Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Genre:
Paranormal Romance /Romantic Suspense /Ghost
Approximate
word count: 35-40,000 words
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Author:
“Victoria Richards is a native southern Californian. She
is married and a stay-at-home mom of two beautiful daughters. She holds two degrees,
one in Liberal Arts and the other in History... Her other interests
include traveling, painting, shopping, volleyball, jogging at the beach, and
enjoying a good game of billiards.”
To learn
more visit her website.
Description:
In the small town of Barataria Bay, Louisiana, Elizabeth
Brown is struggling to remember the past. Two years ago she lost her lover and her memory
on a quest to find a long lost treasure guarded by a voodoo curse.
When
Elizabeth's life is interrupted by a ghostly visit from Juan Carlos, she finds
herself once again plunged into unwanted intrigue. With his help, her memory of
the past begins to come back.
Appraisal:
The opening scene in this story is sure to grab you and not let you
go. Then the story jumps ahead two years and we learn how Elizabeth's life has
changed and how she is coping with her loss of Juan Carlos. There is a powerful
voodoo curse at play in her life she is entirely unaware of. Most of the story
is told in first person and we get to watch as the scenes unfold and her memory
starts to return. Several players are not who they seem and there is at least
one extremely vile villain who insinuates himself throughout the story.
The plot is fast moving and captivating, interwoven with bits and
pieces of voodoo history and rituals. The story is suspenseful and full of
intrigue as Elizabeth's memory starts to return and we get to know more around
the series of events that happened when she lost her memory. The lore and curse
surrounding Jean Lafitte's treasure was what captured
me the most.
While I enjoyed the story and the characters were well
defined, I had a little trouble keeping a connection with Elizabeth. I empathized
with her character, she had a smart wit about her. I liked the way she
justified carrying a gun in her purse. She had a strength of character that I
am not sure I would have had in her position. One of her biggest strengths of
character comes at the end of the book where there are some twists in the story
that make this a fully satisfying read.
FYI:
There are adult sexual situations, mild language, and one F-bomb.
Format/Typo
Issues:
I came across a small number of proofing errors but nothing that threw
me out of the story.
Rating:
**** Four stars
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