 In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Sphere by Michael Crichton on the Alien Romances Blog.
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 Karen Wiesner’s Karen’s Quill Newsletter
October 1, 2024 Website: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/ Blog: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/karens-quill-blog In addition to having been a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 156 titles published, which have been nominated/won for over a 130 awards. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, thriller, paranormal, supernatural, futuristic, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, inspirational/Christian, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books, poetry, and writing reference titles which have been repackaged in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. Karen will begin illustrating children's books starting sometime in 2025. WHAT'S NEW On the Alien Romances Blog, I recently discussed "How Not to Write a Series" in a three part article and "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one.html Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01069180883.html Part 3: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01393286948.html On the Alien Romances Blog, I talked "Of Proper Short Story Collection Assemblage" as I reviewed the Rogues Anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-proper-short-story-collection.html Also, on the Alien Romances Blog, I'm reviewing books I love. Here are the latest: Congo by Michael Crichton: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_0352380770.html Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_01600619156.html Jurassic Park and The Lost World by Michael Crichton: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_0885921605.html The Complete Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html The Ice Limit and Beyond the Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_02056378288.html Relic and Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html NEWEST & UPCOMING RELEASES HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4: Peaceful Pilgrim Series Women's Fiction Available now in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/a-peaceful-pilgrim-novel-series/ LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 including LOST, Book 8 and FOUND, Book 9 Romantic Paranormal Horror Available now in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/ REKINDLED, Book 6: Peaceful Pilgrim Series Women's Fiction Coming soon in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/a-peaceful-pilgrim-novel-series/ AUTHOR PAGES Writers Exchange: http://www.writers-exchange.com/Karen-Wiesner/ and http://www.writers-exchange.com/blog/ Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Karen%20Wiesner Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/karenwiesner Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/karenwiesner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/karen-wiesner WORKS IN PROGRESS MOMENTS http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html In September, I: -Revised and did a final read-through polish of BAD BLOOD, Book 11: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html; submitted -Wrote articles/reviews for Alien Romances Blog; uploaded -Reviewed my last 11 books to be published/reissued to ensure they're in shape for publisher edits In October, I'll: -Write articles/reviews for Alien Romances Blog; upload -Practice art 2024 WIP Goals: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html  In an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series, Oldies But Goodies, this week I review Congo by Michael Crichton on the Alien Romances Blog.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_0352380770.html  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_01600619156.html  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review Jurassic Park and The Lost World by Michael Crichton.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_0885921605.html  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review The Complete Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/09/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html  9/2/24 Update: Cover unveil! Check out the finished design of BAD BLOOD, created by GermanCreative (who also designed the rest of the new covers on my Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series).
Karen Wiesner’s Karen’s Quill Newsletter
September 1, 2024 Website: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/ Blog: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/karens-quill-blog In addition to having been a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 150 titles published, which have been nominated/won for over a 130 awards. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, thriller, paranormal, supernatural, futuristic, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, inspirational/Christian, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books, poetry, and writing reference titles which have been repackaged in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. Karen will begin illustrating children's books starting sometime in 2025. WHAT'S NEW On the Alien Romances Blog, I recently discussed "How Not to Write a Series" in a three part article and "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one.html Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01069180883.html Part 3: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01393286948.html On the Alien Romances Blog, I talked "Of Proper Short Story Collection Assemblage" as I reviewed the Rogues Anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-proper-short-story-collection.html Also, on the Alien Romances Blog, I'm reviewing books I love. Here are the latest: The Ice Limit and Beyond the Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_02056378288.html Relic and Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html Mina and Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues by Marie Kiraly: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html Murtagh, Book 1: The World of Eragon Series by Christopher Paolini: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your_01520287357.html The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your.html Home Before Dark by Riley Sager: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html NEWEST & UPCOMING RELEASES HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4: Peaceful Pilgrim Series Women's Fiction Available now in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/a-peaceful-pilgrim-novel-series/ LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 including LOST, Book 8 and FOUND, Book 9 Romantic Paranormal Horror Available now in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/ REKINDLED, Book 6: Peaceful Pilgrim Series Women's Fiction Coming soon in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/a-peaceful-pilgrim-novel-series/ AUTHOR PAGES Writers Exchange: http://www.writers-exchange.com/Karen-Wiesner/ and