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Haunted (Harrison Investigation #1)

by Heather Graham (Goodreads Author)

3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 · rating details · 2,079 ratings · 133 reviews

Love is everywhere. . .

When does a gift become a curse?

Matt Stone doesn't believe in ghosts. But there are those who are convinced his home, a historic Virginia estate that dates back to the Revolutionary War, is haunted. Pressured to get at the truth about some strange happenings at Melody House, he agrees to let Harrison Investigations explore the house. But he isn't rea...more

Mass Market Paperback, 370 pages

Published September 1st 2003 by Mira Books

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Jan 24, 2013 Kelly rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: beach-book, fiction, horror, meh, mystery, supernatural, thriller

As I put down the recent “Idiot’s Guide to writing a Horror Story”, I have to wonder where have all the dysfunctional, psychotic, and downright creepy writers gone? Was there a mass relocation I missed? Have they gone into hiding or been taken down by a group of angry soccer moms? Or has it simply been turned into giving the people what you think they want and no longer infusing your own nightmares into it? (I’m looking at you Mr. D’Ammassa.)

The book started out so good, with a plot that was bo...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Brandy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: retos-lectura

Tras un largo parón durante todo este mes, en vez de seguir con Dune, decidí cogerme esta novelita para volver a la rutina lectora.
El libro ha cumplido la función de entretenerme durante los trayectos del bus pero si me pongo a compararlo con otros libros tanto de género romántico como de misterio, la verdad es que este no es ninguna maravilla.
Reconozco que enseguida me hice con los personajes pero el desarrollo de la trama hace aguas por todos lados. Aparte de que apenas hay descripciones que t...more

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Feb 02, 2012 Sandra rated it 3 of 5 stars

Two and a half stars. I gave it three stars because I finished it and wasn't tempted not to. Having said that, I wanted a paranormal story. This is not. It's romance. And not even terribly believable romance. Matt is surly and insulting to Darcy. And the conflict that is supposed to leave you wondering if they'll get together is because he doesn't believe in ghosts, so she gives him the willies? Didn't work for me. I really would have liked much more time to be spent on the paranormal aspects of...more

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Jul 28, 2010 Tracie rated it 4 of 5 stars

I didn't mean to read this book so quickly, but I kept coming back to it. So it's gets a 4 from me. I wasn't even tempted to skip to the end and cut it short.

Haunted is part of a loosely connected series of books, all involving the Harrison Investigations series--"Ghostbuster". I've listened to several. All have had suspense, romance, ghosts, and real flesh and blood killers.

The suspense in Haunted was good, although I had a pretty good outline of the rest of the book in my head by the middle....more

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Jun 15, 2011 Katy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Overall I enjoyed this book - I enjoy Ms. Graham's thrillers and paranormal books, but I am not a fan of romance novels and this book reminded me why - because she stuck right to the formula when playing the romance. Why oh WHY does a guy who is normally perfectly nice turn into an obnoxious jerk when he meets the woman to whom he is attracted? And WHY does a woman who is normally fairly self-assured start questioning her every move and motivation? And WHY WHY WHY do they need to spend practical...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Jess rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, 2012

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I enjoyed the first half of this book so much, but then Darcy's relationship with Matt kind of made me want to stop reading a few times. I feel like it was too fairy tale-esque. They only knew each other for a few weeks before they started thinking about how they might not be able to live without each other. Honestly, relationships like that make me sick and make me believe that it will never work out. They acted more like a high school couple than a pair of grown adults with rational mindsets....more I enjoyed the first half of this book so much, but then Darcy's relationship with Matt kind of made me want to stop reading a few times. I feel like it was too fairy tale-esque. They only knew each other for a few weeks before they started thinking about how they might not be able to live without each other. Honestly, relationships like that make me sick and make me believe that it will never work out. They acted more like a high school couple than a pair of grown adults with rational mindsets.

