Helpful Score: 4
A little slow to start and almost too much unneeded descriptive filling but nonetheless a good book worth reading.
Helpful Score: 4
Nicely balanced blend of suspense and romance. The discerning reader will identify the bad guy pretty early on, but the climax is as gruesome as anything Dean Koontz ever wrote.
Helpful Score: 3
A combination of edge-of-the-seat suspense with a nicely developed romance. Complex family dynamics and an underlying hint of outside danger. Olivia Morrison comes home to a lavish Louisiana estate near the bayou country with her 8-year-old daughter. "When a new danger threatens her and her daughter, Olivia must find the courage to confront her old demons...and uncover a shocking secret buried in the long-forgotten past."
Helpful Score: 1
I loved it and finished in two day.
Helpful Score: 1
Fairly flowing light mystery with romance thrown in. I give this book around a 2.75 to 3 stars.
Helpful Score: 1
Good thriller. Keeps you interested and wondering what is really going on.
A quick light read, mostly a romance.
Keeps you guessing all the way to the end. Fun summer read.
This was a very good story.
suspense in the bayou!
An interesting story about how the past can come to haunt.
Another good offering from Karen Robards. This author does a great job with character development.
Nine years after leaving in disgrace, Olivia Morrison is coming home again with her eight year old, Sara, to put htings right with the ARcher clan. But there is no welcome for the prodigal daughter at the lavish Louisiana estate. Her stepcousin, Seth, once her only comfort, is icy, dangerously attractive-and engaged. Her formidable stepgrandfather collapses with a heart attack at the sight of her, gasping her dead mother's name: "Selena!"
The bayou echoes with memories of her mother's mysterious death. Suicide by drowning, they said. But Olivia's terrifying nightmares suggest another story. She is determined to learn the truth, and to face a newly ignited pasion for Seth, who is too close for comfort, despite his vows. When a new danger threatens her and her daughter, Olivia must find the courage to confront her old demons...and uncover a shocking secret buried inthe long-forgotten past...
Good story - I enjoyed it. A little different but keeps you wanting to find out what happend next.
The bayou echoes with memories of her mother's mysterious death. Suicide by drowning, they said. But Olivia's terrifying nightmares suggest another story. She is determined to learn the truth, and to face a newly ignited pasion for Seth, who is too close for comfort, despite his vows. When a new danger threatens her and her daughter, Olivia must find the courage to confront her old demons...and uncover a shocking secret buried inthe long-forgotten past...
Good story - I enjoyed it. A little different but keeps you wanting to find out what happend next.
it kept my attention all the way through!!
Eighteen-year-old Olivia Morrison ran away to marry a man her family didn't approve of nine years ago. Now she has returned with her young daughter to claim her place in the family. But things have changed since she left. When her Step-grandfather sees her, he collapses with a heart attack. Her step-cousin, Seth Archer, isn't happy that she is back. The only person with open arms is her Aunt Callie, the woman who begged her to return. As soon as she is back, Olivia begins having nightmares about her mother's mysterious death. Was her mother's death a suicide?...or was she murdered?
I usually enjoy Karen Robards' romantic suspense stories, but I found this one very slow. There is a lot of description of the lavish home and grounds that I thought slowed the pace of the book to a crawl. There is a romance, but it takes a long time to heat up. The book is light on suspense and the villain was very easy to pick out. My rating: 3 Stars.
I usually enjoy Karen Robards' romantic suspense stories, but I found this one very slow. There is a lot of description of the lavish home and grounds that I thought slowed the pace of the book to a crawl. There is a romance, but it takes a long time to heat up. The book is light on suspense and the villain was very easy to pick out. My rating: 3 Stars.
Love Karen Robards!!!
Set in rural Louisiana, Karen Robards's Ghost Moon finds prodigal daughter Olivia Martin returning home to reconcile with her stepfamily. Her sudden arrival after nearly a decade throws the family into a tizzy, and sets off her grandfather's heart attack. With entrances like this, you know the drama won't be skimpy.