http://www.writers-exchange.com/blog/ Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Karen%20Wiesner Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/karenwiesner Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/karenwiesner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/karen-wiesner WORKS IN PROGRESS MOMENTS http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html In August, I: -Incorporated the critiques I received for BAD BLOOD, Book 11: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series -Wrote articles/reviews for Alien Romances Blog; uploaded -Practiced art In September, I'll: -Revise and polish BAD BLOOD -Write articles/reviews for Alien Romances Blog; upload -Practice art -Do a final read-through polish of BAD BLOOD Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html 2024 WIP Goals: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review The Ice Limit and Beyond the Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your_02056378288.html   I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review Relic and Reliquary by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/oldies-but-goodies-put-this-one-on-your.html New Alien Romances Blog Review: Mina and Blood to Blood, The Dracula Story Continues by Marie Kiraly8/20/2024  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review Mina and Blood to Blood: The Dracula Story Continues by Marie Kiraly. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html  New Alien Romances Blog Review: Murtagh, Book 1: The World of Eragon Series by Christopher Paolini8/11/2024  I've posted a new "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of Murtagh, Book 1: The World of Eragon Series by Christopher Paolini on the Alien Romances Blog.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your_01520287357.html  I've posted a new "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich on the Alien Romances Blog.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your.html Karen Wiesner’s Karen’s Quill Newsletter
August 1, 2024 Website: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/ Blog: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/karens-quill-blog In addition to having been a popular writing reference instructor and writer, professional blurbologist and freelance editor, Karen Wiesner is the accomplished author of 150 titles published, which have been nominated/won for over a 130 awards. Karen’s books cover such genres as women’s fiction, romance, mystery/police procedural/cozy, suspense, thriller, paranormal, supernatural, futuristic, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, inspirational/Christian, horror, chick-lit, and action/adventure. She also writes children’s books, poetry, and writing reference titles which have been repackaged in the 3D Fiction Fundamentals Collection. Karen will begin illustrating children's books starting sometime in 2025. WHAT'S NEW On the Alien Romances Blog, I recently discussed "How Not to Write a Series" in a three part article and "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one.html Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01069180883.html Part 3: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01393286948.html On the Alien Romances Blog, I talked "Of Proper Short Story Collection Assemblage" as I reviewed the Rogues Anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-proper-short-story-collection.html Also, on the Alien Romances Blog, I'm reviewing books I love. Here are the latest: The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/08/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your.html Home Before Dark by Riley Sager: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H. Wilson, sequel to The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your.html The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put_01477426669.html Alex Hunter Adventures by Greig Beck: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html NEWEST & UPCOMING RELEASES HEARTS ABLAZE, Book 4: Peaceful Pilgrim Series Women's Fiction Available now in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/peaceful-pilgrims-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/a-peaceful-pilgrim-novel-series/ LOST AND FOUND, A Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series 2-in-1 including LOST, Book 8 and FOUND, Book 9 Romantic Paranormal Horror Available now in paperback and electronic formats https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/ AUTHOR PAGES Writers Exchange: http://www.writers-exchange.com/Karen-Wiesner/ and http://www.writers-exchange.com/blog/ Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Karen%20Wiesner Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/karenwiesner Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/karenwiesner Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/karen-wiesner WORKS IN PROGRESS MOMENTS http://www.facebook.com/KarenWiesnerAuthor https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html In July, I: -Revised BAD BLOOD, Book 11: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series; sent out for critiques; ordered cover art -Wrote articles/reviews for Alien Romances Blog; uploaded -Practiced art In August, I'll: -Incorporate any critiques I receive for BAD BLOOD then revise and polish -Write articles/reviews for Alien Romances Blog; upload -Practice art Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html 2024 WIP Goals: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/works-in-progress.html  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review Home Before Dark by Riley Sager.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html  New on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss "How Not to Write a Series" in the final of a three part article and "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01393286948.html In case you missed the previous two, you'll find them here: Part 1: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one.html Part 2: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01069180883.html  New on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss "How Not to Write a Series" in the second of a new, three part article and "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one_01069180883.html  New on the Alien Romances Blog, I discuss "How Not to Write a Series" in a new, three part article and "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/07/how-not-to-write-series-or-put-this-one.html  I received a new review for HIDDEN, Book 6: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series:
