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Going Under
Battered by unseen forces, Evan Griffin finally seeks help. Paranormal investigator Ross Stone is captivated. Dare he get close when he's fighting his own demons?
Evan Griffin moved into his remote country house with all the excitement and promise of a new start. He thought he'd found it until the strange noises began… When the attacks become physical, he was left bruised and battered and desperate for help.
When Evan walks into the offices of paranormal investigators, Knight & Stone, Ross Stone is dumbfounded by the injuries the man bears. Injuries Evan insists were caused by an unseen assailant in his own home. Something in the man's eyes tugs at Ross's heartstrings. Does he dare risk getting close to Evan when he is fighting his own demons?
Reader Advisory: This books contains scenes of violence and references to past abuse.
Publisher's Note: This book was previously released at another publisher. It has been considerably expanded, revised and re-edited for release with Totally Bound Publishing.
Evan Griffin moved into his remote country house with all the excitement and promise of a new start. He thought he'd found it until the strange noises began… When the attacks become physical, he was left bruised and battered and desperate for help.
When Evan walks into the offices of paranormal investigators, Knight & Stone, Ross Stone is dumbfounded by the injuries the man bears. Injuries Evan insists were caused by an unseen assailant in his own home. Something in the man's eyes tugs at Ross's heartstrings. Does he dare risk getting close to Evan when he is fighting his own demons?
Reader Advisory: This books contains scenes of violence and references to past abuse.
Publisher's Note: This book was previously released at another publisher. It has been considerably expanded, revised and re-edited for release with Totally Bound Publishing.
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First published August 3, 2012
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Lisa Worrall
72 books414 followersI live in Leigh on Sea, a small seaside town just outside London on the coast of Essex, about ten minutes from Southend, which boasts the longest pier in the world. I live with my husband and two ever-growing children, who I let think are the boss of me; along with two dogs who actually are.
As the wonderful Beatrix Potter said, “There is something delicious about writing the first words of a new story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” I know exactly what she means.
As the wonderful Beatrix Potter said, “There is something delicious about writing the first words of a new story. You never quite know where they’ll take you.” I know exactly what she means.
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August 5, 2012
I don't actually agree that this is a HFN... it's like one of those films that finishes and you sigh with relief that all is good and happy and then you are offered a suggestion that something is there to make you think. No one wants a sequel to Remember Me or The Medusa Touch - the impact of the last few seconds of both films send you away with a belly-full of what if's and maybe's...
The two main protagonists get their HEA... I swear this is how I read it... and as for extreme violence... yes there is violence but it isn't the type of violence that is unwarranted in the grand scheme of the story... I hate violence for the sake of violence (like gangster movie type violence with baseball bats or burning or other yuckiness) but I don't actually think there is any of that in this book.
I really enjoyed character journey and jeez, I would want my entire family and all my friends and quite possibly a few strangers to stay in the world the author has created with me overnight. All sat around my bed so I am safe to sleep... *shivers*
An excellent ghost story... recommended for all Lisa Worrall fans... of which there are many...
The two main protagonists get their HEA... I swear this is how I read it... and as for extreme violence... yes there is violence but it isn't the type of violence that is unwarranted in the grand scheme of the story... I hate violence for the sake of violence (like gangster movie type violence with baseball bats or burning or other yuckiness) but I don't actually think there is any of that in this book.
I really enjoyed character journey and jeez, I would want my entire family and all my friends and quite possibly a few strangers to stay in the world the author has created with me overnight. All sat around my bed so I am safe to sleep... *shivers*
An excellent ghost story... recommended for all Lisa Worrall fans... of which there are many...
September 1, 2014
I very rarely read a book twice. I hate knowing what is going to happen ahead of time. If I figure it out, then that’s okay because it’s what will possibly happen, but if I’ve read it before, then I know what will happen and that drives me nuts. Well, lately a lot of the rights to titles previously published by the house that shall not be named are reverting back to the authors. The authors are then re-editing, updating and re-publishing those titles. I don’t know if it’s my age or the drugs I did in the 80s, but I often forget whether I’ve read a book before or not. When I saw a new Lisa Worrall (a must buy author for me) on the submissions sheet, I jumped before checking to see if it had been published before. It had. I read it almost exactly two years ago. Thankfully, the drugs or age or some combination of the two kept me from remembering most of the book, and I was able to thoroughly enjoy it this time too.
