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Haunted
First published 2003 · 592 pages
A spooky, atmospheric romantic suspense where historic ghosts and modern murder collide in a shadowy Virginia estate.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a shadowy, historic Virginia mansion on a stormy night, armed with only a flashlight and a healthy dose of skepticism. It delivers a brisk, entertaining blend of classic romantic suspense and paranormal investigation, balancing the eerie chills of a haunted house with the crackling tension of an opposites-attract romance. The prose is straightforward and propulsive, keeping the pages turning as the atmosphere thickens with both supernatural dread and very real, mortal danger. It is perfect for readers who crave the cozy thrill of a ghost story paired with a passionate, high-stakes love story, offering a satisfying journey from eerie uncertainty to thrilling, romantic resolution.
- Mood
- eerie
- shadowy
- romantic
- tense
- Tone
- suspenseful
- romantic
- earnest
- atmospheric
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- skepticism vs. belief · unearthing buried secrets · danger in the dark · trusting the unknown
- The writing
- Accessible and fast-paced, blending atmospheric descriptions of historic settings with snappy, tension-filled dialogue.
- The arc
- Moves from skeptical tension and eerie uncertainty to passionate trust and high-stakes survival.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love a cozy but thrilling blend of ghost hunting, historic estates, and enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense.
Content notes
- murder
- ghosts and hauntings
- mild violence
- peril
About the book
Matt Stone doesn't believe in ghosts. But there are those who are convinced his home, a historic Virginia estate that dates back to the Revolutionary War, is haunted. Pressured to get at the truth about some strange happenings at Melody House, he agrees to let Harrison Investigations explore the house.But he isn't ready for beautiful, intriguing Darcy Tremayne. As a paranormal investigator, Darcy has learned to believe in the unbelievable. And she's given Matt fair warning: sometimes people don't like the skeletons she finds. She never dreamed that warning would apply to herself. For she's about to discover that Melody House holds much more than a simple mystery from the distant past. What it holds is a very real and lethal danger, one that will cast her into a struggle against the worlds of both the living and the dead.
Description from Open Library.
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