Review: Ok ghost story...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 19, 2013
Ruby Hill is a long-deserted, crumbling insane asylum with a dark history of abuse and neglect.  Ashley Pearce has always felt drawn to it, and as a paranormal investigator is thrilled to get a chance for her team to spend the night there investigating paranormal activity.  The asylum is currently included in an investigation due to the mysterious deaths of several women found there.  It is also the place where Cobin Malone's brother died as well.Corbin is a crime scene expert who has been sent to Ruby Hill to oversee the ghost-hunting team's investigation.  He does not believe in anything to do with ghosts or paranormal activity, so he is not thrilled with this task, and even less so due to the fact that he and Ashley used to be a couple.  He walked out of their relationship after his brother died - he could not let go of the fact that even though he knows it was not her fault, he still holds her somewhat responsible due to the fact that she got his brother interested in the paranormal and the asylum.  This will be the first time they have seen each other since he left her behind.I really enjoyed the setting of this book.  I felt that it had great potential to be a seriously creepy book.  Unfortunately, I did not find that level of macabre that I was expecting.  I found that I was disappointed that although the beginning of the story held much promise, it pretty much lost steam in the middle.  And although I understand that this was a short  novella, I felt that the ending was rushed.  I think that the book should be expanded to include some of the background story regarding the women's deaths as well as his brother's.  I also feel like the actual overnight  investigation should be drawn out a little more to give us more time to absorb the story.In all fairness, I didn't hate this story, I just felt it needed a little more substance.  I think with some added content and a lot more lurid details this could be an awesome book.I received this ebook from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.