Poor Evan Griffin has been accident-prone since childhood. He has no idea why and his parents offer no insight. When his lover drowns, he moves out to the country to lick his emotional wounds and be alone for a while. Turns out that while he technically lives alone, he’s not really alone. He figures out pretty quickly that he is being physically abused by a malevolent paranormal something which resides in his house. But not just this house. This presence has been attached to him for years, following him as he frequently moved
He is finally forced to consult with paranormal investigators Knight & Stone. They are not ghostbusters! Ross Stone is dumbfounded by the injuries he sees on Evan’s body, injuries Evan insists were caused by an unseen assailant in his own home. When Ross is looking over the bruises and touching Evan, they both feel that sparking connection…
Ross is fighting a demon of his own, though. His abusive ex-boyfriend just got out of prison, where he served time for beating Ross so badly he wound up in a coma. He contacts Ross the day after he is released and makes it perfectly clear to Ross that he belongs to him and nothing about that has changed.
Ross, his business partner Jack, and Jack’s lover Hal pack up their paranormal cameras and temperature gauges and electro-magnetic pulse thingies, and they all go to Evan’s house to set up for a night to see what happens. What happens is madness and mayhem.
There is great sex, several attempted murders of humans by ghost, lots of grievous bodily injury and a whole lot of heated glances and lustful stares.
Evans parents came for a visit and I wanted to punch them in the face. I am a mom. Many of you are parents. They knew what the problem was but hadn’t wanted to tell Evan because they thought he was better off not knowing. Once they finally come clean, and additional help is brought in, all was made right with the paranormal/human battle taking place in Evan’s house.
All that remained to be resolved is whether Evan and Ross want to be together, bruises and injuries and all. Ross is funny as hell. Lisa Worrall has a great sense of humor, and she let it fly when she wrote Ross. His interaction with Jack and Hal, as well as with Evan, was comic relief at its finest. She shifted from screaming murderous ghost to smart-ass dialogue to smoking hot sex on a dime. That’s one of my favorite things about her writing.
Even if you read this when it was released a couple of years ago, it’s worth Going Under again. And if you didn’t read it before, definitely read it now!
Poor Evan Griffin has been accident-prone since childhood. He has no idea why and his parents offer no insight. When his lover drowns, he moves out to the country to lick his emotional wounds and be alone for a while. Turns out that while he technically lives alone, he’s not really alone. He figures out pretty quickly that he is being physically abused by a malevolent paranormal something which resides in his house. But not just this house. This presence has been attached to him for years, following him as he frequently moved
He is finally forced to consult with paranormal investigators Knight & Stone. They are not ghostbusters! Ross Stone is dumbfounded by the injuries he sees on Evan’s body, injuries Evan insists were caused by an unseen assailant in his own home. When Ross is looking over the bruises and touching Evan, they both feel that sparking connection…
Ross is fighting a demon of his own, though. His abusive ex-boyfriend just got out of prison, where he served time for beating Ross so badly he wound up in a coma. He contacts Ross the day after he is released and makes it perfectly clear to Ross that he belongs to him and nothing about that has changed.
Ross, his business partner Jack, and Jack’s lover Hal pack up their paranormal cameras and temperature gauges and electro-magnetic pulse thingies, and they all go to Evan’s house to set up for a night to see what happens. What happens is madness and mayhem.
There is great sex, several attempted murders of humans by ghost, lots of grievous bodily injury and a whole lot of heated glances and lustful stares.
Evans parents came for a visit and I wanted to punch them in the face. I am a mom. Many of you are parents. They knew what the problem was but hadn’t wanted to tell Evan because they thought he was better off not knowing. Once they finally come clean, and additional help is brought in, all was made right with the paranormal/human battle taking place in Evan’s house.
All that remained to be resolved is whether Evan and Ross want to be together, bruises and injuries and all. Ross is funny as hell. Lisa Worrall has a great sense of humor, and she let it fly when she wrote Ross. His interaction with Jack and Hal, as well as with Evan, was comic relief at its finest. She shifted from screaming murderous ghost to smart-ass dialogue to smoking hot sex on a dime. That’s one of my favorite things about her writing.
Even if you read this when it was released a couple of years ago, it’s worth Going Under again. And if you didn’t read it before, definitely read it now!
August 6, 2012
2.5 pushed to a 3 because I really liked the idea and the way it started.
I started off enjoying this one. I knew not to expect too much as it wasn’t a long book, so I wasn’t surprised at how quickly things moved along for the two MC. Disappointed but not surprised.
Sadly it wasn’t just the speed of the MC falling into bed that disappointed me.
