Stumbling off the bus in Midtown, Harley Martin thought she found an escape from her old life.
She soon realizes it was anything but that.
Low on cash and options, she manages to find herself a cheap but surprisingly nice apartment. The catch? The last tenant, Brody Walsh, killed himself.
Or did he?
As disturbing dreams and hauntings start to occur, Harley realizes there may be much more behind the previous tenant’s death than a simple suicide. She finds her life further entangled with his when she learns that her new boss, Nolan, was also his best friend. Could this handsome but evasive pub owner have something to do with Brody’s death?
Trying to piece together the events surrounding Brody’s death proves to be a daunting task, but Harley can’t give up. Brody won’t let her. He is still in the apartment with her, trapped in limbo until she finds his killer.
But he’s not waiting for revenge.
Harley’s next.
REVIEW
This was such a fantastic read.
I was expecting a ghostly horror story (Yup, I never read the blurb), but what I got was so much more exciting. Combining romance, tragedy, deceit and even a little humor, this story became a wonderful murder mystery, with a paranormal twist.
It was easy to love all the characters in this story, even the broody Nolan who eventually lightened up and became the sexy, charismatic Irishman I couldn't help falling for. The plot was intriguing. Not only was I on the edge of my seat waiting to see what Brody wanted, but as the story unfolded I was thrown deeper into a twisted tale of murder and suspense.
The macabre element of this story was lifted a bit with the romance that blossomed between Harley and Nolan, and as I said earlier, there were moments of humor that had me smiling.
I did find the final outcome to be a little too coincidental. The fact that Harley's former life intertwined so closely with what had happened in Midtown a few years before, but that didn't deter me from thoroughly enjoying this book from start to finish.
The Untimely Death of Brody Walsh (The Possess Saga #2)
Brody Walsh’s life is left in disarray when his girlfriend is found brutally raped and murdered. But it completely shatters when his best friend, Nolan is arrested for the crime.
Even as the media is portraying him as a monster, Brody knows Nolan isn’t capable of murder.
That leaves the question: Who is?
Once the trial begins, Brody discovers just how little he knew about his girlfriend, spurring him to dig into her past for possible answers. And as Aggie, his long time confidant and childhood crush, stands by his side through all of this, he finds his own past resurfacing when his feelings for her reignite. But as the media and the prosecutors close in on Nolan, ready to convict him for a crime he didn’t commit, Brody will be forced to make a choice.
A choice that will lead to his untimely death.
REVIEW
I was super excited to get to read about Brody, and to see, through his eyes, what transpired at the time he was murdered.
I loved that this book was written in a way that has Brody telling his story to an unsuspecting Harley, before and during all the craziness that went down in Possess. It gave great insight into the characters I met in the first book, and I was finally able to better understand the dynamic between Brody, Aggie, Nolan and even Claire. It also touched on the more serious details of Nolan's time in prison and how it affected the trio, as well as a few other characters.
This was a short but great read. A wonderful addition to this series.
"You can't leave me because I'll only ever love you."
What was supposed to be a final goodbye turned into one last piece of unfinished business for Brody Walsh.
As long as Aggie Walker's heart still belongs to him, he's destined to remain in limbo, watching over her.
But when her family decides to send her to Scotland for the summer and she meets Camden MacTavish, it seems despite their constant head-butting that there may be something more between them.
That is, if she is willing to let Camden in.
As Aggie finds herself torn between her lover lost and her lover anew, it becomes clear that she cannot hold on to both. If she decides to let Camden into her heart, she will have to let Brody go. And if she can't let Brody go, she risks losing Camden-and a second chance at love.
Forever
REVIEW
I loved
Aggie in the first two books, so I was really excited that this book was from
her POV. After reading Brody’s story in
book two, I better understood just how much he meant to her, and why the events
of book one would have affected her so badly. She’d been through it all. She
had to stand by, watching the man she loved with another woman, then she was
forced to stay strong for both her friends as their lives fell to pieces, and
then her own disintegrated when she lost Brody, just when she’d found a place
in his heart. If that wasn’t enough, the truth about his death would have made
anyone crack. Thankfully, Aggie had strong Scottish blood in her and she didn’t
break, completely.
This
book could easily fall into the Contemporary Romance genre, if not for the few
paranormal happenings, which were a little too scarce for my liking. I did, however,
really enjoy the spark of romance between Aggie and Camden. He was just so
hilarious. He was a real brute at times but showed his softer side every now
and then. I just loved his playful nature and I could see myself getting along
with him brilliantly, even with his manwhore ways.
There
was so much more humor and fun within the pages of this book and I found myself
bursting with laughter more than once. It was a real step away from the other
books in this series.
On the
down side, I have to admit that the heavy Scottish dialogue was a little
distracting. Even with the glossary at the beginning of the book, it got a
little difficult to keep up with. It didn’t bother me so much when reading the
other books, because it wasn’t so prevalent, and I enjoyed switching accents
when reading the dialogue, but there was just too much in this story and I
sometimes skipped conversations.
I did
enjoy this read, though. And I’m looking forward to reading the books to
follow.
To Have & To Haunt (The Possess Saga, #4)
Ghosts aren’t the only thing that can haunt you...
Nolan and Harley have been in paradise for the last year, head over heels in love. When Nolan proposes and they find out Harley is expecting, it seems they both will have everything they ever wanted.
Or will they?
Nolan’s kept the horrors of his past locked away. After all, he has Harley and Finley’s Pub is doing great. None of it matters anymore, right? But when the news of nuptials and babies has the opposite intended effect with his estranged mother, the ghosts of his past come rushing back, and the memories of them are terrorizing him nightly. But he can’t tell Harley. On the verge of marriage and parenthood, Nolan must figure out a way to deal with his past, or let it consume his future with Harley.
Harley’s always known she wasn’t normal. Seeing Brody’s ghost only confirmed that. But now a killer is on the loose in Midtown and she’s having visions of each victim’s death. Will she be able to help them and accept just how different she truly is? Pregnant, engaged, and contending with an overbearing mother-in-law, Harley isn’t sure she can take on the responsibility and the future laid out in front of her.
They say love conquers all. But as Nolan and Harley struggle with their own secrets, will their love be enough to keep them together?
Or will the things that haunt them finally tear them apart?
REVIEW
Once
again, I found myself in murder mystery/horror/paranormal/contemporary romance
that I enjoyed so much in book one. But this story only got darker and more twisted.
Not only was Harley more open to seeing ghosts and the like, but premonitions
plagued her and drove her into a twisted supernatural web of deadly proportions
that finally brought to light the father she never knew.
Howell
certainly knows how to throw a wrench in her character’s lives, and this book
was action-packed, with plenty of intrigue and suspense. But aside from the
paranormal mystery and evil that turned Harley’s life upside down, the haunting
secret that Nolan kept hidden for so long was even more chilling. My heart
broke for him. How that poor man came back from all the devastation he’d been
through was beyond me. I’m just so glad he found happiness and some peace in
his life.
I
cannot wait for the next book in this series. I’m excited to see what happens
when Emma arrives.
About the Author
J.A Howell is an office drone by day, and a writer by night. Her love of writing took off when she was eleven years old and decided to fill a composition notebook with stories to read to her friends. Many years (and notebooks) later, not much has changed. She still loves writing and sharing her works with others. When she isn’t writing, she can often be found trying her hand at whatever artistic pursuit strikes her fancy. J.A. Howell resides in Apopka, FL with her husband and their menagerie of animal children.
Roxy,
ReplyDeleteThank you sooo much for taking the time to read and review my series! They were wonderfully written and much appreciated. <3