Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting

by Susan B. Johnson

Set in the sultry, moss-draped South, Spirit Willing: A Savannah Haunting offers a tale of conniving and greed. It concerns the extremes to which Charlotte Horner will go to oust her aging Aunt Olivia from her historic Savannah home, not only "to put it to better use" but also to exact revenge.
With the help of Great Great Grandfather Cyrus (dead for 100 years and motivated by an agenda of his own), Olivia sets about to foil Charlotte's plans. In time this unconventional alliance causes Olivia's staunchest supporters even the lady herself to question her mental stability, a complication that plays neatly into Charlotte's devious hands.
The love between Charlotte's brother, a struggling artist, and his British model ultimately helps to resolve the conflict, but not before his avaricious sister has done her worst.
Does Cyrus exist? Or does he live merely in Olivia's imagination? In this ghost story for non-believers, only the reader knows for sure.

230 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 2007

Reviews

[Michelle Hannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not your ordinary ghost story. Savannah is a charming, quirky, little city that tops my hometown of Eureka Springs on some “most haunted” lists. I love that this book captures the unique personality of Savannah in both living and ectoplasmic characters. I also love that the ghost is one of the good guys (mostly), but that’s as much as you’ll get from me…

[C. Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

No twists and turns. Just a mild, simple story. The main character is fleshed out, but the best one is the secondary characters - the grandson. But I was ready for it to end and the story had no flare. Just simple is the best way to put it. A cozy, mild haunting that was very predictable.