I started off enjoying this one. I knew not to expect too much as it wasn’t a long book, so I wasn’t surprised at how quickly things moved along for the two MC. Disappointed but not surprised.
Sadly it wasn’t just the speed of the MC falling into bed that disappointed me.
August 11, 2012
This ending, oh my, do I foresee a sequel?
This is a relatively short but interesting paranormal activity-like story. At times there seemed to be too much going on in such a short book but I enjoyed it.
For something different and something quick, although highly unbelievable, it was good for me.
This is a relatively short but interesting paranormal activity-like story. At times there seemed to be too much going on in such a short book but I enjoyed it.
For something different and something quick, although highly unbelievable, it was good for me.
October 3, 2015
This was a fairly standard paranormal romance reminding me quite a bit of Oleander House. Insta-love of course, but they were cute together. Good amount of danger and sex. I didn't like the constant POV shifts, although she at least indicated stuff with section breaks. It's unnerving, though, when there's a section break and then suddenly a sex scene continues from another POV.
Pacing was very good. The characters were a little two dimensional but pleasant enough. The romance, despite the insta-love, was really good and enough to wipe away any boringness of the other characters. There were also some good, strong women.
I really liked that some stuff wasn't black and white. Like Evan's parents weren't all bad and weren't all good.
The hypnosis session was stereotypical book/movie stuff and not at all how hypnosis works. Afterward, he didn't remember anything that happened during hypnosis. It was cute though.
As I've come to expect from Worrell, there's a cliffhanger at the end that will never be addressed. She reminds me a lot of Mary Higgins Clark who at least used to end her horror stories with a resurgence of the evil thing at the end. Well, it's like any horor movie where you think it's over and then you see the body twitch. It's fine in a horror movie, but it drives me crazy in a book.
3.5 stars rounded down because it just wasn't a four star book.
Pacing was very good. The characters were a little two dimensional but pleasant enough. The romance, despite the insta-love, was really good and enough to wipe away any boringness of the other characters. There were also some good, strong women.
I really liked that some stuff wasn't black and white. Like Evan's parents weren't all bad and weren't all good.
The hypnosis session was stereotypical book/movie stuff and not at all how hypnosis works. Afterward, he didn't remember anything that happened during hypnosis. It was cute though.
As I've come to expect from Worrell, there's a cliffhanger at the end that will never be addressed. She reminds me a lot of Mary Higgins Clark who at least used to end her horror stories with a resurgence of the evil thing at the end. Well, it's like any horor movie where you think it's over and then you see the body twitch. It's fine in a horror movie, but it drives me crazy in a book.
3.5 stars rounded down because it just wasn't a four star book.
August 4, 2012
3.5 Stars
August 3, 2012
4 Hearts
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Evan is in a hopeless place, after moving to the countryside for a fresh start he is now being terrorized by something he can’t see and can’t fight back against. In a desperate move, he goes to Knight & Stone paranormal investigators for help, and they help him get to the bottom of his haunting. Ross is instantly attracted to the man who comes to them for help; even Evan’s bruises don’t douse his attraction. But, the poor man has come to him for help and he has enough on his plate with his own demons, but both their pasts collide.
This is a well written novella that is tragic and violent and has a silver lining that is tinged with black. Evan is coming to the end of his rope; the invisible attacks against him are becoming more and more violent. So even though he may end up being laughed at, he goes to a paranormal investigator. An investigator who is the first man, since he lost his partner that he has felt an attraction to. Ross wants to help out the poor man who looks so dejected. So he sets out with his co-workers to help Evan get to the bottom of his problem. He rapidly falls for Evan, but his past catches up with him and it makes for an exceptional and emotional time for both of them.
What can I really say about this story except that Lisa Worrall really knows how to give us an angsty, emotional, violent, disturbing, intriguing story. I am not going to go into too much detail with this story except to say that a tragedy in Evan’s past now haunts him, and has been trying to make him pay for many years. With Ross, it is a monster from his past that re-emerges and refuses to let him go. I must admit I was a little surprised at how fast Evan and Ross got together, but they were very passionate and caring together and very hot.
I will give warning that there is quite a bit of violence in this story, but it really adds to the realism of the situations. Evan and Ross do make a good couple in the time that we see them together, and they are very caring about each other. But the ending is a bit of a shriek into your fist and an ‘oh my god’ moment and you begin to have a desperate hope that there will be a sequel so we can have a ‘happily ever after’ for them. Because, if anyone deserves a happy ending it is these two men.
