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Sugar Hill #1
Wife of the Left Hand
Gone With the Wind--But With Ghosts!Supernatural Suspense Meets Southern GothicAvery Dufresne had the perfect a rock star boyfriend, a high-profile career in the anchor chair on a national news program...until a serious threat brings her perfect world to a shattering stop. When Avery emerges from the darkness, she finds she has a new ability--a supernatural one. Avery returns to Belle Fontaine, Alabama, to claim an an old plantation called Sugar Hill. Little does she know that the danger has just begun.Described as "Gone With the Wind but with ghosts," Wife of the Left Hand is Book One of the Sugar Hill series, a Southern ghost story that sprawls across centuries. This supernatural suspense novel is a blend of genres including mystery and the paranormal.SUGAR HILL #1 Wife of the Left Hand#2 Fire on the Ramparts#3 Blood By Candlelight#4 The Starlight Ball#5 His Lovely GardenThe Sugar Hill CollectionTHE GHOSTS OF SUMMERLEIGH#1 The Belles of Desire, Mississippi#2 The Ghost of Jeopardy Belle#3 The Lady in White#4 Loxley BelleThe Ghosts of SummerleighSOUTHERN GOTHIC NOVELLA SERIES#1 Being With Beau#2 Death’s Last Darling#3 Spook HouseWELCOME TO DEAD HOUSE#1 Never Dead#2 Always Dead#3 Dead at MidnightWelcome to Dead House SeriesHAUNTING PASSIONS#1 For the Love of Shadows#2 Her Haunted Heart
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Published October 31, 2016
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March 24, 2017
I started this book expecting to learn what a 'left-hand' marriage was, but I was totally confused by the end of the first chapter. Why did Chase need to get married?
Anyway, I carried on, hoping all would be revealed later on, only to find that the 'present day' story was in first person multiple povs. Nope. One or two povs, but not, from reading the chapter headings, nine - and a couple of those in third person pov!
The formatting was not easy to read either. Double spaces between paragraphs and no indents.
dnf'd at 30%
From Wikipedia: In the context of royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. Now rare, it is also known as a left-handed marriage because in the wedding ceremony the groom held his bride's hand with his left hand instead of his right.
Anyway, I carried on, hoping all would be revealed later on, only to find that the 'present day' story was in first person multiple povs. Nope. One or two povs, but not, from reading the chapter headings, nine - and a couple of those in third person pov!
The formatting was not easy to read either. Double spaces between paragraphs and no indents.
dnf'd at 30%
From Wikipedia: In the context of royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. Now rare, it is also known as a left-handed marriage because in the wedding ceremony the groom held his bride's hand with his left hand instead of his right.
November 4, 2019
LOL. I wish I knew who said this was Gone With The Wind but with ghosts. It's not any where near GWTW. That was a masterpiece. This is junk.
January 6, 2020
This was a great book it is the first 1 that I have read by this author . Once I started reading it I could not stop.
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April 9, 2017Wife of the Left Hand
Interesting premise and lots of unexpected twists and turns. Women have come far and are matriarchal in the southern area of this book.
Interesting premise and lots of unexpected twists and turns. Women have come far and are matriarchal in the southern area of this book.
March 19, 2019
Well in true storyteller style this book was captivating. Although I am a little disappointed on how it ended. It left more questions than answers. But being that it's a series you can expect that.
May 25, 2023
Slow start but worth the read
I've enjoyed every book from this author so far, but I thought this one was going to be different. It started off slow and more like a contemporary romance/thriller than a ghost story.
After someone tries to kill Avery, she moves to Alabama at the request of a relative she didn't know she had and is named the new matrone of the Dufresne family.
At last we got into the paranormal mystery stories I've always loved. The action and the spookiness pick up at this point until Avery and Handsome solve the mystery.
My only complaint with this book is that I felt like there were some loose ends that were left untied. It remains to be seen whether those loose ends will be tied up in the next book in the series.
I've enjoyed every book from this author so far, but I thought this one was going to be different. It started off slow and more like a contemporary romance/thriller than a ghost story.
After someone tries to kill Avery, she moves to Alabama at the request of a relative she didn't know she had and is named the new matrone of the Dufresne family.
At last we got into the paranormal mystery stories I've always loved. The action and the spookiness pick up at this point until Avery and Handsome solve the mystery.
My only complaint with this book is that I felt like there were some loose ends that were left untied. It remains to be seen whether those loose ends will be tied up in the next book in the series.
October 25, 2019
Gone with the wind with ghosts?
Avery Dufesne has a good life as a reporter on a news channel until an interview with a senator goes wrong. She leaves the studio and is attacked by a man with a knife and left for dead.
