Reading and Reviews (Clair and Troilo, Leigh)
I'm an author, but I'm also a reader. Each month, I'll sharewith you reviews of present and past reads. My available time to read islimited because I write, but I love to curl up with a paperback or an eBook atnight for the last hour of my day.
I tend to read what I write, but not exclusively. BesidesRomantic Suspense, I read crime and law novels, once in a while a true story, WWIIhistoricals, mysteries, and mainstream character driven books.
Here are some of the books I've read recently or in the not-too-distant past.Maybe you'll discover a new book or author.
The Haunting of Chatham Hollow Mae Clair and Staci Troilo Onefounding father.
One deathbed curse.
A town haunted for generations.
Ward Chatham, founder of Chatham Hollow, is infamous for two things—hiddentreasure and a curse upon anyone bold enough to seek it. Since his passing in1793, no one has discovered his riches, though his legend has only grownstronger.
In 1888, charlatan Benedict Fletcher holds a séance to determine the locationof Chatham’s fortune. It’s all a hoax so he can search for the gold, but hedoesn’t count on two things—Victor Rowe, a true spiritualist who sees throughhis ruse, and Chatham’s ghost wreaking havoc on the town.
More than a century later, the citizens of the Hollow gather for the annualFounder’s Day celebration. A paranormal research team intends to film a specialat Chatham Manor, where the original séance will be reenacted. Reporter andskeptic Aiden Hale resents being assigned the story, but even he can’t deny thesudden outbreak of strange happenings. When he sets out to discover who or whatis threatening the Hollow—supernatural or not—his investigation uncoversdecades-old conflicts, bitter rivalries, and ruthless murders.
This time, solving the mystery isn’t about meeting his deadline. It’s about notending up dead.
MY REVIEW
Right off, let me tell you, Ienjoyed this book. The story unfolds in the 1900s and continues into presentday. The authors pulled off the transition and the cross referencing themystery in beautiful form. I don’t need to recap what happens. Read the blurband then dive into this book for some entertaining fun.
A Broken Bone Melinda Leigh Themysterious death of a local teen leads to a hunt for a killer in the sixthWidow’s Island novella by #1 Wall Street Journal bestsellingauthor Melinda Leigh.
On Widow’s Island, thesecrets are dark…and everybody has one. So when Deputy Tessa Black responds toa call about an explosion in a quiet neighborhood, she gets more than shebargained for: the body of a teen who went missing weeks ago.
Until recently, Gavin wasliving in a reputable foster home. But now that he is found dead—Tessa can’thelp but wonder if sinister forces are at play. Who would want to hurt him, andwhy?
With thehelp of her partner, Park Ranger Logan Wilde, Tessa tries desperately todecipher what happened to Gavin before another life is cut short. Someone onWidow’s Island knows the explosive truth. Will Tessa find the answers she needsbefore someone else turns up dead?
MY REVIEW
This is anovella, 104 pages, and I felt a bit cheated on detail. Could she haveelaborated more, given more description, gotten deeper into POV if she’d madeit a full-length book? This is a series and perhaps if you’re vested in theseries, you have all the detail you need. It isn’t a bad read, it just didn’tengross me as much as hoped.
