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Whispering Pines #3
Jesse Delacroix: Curse of the Bloodstone Arrow
A Mischievous Cupid … A Fiery Murder … and The Secrets to Jessie’s Past!
The Rites of Spring Festival in Whispering Pines, Georgia brings out a rascally red Cupid with a quiver of mischievously targeted arrows…as well as a vengeful visitor with murder on the mind.
Jessie Delacroix is the proprietor of a haunted Inn and highly renowned Tea Room in the little tourist town. She’s always one step ahead of the local authorities as she sets about solving the heinous murder – and she also uncovers some long-kept family secrets along the way – the identity of her real father and the details of her mother’s death.
Of course, she does it all with the help of the ghosts of her irascible Granny and her dear departed mother – along with the power and grit of her amazing friends, her little beagle, and a friendly neighborhood shape shifter.
Find out in the new installment of the Whispering Pines Mystery Series.
A NEW KIND OF MYSTERY SERIES FOR THE HARD-TO-PLEASE READER!
If you’re tired of poisoned cupcakes, thin mystery plots, flat characters, and a disappointing conclusion…the you’re ready for Jessie Delacroix and her gang of clever, entertaining friends and supernatural cohorts. Get ready for a ride into an intricate and engrossing world with twists and turns unlike anything you’ve seen before – complete with a satisfying, action ending.
From the Authors of the #1 Bestsellers,
A Sinister Slice of Murder and The Sanctum of Shadows…
Are you too old for Nancy Drew but too young at heart for Jessica Fletcher? Are you craving a solid whodunit that keeps you guessing, with a brassy young detective you can relate to? A gal who manages the slings and arrows of everyday life while solving crimes that the cops can't figure out? And how about just enough of a light paranormal touch to keep it fun and interesting?
Meet Jessie Delacroix, law school dropout and reluctant proprietor of a haunted Bed & Breakfast in a bustling little tourist town outside of Savannah. Join her, along with the bickering ghosts of her mother and grandmother, an insufferable chef with a heart of gold, her mischievous dog, and a whole cast of unique and often hilarious characters. Watch as she explores her new-found psychic powers for some amusing and amazing sleuthing.
Constance Barker brings her famous flair for engaging and lovable characters and locales to the town of Whispering Pines, while A.J. DeBellis adds the twists, turns, and intrigue to bring even more depth to the mysteries you won't be able to put down. Each story in the new series presents a fresh, innovative, and stand-alone mystery, complete with all the drama and humor you're looking for, while at the same time unraveling the incredible backstory and haunting history of Whispering Pines throughout the series.
The Rites of Spring Festival in Whispering Pines, Georgia brings out a rascally red Cupid with a quiver of mischievously targeted arrows…as well as a vengeful visitor with murder on the mind.
Jessie Delacroix is the proprietor of a haunted Inn and highly renowned Tea Room in the little tourist town. She’s always one step ahead of the local authorities as she sets about solving the heinous murder – and she also uncovers some long-kept family secrets along the way – the identity of her real father and the details of her mother’s death.
Of course, she does it all with the help of the ghosts of her irascible Granny and her dear departed mother – along with the power and grit of her amazing friends, her little beagle, and a friendly neighborhood shape shifter.
Find out in the new installment of the Whispering Pines Mystery Series.
A NEW KIND OF MYSTERY SERIES FOR THE HARD-TO-PLEASE READER!
If you’re tired of poisoned cupcakes, thin mystery plots, flat characters, and a disappointing conclusion…the you’re ready for Jessie Delacroix and her gang of clever, entertaining friends and supernatural cohorts. Get ready for a ride into an intricate and engrossing world with twists and turns unlike anything you’ve seen before – complete with a satisfying, action ending.
From the Authors of the #1 Bestsellers,
A Sinister Slice of Murder and The Sanctum of Shadows…
Are you too old for Nancy Drew but too young at heart for Jessica Fletcher? Are you craving a solid whodunit that keeps you guessing, with a brassy young detective you can relate to? A gal who manages the slings and arrows of everyday life while solving crimes that the cops can't figure out? And how about just enough of a light paranormal touch to keep it fun and interesting?
