Review: Twists and Turns Galore
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2012
The number of supernatural and paranormal romances has increased dramatically within the last five years thanks to the success of a few that now grace the silver screen. Many of them have a good start to a story but fail to really get a reader's attention. But my attention is what Lori Brighton got in her book The Ghost Hunter.This is a really good read with great characters. Each one is unique and far from bland. Ashley is a stubborn woman which always makes for a good story in my eyes. Not only is she stubborn, she has issues with being crazy. Anyone who not only sees ghosts but can interact with them tends to be treated with care and high potency meds. She escapes that part of life by taking the old crumbling inn her aunt leaves her in an attempt to start over while finding out the truth of her father's disappearance. The problem is that there are ghosts aplenty in this inn and they are determined to get to her.Ashley has help in Cristian if she would accept him and herself. He is the ghost hunter who sends all ghosts to the afterlife where they refuse to go, but he needs the aid of a seer who happens to be the beautiful Ashley. He has had several seers tied to him over the last few hundred years but never has one moved him both body and soul. It gets even worse when Ashley inadvertently with the help of a novice witch brings one of the ghosts back to life who has a history with Cristian. Now Ashley is caught in the middle of a feud as well as the object of a demon's wrath. It will take the town who is made up of fairies, leprechauns, vampires, and werewolves to come to her aid and help her and Cristian fight the demon that shakes the land.This book is full of twists and turns, interesting characters including the ghosts themselves, suspense, romance, and a pig-headed woman. I was hesitant about the story. I don't think the description did it justice, but once I started it I couldn't put it down. The author did a great job in developing interesting characters that had depth and kept me guessing and surprising me. That doesn't happen that often.Note: This book was purchased with the author's own funds.