Trying to reconnect with her family, Olivia searches through her past memories and unearths disturbing recollections of her mother's drowning. With the help of sexy step-cousin Seth, Olivia begins to rebuild her life and find happiness. Unfortunately, a crazed psychopath is haunting the neighborhood, and he's got eyes for Olivia's daughter.
Part romance and part suspense-thriller with supernatural elements thrown in, Ghost Moon has something for everyone. The chapters focusing on the killer's history of abducting girls are chilling and ominous, and the slow development of Olivia's relationships is both realistic and satisfying, making for a pleasing if sometimes terrifying read.
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The fainthearted should be warned: Robards (The Midnight Hour) has crafted a mossy modern gothic drenched in gore. In northern Louisiana, little girls die at the hands of a twisted villain, and the author's detached style makes the killings' gruesomeness especially hard to take. The psychotic murderer has kidnapped four girls over the course of a decade, and he's ready to strike again. Will the next victim be eight-year-old Sara, weight-conscious daughter of broke, divorced Olivia Morrison? Or will it be eight-year-old Chloe, glamorous offspring of single dad Seth Archer, Olivia's stepcousin? Livvy and Seth remain blissfully ignorant of lurking danger, consumed with the welter of contradictory emotions kicked up by the ongoing drama in their family. Raised by her stepfamily, the wealthy Archer clan, Livvy left La Angelle Plantation nine years ago to become the teen bride of a no-good cowboy. She has just returned to the Louisiana estate, humbled by her greatly reduced circumstances and with daughter Sara in tow. Though she is welcomed back, Livvy is haunted by shadowy, frightening nightmares and the mystery surrounding her mother's death almost 20 years ago. Robards conveys the dusty heat of the Louisiana summer, and has an ear for the nuances of dialogue. But the cast of characters is so big, and the dramatics so unrelenting, that readers never have a chance to fully absorb the dynamics of the clan, and the serial killings remain an unintegrated subplot till the very end. When the bogeyman makes a move close to home, and Livvy and Seth get romantically involved, the murder mystery and the love story finally, satisfyingly, converge.
Trying to reconnect with her family, Olivia searches through her past memories and unearths disturbing recollections of her mother's drowning. With the help of sexy step-cousin Seth, Olivia begins to rebuild her life and find happiness. Unfortunately, a crazed psychopath is haunting the neighborhood, and he's got eyes for Olivia's daughter.
Part romance and part suspense-thriller with supernatural elements thrown in, Ghost Moon has something for everyone. The chapters focusing on the killer's history of abducting girls are chilling and ominous, and the slow development of Olivia's relationships is both realistic and satisfying, making for a pleasing if sometimes terrifying read.
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The fainthearted should be warned: Robards (The Midnight Hour) has crafted a mossy modern gothic drenched in gore. In northern Louisiana, little girls die at the hands of a twisted villain, and the author's detached style makes the killings' gruesomeness especially hard to take. The psychotic murderer has kidnapped four girls over the course of a decade, and he's ready to strike again. Will the next victim be eight-year-old Sara, weight-conscious daughter of broke, divorced Olivia Morrison? Or will it be eight-year-old Chloe, glamorous offspring of single dad Seth Archer, Olivia's stepcousin? Livvy and Seth remain blissfully ignorant of lurking danger, consumed with the welter of contradictory emotions kicked up by the ongoing drama in their family. Raised by her stepfamily, the wealthy Archer clan, Livvy left La Angelle Plantation nine years ago to become the teen bride of a no-good cowboy. She has just returned to the Louisiana estate, humbled by her greatly reduced circumstances and with daughter Sara in tow. Though she is welcomed back, Livvy is haunted by shadowy, frightening nightmares and the mystery surrounding her mother's death almost 20 years ago. Robards conveys the dusty heat of the Louisiana summer, and has an ear for the nuances of dialogue. But the cast of characters is so big, and the dramatics so unrelenting, that readers never have a chance to fully absorb the dynamics of the clan, and the serial killings remain an unintegrated subplot till the very end. When the bogeyman makes a move close to home, and Livvy and Seth get romantically involved, the murder mystery and the love story finally, satisfyingly, converge.