I am recommending this to those who love angst, surprising violence, hauntings, ghosts from the past (living and dead), hot sex, the beginning of a beautiful relationship and a happy for now ending, that makes you want to scream.
First published at MM Good Book Reviews
http://mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.co...
Evan is in a hopeless place, after moving to the countryside for a fresh start he is now being terrorized by something he can’t see and can’t fight back against. In a desperate move, he goes to Knight & Stone paranormal investigators for help, and they help him get to the bottom of his haunting. Ross is instantly attracted to the man who comes to them for help; even Evan’s bruises don’t douse his attraction. But, the poor man has come to him for help and he has enough on his plate with his own demons, but both their pasts collide.
This is a well written novella that is tragic and violent and has a silver lining that is tinged with black. Evan is coming to the end of his rope; the invisible attacks against him are becoming more and more violent. So even though he may end up being laughed at, he goes to a paranormal investigator. An investigator who is the first man, since he lost his partner that he has felt an attraction to. Ross wants to help out the poor man who looks so dejected. So he sets out with his co-workers to help Evan get to the bottom of his problem. He rapidly falls for Evan, but his past catches up with him and it makes for an exceptional and emotional time for both of them.
What can I really say about this story except that Lisa Worrall really knows how to give us an angsty, emotional, violent, disturbing, intriguing story. I am not going to go into too much detail with this story except to say that a tragedy in Evan’s past now haunts him, and has been trying to make him pay for many years. With Ross, it is a monster from his past that re-emerges and refuses to let him go. I must admit I was a little surprised at how fast Evan and Ross got together, but they were very passionate and caring together and very hot.
I will give warning that there is quite a bit of violence in this story, but it really adds to the realism of the situations. Evan and Ross do make a good couple in the time that we see them together, and they are very caring about each other. But the ending is a bit of a shriek into your fist and an ‘oh my god’ moment and you begin to have a desperate hope that there will be a sequel so we can have a ‘happily ever after’ for them. Because, if anyone deserves a happy ending it is these two men.
I am recommending this to those who love angst, surprising violence, hauntings, ghosts from the past (living and dead), hot sex, the beginning of a beautiful relationship and a happy for now ending, that makes you want to scream.
August 5, 2012
This was way too short....I felt the character were a bit too undeveloped, the mystery was resolved quickly and the romance part filled way too much space and also came about way too fast.
All this does not mean the book was not good...it was...I love the creepy ghost vibe but it was not enough...the book had a huge potential to be a really good horror/paranormal story especially with that ending.
Though the mystery should not have been unveiled so soon...I felt we knew way too fast what was wrong and who was behind it all....the hints we got were not really hints but out right spoilers and that dampened the scary part of the story for me.
Because everything seemed rushed and the romance filled so much space I was left feeling that I didn't really know the characters and didn't really care so much about them, they connected too fast to each other but left me in the dust, so a bit more character development would have been nice.
I guess what I'm saying is that if the romance had been toned down...if it had taken very small but steady steps and the paranormal aspects had been a bigger part of the story then I would have loved it...ohh and the book should have been few hundred pages longer.
The author did show that she can do the creepy factor very well so she should have just continued to write chapters after chapters and let the goose bumps spread slowly...slowly and gently...bit by bit...I bet she could really have scared the F out of me.
As it is I guess it is a very short and good story heavy on the romance.
Because of the potential that I personally can see I lean toward 4 stars but since it is so short and left me unsatisfied I guess I will give it 3...or 3,5.
I wouldn't mind...hell I would devour... more of these kind of books so please Miss author...I can see you are fully capable of writing really good creepy stuff...please write more...and not so short.
All this does not mean the book was not good...it was...I love the creepy ghost vibe but it was not enough...the book had a huge potential to be a really good horror/paranormal story especially with that ending.
Though the mystery should not have been unveiled so soon...I felt we knew way too fast what was wrong and who was behind it all....the hints we got were not really hints but out right spoilers and that dampened the scary part of the story for me.
Because everything seemed rushed and the romance filled so much space I was left feeling that I didn't really know the characters and didn't really care so much about them, they connected too fast to each other but left me in the dust, so a bit more character development would have been nice.
I guess what I'm saying is that if the romance had been toned down...if it had taken very small but steady steps and the paranormal aspects had been a bigger part of the story then I would have loved it...ohh and the book should have been few hundred pages longer.