I was also put off by how all the guys seemed to drool over Darcy. It was annoying to read about how every male was trying to get with her at some point. A strong main character should have relatable qualities, and I just find it quite difficult to believe that every person who reads this book to be able to relate to Darcy. She felt more like the person so many wish they could be and it just got quite redundant whenever she left the Melody House. In fact, almost every female that was in this book seemed to have the same 'beauty queen' qualities and it just got annoying after a while. There really wasn't a character any one could relate to. The characters that came close to be realistic were Clint and Carter in how they seemed to want to go through woman like no tomorrow. I'm not saying every male is like, but I've known a few who are like that.

There were a few parts in the book that came across kind of cheesy to me. Like the Seance part, in which Darcy gets 'possessed' and starts talking in a completely different voice. It was just an expected thing and the way it was carried out made it feel like the book belonged more in the young adult category than a mystery/suspense. The only parts of the book that really seemed 'suspenseful' were when the bones disappeared and when Matt connects the names of the missing women to Carter.

The ending was kind of disappointing and rather anti-climatic. The ghost of woman that Carter killed was the one to kill him. It was what I expected to happen after Matt made the connection to Carter. I would have liked to have seen it end a little differently. I almost wanted Darcy to get hurt just because she seemed to escape every other misfortune that I think the story would have benefited from having her get hurt a little more than she did. I loathed that after encounter to harm, she would insist she was fine. I personally wouldn't be fine after all that she had been through; falling through a library floor, getting pushed into grave while it's storming out and have a tree branch fall over the grave while she was in it, and then have Carter put a knife to her throat. Yeah, I'm sure I'd be just fine after all that. (less)

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Mar 06, 2011 Joanie rated it 2 of 5 stars

I gave this a two because while I liked the story line the writing kind of stunk. It was choppy, awkward, and just... yeah... The story? It's the Typical Graham storyline. There's a girl. There's a guy. There's something ghosty like and woogy. Boy and girl get closer, and things get woogier (or more woogy if you will). Sex type stuff happens followed by tension and doubt. Everything resolves itself when $%^& hits the fan, and the woogy mystery is solved by boy and girl, and the obligatory se...more

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Jun 03, 2010 Jenn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

Haunted
I felt the story was pretty good even with all the romance involved. I admit, some of the romance is what kept me reading the book along with the action of whats going to happen next.
The rain and the running outside in the middle of the night following a ghost to its resting place. The ghost was telling Darcy I am here...help me. I was not expecting one of the friends from the house to be a murderer either...you will have to read it to find out who.

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Jun 04, 2012 Lynn rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks

Ho-hum... So, I knew getting into this, that it was more a romance than a ghost story. I didn't think it was going to be so formulaic. Beautiful woman meets hot guy (in this case, hot guy hires her ghost-hunting firm); beautiful woman and hot guy can't stand one another, despite the underlying lustful attraction; hot guy rescues beautiful woman from near-death; they resolve their differences and live hotly ever after.

I picked it up because it was the first book in a series and sounded like it wa...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Sharon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: alpha-male, attempted-murder, contemporary, intrigue, murder, paranormal, reviewed, suspense, thriller, sexy

I've read many Heather Graham books through the years, most were hit of miss. This one is a definite Hit.

She did an outstanding job on her characters...had me on the edge at times glued to the pages. Um, and some pretty smokin sex.

The plot was written so well, I kept my Sherlock Holmes hat on at all times while reading and couldn't wait to get to the big reveal.

In those couple of last chapters I finally began to get a fix on the loose puzzle pieces...but it still was a surprise.

