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Ravynne Sisters #5
The Wailing Woman of Brackencliffe Abbey
Book Five: Some say 'good things come in small packages' which makes one wonder if bad things don't come in them as well. The truth of that is something Meg and Charlie Ravynne discover when they head to England to keep a promise they reluctantly made to their overbearing mother.
It was promise that neither sister imagined would have them staying at a ruined abbey perched on a cliff high above the sea and cut off from the outside world by the changing tides.
Once there, Meg poses as a governess to a troubled child while Charlie struggles to resist an inexplicable attraction to the scarred, darkly handsome owner who is haunted by his dead wife…the wife he confessed to killing.
Layer upon layer of the darkest secrets are woven into the very walls of Brackencliff Abbey where troubled, restless spirits seek their revenge.
It was promise that neither sister imagined would have them staying at a ruined abbey perched on a cliff high above the sea and cut off from the outside world by the changing tides.
Once there, Meg poses as a governess to a troubled child while Charlie struggles to resist an inexplicable attraction to the scarred, darkly handsome owner who is haunted by his dead wife…the wife he confessed to killing.
Layer upon layer of the darkest secrets are woven into the very walls of Brackencliff Abbey where troubled, restless spirits seek their revenge.
- GenresMystery
194 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 3, 2013
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About the author
Merabeth James
36 books27 followers I began my actual writing career as a journalist and then a TV scriptwriter, but loved putting words together to form images/thoughts/feelings almost as soon as I could grasp a pencil.
There are six things important to me...well, most important to me: To love unconditionally, to always keep a sense of 'wonder', to always be kind, to find joy in simple things, to never take myself too seriously, and to make sure I don't leave this earth with a list of "if only I hads" trailing behind me.
I've taken many 'leaps of faith' in my time and, so far, have landed on my feet or, in one case, on a dilapitated houseboat with my dog, and a lot of enthusiasm. I named her 'Sanctuary Annie' and hoped for the best. I knew nothing about boats, couldn't swim and wondered how long she would stay afloat.
In the middle of the night, when my dog jumped up to join me on the antique Victorian bed I had moved on board, I would check to see if he was wet, knowing, if so, we were both in big trouble. But Sanctuary Annie hung in there, even surviving a hurricane, when others around her were not so fortunate.
Living in the small marina, with the sea as my back yard, I found a profound sense of peace..and the love of my life....my Jim, captain of 'Wings', a beautiful racing sloop that flies across the water, when the wind fills her sails.
I often think how much I would have missed out on, if I hadn't taken that leap of faith and followed my heart. Life is meant to be lived and I intend to keep on doing just that.
There are six things important to me...well, most important to me: To love unconditionally, to always keep a sense of 'wonder', to always be kind, to find joy in simple things, to never take myself too seriously, and to make sure I don't leave this earth with a list of "if only I hads" trailing behind me.
I've taken many 'leaps of faith' in my time and, so far, have landed on my feet or, in one case, on a dilapitated houseboat with my dog, and a lot of enthusiasm. I named her 'Sanctuary Annie' and hoped for the best. I knew nothing about boats, couldn't swim and wondered how long she would stay afloat.
In the middle of the night, when my dog jumped up to join me on the antique Victorian bed I had moved on board, I would check to see if he was wet, knowing, if so, we were both in big trouble. But Sanctuary Annie hung in there, even surviving a hurricane, when others around her were not so fortunate.
Living in the small marina, with the sea as my back yard, I found a profound sense of peace..and the love of my life....my Jim, captain of 'Wings', a beautiful racing sloop that flies across the water, when the wind fills her sails.
I often think how much I would have missed out on, if I hadn't taken that leap of faith and followed my heart. Life is meant to be lived and I intend to keep on doing just that.
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December 3, 2014
What a different adventure for the sisters! I just love these books!
August 30, 2013
Would I face a pint sized demon in order to keep my mother from moving in with me? I think the Ravynne Sisters and I somehow share a mother. LIke them, my answer would be a resounding "YES!" Despite the distraction ( or attraction) of a scarred artist and a tunnel of chambers that must come with every haunted house, to say nothing of some seriously twisted ghosts, Charlie and Meg take on the task of rescuing a little girl seemingly as emotionally scarred as her handsome father.
Everyone seems to be in some form of danger and not all of it is unpleasant. I think I wouldn't mind the danger Charlie finds herself in but having a sister like Meg keeps everything real.
This is a really fun, spooky read and I suggest reading it at night for the full effect.
I was genuinely surprised to find that Merabeth had written another Ravynne Sisters book. I am so glad she did. Each one has proven to be even more fun that the one before it.
Everyone seems to be in some form of danger and not all of it is unpleasant. I think I wouldn't mind the danger Charlie finds herself in but having a sister like Meg keeps everything real.
This is a really fun, spooky read and I suggest reading it at night for the full effect.
I was genuinely surprised to find that Merabeth had written another Ravynne Sisters book. I am so glad she did. Each one has proven to be even more fun that the one before it.
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