Southern Spirits (Southern Ghost Hunter, Bk 1)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Southern Spirits is the first in the Southern Ghost Hunters Mystery series and is a combination of the light paranormal and cozy genres. I don't usually read paranormal books but am so glad that I gave this one a try. I loved everything about this book from page one and was sorry to have to close the back cover.
Verity Long, graphic designer has dumped her wealthy ex fiancé at the altar due to his bad behavior. His family is embarrassed and decides to sue her for the exorbitant wedding costs in addition to spreading false rumors about Verity making her the town pariah. With nobody in town willing to give Verity work or a loan, she finds herself on the verge of having to sell her ancestral home.
Hoping to come up with as much money as she can, Verity holds an estate sale where everything except a dented old vase full of dirt and dust is sold. Verity has no idea that the dirt she dumps out into the rosebushes is actually the ashes of long dead Gangster Frankie the German. When Frankie appears to Verity he is irate that she has unintentionally "grounded" him and demands that she makes things right.
Frankie knows where money is buried on the grounds of a nearby abandoned, "haunted" house and talks Verity into going to dig it up. Little does she know that Frankie can also grant Verity the ability to see and talk to other ghosts. Hilarity ensues with her first spectral encounter and things go from bad to worse when Ellis Wydell, police chief and brother of the jilted ex busts her for trespassing.
When Verity accidentally reveals to Ellis that she has the ability to communicate with ghosts, he hires her to do a job for him. Ellis has bought an old abandoned property and something is methodically destroying all of his renovation work.
In her efforts to rid the property of ghosts and to earn the money she needs to save her own home, Verity stumbles on a decades long mystery with ties to the present. With the help of her younger sister Melody, best friend Lauralee and Frankie, Verity uncovers the dark secrets of a prominent townsman.
The characters, dialog and storyline are terrific. A fun, laugh out loud book that will keep you grinning from ear to ear from start to finish. Plus, you'll absolutely fall in love with Verity's pet skunk, Lucy. I read this book in one sitting and can only hope that there will be a second in the series. There is so much yet to be discovered - what will happen with Verity's house, her relationship with Ellis and does Frankie stick around to help her start a new career?
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
Verity Long, graphic designer has dumped her wealthy ex fiancé at the altar due to his bad behavior. His family is embarrassed and decides to sue her for the exorbitant wedding costs in addition to spreading false rumors about Verity making her the town pariah. With nobody in town willing to give Verity work or a loan, she finds herself on the verge of having to sell her ancestral home.
Hoping to come up with as much money as she can, Verity holds an estate sale where everything except a dented old vase full of dirt and dust is sold. Verity has no idea that the dirt she dumps out into the rosebushes is actually the ashes of long dead Gangster Frankie the German. When Frankie appears to Verity he is irate that she has unintentionally "grounded" him and demands that she makes things right.
Frankie knows where money is buried on the grounds of a nearby abandoned, "haunted" house and talks Verity into going to dig it up. Little does she know that Frankie can also grant Verity the ability to see and talk to other ghosts. Hilarity ensues with her first spectral encounter and things go from bad to worse when Ellis Wydell, police chief and brother of the jilted ex busts her for trespassing.
When Verity accidentally reveals to Ellis that she has the ability to communicate with ghosts, he hires her to do a job for him. Ellis has bought an old abandoned property and something is methodically destroying all of his renovation work.
In her efforts to rid the property of ghosts and to earn the money she needs to save her own home, Verity stumbles on a decades long mystery with ties to the present. With the help of her younger sister Melody, best friend Lauralee and Frankie, Verity uncovers the dark secrets of a prominent townsman.
The characters, dialog and storyline are terrific. A fun, laugh out loud book that will keep you grinning from ear to ear from start to finish. Plus, you'll absolutely fall in love with Verity's pet skunk, Lucy. I read this book in one sitting and can only hope that there will be a second in the series. There is so much yet to be discovered - what will happen with Verity's house, her relationship with Ellis and does Frankie stick around to help her start a new career?
I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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