Ghosts
of Kingston Cottage
Revenant
Investigations
Book
One
Libby
Bishop
Genre:
Paranormal Romance, Mystery
Publisher:
Evernight Publishing
Date
of Publication: November 13, 2015
ASIN:
B017Y1ZD72
Number
of pages: 85
Word
Count: 25,335
Cover
Artist: Jay Aheer
Book
Description:
Medium
and paranormal investigator Arabella Pierce is sent with her crew to
Kingston Cottage, a haunted Maine seafarer’s cottage on an isolated
island. For this investigation, her boss has stuck them with
skeptical reporter Lucas Brown. Though he’s hot as they come,
Arabella can’t trust a man whose sole job is to discredit her and
the work she does. Not after what happened with the last few
skeptics…
All
Lucas may want is the truth, but that doesn't change her feelings
towards him. And when the ghosts appear, she and Lucas must work
together—in tight quarters—to convince the resident ghosts to
move on before a storm strands the entire crew on the island. Can
Arabella put aside her prejudices long enough to see what the ghosts
are trying to tell her? And if she does, will she and Lucas have a
shot at a lifetime?
My Review:
Arabella works for Reverent Investigations. She is a medium. Her latest job takes her and her small team to Kingston Cottage. It’s a local private home that has been rumored to be haunted for decades. Arabella is thrilled to have the chance to experience Kingston Cottage herself. But there is a dark cloud on this job. A skeptic reporter is tagging along to write about Arabella and her team. She knows she can’t be debunked, she’s the real deal, but she’s still not happy about this gorgeous reporter’s presence.I loved this story of the beautiful medium. She has trust issues with men, but rightly so. She’s been burned before and she’s finding it hard to believe Lucas’ intentions. The love story and the story of the ghosts’ own tragic ending are both beautiful and heartwarming. This was a quick fun read and I’m excitedly waiting for the next in this series! I give The Ghosts of Kingston Cottage 4 stars!
Excerpt:
“And what
investigation are we doing? You didn’t say.”
“Kingston
Cottage.”
Arabella stared at
him, shocked. “Are you serious?”
He nodded. “The
owners contacted me last week, and informed me they need to sell the
house as soon as possible. They want to put it on the market this
month, due to personal reasons. In order to do that, they need to
know what’s inside … and how to get rid of it.”
“No one has ever
been allowed to investigate it…” she trailed off in awe.
Folger smiled.
“Until now.”
She couldn’t help
but return his smile. The feeling of a fresh, no-one-else-has-done-it
kind of hunt was too much of a thrill to pass up. Historic Kingston
Cottage was located on a small island, all by itself, and had been
rumored to be haunted since before Arabella was born. She had seen
pictures and taken boat rides past the island, but she’d never set
foot on the private property.
“When do we have
to be at the docks?” she inquired as she stood, grabbing her coat
off the back of the chair.
“Seven o’clock
tomorrow morning. Don’t be late. Dustin is taking you over. But,
Arabella—” She looked at him, knowing that tone. “It’s just
going to be you, the reporter, Nick, and Lena. I need the rest of the
crew on a different hunt.”
She paused at the
door. Nick was one of their tech guys, and Lena was a lead
investigator, like Arabella. Five more investigators rounded off the
team. But the more she thought about Folger’s decision to use a
small crew, the more it made sense, especially within the limited
space of the cottage. “Nick and Lena,” she began, “do they know
about the … ‘reporter’?”
Folger rolled his
eyes, clearly hearing the quotation marks in her tone.
“Yes. I asked them
not to speak of it until I talked to you myself. I think that was
best, don’t you?”
Arabella chose to
ignore the rolling eyes. “And the reporter?”
“He’ll be there
at seven sharp as well. His name’s Lucas Brown, and he’s a
serious reporter.”
She nodded slowly,
not really believing him. “I’ll check in when we get there.”
“Please do, and be
sure to pack extra clothes. You know how storms brew up suddenly
here. I don’t want you all stranded without necessities. The owners
left you some food. Expect to be on the island at least three days,
maybe four. Oh, and there’s also a generator in the basement if you
lose power.”
“Good to know, and
it was nice of them to leave some food.”
“Yes. They’re
good people.”
She found it a bit
strange that the crew wasn’t going to meet the owners before the
investigation, and stranger still that she had never met them. Noble
was a small town along the central Maine coast—it was pretty rare
not to put a name to a face.
“Oh, and
Arabella,” Folger called as she left his office. “Try not to push
him into the bay.”
About
the Author:
Libby
Bishop is a paranormal romance/erotic romance author.
She
loves reading, movies, Lindt dark chocolate, autumn, the SyFy Channel
(Haven and Bitten!), and spending time with friends and family. She
has one fat, fluffy cat who thinks she’s queen of the house…and
really, she is.
She
also writer dark fantasy/horror under the name October Weeks.
Thank you for the wonderful review and hosting me!
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