paranormal

‘The Seven Rings’ is book 3 in ‘The Lost Bride Trilogy’ by Nora Roberts

/ Pamela Kramer

“The Seven Rings” is Nora Roberts’ last book in “The Lost Bride Trilogy,” and it’s set on the rocky coast of Maine, in a beautiful manor home filled with ghosts. Some of the ghosts are members of the Poole family who owned the mansion, others worked there and their spirits still inhabit the spacious rooms. But there is one entity that doesn’t belong, an evil spirit, who longs to possess the manor home and is willing to kill anyone who gets in her way. She killed seven Poole brides and stole their wedding rings, and she is intent on being the mistress of the mansion.

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‘Late Night Witches’ by Auralee Wallace is a charming, witchy story with magic and humor

/ Pamela Kramer

There’s nothing like a sweet, humor-filled fantasy with just a touch of romance, and Auralee Wallace’s “The Late Night Witches” is the perfect fall novel. The main character is Cassie Beckett, and she lives on Prince Edward Island with her three children. Her husband is away with Doctors Without Borders, and it doesn’t look like he’s coming home any time soon. Her somewhat flighty sister Eliza also lives in town.

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‘Remember Me Tomorrow’ by Farah Heron is a sweet, paranormal YA mystery/romance

/ Pamela Kramer

“Remember Me Tomorrow” by Farah Heron could be placed under many genres. It’s a young adult novel and a mystery, but there’s a paranormal twist and a romance mixed in. Main character Aleeza has a tiff with her best friend and moves out of their shared dorm. The only available room is in a much older dorm across campus, and when Aleeza arrives there, she realizes it’s available because the occupant, Jay, has disappeared.

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‘The Mirror’ by Nora Roberts is the ghost-filled second book in ‘The Lost Bride’ trilogy

/ Pamela Kramer

“The Mirror” is the second book in “The Lost Bride” trilogy, and considering that the first book in the series, “The Inheritance,” ended on a huge cliffhanger, there are sure to be many fans who couldn’t wait for this book to be released. And sure enough, it does begin just where the first book left off, after main character Sonya and her cousin Owen had stepped through a magic mirror, which in the story serves as a portal to other times in the Poole family history.

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‘Mind Games’ by Nora Roberts is a thriller and romance set in rural Kentucky

/ Pamela Kramer

Part thriller, part love story, and part ode to rural Kentucky, “Mind Games” is New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts latest addition to her huge library of work, over 200 books and counting. Often, Roberts dabbles in the paranormal in her novels, and in this one, the main character has a “gift” and is able to read the minds of others. This is a gift that has been passed on to the women in her family for generations, and Thea’s gift is strong.

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‘Disturbing the Dead’ by Kelley Armstrong is a gripping addition to the “A Rip Through Time” series

/ Pamela Kramer

Kelley Armstrong’s time travel series “A Rip Through Time” is clever, with a fascinating premise and much informative detail about life in Victorian Edinburgh through Armstrong’s deft melding of fact and fiction. And those are just a few of the many reasons to read this series. In this latest mystery in the series, “Disturbing the Dead,” main character Mallory is “treated” to the Victorian fad of all things Egyptian as she and Dr. Gray attend a mummy unwrapping party. Of course, being that Mallory is from the 21st century and has been thrown back to Victorian Edinburgh, she retains modern sensibilities and knows that unwrapping a mummy is a completely disrespectful manner in which to treat the remains of a human being. Many in that time also share that belief, but what the aristocracy want, they get. As is wont to happen in a murder mystery, the unwrapping party leads to a murder that Mallory and her friends will spend the novel solving.

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‘The Lies Among Us’ by Sarah Beth Durst is a thoughtful fantasy

/ Pamela Kramer

Award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst’s new novel, “The Lies Among Us,” is a bit of a mystery at first. We are taken aback as we meet Hannah, the first person narrator, when she is inside her mother’s casket just before burial. That’s our first clue that Hannah isn’t a flesh-and-blood person. We quickly learn that Hannah’s mother has just died, leaving only Hannah’s sister Leah. And Leah can’t see or hear Hannah, so basically, Hannah is alone for the first time in her life.

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‘Heir of Uncertain Magic’ by Charlie N. Holmberg is the second book in the delightfully fantasy-filled ‘Whimbrel House’ series

/ Pamela Kramer

Author Charlie N. Holmberg writes a lot of fantasy, and her latest novel, “Heir of Uncertain Magic” is the sequel to “Keeper of Enchanted Rooms,” the first book in the “Whimbrel House” series. Unfortunately, neither title gives even a hint of the delightful character of this magic-filled series about two fairly tortured souls in search of some stability and in desperate need of some love in their lives. We meet those two, Merritt Fernsby and Hulda Larkin, in the first book as Merritt inherits a magical house, and Hulda is sent to help him figure out how to control the magic of the house. It’s filled with action, danger, and some truly heart-wrenching moments.

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‘Sleep No More’ is the first in a new paranormal trilogy by Jayne Ann Krentz

/ Pamela Kramer

We know what we are going to get when we read a romance/mystery by Jayne Ann Krentz, and her newest novel in a new trilogy, “Sleep No More,” doesn’t disappoint. Krentz is the master at writing suspenseful mysteries that, at their core, are also very much about attraction and romance. We keep reading her novels because of the way she brings new characters, new situations, and new mystery into each new piece.

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‘Flight Risk’ by Cherie Priest is her second murder mystery featuring a psychic travel agent

/ Pamela Kramer

A quirky travel agent who also has psychic talents is the star of “Flight Risk,” the stand alone sequel to “Grave Reservations” by Cherie Priest. These fast-paced and clever mysteries feature Leda Foley, the aforementioned travel agent whose paranormal abilities are sometimes an asset and sometimes a frustration. In this novel she continues working with Seattle Police Department detective Grady Merritt, who is well into middle age and lives with his teenage daughter. He still mourns the loss of his wife to cancer, and while he was skeptical about the paranormal in the first book, after being presented with clear data showing that Leda knew things about the future, he actually got her a contract with the police department as a consultant.

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