Backcover Description: Emily couldn't wait to Visit her Aunt and Uncle in their quaint and mysterious little cottage near Stonehenge. But it doesn't take her long to realize that her fairytale kingdom has a sinister twist. One night in her attic bedroom she is confronted by an evil entity that would haunt her for the rest of her stay and long after that. Who is this hideous creature and what does she want? Whe Emily meets the gorgeous Jonathan McAurthur she is infactuated, cunsumed with lust and an odd familiarity, as if they had met before. Will he be coaxed by the peculiar old gypsy, to enter the dreaded wood-lot? Can the bloody ancient curse be removed before it is too late? And will Emily ever get to feel his lips on hers? A chilling tale of love, passion, sorcery and sacrafice; laced with mystrery and tied with humor. Inspired by the authors own experiances in a remote little cottage near Stonehenge.
Book Review/s to share: Laurie Garrison of www.goodreads.com gave to: Merryweather Lodge by Pauline Holyoak recommended for: people who loves Suspense/Thriller
Spine-tingling, touching and pure captivating! I would love to see this in a movie. This is an excellent bone chilling thriller one that as I read I felt like I could be right there because the detail is so well written, lets just say don't read this without a lot of light, I had goose bumps as I read. You'll find a touch or horror, paranormal, suspense and mystery and I highly recommend this to anyone that reads any of them listed. You will also find. There are witches, ghosts, a curse, reincarnation and revenge.
This is a romance story and there is some little flirty comments between Emily and Jonathan, but there is no real sex scene between them, there is mention of sex in dreams and past lives. Don’t let that discourage you from getting this book because their romance will grow in up coming books. I am one I need at least a few pages of a h/h going at it, but I didn't miss it in this story, it was just to thrilling.
The author gives you plenty about this book on her website. Please check it out. So this is what I will tell you. When Emily first goes to England at the age of fourteen she finds herself in her aunt and uncles house in the attic with ghosts and the more she digs to find out who they are the more she finds people there just don't want to talk about it. So Emily finds different ways to find out who the ghost are. Jonathan helps out some. You know how it goes someone tells you to stay out of the woods and guess what Emily does the opposite she goes in there to finds out more, so you know that didn't go to well. It's when Emily comes back a few years later at the age of twenty that she finds out a whole lot more of what is going on and she also finds the one responsible for this sinister twisted ghostly tale is out for revenge and it's Emily she is after.
I loved the characters the way the books flows it's very easy to understand. I will add this book is part of a trilogy, so when it ends you know there is more to come. I can’t wait to read the second book.
Merryweather Lodge Pauline Holyoak ISBN: 9781611600063 Whiskey Creek Press Reviewed By Chelsea Perry Official Apex Reviews Rating:
Young Emily has been looking forward to visiting her aunt and uncle's cozy cottage near Stonehenge for quite some time but when she's accosted one night by an evil spirit, her enthusiasm may just come to a crashing halt...before long, she finds herself entranced by the mysterious history of not only the old cottage, but also the entire area and the less the locals want to talk about it, the more Emily's curiosity is piqued...soon, she becomes infatuated with the handsome Jonathan McArthur at the same time that she strives to get to the bottom of the hidden ancient legends that surround her but if she isn't careful, she may just find herself the target of a vengeful ghost's time-tested wrath... In Merryweather Lodge, author Pauline Holyoak successfully blends the elements of mystery and romance to craft an engaging suspense thriller with a paranormal twist. Inspired by her own real life experiences, Holyoak's imaginative tale introduces the reader to a fantastical world of magic, sorcery, love, and revenge that effectively suspends disbelief and features one surprising twist after another. Because of its true-life implications, Merryweather Lodge boasts a particularly salient appeal, as the reader is left to wonder just which parts of Holyoak's compelling narrative are fiction and which actually occurred.
Regardless of your final analysis, though, Merryweather Lodge makes for a fun, entertaining read sure to keep you on your toes until the very end.