Thrills
Chills,
Sm...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Harriet rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: gothic, librarian, mystery, paranormal, romance

Fairly enjoyable ghost story with a slight gothic flavor. Darcy and Matt were likeable enough, though I thought Matt was overly unreasonable at times. I was able to figure out the killer's identity fairly quickly, but not the victim's. Things progressed quickly, and choppily at times as well (at one point Matt has a deep conversation with a minor character, and the addition of a dog was sudden). There were also some typos and at least two places where the wrong name was referenced. My favorite p...more

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Sep 03, 2011 Kimberly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this book. I have never read Graham before but I will be running out to get the next couple books in the Ghost/Harrison Investigation series trust me. In short: Victorian home, Owner (Matt)doesn't believe in ghost but everyone says they are being attacked by one, Investigator (Darcy) comes in, They fall in love. Yes that is the basis of the story but there is so much more going on. About 2/3 of the way through I thought I had it figured out, who the ghost was, how she dies, etc...more

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Dec 12, 2011 UnholyTwerp rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance-paranormal, trash

This book pissed me off so much that if it had been a real paperback, I would have torn it in two just so I could throw both parts against the wall.

At first, it was just annoying and boring. Despite the fact that Matt is antagonistic and hostile, Darcy is falling for him. He calls her a fraud and a liar so frequently it's a red flag for future abuse, instead of getting as far away from this jerk as she can, she's so overwhelmed with lust she falls right into bed with him. Fine, another romance b...more This book pissed me off so much that if it had been a real paperback, I would have torn it in two just so I could throw both parts against the wall.

At first, it was just annoying and boring. Despite the fact that Matt is antagonistic and hostile, Darcy is falling for him. He calls her a fraud and a liar so frequently it's a red flag for future abuse, instead of getting as far away from this jerk as she can, she's so overwhelmed with lust she falls right into bed with him. Fine, another romance book where the theme is the love of a really hot woman can turn any mildly attractive douchebag into husband material.

Around the first sex scene, I started to hate. The sex was so hot she obeyed the laws of physics. I guess all other times she doesn't?

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"There was simply response, for every action, a reaction, and she followed every law of physics, Spiraling, arching, twisting, and gasping with every electric jolt of lightning that filled and awakened her. She had to touch, stroke, taste, caress and evoke in return, and in minutes, they were tangled flesh and limb. She flourished, as if long accustomed to an arid life, her world had suddenly been filled with the thrill of a waterfall, and in the end, she wanted so much that it couldn’t be, that a hoarse and gasped out cry of impatience ripped from his lungs, and they were truly melded together. "

Yes, I looked it up. Because I had to make sure that's what she wrote. It's not like we can just arbitrarily decide "eh, fuck the laws of physics. Today, I want to FLY!"

A few more chapters in, I realized that I hated each and every character. Every single one. They are all assholes. One scene they are all chummy, the next scene they are accusing each other of the most horrific things. Then right back to being besties.

I spent the last thirty pages trying to figure out what mental disorder the author has because it seemed like she was writing characters and events based on stuff she had learned about human interaction, not any that she might have had herself.

ugh. I should have kept count of the amount of times I fell asleep while trying to plow through this piece of shit. at least 4.(less)

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Apr 14, 2012 Kristy rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: mystery/paranormal readers

Shelves: read-in-2011, paranormal

This book is part of the Harrison Investigation series by Heather Graham. She’s an author who makes the story come alive for me. Her writing is detailed and vivid. This book was about a paranormal investigator named Darcy who comes to a historic home to investigate the haunting going on there and the many ghosts that are said to roam around the property. She soon finds herself in the midst of both a past and present murder mystery in which she must discover the truth. She must put Melody House’s...more

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May 04, 2008 faeriemyst rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of ghostly romantic suspense

Shelves: romance-paranormal, romantic-suspense, romance-contemporary, brain-candy

I picked up Haunted after I had finished The Seance, and I was unaware that they both feature Adam and Harrison Investigations. I'm all set to read The Vision that I just picked up from the library. Even though I've completely juggled around the order of when they were written, it's lucky for me that they are standalones. In the prologue it gave background information about Adam's son, Josh, who was mentioned just briefly in The Seance, and he plays a big part in this book, so I was happy to fin...more I picked up Haunted after I had finished The Seance, and I was unaware that they both feature Adam and Harrison Investigations. I'm all set to read The Vision that I just picked up from the library. Even though I've completely juggled around the order of when they were written, it's lucky for me that they are standalones. In the prologue it gave background information about Adam's son, Josh, who was mentioned just briefly in The Seance, and he plays a big part in this book, so I was happy to find out all that information before I get to next book that features Harrison Investigations.

