Better Homes and Hauntings
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Molly Harper
Author of the beloved Half Moon Hollow series of vampire romances (Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs), Molly Harper has created a standalone paranormal romance in which a dilapidated haunted house could bring star-crossed lovers together—if it doesn’t kill them first!When Nina Linden is hired to landscape a private island off the New England coast, she sees it as her chance to rebuild her failing business after being cheated by her unscrupulous ex. She never expects that her new client, software mogul Deacon Whitney, would see more in her than just a talented gardener. Deacon has paid top dollar to the crews he’s hired to renovate the desolate Whitney estate—he had to, because the bumps, thumps, and unexplained sightings of ghostly figures in nineteenth-century dress are driving workers away faster than he can say “Boo.” But Nina shows no signs of being scared away, even as she experiences some unnerving apparitions herself. And as the two of them work closely together to restore the mansion’s faded glory, Deacon realizes that he’s found someone who doesn’t seem to like his fortune more than himself—while Nina may have finally found the one man she can trust with her bruised and battered heart. But something on the island doesn’t believe in true love…and if Nina and Deacon can’t figure out how to put these angry spirits to rest, their own love doesn’t stand a ghost of a chance.
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Author
Molly Harper
Pages
352
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2014-06-24
ISBN
1476706034 9781476706030
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"It was an interesting read. I enjoyed the slightly gothic atmosphere and liked the characters. I enjoyed and understood most of th pop culture references; However sometimes it felt like it was trying too hard to capture the feel of movies like Cabin in the Woods (we’re all going to die but we have great one- liners) and sometimes missed the mark for me. I also felt done of the romance was kind of glossed over (not steamy at all, which is fine, but not very detailed which I missed). <br/><br/>So not as good for me as her Half Moon Hollow books but still enjoyable."
"Better Homes and Hauntings by Molly Harper ****/*****<br/>#AudibleCredit #Reviews<br/><br/>Triggers:<br/>Troupes: Ghost Story<br/><br/>Better Homes and Hauntings is vastly different from anything else that Molly Harper has written. This stand alone doesn't really have any supernatural creatures like her Half Moon Hollow, Jane Jamerson, Naked Werewolf, or Mystic Bayou. This book is more like a ghost story, I wouldn’t really call this book a paranormal romance since the romance isn't between anyone paranormal. I would compare this book to Nora Roberts In the Garden series, which I also really love. Molly Harper also has a YA paranormal romance series called Sorcery and Society and two contemporary romance series called Bluegrass and Southern Eclectic. <br/><br/>There are many things different about this book compared to Molly Harper’s normal writing. IE there are multiple couples coming together in this book, the book is written in many POV’s including both couples and the cousin and the ex, and I hate to say it but not up to her normal standards of humor. The multiple POVs are interesting but a bit confusing in the audiobook, there isn't much of a transition between the different POVs so sometimes it took me a minute before figuring out who was thinking/ talking which detracted from the story. <br/><br/>I did super enjoy the ghost story and the comparison to the current day house guests. I didn’t fall in love with any of the main characters but I did really love the pop culture references. I also really loved the obsession with Greek Mythology throughout and the multiple comparisons. In the end I felt like this story was really good but I don't think it will ever go on my favorites list and I will rarely if ever reread this book unlike all of Molly Harper's other books which I reread often. <br/><br/>Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-Hauntings-Molly-Harper-ebook/dp/B00GEEB9MY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1633852290&sr=8-1 <br/>Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/Better-Homes-and-Hauntings-Audiobook/B00KAGLJUO?qid=1633852263&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=Y8PYSBN5G2GSM72AJW4M <br/>Author’s Website: https://www.mollyharper.com/ <br/>Goodreads:"
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