Shades of Scarlet

Shades #3

by Linda Fallon, Linda Winstead Jones

IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

Eve Abernathy and Lucien Thorpe may have--finally--walked down the aisle, but Eve isn't convinced that they're on the path to "happily ever after." Not when she aches to give Lucien a child, which seems to be a dream destined to remain out of her reach...

Yet she can't ignore her maternal longings when the plantation home she and Lucien have been asked to investigate is haunted by the ghost of a young boy who mournfully asks if Eve is his mother. And especially not when a former paramour of Lucien's arrives to present him with the son he never knew he had. As the spirits in the house grow more restless, Eve and Lucien face the unexpected task of raising a boy who exhibits his father's otherwordly talent for speaking to the dead. But before Eve can learn to love her darling husband's son, she must resist the spectral plea of another motherless child...

Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Paranormal Romance

302 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

Also writes as Linda Winstead Jones

Reviews

[Dasha]

Y este es el motivo por el que prefiero mi romántica pareja por novela y ya.
No me gustan los duetos, o bilogías, ni las sagas que se centran en la relación amorosa y se extienden más allá de un libro. Por una razón: la pareja principal tiene que pasar por drama en cada libro para hacerlos interesantes y a mí el drama y el "angst" (no nos engañemos, suelen ser celos) no me gusta un pelo.
*Cuidado con spoilers ligeros sobre clichés y tropos*

En este caso el tema principal es que la protagonista quiere quedarse embarazada y él no es capaz ni de concederle un par de meses sin sexo (ya, no tiene sentido pero ella tiene sus razones). Solo eso ya me estaba creando ansiedad. Y, sinceramente, no me interesa lo suficiente la resolución de esta trilogía como para pasar por este mal trago. Es más, parece ser que una expareja de Lucien va a hacer acto de presencia con un hijo suyo... No me interesa leer sobre cómo va a reaccionar nuestra protagonista, Eve, a este marrón.
Abandono.

[Gail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ghost romance—hero and heroine are married, she wants a baby, he talks to unhappy ghosts and wouldn’t inflict his “gift” on a child. They go to Louisiana to exorcise a house filled with a number really unhappy ghosts, and invite a female friend of the heroine’s as well as a fellow psychic the friend is in love with. He can’t be with her because he can’t stand reading her mind all the time. One of the ghosts—a child—tries to draw the heroine into dying. Another ghost tries to kill the men, then to get one of the women to kill them. Lots of scary stuff, lots of good romance, lots of unexpected twists and turns. A very good read for those who like this sort of thing.

[Brandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this story to be a surprisingly good read. I love the fragments of historical fiction, particularly the post civil war south and the elements of mystery and suspense. This book is about a woman (Eve) and her spirit-seeing husband (Lucien) who travel to a haunted house in effort to get the spirits to move on as this is Lucien's vocation. They face challenges in their marriage, unexpected tragedy and a surprise complication that changes their future forever. The ending is predictable but still an entertaining story throughout.

I recommend this book to adults only due to sexual content.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was a bit darker, but still a good read and a happily ever after.