The author did show that she can do the creepy factor very well so she should have just continued to write chapters after chapters and let the goose bumps spread slowly...slowly and gently...bit by bit...I bet she could really have scared the F out of me.
As it is I guess it is a very short and good story heavy on the romance.
Because of the potential that I personally can see I lean toward 4 stars but since it is so short and left me unsatisfied I guess I will give it 3...or 3,5.
I wouldn't mind...hell I would devour... more of these kind of books so please Miss author...I can see you are fully capable of writing really good creepy stuff...please write more...and not so short.
June 23, 2013
Paper thin plot and characterization. Relationship (such as it was) did not feel like it was earned. Tone of story, blurb, title, and cover art did not suit the ending, which was laughably bad. All that was missing was the twirling of a non-corporeal mustache. The previous reviewer who referenced Scooby-Doo? Accurate. That's the depth of the writing here. (And I say this as a lifelong, DVD-owning, honest-to-God fan.)
This was not the Ghostbusters-ish m/m I was hoping for, boo.
This was not the Ghostbusters-ish m/m I was hoping for, boo.
July 10, 2014
I enjoyed this light paranormal with the vengeful spirit set on killing Evan. The characters were nicely developed and fit together well. The insta-love and sex were a bit of a turn off but the story was short. I liked the spirit Allie and the way that she was dealt with was well done. This made for an easy, quick read by the pool.
August 5, 2012
Loved the ending. Lisa you minx you.
May 2, 2016
WOW... that was intense! And the ending? I got chill bumps on my arms as I wiped the tears off my face! But that last paragraph has me wondering where the heck the next book is... grrr!
September 14, 2012
It was...so-so.
The writing wasn't bad, but it wasn't good. The beginning seemed really forced.
Whatever it is, it just gets more and more melodramatic. That I felt the need to make this comment as I'm still reading attests to that.
Final verdict? Way to melodramatic. I can see this possibly working as a soap opera (a series of soap opera episodes). Too much pseudo-suspense. Too...scripted. There were a couple of good moments, but usually only when Evan was getting attacked...
It lacked the...grittiness that this type of paranormal book probably should have had to make it less...melodramatic. Like in Oleander House. I feel like she tried to tame this subject. That extra-long conversation with the ghost in the end...too incongruous. Sure, I'll give her that she has the artistic license to do whatever with this, but that she attempted to fit it within the realms of accepted "real-life" parapsychology, then so blatantly didn't...
And no, Jack, it WASN'T intense. That's why it was so disappointing.
OH MY GOODNESS. NOT AGAIN.
Sheesh, Worrall really must like soap operas. I excused it the first time, but this time...just...no.
I gave it the second star because I rather liked the scene in which Allie scares the shit out of Evan in the kitchen. Other than that, though...
Another thing is I don't quite understand Worrall's premise with the Paranormal Psychologists thing. They don't seem to have any extrasensory powers at all. If anything, they're a lot more like the investigators in Oleander House.
The entire thing just seems...unfinished to me. As if there's a good idea there, but it's buried under the initial layer of crap that accumulates with a first writing and still needs to be refined, rewritten, rethought.
There really was no need for the Eric thing at the end. None at all. Heck, there was no need for Eric, period. He, again, distracted from the main plot, which I feel could have been further refined. *winces. By a lot.
I'm actually tempted to just give it 1 star, but I'll be generous and give it the second one...for now.
The writing wasn't bad, but it wasn't good. The beginning seemed really forced.
Whatever it is, it just gets more and more melodramatic. That I felt the need to make this comment as I'm still reading attests to that.
Final verdict? Way to melodramatic. I can see this possibly working as a soap opera (a series of soap opera episodes). Too much pseudo-suspense. Too...scripted. There were a couple of good moments, but usually only when Evan was getting attacked...
It lacked the...grittiness that this type of paranormal book probably should have had to make it less...melodramatic. Like in Oleander House. I feel like she tried to tame this subject. That extra-long conversation with the ghost in the end...too incongruous. Sure, I'll give her that she has the artistic license to do whatever with this, but that she attempted to fit it within the realms of accepted "real-life" parapsychology, then so blatantly didn't...
And no, Jack, it WASN'T intense. That's why it was so disappointing.
OH MY GOODNESS. NOT AGAIN.
Sheesh, Worrall really must like soap operas. I excused it the first time, but this time...just...no.
I gave it the second star because I rather liked the scene in which Allie scares the shit out of Evan in the kitchen. Other than that, though...
