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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780778325857
ISBN: 0778325857
Label: Mira
Manufacturer: Mira
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: October 01, 2008
Publisher: Mira
Studio: Mira
Features:- ISBN13: 9780778325857
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The Flynn brothers have inherited more than a New Orleans plantation. They've inherited a ghostly presence… and a long-kept secret.
Aidan Flynn, a private investigator and eldest of the Flynn brothers, scoffs at the haunted-house rumors—especially since Kendall Montgomery, a tarot card reader who has been living in the mansion, is the one to tell him the tale of a woman in white. But when he finds a human bone on the grounds and another by the river, Aidan delves into the dark history of the Flynn plantation.
Forced together to uncover the truth, Aidan and Kendall realize that a serial killer whose victims seem to vanish into thin air has long been at work…and that their own fates are about to be sealed forever unless they believe in the unbelievable.
Average Rating: 
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I was immediately interested in this story since it is about a haunted plantation in New Orleans.
Aidan Flynn and his brothers have inherited a New Orleans plantation from their great-aunt whom they have never met or really knew about.
Kendall Montgomery, a New Orleans native, was a friend and care-taker for the Flynn brothers' aunt.
When the great-aunt passes away, the plantation is left to the Flynn brothers and they come to town to take possession.
The plantation comes with ghosts and a tragic love story that haunts the plantation to this day. Aidan, a private investigator, finds bones near the plantation and from there the story becomes a murder mystery with romance and ghost hauntings thrown in for good measure.
I enjoyed the ghost story and the New Orleans setting. The murder mystery adds to the mix.
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I'd give this a 2.5 stars if I could. My mother in law sent the Flynn Brothers Trilogy to me after she was done reading them. I liked the setting in New Orleans since I haven't read too many books based there, but other than that the book was just so so. The characters don't seem to be really developed (I could never get into the main characters as I should be) and the writing is just ok. The one thing that bothered me the most in the story would be coming from the point of view of one character and then the next line it would jump to someone else.
There are several parts of the book that kept me in suspense, but I was just glad to make it to the end and find out who did it. I'll be putting this in my pile of books to give away because I could never sit down to read it again. Two more to go, hope the other two brothers' stories are better.
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I am usually not a fan of romantic suspense, but this one was all right. What drives me crazy in romance novels took place in this one, so I had to overlook that in order to give it a three. Kendal and Aiden spent the better part of the book not liking each other and at the same time were attracted to each other - this is pretty much a standard in romance novels, and that is what I hate about them - they are so predictable. So, to me this part of the storyline was a detriment, but other than that, it was a pretty decent read. I will read the next two books in the trilogy in the hopes they will get better. I usually like Heather Graham novels better than most romantic suspense writers, so I will look forward to the next two novels in this trilogy.
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This book was entertaining to read, but I couldn't help but feel at times that I've seen better from Graham. Maybe my opinion is tainted after reading the truly horrible "Picture Me Dead" prior to reading this book. In any case, the book was entertaining to read & there's quite a bit of promise for this trilogy.
The story in this book focuses around the Flynn brother Aidan & the sexy shop owner Kendall. After a not so spectacular meeting, sparks fly between the two as Aidan tries to solve a mystery surrounding missing girls & mysterious bones that have shown up in the family graveyard. Meanwhile a sinister evil has begun to settle over the town & plantation as something stalks Kendall, hoping to claim her for its own.
Overall, I did like this story. The chemistry between the two characters was terrific, although I wish that Kendall had played harder to get for maybe another chapter or two. The supporting characters are all interesting, although at times there seems to be a few too many mentioned in passing. Perhaps they'll be more important later on in the trilogy, but so far some of the mentions seemed a little superfluous. Also at times I just felt like the story was treading water as various things were mentioned, which I'm hoping is done so there's no need for it to be drawn out in the next two books. Even so, the charm of this first book is evident & this is still something I'd recommend for most romance thriller fans.
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The Flynn brothers (Aiden, Jeremy, and Zachary) learn they have inherited a plantation home from an aunt in New Orleans they never knew. At first, they contemplate selling the house, but upon seeing it, decide to fix it up instead. Aiden, the oldest of the brothers, finds human bones on the property. His instincts as a private investigator kick in and he begins to research the history of the home, and of missing persons in the area. He soon learns of decades of missing women, all last seen in New Orleans. With the help of Kendall, a local woman (and tarot card reader) that has close ties to Aiden's aunt and the plantation, Aiden reveals the plantation's dark history. Aiden is aware of the rumors that the plantation is haunted, but he refuses to believe in ghosts. That is, until Kendell starts seeing things during her tarot card readings. Women she does readings for disappear. Is it all tied to the Flynn plantation? This was my first taste of Heather Graham's writing. It is obvious that she did a lot of research into New Orleans, and the civil war, in preparation for writing this book. The storyline and characters were well thought out and developed. I've read many a mystery, and most I've figured out before I reach the book's halfway point. This one intrigued me up until the end. I'm looking forward to starting the next in the Flynn Brothers series, HAUNTED HARVEST.
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