Review: Haunted by Heather Graham

Haunted by Heather Graham

Genre:  Adult Fiction
Publisher:  Mira
My Copy:  Bought
My Rating:  4 stars
Buy the Book:  Amazon
 

Summary from Goodreads:

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 the warning would apply to herself. For she's about to discover that Melody House holds much more than a simple mystery form 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.

My review:

This book is part of the Harrison Investigation series by Heather Graham.  She’s an author who makes the story come alive for me.  Her writing is detailed and vivid.  This book was about a paranormal investigator named Darcy who comes to a historic home to investigate the haunting going on there and the many ghosts that are said to roam around the property.  She soon finds herself in the midst of both a past and present murder mystery in which she must discover the truth.  She must put Melody House’s past (and ghosts) to rest and find the cause of the present danger, all the while trying to defend herself against Melody House’s owner, Matt Stone, the ultimate skeptic.

I really loved this story and this is one novel that I’ve read in awhile where I thought there was a strong female character.  I loved her attitude and quick witted remarks, especially when surrounded by the men of the town who made fun of her being psychic.  I love characters like her!

The story was great, spooky and full of mystery.  I gave this 4 stars because although I enjoyed the story a lot and loved the characters, I felt the ending was a tad cheesy for my taste and didn’t really like the romance in this one.  But, overall, a great read.