Meet Jessie Delacroix, law school dropout and reluctant proprietor of a haunted Bed & Breakfast in a bustling little tourist town outside of Savannah. Join her, along with the bickering ghosts of her mother and grandmother, an insufferable chef with a heart of gold, her mischievous dog, and a whole cast of unique and often hilarious characters. Watch as she explores her new-found psychic powers for some amusing and amazing sleuthing.
Constance Barker brings her famous flair for engaging and lovable characters and locales to the town of Whispering Pines, while A.J. DeBellis adds the twists, turns, and intrigue to bring even more depth to the mysteries you won't be able to put down. Each story in the new series presents a fresh, innovative, and stand-alone mystery, complete with all the drama and humor you're looking for, while at the same time unraveling the incredible backstory and haunting history of Whispering Pines throughout the series.
132 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 16, 2016
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About the author
Constance Barker
461 books205 followersConstance Barker lives in the Midwest with her husband and two Akitas where she can look out from her screened porch onto a wooded area brimming with activity. Since she was a young girl she read mysteries, often given to her by her grandmother. She loved figuring out who the culprit was and sometimes she was right and other times startled at who the author picked as the assailant. Now she enjoys writing mysteries herself. When she isn't writing stories, she can be found in her favorite vacation spot, Las Vegas or shopping for bargains.
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January 31, 2021
Curse of the Bloodstone Arrow
The Whispering Pines Mystery Series, Book 3
By: Constance Barker, A.J. DeBellis
Narrated by: Angel Clark
This book has the Inn troubled because the local witch sent a devil Cupid loose into one of Jesse's events. It was messing up marriages, relationships of all kinds. Jessie has to sort all this out.
She also wants to know about her father. She never knew him and her mother talked about him. She finds out in this book.
These may sound like exciting things but I was bored. Like, really bored! When I found out who her father was I wanted to scream. Too much!
Between the book, the annoying grandma, and the screeching voice of the narrator, I had a migraine going. I did finish so I could review the book. I rounded up from 2.5 stars.
I received all three of these books from freeaudiblecodes and thought they would be fun, I should have read them.
The Whispering Pines Mystery Series, Book 3
By: Constance Barker, A.J. DeBellis
Narrated by: Angel Clark
This book has the Inn troubled because the local witch sent a devil Cupid loose into one of Jesse's events. It was messing up marriages, relationships of all kinds. Jessie has to sort all this out.
She also wants to know about her father. She never knew him and her mother talked about him. She finds out in this book.
These may sound like exciting things but I was bored. Like, really bored! When I found out who her father was I wanted to scream. Too much!
Between the book, the annoying grandma, and the screeching voice of the narrator, I had a migraine going. I did finish so I could review the book. I rounded up from 2.5 stars.
I received all three of these books from freeaudiblecodes and thought they would be fun, I should have read them.
May 25, 2020
Mysteries solved...
There’s a lot going on around Whispering Pines for Valentines Day... Jessie and her friends certainly have their hands full.
In this, the third book of the series (and you really need to read them in order), Jessie needs to solve the murder of a beauty queen, learn about her father, find out who killed her mother, and stop a marauding evil Cupid!
Ultimately there is a lot revealed in this book, and the murder mystery is really more of a background plot than the main one. The mystery of Jessie’s paternity is an unusual one, and the explanation of her gifts is a little unusual too. Jessie’s romance stays on track, and her abilities continue to grow.
I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy mystery with a twist, it’s an entertaining couple of hours read, well worth it for those who enjoy paranormal cozy mysteries.
There’s a lot going on around Whispering Pines for Valentines Day... Jessie and her friends certainly have their hands full.
In this, the third book of the series (and you really need to read them in order), Jessie needs to solve the murder of a beauty queen, learn about her father, find out who killed her mother, and stop a marauding evil Cupid!
Ultimately there is a lot revealed in this book, and the murder mystery is really more of a background plot than the main one. The mystery of Jessie’s paternity is an unusual one, and the explanation of her gifts is a little unusual too. Jessie’s romance stays on track, and her abilities continue to grow.
I thoroughly enjoyed this cozy mystery with a twist, it’s an entertaining couple of hours read, well worth it for those who enjoy paranormal cozy mysteries.
May 6, 2017
Jesse and Travis are among evil goblins and arrows shot in the dark, who killed the beauty queen.