Now to get to the main story in Haunted...
Even though with the way Darcy was written you would think she was a Mary-Sue, she wasn't and I liked her just fine. Now Matt on the other hand, well he was a jerk, plain and simple. I never could like him much and that detracted a lot from the book. It seems that Heather Graham must make the male lead a hard-core skeptic that just will not believe (until the end of course) in anything paranormal and thinks the female lead is crazy or delusional or something. It would be nice if it was reversed or if maybe, just maybe, the hero is open-minded enough to say, well maybe there is 'something' out there that cannot be proven. *gasp* Is that even possible? Can a hero ever truly be open-minded? Not in these books. He has to be so narrow-minded that his thought-blocks must fit neatly into their right-shaped holes (e.g. triangle block into triangle hole, etc.).

I really enjoyed the whole Darcy/Josh/Adam/Ghost hunting thing. I thought the author did a good job describing how Darcy went about finding out about the ghosts and that's what made this book good. I really did like Darcy a lot and she was a sympathetic character who stood up for herself and acted like an adult with poise and class (unlike some other character I could mention). The mystery did keep me guessing because I was never quite sure who the ghost was or what had happened, although I had narrowed down who was behind everything to two people, leaning more on the actual culprit (yay me!), for lack of suspects. So overall, the mystery was very good, though I wish Ms. Graham would bring in more people so it isn't as easy to figure out. All in all, not as good as The Seance, but a good and entertaining read.

3.5 stars

I forgot to mention that there were tons of editing problems, which seem to be a mainstay in H.G.'s books. Once Clint's name is changed to Cliff and Josh was referred to as Matt, plus numerous other things that cropped up everywhere.(less)

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Mar 05, 2012 Dalian rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have been in a slump because none of the books I chose have been able keep my attention over these past few months. This was a lighthearted read, interesting, fun, and pretty darn entertaining. This was the first novel I have read by Heather Graham, but others have warned me that she is very formulaic with her characters. I just started Deadly Night and I fear they might be right...

This was just a fun read that really kept me up a few nights because I couldn't put it down. To me, that says a l...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Diane rated it 3 of 5 stars

The beginning is not great, but somewhere in the first third the writing gets better. And, the romance between Matt (the rational man) and Darcy (the ghost catcher) heats up. Simultaneously, the plot thickens (as my mother used to say.) The reader discovers how Darcy is able to see and communicate with ghosts. Between the romance and the other-worldly manifestations, Graham has written a gripping tale which delivers more than the beginning would have you believe. So stick with it!

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May 05, 2012 Carrie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranorm-romance

Not one of my favorite Heather Graham books, but it was worth reading- still a good story. It is a Harrison Investigation (paranormal/ghost) book. Although they are always stand alone books. It also has great murder/mystery and romance/sex. They only reason I gave it a 3 instead of 4 on the stars is because I didn't like the main male character, Matt. I couldn't identify with his pessimistic attitude and sarcasm. But that is only my opinion! Form your own:)

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Jan 31, 2012 Cierra Carrillo rated it 4 of 5 stars

I only got this book because it was 1.99 or something on my kindle but it turned out to be a really great book. I found this book really intense and unexpected. It had a great story line with twists and turns that I sometimes didn't expect and the love story was very adorable. I am happy I choose this book and wanted to continue to read other books of Heather Graham.I cant really say there was something i disliked about the book.

