Review: Cute Regency Which Is Both Romance And Ghost Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
I would give this four-and-a-half stars.  The h must marry almost immediately or her step-father will refuse to honor her late father's wishes and withhold her inheritance of 10,000 pounds.  She attends a house party at a haunted castle, and there she meets a perfectly suitable young man, short on brains, but nevertheless very nice.  He will do nicely as a husband and their marriage will please her step-father so that she will finally get her money.  Only one problem, his friend is much more interesting!Getting in the way (or are they really aiding and abetting?) are various ghosts who make the main characters question what is going on.  I really liked all of the characters.  The mystery surrounding the ghost stories was very compelling and well-written.  One thing I would like to point out is that the howling of wolves is mentioned as being heard in the distance by the h, when in fact wolves had all been killed off by heartless hunters and landowners in the 1600s, certainly by the 1700s at the latest- first in England and then later in Scotland.  By the Regency Period, they were long gone.  Perhaps what the h heard were the howls of ghost wolves coming back to haunt the descendants of the people who had murdered them?If you enjoy mysteries, Regency Period novels, and ghost stories- this is the ticket.