A family member reads about her attack online and she rushes to the hospital and places a family ring on her finger. This is a family that Avery has always dreamt about but didn't know she had. When she goes back to Alabama to meet her family she finds that the family mansion is haunted by ghosts. Being the keeper of the family fortune and clearing all about her family history while dealing with ghosts is driving her crazy.
Reading a Southern Paranormal genre is new for me. Learning about all the deceitful things the family been through in time is interesting. Finding out what the title is really mind blowing. A new author and a good read.
Avery Dufesne has a good life as a reporter on a news channel until an interview with a senator goes wrong. She leaves the studio and is attacked by a man with a knife and left for dead.
A family member reads about her attack online and she rushes to the hospital and places a family ring on her finger. This is a family that Avery has always dreamt about but didn't know she had. When she goes back to Alabama to meet her family she finds that the family mansion is haunted by ghosts. Being the keeper of the family fortune and clearing all about her family history while dealing with ghosts is driving her crazy.
Reading a Southern Paranormal genre is new for me. Learning about all the deceitful things the family been through in time is interesting. Finding out what the title is really mind blowing. A new author and a good read.
February 8, 2018
This book was a great book. I miss Carrie Jo and Ash- but I was pulled into this book from the first chapter. Avery is a force, she is strong and brave and a fighter, in the entire sense of the word. I was trying to figure out who hurt her, while trying to unwrap Susanna's story, simultaneously. I suspected Ed, but I was not sure if he had it in him to hurt, almost kill. I was really focusing on his character and was still left unsettled until the ending. I was not thinking that the person, no matter how deranged it was, did this to Avery. And Antoinette. Words are lacking on how I could describe her. I am still left to wonder- what happened to Ambrose? And how is the "Soul Mate" spell tied? I am reading on!
April 11, 2017
Interesting but scatttered
The story was interesting but it was scattered and I was confused with the ending. I realize that this is a series it the ending confused me but it wasn't enough to intrigue me enough to continue on.
The story was interesting but it was scattered and I was confused with the ending. I realize that this is a series it the ending confused me but it wasn't enough to intrigue me enough to continue on.
June 13, 2017
Very good quick read
Enjoyed this book. My only issue was that the affair was rushed through with no explanation given as to why the betrayal of the affair was done. These things weren't normal back then and for a woman in her position to risk everything on a whim seemed unbelievable as did his actions afterwards. The reason for why was never answered. For such an important part of the book, I feel leaving it to the readers guess is very annoying. Honestly waiting for that answer and never getting t almost ruined the book for me. Hoping it is answered in book 3. Also, it didn't explain the curse at all. Especially the soul mate part. It just left off. For such a well written book up to this point, it does irritate me when an author ties all the ends together quickly and perfectly. Makes me wonder if she had to keep it under a certain number of pages. This book could have used at least a 100 more to properly explain certain things. Will read more from the series though.
Enjoyed this book. My only issue was that the affair was rushed through with no explanation given as to why the betrayal of the affair was done. These things weren't normal back then and for a woman in her position to risk everything on a whim seemed unbelievable as did his actions afterwards. The reason for why was never answered. For such an important part of the book, I feel leaving it to the readers guess is very annoying. Honestly waiting for that answer and never getting t almost ruined the book for me. Hoping it is answered in book 3. Also, it didn't explain the curse at all. Especially the soul mate part. It just left off. For such a well written book up to this point, it does irritate me when an author ties all the ends together quickly and perfectly. Makes me wonder if she had to keep it under a certain number of pages. This book could have used at least a 100 more to properly explain certain things. Will read more from the series though.
March 31, 2019
Too many loose ends
This was touted as "Gone with the Wind with ghosts.".
It was not. It was laughable when the main character, at the tender age of 25, claimed to be getting old. Her motivation for dropping everything, trusting a bunch of strangers & signing up to be matrone of a family she's never met was thin. The best friend character simply disappears from the story, never to be heard from again. An illusion to a possible new relationship is touched on but not explored. A magic ring is placed on the MC's finger, but we never really find out what it's for. While the writing was well paced and the flashbacks interesting, the overall plot was not well thought out.
This was touted as "Gone with the Wind with ghosts.".
It was not. It was laughable when the main character, at the tender age of 25, claimed to be getting old. Her motivation for dropping everything, trusting a bunch of strangers & signing up to be matrone of a family she's never met was thin. The best friend character simply disappears from the story, never to be heard from again. An illusion to a possible new relationship is touched on but not explored. A magic ring is placed on the MC's finger, but we never really find out what it's for. While the writing was well paced and the flashbacks interesting, the overall plot was not well thought out.
