil in her life. Ray is arrested in no time because of Thea's visions and being able to see where Ray is. Ray is thankfully locked up and behind bars but that doesn't keep him from pressing Thea and getting into her head.

When Thea and Rem get the opportunity to buy 5 acres of land each close to Grammies house they know that they have to jump on the opportunity because they want to stay close to her so they can be there for each other no matter what and how long. Thea builds herself a house on her land and when her neighbor passes, her grandson inherits her house and to Thea's surprise, it is someone that she has had a crush on forever. Ty Brennan was a member of a rock band that Thea liked growing up and he was always her crush. Ty has a son that is full of energy but he and Thea hit it off and never look back. Ty loves Thea's dog and animals and always wants to visit to play with them.
Thea has gotten her dream job of developing video games and makes very well for herself. Thea works from hom and loves that she is able to so that she can be around for her Grammie and Ty. Ty is learning things as he goes with his son so when he has someone to ask about things, he is so thankful and Thea is glad to help. As you can probably guess, Thea and Ty grow closer and closer together and end up being an "item". Thea is still having the problems with Ray getting into her head and she has to learn how to deal with him and how to block him out. Thea figures out a way to destroy Ray though and it is ingenious. This book wove several different topics together and made it one of a kind for sure. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I know you will too. Just stick with it and you will be glad that you did.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book and all opinions are my own. Thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book. Such a good read!

While Mind Games starts with a deep tragedy and grief that made me cry multiple times, the rest of this book feels like a cozy healing balm.

Mind Games follows Thea and her brother Rem, who go their Grammie's house for the summer, just like every year--only for tragedy to strike when their parents are murdered. But Thea has a gift--a special talent that runs in the female side of her family, a sense of precognition and dreams and the ability to sense things that no one can explain. She sees the killer--and enables the law to bring him to justice. But as she grows up and becomes successful and eventually falls in love, the killer dogs her through her mind.

I really enjoyed this book. Like I said, I cried multiple times at the start (Ms Nora knows her stuff) but really enjoyed Thea's healing and growing up and the embrace of family and community. This book has a lot of the things Ms Nora really enjoys--small town community, close knit family and friendships, people who are great at their jobs, almost cottagecore sometimes? and of course unexplained powers that don't go so far as to make the book feel paranormal, but all an element of mystery to the Appalachian air that the book is filled with. I really enjoyed that the book was set in Kentucky, a place I love, and I also really liked Ty, Thea's love interest and his four year old son Bray. So much of the latter middle and back half of the book is just a good slow burn to love with them.

All in all I'd definitely give this a solid 4 stars.
Heat level: 2.5 or 3. Only two or three scenes but not super descriptive. Could be cruised over easily enough.

I loved this book by Nora Roberts. I have never read one of her books. I loved the way she developed the characters. You either loved them or hated them.This book is about trust and love. Grandmother Lucy and Granddaughter Thea have the special gift of sight. Thea and her brother Rem live with their grandmother after their parents were killed by an evil young man who has no regrets about killing people. He also has the gift of sight and tries to get into Theas head.
Nora Roberts has written a book where you feel you could live in rural Kentucky and be this family's neighbors. I definitely would recommend this book.
Thank you net galley and St Martins Press for giving me the opportunity for adding this author to my list of authors I love

Mind Games is a great book! A young girl with the sight who witnessed a terrible crime and catching the murderer through her gift. Unfortunately, he has the sight as well and he tries to torment her through life. This book is also about family, community and love. The characters were strong and relatable. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend.

Once again, Ms. Roberts knocks it out of the park! I could not put this book down and found myself reading well into the night, when I should have been asleep. Instead, I was obsessed with Thea and the life that she builds for herself in Kentucky after a tragic childhood event.

It drives me crazy when people say that romance genre books aren't for them. Roberts writes books that happen to have romance in them, and yes, a relationship or love interest is a driving force for the main character. However, that's a byproduct of Robert's writing. Her books are filled with a storyline that sucks you in and builds to an amazing conclusion (or cliff hanger if it's a series). Mind Games is no exception. Thea can see things. Things that happened. She can connect with another person, see into their mind, watch their actions, and feel their feelings. This is both a special skill and a pain point through adulthood, until she figures out how to deal with it.

Thea's relationships with her family and friends are beautiful. I love that she works in a field no one would expect (because she's a woman) and she is successful at it. She is someone that if she existed in real life, I want to know her.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read this book. I loved every second of it!

Mind Games is about love of family, friends, and romance but it also has an interesting paranormal twist. It's an amazing fast paced book that had reading late into the night. Nora Roberts is a go author for me and this one is another hit for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my review copy of this book.