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Jan 05, 2011 Jeanette rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'm not quite sure why this book got any good reviews. It was poorly written and the dialogue was very forced and choppy in many places. It just didn't flow and I had no desire to find out what happened, although I finally did skip 200 pages and read the end. The romance didn't have any chemistry for me either. I might try this author again because I do have lots of ebooks by her.

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Feb 14, 2012 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was ok. I kinda figured things out when I was at the half way mark. It was still interesting, and I only just skimmed over the love making parts...guess I should have read it when I felt the mood to read a romance novel (which hasn't been on list of books to read lately.) Other than that, it was a decent read, and interesting at times. Don't know how soon it will be that I read another one of her books, but she isn't being taken off of my list of books to read. She writes with fluid, and the...more

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Aug 11, 2010 Lindsey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: august-2010, romantic-suspense, para-normal

Darcy is a paranormal investigator on assignment at the ancestral home of a sheriff - Matt Stone. the home is full of history and benign ghosties, but one of these specters has become violent in its quest to be heard - slapping the cleaning lady, pulling the hair of a guest, stuff like this.

Darcy is the real deal - but it takes Matt basically the whole book to trust her. it does not take him the whole book to fall into bed with her. ha

the mystery element was solid and i was totally fooled by the...more

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Dec 23, 2010 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: other-fiction

Book #61 of 2010

A good ghost story with a little bit of romance mixed in. I wish the book would have dealt more with Josh the spirit guide because the prologue did a good job of setting that whole situation up. The who-done-it was clearly between two characters, but I didn't know until the end which it was.

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Dec 28, 2011 Pam Morris rated it 4 of 5 stars

I just received this book from my boyfriend's mother on Xmas with several other books she gave me thinking they would be my type. I started reading the day after Xmas(Monday) and haven't been able to put it down! I finished it today Wednesday! Loved it it kept my interest and I had to find out what was going on

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Oct 22, 2012 Jodi rated it 3 of 5 stars

More romance than paranormal, but still better than some of her new books. Unfortunately the main character was totally unlikeable, and therefor I found it made it difficult to keep reading at times. I would have preferred more interaction with the ghosts she was supposed to be communicating with.

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Feb 01, 2012 Sarahandus rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: junk

If about 200 pages of panting and lust was deleted from the book it might have been readable. It is what I used to call Gothic romance, a lot of drivel and not much coherent story beyond the boy meets girl and lust develops.
I won't be looking at Heather Graham's books for a good read.

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May 10, 2012 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: borrowed, romance, wishlist, wrote-review

Not horrible, not great. My library had this shelved under mystery, but reality is its a paranormal mystery in a romance novel. I will admit, form half way through the book I was certain I knew who the killer was and I was wrong. Still, the focus of the story was more about could the attraction between Darcy and Matt be more. Could two opposites make a couple. If you've read 2 or more romance novels in your life you can guess the answer. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I'd started it kno...more

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Feb 14, 2011 lytteltonwitch rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reads

Matt Stone doesn't believe in ghosts and Darcy Tremayne is a paranormal investigator. They don't like each other when they meet but the sparks fly and after several misunderstanding they fall in love and live happily ever after. I only read it for the sex bits.

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Dec 05, 2010 Shannon rated it 5 of 5 stars

Awesome book! Kept me glued to the pages. I really thought I knew exactly what was going to happen, but then there were so many exciting twists and turns, it threw me in different directions. The ending was excellent and its definitely an awesome book! A must read!!

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Jun 16, 2009 Kim rated it 5 of 5 stars

I first read this book back in high school and I've reread it a few times over the years, and I've never ceased to love it. The mystery of it is highly entertaining, and the romance is interesting but not too overbearing in the story.

An excellent paranormal mystery, definitely worth reading.

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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Heather Graham majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. After a stint of several years in dinner theater, back-up vocals, and bartending, she stayed home after the birth of her third child and began to write, working on short horror stories and romances. After some tria...more

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