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Emerald Station
A young woman who has been brought to the Kennelly estate by an arranged marriage begins to feel the haunting power of the family curse
- GenresGothicGothic Romance
432 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1974
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About the author
Daoma Winston
83 books14 followersDaoma Winston was a prolific writer of Gothic romance and horror/thriller novels. All of her novels have a strong occult theme and usually feature ghosts, witches, demons or magic.
(Not "Golden Tramp.")
(Not "Golden Tramp.")
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March 12, 2011
I read this book probably over 20 years ago now. For some reason, there are books that stick with you. Emerald Station was one of those books for me.
I'm not as "into" gothic-type romances as I used to be, but sometimes it's just the thing. This reading experience was accompanied by a sweet nostalgia. Although with the wisdom of years I have to confess that this work isn't particularly special, the fact that it was still memorable nearly two decades after my first read, is something monumental.
More murder mystery than gothic romance, this book hits the spot even through three generations of Kennellys.
I'm not as "into" gothic-type romances as I used to be, but sometimes it's just the thing. This reading experience was accompanied by a sweet nostalgia. Although with the wisdom of years I have to confess that this work isn't particularly special, the fact that it was still memorable nearly two decades after my first read, is something monumental.
More murder mystery than gothic romance, this book hits the spot even through three generations of Kennellys.
June 30, 2025
Very disappointed in this as I have read some other books by this author that were excellent and I expected a typically good read; however, this book was just a joke - truly… the author went from one tragedy to another to another and that was basically the “plot”.
Absolutely zero character development and, as a result, I didn’t care about any of the characters. The main character should have been one the reader was invested in but she was just bland and a tool for forwarding these ridiculous tragedies one after the other.
I actually got to about the middle of the book but didn’t want to pick it up and just didn’t care so I did a DNF.
Absolutely zero character development and, as a result, I didn’t care about any of the characters. The main character should have been one the reader was invested in but she was just bland and a tool for forwarding these ridiculous tragedies one after the other.
I actually got to about the middle of the book but didn’t want to pick it up and just didn’t care so I did a DNF.
December 7, 2025
I've read (or rather, tried to read) several of this supposedly popular author's books and honestly can't get into any of them. Every one was a DNF. The stories sound like they should be interesting (some really sound macabre) but they just fall flat and the characters don't have any depth.
Ms. Winston's books remind me of the "Seinfeld" series, when asked what it's about people say: "Nothing".
Same here.
Ms. Winston's books remind me of the "Seinfeld" series, when asked what it's about people say: "Nothing".
Same here.
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