Ghosts

Julie Flanders released her second book, The Ghosts of Aquinnah, in December 2013. My TBR list—like so many other people’s lists—is huge. But I absolutely had to read this book. And I’m so glad I did!

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A brilliant flash of light transcends through time.

Another freezes a cloaked figure within a frame of salty mist as waves crash against a rocky shore. Her harrowing expression shadows the beacon to a pinprick.

By the next blaze, she is gone. Only the lighthouse remains.

Hannah’s eyes blink in step with each heartbeat. Images of her deceased parents and Martha’s Vineyard explode like firecrackers inside her mind.

She shakes her head.

For weeks this eerie woman dressed in nineteenth century garb has been haunting my webcam, but tonight she stared into my soul.

Why? ...

Who is she? ...

Casting aside months of research on historic lighthouses, Hannah drives to the coast and boards a ferry.

What is the strange connection she has to this mysterious woman suspended in time?

Hannah finds out.

But, it’s not at all what she expects ...

Hannah unravels a century old murder.

My Review:

Hannah Forrester is researching a book about lighthouses when a discovery on the Aquinnah lighthouse webcam leads her down a new path—one that takes her to Martha’s Vineyard. It’s a place that holds many bittersweet memories for Hannah. Through her research, Hannah becomes deeply involved in the story of Stella and Christopher who lived on the island in 1884. 

The Ghosts of Aquinnah brilliantly alternates between the present and the past. The story unfolds in vivid and rich details, painting a lifelike portrait of New England as it is today and how is once was in the 1800s. Flanders creates layered and realistic characters. I found myself mesmerized and saddened by their tragedies and triumphs. 

This is definitely a book I would read again.

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Much thanks to all the readers who downloaded HAUNTED! And many more thanks to those who have read and reviewed it! You rock!

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HAUNTED is my fifth published book. Yet this is my first go at KDP Select. Mistake? Hard to say. Truth be told, I see very little sales from Smashwords, and I have yet to venture out on my own with distribution to Kobo, B&N, or Apple on my own. So it’s an experiment on my part to see if it’s worth my 90-day devotion to Amazon. Don’t let me down like a bad boyfriend, Amazon.

I wound up with increased, residual sales after I managed to make OUTCAST free on Amazon without anyone else’s assistance. Don't ask me how I did it. I have absolutely no idea and wouldn't be able to repeat it, I'm sure. It was free for about a week and stayed in the top 12 on Amazon’s free YA Contemporary Romance list the entire time. Then Amazon kicked me and my little novel to the curb without warning, putting a price tag back on the book. Go figure.

So what does all this blathering on my part lead to?

Well, I’ve heard nightmarish things about the whole Countdown thing-a-ma-bob on Select, so I decided to keep it simple and make the book free for a couple of days—see what happens.

So…HAUNTED is free on January 2^nd and January 3^rd, barring any snags on the part of my publishing boyfriend, Amazon. We’re exclusive right now, you know?

So grab an electronic copy. That is, if you’re into ghost-ish stories and romance and (yes) a little swearing. About the whole swearing thing—honestly, I couldn’t control Nate if I wanted to.

Happy New Year. Unless you’re waiting for the Chinese New Year. That doesn’t happen until January 31^st.

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