August 23, 2018
The pace is a bit jerky and the characters developed but sometimes overly so. Interesting story but the elements of mystery are not well or clearly revealed. Many of the subplots don't flow smoothly together. This gets worse towards the end. The ending had too disjointed reveals that really didn't seem to fit the story. Too much was left unexplained when it abruptly ended. I know it's a series, but books should have a beginning and an end that ties up the threads. This one did not. It's good enough to read, but I won't continue reading the series.
November 25, 2019
Ghosts, murder, and love
A very had it all. She had a career, a famous boyfriend, yet she was missing something . Little did she know she would be called home to a family she didn't know own existed . With being called home, comes a role she isn't sure of, wrongs that need to be to be right, and ghosts that demand her sttention. I enjoyed the different how the book was written from the perspective of different peiple, bring the story line together. It was a quick enjoyable read. I had to keep reading to see how it all turned out!
A very had it all. She had a career, a famous boyfriend, yet she was missing something . Little did she know she would be called home to a family she didn't know own existed . With being called home, comes a role she isn't sure of, wrongs that need to be to be right, and ghosts that demand her sttention. I enjoyed the different how the book was written from the perspective of different peiple, bring the story line together. It was a quick enjoyable read. I had to keep reading to see how it all turned out!
September 21, 2020
I'm giving four stars for Wife of the Left Hand as I enjoyed reading it and I was also intrigued by the title. I'm wondering if the Quadroon is a real fact, but the author put it across that made it real. I loved the supernatural element and the characters were well drawn. The chapters were split into the different characters and written in the first person which made the narrative more personal although sometimes I forgot who was speaking.
I am now looking into buying the second story in the series and that speaks for itself. Highly recommended supernatural romance.
I am now looking into buying the second story in the series and that speaks for itself. Highly recommended supernatural romance.
October 6, 2019
The story was interesting, but the frequent jumps from one character to another, in different time periods, detracted from the story. It felt a little disjointed. I know that the author continues the series and I imagine this was the purpose. Some of the reading was tedious and too detailed, while other parts were too vague. I know the story will continue, but it takes away from the current story, making it feel unfinished.
October 4, 2024
While I do think the description of "Gone With The Wind but with Ghosts" (or however it was worded) was laughable, I did overall enjoy the story. Didn't know about plaçage and Left hand marriages till this. Interesting, gives me something to look into later. My only gripe is that it seemed to end rather abruptly. Then I realized it was a series so other ghosts and the people mentioned in the book would probably be covered in the following books. Maybe in time I'll read it. Not sure yet.
June 22, 2017
Too many unanswered questions: Why the betrayal by Ambrose, why the attack by the person in the present day, why did Susannah need Avery’s help when she knew where the child was, etc, etc. The story was too scattered, which resulted in me getting lost a couple of times and not interesting enough for me to backtrack. The ending was very rushed, which left it less than satisfying in that regard.
July 30, 2021
Good story telling and creative characters. I sometimes struggled because the entire story is written in first person with no warning of changing who is telling the story. One minute you are reading Avery tell the story and the next Susanna
May 9, 2017
Ghosts
Well I was curious about this one. I would recommend this as a good ghost story. different from what I usually read.
Well I was curious about this one. I would recommend this as a good ghost story. different from what I usually read.
May 25, 2017
I enjoyed this book from the beginning to the end. It held my interest and drawed me back when I layed it down. That's always signs of a good book.
December 27, 2017
This is awesome
I love this series and I love the writing. I can't seem to get enough of the ghost stories. These stories are perfect for any age group.
I love this series and I love the writing. I can't seem to get enough of the ghost stories. These stories are perfect for any age group.
October 9, 2017
This is the first book I have read by this author. It really held my interest and I enjoyed it very much. Highly recommended.
November 23, 2017
Dissapointed in the ending
Good book but felt the ending was too abrupt and left unresolved issues. It kept my interest throughout the book.
Good book but felt the ending was too abrupt and left unresolved issues. It kept my interest throughout the book.
February 23, 2018
Great read!!
Great read. I can't wait to read the next books .I Highly recommended to anyone who loves a good mystery.
Great read. I can't wait to read the next books .I Highly recommended to anyone who loves a good mystery.
June 6, 2018
Good story
There is still a lot of story left to tell but the book wrapped up nicely. I like stand alone books and will probably read more.
There is still a lot of story left to tell but the book wrapped up nicely. I like stand alone books and will probably read more.
July 26, 2019
this was a great book. I only wish the author would have elaborated more on the back story of the ghosts.
August 19, 2019
Great book
Once you start it is hard to put down. Exciting plot and can that keeps you reading late into the night.
Once you start it is hard to put down. Exciting plot and can that keeps you reading late into the night.
December 18, 2019
2.5 Stars
November 25, 2020
Great!
Had a hard time putting this down. Very well written! I look forward to reading more in this series and by this author.
Had a hard time putting this down. Very well written! I look forward to reading more in this series and by this author.
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