Another thing is I don't quite understand Worrall's premise with the Paranormal Psychologists thing. They don't seem to have any extrasensory powers at all. If anything, they're a lot more like the investigators in Oleander House.
The entire thing just seems...unfinished to me. As if there's a good idea there, but it's buried under the initial layer of crap that accumulates with a first writing and still needs to be refined, rewritten, rethought.
There really was no need for the Eric thing at the end. None at all. Heck, there was no need for Eric, period. He, again, distracted from the main plot, which I feel could have been further refined. *winces. By a lot.
I'm actually tempted to just give it 1 star, but I'll be generous and give it the second one...for now.
August 31, 2014
I very rarely read a book twice. I hate knowing what is going to happen ahead of time. If I figure it out, then that's okay because it's what will possibly happen, but if I've read it before, then I know what will happen and that drives me nuts. Well, lately a lot of the rights to titles previously published by the house that shall not be named are reverting back to the authors. The authors are then re-editing, updating and re-publishing those titles. I don't know if it's my age or the drugs I did in the 80s, but I often forget whether I've read a book before or not. When I saw a new Lisa Worrall (a must buy author for me) on the submissions sheet, I jumped before checking to see if it had been published before. It had. I read it almost exactly two years ago. Thankfully the drugs or age or some combination of the two kept me from remembering most of the book and I was able to thoroughly enjoy it this time, too.
Poor Evan Griffin has been accident-prone since childhood. He has no idea why and his parents offer no insight. When his lover drowns, he moves out to the country to lick his emotional wounds and be alone for a while. Turns out that while he technically lives alone, he's not really alone. He figures out pretty quickly that he is being physically abused by a malevolent paranormal something which resides in his house. But not just this house. This presence has been attached to him for years, following him as he frequently moved
He is finally forced to consult with paranormal investigators, Knight & Stone. They are not ghostbusters! Ross Stone is dumbfounded by the injuries he sees on Evan's body. Injuries Evan insists were caused by an unseen assailant in his own home. When Ross is looking over the bruises and touching Evan, they both feel that sparking connection...
Ross is fighting a demon of his own, though. His abusive ex-boyfriend just got out of prison, where he served time for beating Ross so badly he wound up in a coma. He contacts Ross the day after he is released and makes it perfectly clear to Ross that he belongs to him and nothing about that has changed.
Ross and his business partner Jack and Jack's lover Hal pack up their paranormal cameras and temperature gauges and electro-magnetic pulse thingies and they all go to Evan's house to set up for a night to see what happens. What happens is madness and mayhem.
There is great sex, several attempted murders of humans by ghost, lots of grievous bodily injury and a whole lot of heated glances and lustful stares.
Evans parents come for a visit and I want to punch them in the face. I am a mom. Many of you are parents. They knew what the problem was but hadn't wanted to tell Evan because they thought he was better off knowing. Once they finally come clean and additional help is brought in, all was made right with the paranormal/human battle taking place in Evan's house.
All that remained to be resolved is whether Evan and Ross want to be together, bruises and injuries and all. Ross is funny as hell. Lisa Worrall has a great sense of humor and she let it fly when she wrote Ross. His interaction with Jack and Hal as well as with Evan was comic relief at its finest. She shifted from screaming murderous ghost to smart-ass dialogue to smoking hot sex on a dime. That's one of my favorite things about her writing.
Even if you read this when it was released a couple of years ago by S**tty Publishing, it's worth Going Under again. And if you didn't read it before, definitely read it now!
Poor Evan Griffin has been accident-prone since childhood. He has no idea why and his parents offer no insight. When his lover drowns, he moves out to the country to lick his emotional wounds and be alone for a while. Turns out that while he technically lives alone, he's not really alone. He figures out pretty quickly that he is being physically abused by a malevolent paranormal something which resides in his house. But not just this house. This presence has been attached to him for years, following him as he frequently moved
He is finally forced to consult with paranormal investigators, Knight & Stone. They are not ghostbusters! Ross Stone is dumbfounded by the injuries he sees on Evan's body. Injuries Evan insists were caused by an unseen assailant in his own home. When Ross is looking over the bruises and touching Evan, they both feel that sparking connection...
Ross is fighting a demon of his own, though. His abusive ex-boyfriend just got out of prison, where he served time for beating Ross so badly he wound up in a coma. He contacts Ross the day after he is released and makes it perfectly clear to Ross that he belongs to him and nothing about that has changed.
