Genre: Paranormal
Mystery/Suspense
Description:
“Paranormal investigator Lacey Fitzpatrick and medium Sam Firecloud
are making quite a name for themselves. When a TV network offers to feature
them on a popular ghost series, they realize they could dispel misconceptions
and bring credibility to their work. However, filming their process is more
troublesome and complicated than they knew. Their goal to research and release
the ghostly tenants of a haunted bed and breakfast in Malibu is at odds with
the studio’s penchant for sensationalism. On top of that, Sam finds his
connection to one of the ghosts to be painfully personal, and he and Lacey
struggle to keep their work, their relationship and their newfound stardom from
unraveling.”
Author:
“Melissa Bowersock is an eclectic, award-winning author who writes in
a variety of fiction and non-fiction genres: biography, contemporary, western,
action, romance, fantasy, paranormal and spiritual. She has been both traditionally
and independently published and is a regular contributor to the superblog
Indies Unlimited. She lives in a small community in northern Arizona with her
husband and an Airedale terrier. She also writes under the pen name Amber
Flame.”
Learn more about Ms. Bowersock on her website or follow her onFacebook.
Appraisal:
When a TV network offers to feature Sam and Lacey on a popular ghost
series, they realize they could dispel misconceptions and bring credibility to
their work. The network executives have chosen a haunted bed and breakfast for
Sam and Lacey to investigate. At first Lacey is worried about how much she will
be able to contribute if the network has their own team to do the background
research of the B&B and the ghostly inhabitants. Therefore, she takes on
the research as she always has when it was just her and Sam. This gives her an
in-depth and personal feeling for the ghosts.
Lacey and Sam find the filming for the show tedious and tiring. However,
they are willing to see it through, and release the ghosts from their earthly
suffering. You can tell Ms. Bowersock does a lot of research for her stories.
The non-paranormal stuff like going through the filming process is realistic
and fascinating. The history behind the hauntings is believable and draws the
reader in to set aside any disbelief that this could never happen. Ms.
Bowersock is able to find a nice balance between realism and the supernatural.
To top it all off Sam and Lacey are seriously talking about taking
their relationship to the next level. I love the way we, the readers, get to
take part in their personal lives. It is another touch of realism added to the
story. If you like cozy mysteries with a touch of the paranormal I highly
recommend this series.
FYI:
*Trigger
warning* One of the ghosts was a five-year old girl who endured horrific abuse,
both emotional and physical, before she died. This is not overly graphic.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues were found.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 35-40,000 words
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