As in my last post, this is the month for all things spooky. October is well underway and Halloween is fast approaching. So if you're looking for something horrifying and horrible - look elsewhere.
However, if you are as big a scaredy-cat as I am, join me for a milder version of the ghoulish and ghostly with JL Bryan's ELLIE JORDAN, GHOST TRAPPER.
I came across this series a few months ago after finishing my latest novel and discovered the first book was free for my Kindle. I quickly downloaded books two through four and am happily awaiting the release of book five later this month. One thing I appreciate? The books are mostly well edited and allow us to follow along with the story progression as it happens (showing), with little telling - except for some necessary fodder for those of us who are a bit paranormally-challenged. They're all told in first person from Ellie's perspective, so there are no issues with jumping POV within a scene. Each book is a standalone story, however there is still a continual theme and backstory to Ellie that we see a little more of with each passing novel - translation: best reader experience if read in order.
The other thing I appreciate? As a certified scaredy-cat, the books are focused more on the mystery surrounding the haunted properties of Savannah, Georgia and their netherworld inhabitants instead of simply about the creepy-crawly things that go bump in the night - though there's still plenty of that too, to satisfy the paranormal aficionado.
Ellie is a twenty-six year-old paranormal investigator, something rather uncommon among those who are of the scientific mindset. When exploring a new client's property, she is first and foremost a scientist searching for practical and worldly explanations for the problems her clients face. But Ellie knows there are some things out there that defy the norms. At the age of fifteen, she witnessed firsthand the power of the paranormal - and she's determined to fight back against those entities that would threaten a child.
Calvin, her boss and a former police detective, was the investigator on her parents' case all those years ago. Because he couldn't get rid of her, he hired Ellie when he retired from the force and taught her everything he knows about investigations and ghostly presences. As true retirement now approaches, he drops a bomb on Ellie's lap by making her the lead investigator and saddling her with a too-perky, ghost-hunter wannabe.
As if Ellie's life needed anymore drama.
But they get more drama in spades with their next client - and it's not Stacey's fault. A family has moved into the ramshackle three-story Marsh mansion, hoping to fix it up and operate the property as a bed and breakfast. But within days, their daughter Lexa is complaining about noises keeping her up at night - and the terrifying face of a woman who says only one word.
"Leave!"
The parents believe it is all the product of an overactive imagination - until they start experiencing horrors of their own. But the family can't leave. Their entire life savings is tied up in the old mansion. Their last hope lay with Ellie - and she is determined not to disappoint.
Until they find this haunting might be more than they can handle - and Stacey threatens to tuck tail and run away from the evil lurking between the veil.
So if you've a stomach for the supernatural this Halloween season, consider picking up a copy of ELLIE JORDAN, GHOST TRAPPER available free for your eReader at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and anywhere eBooks are sold.
However, if you are as big a scaredy-cat as I am, join me for a milder version of the ghoulish and ghostly with JL Bryan's ELLIE JORDAN, GHOST TRAPPER.
I came across this series a few months ago after finishing my latest novel and discovered the first book was free for my Kindle. I quickly downloaded books two through four and am happily awaiting the release of book five later this month. One thing I appreciate? The books are mostly well edited and allow us to follow along with the story progression as it happens (showing), with little telling - except for some necessary fodder for those of us who are a bit paranormally-challenged. They're all told in first person from Ellie's perspective, so there are no issues with jumping POV within a scene. Each book is a standalone story, however there is still a continual theme and backstory to Ellie that we see a little more of with each passing novel - translation: best reader experience if read in order.
The other thing I appreciate? As a certified scaredy-cat, the books are focused more on the mystery surrounding the haunted properties of Savannah, Georgia and their netherworld inhabitants instead of simply about the creepy-crawly things that go bump in the night - though there's still plenty of that too, to satisfy the paranormal aficionado.
Calvin, her boss and a former police detective, was the investigator on her parents' case all those years ago. Because he couldn't get rid of her, he hired Ellie when he retired from the force and taught her everything he knows about investigations and ghostly presences. As true retirement now approaches, he drops a bomb on Ellie's lap by making her the lead investigator and saddling her with a too-perky, ghost-hunter wannabe.
As if Ellie's life needed anymore drama.
But they get more drama in spades with their next client - and it's not Stacey's fault. A family has moved into the ramshackle three-story Marsh mansion, hoping to fix it up and operate the property as a bed and breakfast. But within days, their daughter Lexa is complaining about noises keeping her up at night - and the terrifying face of a woman who says only one word.
"Leave!"
The parents believe it is all the product of an overactive imagination - until they start experiencing horrors of their own. But the family can't leave. Their entire life savings is tied up in the old mansion. Their last hope lay with Ellie - and she is determined not to disappoint.
Until they find this haunting might be more than they can handle - and Stacey threatens to tuck tail and run away from the evil lurking between the veil.
So if you've a stomach for the supernatural this Halloween season, consider picking up a copy of ELLIE JORDAN, GHOST TRAPPER available free for your eReader at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and anywhere eBooks are sold.
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