Ross and his business partner Jack and Jack's lover Hal pack up their paranormal cameras and temperature gauges and electro-magnetic pulse thingies and they all go to Evan's house to set up for a night to see what happens. What happens is madness and mayhem.
There is great sex, several attempted murders of humans by ghost, lots of grievous bodily injury and a whole lot of heated glances and lustful stares.
Evans parents come for a visit and I want to punch them in the face. I am a mom. Many of you are parents. They knew what the problem was but hadn't wanted to tell Evan because they thought he was better off knowing. Once they finally come clean and additional help is brought in, all was made right with the paranormal/human battle taking place in Evan's house.
All that remained to be resolved is whether Evan and Ross want to be together, bruises and injuries and all. Ross is funny as hell. Lisa Worrall has a great sense of humor and she let it fly when she wrote Ross. His interaction with Jack and Hal as well as with Evan was comic relief at its finest. She shifted from screaming murderous ghost to smart-ass dialogue to smoking hot sex on a dime. That's one of my favorite things about her writing.
Even if you read this when it was released a couple of years ago by S**tty Publishing, it's worth Going Under again. And if you didn't read it before, definitely read it now!
October 9, 2013
Going Under is a paranormal gay romance by Lisa Worrall that tells the story of Evan Griffin, a bruised and beaten man dealing with a new house that may be haunted. Desperate to find some peace in his home, Evan consults the office of Knight and Stone, a paranormal investigations agency.As soon as Evan meets Ross Stone, a partner in the agency, there's an immediate physical attraction. Ross is a hot young man, but he has his own problems. Ross is trying to get over a bad relationship in his past. Worrall's story of Evan and Ross, despite the presence of ghosts, is a sweet and touching tale. Both Evan and Ross have wounds from their past that they're trying to cope with while learning to live normal lives again.
Worrall handles the trauma in both their pasts evoking empathy with both Evan and Ross. Everyone has life traumas, but coping with them and overcoming is essential to surviving. Both young men find passion in each other while dealing with some harrowing issues. This being a ghost story there are scares a plenty, but not enough to overshadow the romance. Going Under has some plot turns that make for a very interesting ghost story.
Based upon the ending, Going Under appears to be the opening book in a new series from Worrall. I'm not generally attracted to ghost stories, but Worrall is a good story-teller. She handles the subject with a light touch, so I'm looking forward to the next chapter. This story's worth 3.5 stars.
Reviewed by Creative Ink Romance Reviews
Worrall handles the trauma in both their pasts evoking empathy with both Evan and Ross. Everyone has life traumas, but coping with them and overcoming is essential to surviving. Both young men find passion in each other while dealing with some harrowing issues. This being a ghost story there are scares a plenty, but not enough to overshadow the romance. Going Under has some plot turns that make for a very interesting ghost story.
Based upon the ending, Going Under appears to be the opening book in a new series from Worrall. I'm not generally attracted to ghost stories, but Worrall is a good story-teller. She handles the subject with a light touch, so I'm looking forward to the next chapter. This story's worth 3.5 stars.
Reviewed by Creative Ink Romance Reviews
August 1, 2014
Hearts on Fire Review
Original Review Published here: http://heartsonfirereviews.com/?p=28095
Evan Griffin has a big problem. He is being attached by a ghost. It’s the only explanation for all of the attacks he has had over the years. He is covered in bruises. Its apparent that Evan must find a solution now before this ghost takes Evan’s life.
Ross Stone is a paranormal investigator, at Knight & Stone. Ross is split between wonder at all of the physical injuries Evan has and concern for his well-being. Ross want to save Evan even when he is battling his own problems with an ex who won’t leave him alone.
The connection between Ross and Evan is intense. It also happens very fast. Almost too fast for believability. The sex scenes are blistering. As the situation gets more intense between the ghost and Evan, the more protective Ross gets.
This book is very well written with a unique plot. The main and the secondary characters were interesting and appealing. At 97 pages long, this story had a well-defined beginning, middle and end. This books ending was left is such a way that I can see a sequel written very easily. The ending was also a bit predictable but the journey was well worth the read. Overall, this was a great story.
Original Review Published here: http://heartsonfirereviews.com/?p=28095
Evan Griffin has a big problem. He is being attached by a ghost. It’s the only explanation for all of the attacks he has had over the years. He is covered in bruises. Its apparent that Evan must find a solution now before this ghost takes Evan’s life.
Ross Stone is a paranormal investigator, at Knight & Stone. Ross is split between wonder at all of the physical injuries Evan has and concern for his well-being. Ross want to save Evan even when he is battling his own problems with an ex who won’t leave him alone.
