Condemned

The Devil's Mansion #2

by Sharon Gerlach

Tools that relocate themselves. Shadows glimpsed from the corner of one's eye. The feeling of being watched when no one's there.

It's all in a day's work for the crew renovating Bayview Manor, a dilapidated mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean on the Olympic Peninsula. Rachael Payne is delighted to be involved in renovating the Manor, and it doesn't hurt that the new owner, Geoffrey Windsor, is exciting in his own right. It doesn't bother her that the mansion's dark history is shrouded in rumor and legend, because she doesn't believe in ghosts.

Geoffrey doesn't share her enthusiasm for his house. From its mysterious origins to the strange current events, he's certain something walks in Bayview Manor, unseen by the human eye. And he wonders if Rachael's faith in God protects her from the forces within the mansion…or blinds her to them.

(Book 2 in The Devil's Mansion series)

Genres: Horror

444 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 17, 2012

About the author

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Reviews

[Keshia · Rating 5 out of 5]

5+++++++++++++++++ STARS.
This sequel is something else. I couldn't even sleep last night after reading it
( Never read horror past midnight lol).
I love how the author continued with the characters and plot of the first book while introducing new ones.

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I wanted to slap each and every character at least once especially Rachel and Kim!
To be honest I didn't like Rachel for 50% of book because how can you believe in God/demons/hell/heaven and not in ghosts or haunting? I mean its definitely not a stretch to believe evil things can manifest into ghosts/spirits/haunting! But I guess her belief was necessary in order for the house to control her, so I'll let it go (: .
But at the end, I loved her.

Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim, Kim. I don't even know. The chose she made is something most heroines would have never even considerated. I didn't know if I wanted to throttle or hug her. But I definitely respect her. And I understand why she did what she did.

Caleb. *swoons*. His character is pure evil, soulless (maybe), and merciless. Yet his twisted connection with Kim is filled with hope, love (or something a kin), and salvation. The ending with the KISS!!!!, left me heartbroken. Honestly, I felt the sexual attraction between them more than I did between Kim and Ron (but I'll explain later) .


Ron was a hurricane of emotions. I loved him. He definitely put his foot down in this book. He did make some stupid mistakes but so did everyone else. Regarding his relationship with Kim though I wanted her Caleb in book 1 (shush),in the end she definitely belonged with Ron. Their love is the purest. It isn't based on sex but love and the combined souls. I was happy everything was resolved and Kim finally told him what happened at Wyckham Manor with Caleb.

All the other character such as Cody, Taryn, Denny, Geoffrey, etc were great too!

I love how they explain what the demons are and what the house(s) is.

Everyone needs to read this series. I don't know how the author is able to capture such complicated human emotions or come up with a horror story that is creepy yet complex.

I can't wait for book 3 and 4 (WHY AREN'T THEY LISTED ON GOODREADS YET?!?!?).

[Christel Grady · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love, love, loved this sequel to The Wyckham House! I've read it in all of its various forms and titles, and now you can too! I highly recommend this for anyonewho lovesa great paranormal romance, sprinkled with sarcasm and humor.

[Lucinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's 4 1/2 stars.