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The Haunting of Josie (Sim Pub)
269 pages
A tense, atmospheric blend of ghostly mystery and irresistible romance in an isolated country cottage.
What it feels like
This classic romantic suspense novel delivers a brisk, atmospheric reading experience that seamlessly weaves together paranormal chills and passionate heat. Set in an isolated country cottage with a dark history, the narrative wraps the reader in an eerie, tense mood where ghostly visitors and mysterious keys heighten the stakes. The prose is accessible and dramatic, focusing on the palpable tension between a guarded protagonist carrying a tragic secret and an irresistibly charming landlord. It explores themes of overcoming past trauma and learning to trust again amidst danger. Readers who crave romantic thrillers featuring haunted houses, high-stakes secrets, and a touch of the supernatural will find themselves completely absorbed in this suspenseful, emotionally charged mystery.
- Mood
- eerie
- tense
- atmospheric
- passionate
- Tone
- suspenseful
- romantic
- mysterious
- dramatic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- healing from past trauma · learning to trust · uncovering dark secrets · paranormal encounters
- The writing
- Accessible and suspenseful, blending classic romantic tension with atmospheric paranormal intrigue.
- The arc
- Moves from isolated, guarded paranoia to vulnerable trust and passionate connection.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love classic romantic suspense with a heavy dose of ghostly atmosphere and isolated settings.
Content notes
- past trauma
- death of a loved one
- guns/weapons
About the book
Before writing such thrillers as Blood Dreams and Sleeping with Fear, Kay Hooper made her mark with novels uniquely blending romance and suspense. In this new edition of The Haunting of Josie, Hooper brings together the themes that have remained at the heart of all her work--passion, danger, and a touch of the paranormal--in this classic story of a woman haunted by the past and tempted by a man too irresistible to trust....Josie Douglas came to the isolated country cottage with her research, a good alibi, and a gun. She hoped that she'd have enough time to unravel the facts behind the tragedy that years before shattered her life. Instead she found herself in a house haunted by its own dark history. A series of strange coincidences, a ghostly visitor, and a mysterious brass key provide Josie with tantalizing clues to a mystery that keeps her guessing at every turn. As does Marc Westbrook--a landlord who embodies the meaning of the term drop-dead gorgeous. Soon she'll have to trust him with the secret that drove her into seclusion--a secret that has already cost one man she loved his life.From the Paperback edition.
Description from Open Library.
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