Review: whimsical engaging romantic fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2012
New Orleans widower Bryce Richards takes his three young children to Seascape Inn hoping that the B&B; will help them move on from the death of their mother photojournalist Meriam.  He and resident ghost Tony Freeport especially worry about nine years old Susie suffering from nightmares that has her dad sleeping outside her room and the spirit entering her nasty dreams to help her survive them.  Their father is less concerned with his son Jeremy and his third child Alyssa the baby.In Biloxi, Caline Tate, divorced emotionally abusive Gregory, feels an abiding obsession to visit Seascape Inn.  There she meets her former husband's lawyer Bryce.  Though attracted to each other, neither embraces relationships love after their dysfunctional marriages.  Tony and innkeeper Hattie Stillman agree Cally is perfect to nurture three children in need of maternal love, and the adults are a terrific couple if they only moved on passed their previous relationships.The reprint of the third Vicki Hinze (written as Victoria Barrett) Seascape contemporary Maine romantic fantasy is a whimsical engaging tale as the paranormal matchmaker and his human partner must do much more than just work their magic on the commitment phobic couple.  Susie draws Tony's attention as he fears for her life and she brings to him something he has not felt in five decades.  Although the story line stands alone thanks to a strong cast, fans will want to read Ms. Hinze's entertaining previous entries (see Upon A Mystic Tide and Beyond the Misty Shores - both written as Ms. Barrett) and The Perfect Stranger and other Seascape novels by Rosalyn Alsobrook to enjoy the magic of this coastal Maine B&B.;Harriet Klausner