The connection between Ross and Evan is intense. It also happens very fast. Almost too fast for believability. The sex scenes are blistering. As the situation gets more intense between the ghost and Evan, the more protective Ross gets.
This book is very well written with a unique plot. The main and the secondary characters were interesting and appealing. At 97 pages long, this story had a well-defined beginning, middle and end. This books ending was left is such a way that I can see a sequel written very easily. The ending was also a bit predictable but the journey was well worth the read. Overall, this was a great story.
October 19, 2012
First; sorry for being late here, but better late than never I hope.
I read this story in two nights in bed and it is a great read..the only thing that made me split it in two, was my Cronic fatigue.
But enough....
It was a great story.
Sweet and loving - which is my favorite for every story I read - with scary and a little bit of yikes thrown in.
The story has a good flow, the characters are beliveable, and the good guys all have a nice sweet personality, that you care about.
The bad guys have a good description too;)
The sexin` is hot and lovely and you just want to root for the good guys to have their Happy Ever After...and even with a surprise twist in the end,...in my story-world - where there are sparkling Rainbows and dancing Unicorns - the boys will have a HEA;)
♥hugs♥
I read this story in two nights in bed and it is a great read..the only thing that made me split it in two, was my Cronic fatigue.
But enough....
It was a great story.
Sweet and loving - which is my favorite for every story I read - with scary and a little bit of yikes thrown in.
The story has a good flow, the characters are beliveable, and the good guys all have a nice sweet personality, that you care about.
The bad guys have a good description too;)
The sexin` is hot and lovely and you just want to root for the good guys to have their Happy Ever After...and even with a surprise twist in the end,...in my story-world - where there are sparkling Rainbows and dancing Unicorns - the boys will have a HEA;)
♥hugs♥
September 3, 2014
Evan Griffin is being battered by an unseen enemy, at his wits end he turns to Paranormal Investigator Ross Stone to find out just what is happening to him in this chilling paranormal m/m romance. This fascinating story has lots of spine tingling tension that builds throughout as the danger escalates to both men and the scenes are exciting and believable causing thrills and chills and I could almost feel the cold creeping in. The story is enjoyable and entertaining, but I certainly hope that the author intends to write a sequel because I want to know what happens with Ross’ ex after that ending.
3 1/2 STARS
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3 1/2 STARS
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August 5, 2012
This was a story that in my opinion would have profited from being longer. There was quite a bit going on and more than just a couple of characters which all resulted in the story feeling rushed. I enjoyed it though, but I would have loved it if it was longer.
The insta-love was a bit much and I would have loved for that to been either not quite so instant, or to have been able to be part of the follow through of the relationship. And of course the ending needs to have another story told.
So all in all an enjoyable book that in my opinion would have been much better if it had been extended to a longer novel.
The insta-love was a bit much and I would have loved for that to been either not quite so instant, or to have been able to be part of the follow through of the relationship. And of course the ending needs to have another story told.
So all in all an enjoyable book that in my opinion would have been much better if it had been extended to a longer novel.
August 6, 2012
I don't normally read this type of book, a ghostly supernatural story but I'm glad I did. It's a great old fashioned ghost story, with a wicked twist at the end that I really didn't see coming. If I had only one wish it would be that it was longer as the story had so much untapped potential, but saying that it was superbly written and it was a thoroughly good read.
August 5, 2012
This story wasn't as good as I expected. I admit the main characters, from Knight & Stone were comical and interesting. But other than that, I didn't much like how this story developed. Ross and Even jumped from instant attraction to sex, to fast. I didn't like it.
August 5, 2012
Wow! Awesome! And what an ending!!
August 9, 2012
A bit disappointed
There were some things which were difficult to swallow :
There were some things which were difficult to swallow :
August 13, 2012
Interesting paranormal ghost-busters type story. Enjoyable but short. Loved the ending.
October 18, 2012
It was a weird combination of bland characterization and over-the-top plot with a Scooby Doo ending.
November 30, 2012
This was a great book. The interplay between the characters was very well done. The story was tight. The ghost was sufficiently creepy. I'm glad I got the chance to read this one.
October 19, 2013
I really enjoyed this story, even though it was an instant fall in love for the main characters. Will there be other book to make this a series??.
August 5, 2012
Hope I don't have to wait to long for the sequel!
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October 18, 2012Can't wait to get my hands on this!
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