I was a little lost that when I started this book because it was the second book in the "Bodies of Evidence Series". I wished I had read Ms. Roberts's first book "Grave Calling" it would have helped me understand Julie Hall a lot better. I started to give up and read the first book in series but I was already engaged in the storyline of this ones so I didn't want to give up and start over. I'll just read it later, that's a promise.
I was a fan of Ms. Roberts' earlier series "Ghost Dusting" several years ago and I was glad to see she has another winner out.
I liked Julie Hall a lot, she's gone through Hell to get to her life back on track and there were just enough hints sprinkled throughout the book that I could gather enough information without having read the first book to get a grasp some of her past history to know that she's a survivor but I'd love to know more about what makes her tick.
Julies finds dead people or graves with divining rods, she's made quite a name for herself in Washington State, as well as all over the world. She get's tons of requests from people from all over who want her to find their lost loved ones and bring them home so they can put them to rest. She's a private person and would just like to work around the Pacific Northwest and live with her Rottie, Wookie and have her hunky FBI lover, Garret nearby. She's media-shy, to say the least.
When an elderly lady shows up on her front porch one morning asking for her help in finding the body of her 25-year-old daughter, Julie's torn, she knows this is a no win situation but she'll consider taking the case. When she starts looking into it the case she learns some things that make her decision for her, so she accepts.
This is a great mystery, with twists and turns that will keep you hanging on until the end. It's a fast read and I'm looking forward to the next book in series. There are some new things coming Julie's way and I can't see what Ms. Roberts' has in store for her.
Disclosure: I received an e-galley of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. The review above are my own words and opinions regarding this book. ( )

I was drawn to read this book because I have an interest in Dowsing Rods. I explore cemeteries in conjunction with my family research and have on occasion used them myself. They are just amazing what they will tell. Julie's history of abuse and her meeting of her FBI agent boyfriend Garrett were explained in the Bodies of Evidence, #1. I had no trouble following this without reading the first although I may pick it up because Roberts has a skill for characters and story telling. Divine Reunions is Julie's business name for her body locating ability. She has to use other detective clues to do her job which helps add depth to the story. Would have liked a bit more romance between Julie and Garrett. "A copy of this book was provided by Carina Press via Netgalley with no requirements for a review. Comments here are my honest opinion." ( )

A Grave Search by Wendy Roberts
Bodies of Evidence #2

I have been eagerly waiting to see what will happen next in this series. The main character, Julie, has had so many trials and tribulations that I want her to have “good” things happen in her life and…perhaps a few do in this book BUT a whole heap of not so good happens, too.

Julie has moved from the place of her painful childhood, she has set up house in a new home, she has created a thriving business using her divining skills and she still has her older FBI boyfriend Garrett Pierce. She is still dealing with the problem of alcoholism and the PTSD that is an outcome of the childhood abuse she survived. She does what she can with her copper dowsing rods to help families find and burry their deceased loved ones.

In this book she is asked by a mother to locate her daughter – a young woman that has been missing for some time. Julie is not terribly interested in the case until she realizes that the young man accused of murdering the daughter is someone she knew in school. With one thing leading to another she does become involved and eventually finds a whole lot more than she was bargaining on. She finds several bodies, helps in some investigations for bodies and finds out something major about her own past that begins to put a few puzzle pieces of her own life in place.

I enjoyed the voice telling this story. I enjoyed getting to know Julie/Delma better. I was thankful that Garrett was still there to support, care for and love this fractured but not broken heroine. I am eager to read more of the series and will say that having read book one made this book richer. Why? Because I knew the backstory of the heroine and about the people mentioned that she knew in book one and all of that and her previous experiences were more easily remembered and applied to this book.

I will definitely be reading book three when it comes out and want to thank NetGalley and Carina Press for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4.5 Stars ( )