The Ghosts Within: A Spine-Chilling Paranormal Suspense Novel

by Raven Lee, Brandy Walker (Illustrator)

WINNER OWFI's Best Book of Fiction 2022!!A sinister ghost. A skeptic author. A notoriously haunted hotel … inspired by true events.Sloane Fox is a best-selling author with a big problem … inspiration. Her editor’s solution, a writing retreat at Lunar Peaks Resort and Spa in the middle of nowhere, Arkansas. Not just any hotel, but a haunted one. That little fact would be great for a horror author, but Sloane writes gritty murder mysteries set in the city, not the backwoods.As she attempts to break her writer’s block, the hotel grows restless with activity. As an evil entity sets its sights on Sloane, determined to add her soul to his collection, the spirits try to warn her. She may not believe in ghosts, but he doesn’t care.

Genres: Paranormal

258 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 28, 2021

Reviews

[varena manion · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wavered between 2 stars or 3

The book was well written with only a few errors which can be attributed to sloppy editing so I opted for the 3 star rating. Having lived the entirety of my adult life in the Ozarks of southern Missouri and northern Arkansas and having been a frequent visitor to Eureka Springs and The Crescent Hotel I am very familiar with the history. I couldn't decide if I was angry that 90% of her story was stolen. I am not sure that Lee should be credited with calling the story her own when she basically took the well established, albeit tragic era of Nathan Baker, and changing the names can qualify as original writing.
Also, the ball bouncing down the hall was borrowed from about thirty horror stories. While it's chilling it is incredibly trite.
Filling in a few new characters and adding a brief love story component made the story readable, but I am undecided as to whether I will read any other works by this author.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

This Kindle Unlimited title caught my eye on a Facebook ad, and since I love a good ghost story, I downloaded and read it. It was fine; a little over the top (mainly the ghosts) and cheesy at times (dialogue), but what appealed to me the most was the setting of a haunted hotel, which was based on the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The author incorporated some of the sordid history as a cancer hospital with a fraudulent doctor who, as "Dr Pratt," is the devil himself in this novel (check out Ghost Adventures' exploration of the hauntings).

If you can get it for free and want a good diversion on a hot afternoon, give it a read, but if you want a truly scary haunted hotel story, you can't go wrong with The Shining by Stephen King.

[C.M. Healy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Didn't take me long to finish this book, and that's saying something. I was easily reading a chapter a night (if not more) once I bought the book. Fantastic cliff hangers that make you want to keep turning the pages. Such a fun setting at a remote hotel in the Ozark Mountains. Creep factor will give you chills. Looking forward to the next horror book by this author "Hush"

[Amy Ellison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good and spooky!

I really enjoyed this story! The descriptions are so vivid, you can just feel the spirits swirling about and almost hear the whispers of their voices! The clash of the spirits in the climax is reminiscent of Phantom of the Opera and I loved it! The personalities of characters, as well as the spirits, really work, too!

[Elizabeth Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this book

Being from Arkansas, and know the Crescent Hotel, which I believe the story is based, I could picture everything which was thrilling. A ghost/love story like I’ve never read before.
Highly recommend.

[Carrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

if you are looking for horror, this isn't scary at all. More of a cheesy ghost story. Easy read.

[Tiffany McDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read “Hush” first and liked it so much had to read another book by this author. Easy to read and the plot really sucks you in

[Carol Ann Bloss · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it!!

This was such a good read! I thoroughly enjoyed it. I really hope to find more by this author soon!!!!