THIS IS A GOOD BOOK THAT I ENJOYED READING.
A MUST READ FOR ROBARDS FANS.
nine years after leaving home olivia morrison is coming home again with her eight- year old
sara to put things right
sara to put things right
Nine years after leaving in disgrace, Olivia is coming home again with her 8 year old daughter, to put things right.
Nine years after leaving in disgrace, Olivia Morrison is coming home again with her eight-year-old, Sara, to put things right with the Archer clan. But there is no welcome frothe prodigal daughter at the lavish Louisiana estate. Her stepcousin, Seth, once her only comfort,is icy, dangerously attractive-and engaged. Her formidable stepgrandfather collapses with a heart attack at the sight of her, gasping her dead mother's name; "Selena!"... The bayou echoes with memories of her mother's mysterious death. Suicide by drowning, they said. But Olivia's terrifying nightmares suggest another story. She is determined to learn the truth, and to face a newly ignited passion for Seth, who is too close for comfort, despite his vows. When a new danger threatens her and her daughter,Olivia must find the courage to confront her old demons..and uncover a shocking secret buried in the long-forgotten past..
Olivia returns home to the Lousiana estate to put things to right. Her unwelcome return brings back memories of her mothers mysterious drowning.
Nine years after leaving in disgrace, Olivia Morrison is coming home again with her eight-year-old, Sara, to put things right with the Archer clan. But there is no welcome for the prodigal daughter at the lavish Louisiana estate.
Her stepcousin, Seth, once her only comfort, is icy, dangerously attractive and engaged. Her formidable stepgrandfather collapses with a heart attack at the sight of her, gasping her dead mothers name: Selena!
The bayou echoes with memories of her mothers mysterious death. Suicide by drowning, they said. But Olivias terrifying nightmares suggest another story. She is determined to learn the truth, and to face a newly ignited passion for Seth, who is too close for comfort, despite his vows.
When a new danger threatens her and her daughter, Olivia must find the courage to confront her old demons ... and uncover a shocking secret buried in the long-forgotten past....
Her stepcousin, Seth, once her only comfort, is icy, dangerously attractive and engaged. Her formidable stepgrandfather collapses with a heart attack at the sight of her, gasping her dead mothers name: Selena!
The bayou echoes with memories of her mothers mysterious death. Suicide by drowning, they said. But Olivias terrifying nightmares suggest another story. She is determined to learn the truth, and to face a newly ignited passion for Seth, who is too close for comfort, despite his vows.
When a new danger threatens her and her daughter, Olivia must find the courage to confront her old demons ... and uncover a shocking secret buried in the long-forgotten past....
Nine years after leaving in disgrace, Olivia Morrison is coming home again with her eight-year-old, Sara, to put things right with the Archer clan. But there is no welcome for the prodigal daughter at the lavish Louisiana estate. Her stepcousin, Seth, once her only comfort, is icy, dangerously attrative - and engaged. Her formidable stepgrandfather collapses with a heart attack at the sight of her, gasping her dead mother's name: "Selena!"
Nine years after leaving in disgrace, Olivia Morrison is returning home with her eight year old daughter to put thing right with the Archer clan. There is no welcome for the prodigal daughter at the lavish Louisiana estate.
Nine years after leaving in disgrace, Olivia Morrison is coming home again with her eight-year-old, Sara, to put things right. There is no welcome for her. Relatives are icy, her stepgrandfather collapses at the sight of her, called out her dead mothers name. She is determined to learn the truth of what is happening.
