Give Up the Ghost

Viola Valentine Mystery #5

by Cherie Claire

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina uprooted Viola Valentine from her dead-end job and what she deemed a loveless marriage. Four years later, she and her husband Thibault “TB” Boudreaux are starting over on a Tennessee houseboat, she following her dream as travel writer and TB finishing school at Smoky Mountain University.

But the ghosts of the past continue to hound the couple, infiltrating negative energy into their peaceful cove. With her family at stake, Vi must learn to harness her supernatural powers, face her fears and fight the evil that threatens to unravel them all.

Book Five in the Viola Valentine Paranormal Mystery Series.

Genres: Fantasy, Cozy Mystery

292 pages, ebook

Published October 13, 2019

About the author

Cherie Claire grew up in New Orleans, with mud between her toes and a rabid love of Mardi Gras parades. Naturally, she couldn't help but write about her unique, colorful state and the South.

Cherie is the award-winning author of several Cajun historical romances and The Cajun Embassy series of contemporary romances and the Viola Valentine paranormal mystery series. She's a Holt Award finalist, a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award finalist, and received the Louisiana Press Women Book of the Year.

She also writes non-fiction books under the name of Cheré Dastugue Coen.

Visit her website at www.cherieclaire.net and write to her at CajunRomances@Yahoo.com.

Reviews

[Jeanne Adamek · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Ellen Byron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful

A wonderful heroine, tons of supernatural elements, a fascinating setting, and unique characters make Give Up the Ghost a gripping read.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Give up the Ghost is a page turner. This fifth book in the Viola Valentine series is the best yet in my opinion. Viola finds her self having to deal with multiple problems, an demon for the last book is out to get her, she is now living in a town where locals shun her, and she is pregnant and has to temporarily have to stop travel writing. How she deals with these issues with help from her angelic husband, her witch neighbor, various family members, an FBI agent she is not sure is human, and best of all her physic cat, Stinky, showcases problems women have faced over the years. Treated as helpless creatures, treated as not smart enough to take care of business, and worst treated as objects to abuse by some men, are all dealt with in this book. Viola has to make some hard choices. Yet, throughout it remains a humorous, fun read. Keep it up Cherie!

[Skadams9038 Adams]

Life presents

Read for yourself. We all need prospective in life especially when doubts find their way into our thoughts about the choices we make. This is the team of this book. The plot maybe the mystery but clearly the book makes you think about your own challenges in life.

[Lonny Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would give this entry in the Viola Valentine series 5 stars, but her fear and self pity over the first 90% of the book was tiresome for me. I was also hoping Dewayne was gone for good, but Ms Claire left the door ajar so who knows.

[Sharoninavolvo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm in love with Viola 'n her cat Stinky with their ghostly mysterious adventures, often in places that I know of or have been to. This 5th book is the same for me as the previous ones, I get going in them 'n I can't stop - I lose sleep 'n I have to know what's going to happen. That feeling for me is what I think of as a "good book" 'n following that a "good storyteller" too?! There is a new place in this book 'n new folks in the town 'n some of the same "magic activities" going on, but here finally in this book Viola gets to visit with her dead daughter (I won't say how as that would be a spoiler 'n right now am not sure if even saying that much is some kind of spoiler.) It's been a long time coming 'n most I would guess have thought surely she'll find a way, so will be happy to hear then read that it's happened in this book finally. So satisfying in so many ways, even the nods to "Lord of the Rings" 'n one character I get a "treebeard" feeling for (I could be totally wrong, but there's a "tree spirit" in them whatever they've been created for?!) I just love all this books bits or the "pregnant moments" as well, hah?! Thanks so much Miss Cherie for another one 'n I will now delightfully await the next book!! ox

[Jeannie Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Read!

I just finished this series,I've truly enjoyed all of these books but this one by far kept me you & on the edge why seat! I do hope there will be a sixth book. I recommend this book

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my gosh! I just absolutely LOVED this fifth book in the series. All of the issues I was having with Vi before have been made up for in this book... all kinds of woowoo!

[connie deloach · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it

Rack story gets better and better. I suspected the doc first off. Women are stronger together and love truly concurs all 😁