Getting Your Read On: Ghost

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Lady of Breken Manor by Heather B. Moore

No lady can steal a loyal man from his fiancé, but what if that lady is a ghost?

Lady Charlotte is bored. So bored that when the owner of her manor in Scotland dies, she actually looks forward to haunting, uh, meeting the new owner. Too bad he’s engaged. Because if he weren’t, and if Charlotte could get him to fall in love with her, then the curse would finally be broken.

What curse, you ask? The curse that keeps Charlotte confined to an ancient manor decade after decade, playing parlor tricks on unsuspecting visitors. If only being a ghost weren’t so tedious, Charlotte might actually enjoy her life-slash-death. But the new owner is making her rethink her entire existence.

LADY OF BREKEN MANOR will be released in the Secret Legends Boxed Set on September 12, 2017. Secret Legends will be available only for a limited time at the low price of 99 cents.

LADY OF BREKEN MANOR will be then moved to an individual release in December 2017.

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How fun was this book!!?? I love reading romance books with a little twist off "normal". I mean, a boy falling in love with a ghost? He never touched her, he never kissed her. He only spoke with her but the connection was forged and there was no going back. There were plenty of moments in this book that made me smile and then there was Sean. Oh, hello Sean. Guy in love with the ghost. You may think he's a titch off in the head but I'm telling you that he has some awesome swoony moments. I loved his devotion to Lady Charlotte.

I wish this book would have been longer. At novella length, everything happens so fast. I wanted to stay and wallow around. That's a sure sign of an engaging book! I expected nothing less from Heather Moore though. She is fantastic at writing in many different genres. This one is the perfect light-hearted, paranormal romance.

Content: clean, a couple instances of mild swearing

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Eleanor and the Iron King by Julie Daines + $25 and Book Giveaway

Eleanor de Lacy is forced into an arranged marriage with her father’s greatest enemy, Brac Goch, the Welsh king. All Eleanor knows of Brac is that he is a ruthless, war hungry man.

Eleanor arrives at the Welsh castle of Bryn Du already expecting the worst. When the ghost of Brac Goch’s first wife appears and warns her that the Welsh king is not to be trusted, all of Eleanor’s fears are confirmed.

As the countdown to her wedding day approaches, Eleanor must figure out who is lying, who is telling the truth, who is loyal, and who is the traitor--and most of all, if she can love an enemy king.

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This book held a few surprises for me as far as genre goes. I was expecting a historical fiction with some romance but I also got a bit of the dark magic, haunting ghost thing as well which added some flavor to the story.

Eleanor is an interesting character. She has spent a lifetime being abused by her father which makes her distrustful and wary of others. But, for some reason, she believes what her father tells her about everything. Which is just crazy. Why would you believe the person who hurts you the most?

Eleanor expects the worst from Brac Goch. He is the enemy. Even though he is nothing but kind to her. She has grown up believing he is the worst of the worst though and when the ghost of Brac's first wife shows up with creepy messages in blood, Eleanor can't ignore them. Eleanor is torn by what she believes and what she sees. It makes for a bit of suspense and intrigue and it kept me wanting to read the whole book through. I was caught up in the story and I was equally frustrated by and proud of Eleanor. The pacing of the story was really good; the characters flawed but believable. I really enjoyed this book!

Content: Clean. No swearing or sexual content. There is dark magic and some violent scenes in regards to that.