Jessie is learning more and more about her powers. Will her ghostly mom finally tell her who her father is? All her friends are besieged with an evil imp spirit let loose by jealousy to create mayhem during the crowning / death of the beauty queen. Will we find out who set her on fire and why?
Sorry but you will have to read the book to find out.
Jessie is learning more and more about her powers. Will her ghostly mom finally tell her who her father is? All her friends are besieged with an evil imp spirit let loose by jealousy to create mayhem during the crowning / death of the beauty queen. Will we find out who set her on fire and why?
Sorry but you will have to read the book to find out.
February 11, 2021
Loved this book also now to get the 4th one. Can't wait to read more from Constance Barker.
August 18, 2016
Over the top
Semi spoiler alert. I love imagination in a writer. I do. And I confess that I'm not too crazy about stories that reduce magic to aliens and advanced physics. Nevertheless, though this story is pretty well written, there are just too many elements that defy credulity. I can only suspend just so much disbelief, and some of the elements are discordant--the gods are really aliens, but there are ghosts and demons, and a battle between good and evil. And everyone around the heroine is either as wildly talented as she is or they accept all the craziness as normal. And it is mostly used to solve a perfectly ordinary mystery with again, you guessed it, some elements that just don't quite come together when they are trotted out at the end to explain the murderer's behavior. The finale seems a bit rushed and it all gets explained instead of naturally revealed. This book probably just needs a good editor to tone it down and smooth it out, and it is better than the first book in the series. I probably will read the next one because parts of the premise are interesting, and because the author is promising and may eventually straighten all this out on her own. Surely someone this talented will eventually see the problems with her work and rein herself in.
Semi spoiler alert. I love imagination in a writer. I do. And I confess that I'm not too crazy about stories that reduce magic to aliens and advanced physics. Nevertheless, though this story is pretty well written, there are just too many elements that defy credulity. I can only suspend just so much disbelief, and some of the elements are discordant--the gods are really aliens, but there are ghosts and demons, and a battle between good and evil. And everyone around the heroine is either as wildly talented as she is or they accept all the craziness as normal. And it is mostly used to solve a perfectly ordinary mystery with again, you guessed it, some elements that just don't quite come together when they are trotted out at the end to explain the murderer's behavior. The finale seems a bit rushed and it all gets explained instead of naturally revealed. This book probably just needs a good editor to tone it down and smooth it out, and it is better than the first book in the series. I probably will read the next one because parts of the premise are interesting, and because the author is promising and may eventually straighten all this out on her own. Surely someone this talented will eventually see the problems with her work and rein herself in.
March 27, 2016
Surprises About Jesse's Father Along With Another Mystery
Can't wait for the next installment. Always a mystery to solve along with more revelations about Jesse and her unique family and her being a guardian foe earth. 2 ghosts , Jesse Mom and grandmother, a unique character that turns into 4 people and now additional of an unknown father to come.
Can't wait for the next installment. Always a mystery to solve along with more revelations about Jesse and her unique family and her being a guardian foe earth. 2 ghosts , Jesse Mom and grandmother, a unique character that turns into 4 people and now additional of an unknown father to come.
September 18, 2024
This was in interesting murder. You definitely don’t know who is the murderer is until the last minute. You also find out who her father is and why her mother was murdered and who murdered her. I actually would love to hear more about her father. I hope the author decides to write some sort of series or another book so we can learn more about her dad. That would be pretty awesome!
March 21, 2016
incoherent plot. many unsympathetic or naive characters. improbable happenings on the woo woo side. feel sorry for the female lead.
April 1, 2016
Different
Just when I was caught up in the ghostly parts of this book another element was introduced. Lots of magic and surprises
Just when I was caught up in the ghostly parts of this book another element was introduced. Lots of magic and surprises
April 1, 2016
Quite different
I did enjoy reading this story. It has a different storyline and the characters were quite interesting. It will be good to see where the characters go from here.
I did enjoy reading this story. It has a different storyline and the characters were quite interesting. It will be good to see where the characters go from here.
April 13, 2016
OK, so I finished all three books, they were very good, and certainly kept me interested. They were a short quick read, but I thoroughly enjoyed all three.
April 17, 2016
Good book.
Good book. A little slow at times, but I genuinely enjoyed the story! I am looking forward to the next one in this series!
Good book. A little slow at times, but I genuinely enjoyed the story! I am looking forward to the next one in this series!
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