4 Stars! "A well-crafted amnesia plot is always enthralling. Tobias has no memory of his family or early years. From his perspective, his life began in the midst of his military service. Now he and his wife, Sybilla, have an apparently ideal life in terms of both their intense mutual love and the material prosperity and fulfilling work they enjoy. They have close friends, including Wolf, his former Marine comrade. Tobias’s inheritance of Howling Halls, a house on a mountaintop in Bloodmoon Cove, from the parents he doesn’t remember changes everything. Tobias, Sybilla, and their companions plan to spend only a short time in the house unless they decide it’s suitable for a volume in their “Offbeat” book series. Of course, the reader knows complications will derail their plans. Sybilla’s unexpected pregnancy and Tobias’s limited mobility from a recent accident make the project risky from the start. The danger of their isolation at a site where weather can turn dangerous with little or no warning is heightened by the discovery that Howling Halls, although modern and luxurious, is haunted—maybe by one or more ghosts, but also by something more alien and lethal than a ghost. The detail of the elevator that won’t go up to the top floor is unusual and delightfully creepy. Tobias also finds out he had a sister who died young. The temptation to disregard the local ghost expert’s warning not to interact with spirits becomes almost impossible to resist. As any fan of haunted-house fiction would expect, forces both natural and supernatural conspire to keep the characters from leaving and, once they escape, impel them to return. The reader never feels like yelling, “You idiots, don’t do that,” because their behavior has consistently believable motivations. The connections between the enigmas of Tobias’s amnesia and the house itself are skillfully interwoven in the buildup to the terrifying revelation of how they fit together. Filipino folklore, obviously carefully researched, adds rich layers of supernatural mystery. The truth about Tobias’s past comes as an astonishing, horrific shock. Established fans of the series will recognize recurring characters among the residents of Bloodmoon Cove. As with most of these books, however, it’s in no way necessary to have read other novels to enjoy this one. Given the shattering facts about Tobias’s background, the happy ending he attains with Sybilla requires (for me, at least) some suspension of disbelief, but the characters are so engaging and have suffered so much that one welcomes and rejoices in their ultimate happiness." ~author Margaret L. Carter Find out more: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/  This week on the Alien Romances Blog, I talk "Of Proper Short Story Collection Assemblage" as I review the Rogues Anthology edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/of-proper-short-story-collection.html  I received a new review for REUNITED, Book 5: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series:
5 Stars! "REUNITED (a title with a double meaning) is mind-blowing with horror and pathos in a blend of realism and the supernatural. This novel plunges directly into Twyla’s desperate plight, with high tension from the beginning. The opening scene fills in the background while moving the action forward with no slackening of suspense as she responds to her monstrous husband’s call. At this point, he’s “monstrous” in a purely human way, emotionally, physically, and sexually abusive. Although he’s too warped to pity, the author devises plausible reasons from his own abused childhood for his horrific cruelty. Like most victims of domestic violence, Twyla is isolated from anybody who might help her. Understandably, she has cut off her family, friends, and Gray, the long-time boyfriend from her past, for fear of what her husband might do to them. Despite the moral ambiguity of the action she takes when she confronts him, we fully sympathize. Her fear-induced lies also make sense, even though they tangle her in an ever-tightening net as the police suspect her of what she more or less actually did. Gray comes across as an admirable hero, brave and unselfish, while his occasional qualms about whether Twyla has changed from the girl he loved in their teens feel realistic. We applaud when he rushes to her rescue, but that’s far from the end of her ordeal. When it becomes clear that her husband’s death hasn’t liberated her after all, his supernatural pursuit seems like an inevitable extension of his obsessive behavior in life. Twyla’s return with Gray to their home town, Bloodmoon Cove, takes them to the only place where the resources to banish the vengeful ghost can necessarily and believably be found. Several familiar characters from other books in the series appear, but it’s not necessary to have read those volumes. The paranormal features of the area and the roles of the secondary characters are amply explained for the benefit of new readers. The horror and pathos of this story should enthrall fans of the series and first-time readers alike." ~author Margaret L. Carter Find out more: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/  I've posted a new "Put This One on Your TBR List" review of The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H. Wilson, sequel to The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton on the Alien Romances Blog.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/karen-s-wiesner-put-this-one-on-your.html  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put_01477426669.html  I've started an off-shoot of my Put This One on Your TBR List review series with Oldies But Goodies on the Alien Romances Blog. This week I review the Alex Hunter Adventures by Greig Beck.
Check it out here: https://aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com/2024/06/karen-s-wiesner-oldies-but-goodies-put.html  I received a new review for RETURN TO BLOODMOON MANOR, Book 4: Bloodmoon Cove Spirits Series:
4 Stars! "Although this book is a direct sequel to THE BLOODMOON CURSE, reading that one is not absolutely required for understanding RETURN TO BLOODMOON MANOR. Acquaintance with the earlier novel would help, but the present narrative does supply enough context to appreciate the story. Hannah’s plight immediately draws in the reader’s sympathy. She and her husband, Daniel, suffer from mundane problems many people can relate to, an unplanned pregnancy and a crushing load of debt. In addition, she bears the burden of trauma from years as an employee practically enslaved by the sinister owners of Bloodmoon Manor. When she unexpectedly inherits the house and all its contents, the idea of selling the property to gain financial security becomes an obsession, again one almost anybody could identify with. Of course, the process proves not that simple. The qualms expressed by Daniel, who wants nothing to do with the bequest, create tension between him and Hannah. Suspense builds as they arrive at the house and everything seems to go smoothly, aside from Daniel’s illness, which strikes as soon as they enter the grounds and inexorably worsens. Even without the dire warnings of the locals, we would expect the couple to be trapped in the Gothic mansion and forced to confront the entity striving to lure Hannah into its clutches. Recurring characters from other books in the series appear, but prior knowledge of them isn’t necessary. We become deeply absorbed in Hannah and Daniel’s problems and dangers, rooting for them to survive while the lethal threat grows seemingly inescapable. This novel does an excellent job of developing a secondary character from THE BLOODMOON CURSE, a semi-antagonist in that story, into a sympathetic heroine for whom we wish the happy life she now deserves." ~author Margaret L. Carter Find out more: https://karenwiesner.weebly.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series.html https://www.writers-exchange.com/bloodmoon-cove-spirits-series/ |
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