Christmas and cold cases aren’t two things you’d expect to go together, but in my favorite author’s new book, they do. Dangerous Impulses is the newest book coming out as a part of The Naturals series, written by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, and I could not be more excited.
The Naturals series revolves around a group of teenagers who work together to solve cold cases for the FBI. Each of them have special talents that make them “naturals” at solving these cases, unlike most adults. Cassie is the main character of the series, and she’s a profiler who can easily figure out hidden things about people she sees and interacts with. She hasn’t ever taken this skill of hers seriously, until she gets recruited by the FBI to crack these notorious cases, being whisked away to live with four other teenagers with skills just as special as her own. Things start to pick up throughout the book series when real killers strike a bit too close to home for the group, with this program being a bit more dangerous than any of them anticipated.
The series contains four books currently: The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, and Bad Blood, with a bonus novella called Twelve, which came out in 2017. Dangerous Impulses comes out Nov. 3, joining the series after a long pause, much to readers’ surprise. In Dangerous Impulses, Cassie and her fellow naturals play matchmaker for their mentors while simultaneously dealing with an unknown subject who has an affinity for snow. All of this makes for a certainly interesting Christmas novel.
The book sounds very promising, and I’ll certainly be heading out to read it first thing on Nov. 3. Reading is a great way to pass time during the colder weather, and cozying up with a new series is an excellent method to ditch the screens and pick up a new hobby, and The Naturals is perfect for fall. The series is definitely worth a read, and I hope you’re convinced to give it a shot!