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Cobb Island #2
Echoes From The Mist
In this sequel to Cobb Island, paranormal researchers Kayla Redding and Olivia Hazelwood begin their professional and personal partnership as they tackle their first case together in the world's most haunted city - Edinburgh, Scotland. While in Edinburgh, the women visit the Cobb family ancestral home. The Cobb family historian takes the women on a journey back through time to 17th Century Colonial Virginia. He weaves the tale of Faylinn Cobb, explaining what happened to her and her family after her sister-in-law, Bridget Redding, was branded a witch.
202 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2002
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About the author
Blayne Cooper
14 books175 followersBlayne Cooper has also written under the pen name Advocate. She is the Royal Academy of Bards 2005 Hall of Fame Author and a recipient of the 2014 Academy of Bards Lifetime Achievement Award.
Born in Northern California in January 1969, Blayne Cooper is the best-selling author of a variety of fiction ranging from mystery/romance to outrageous parody. With each novel she tackles a new personal writing challenge. The result is a diverse collection of lesbian fiction.
Blayne has held a number of interesting, and sometimes rather unusual jobs (sunflower sexer), and completed a stint as a Combat Medic in the Army National Guard. Today, she is a project manager for a legal publishing company by day, and writer by night.
In 1990 Blayne graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in political science. The next year she married and in 1995 she graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and was admitted into the Oklahoma Bar Association.
That same summer, her spirited daughter was born. A gregarious son completed the family in 1997. She easily ranks her children as her greatest accomplishment.
Blayne has always harbored an interest in fiction, but it wasn’t until 1998 that she tried her own hand at writing by reaching out to an online audience. A couple of years later, her work was published. While she enjoys the challenge of working in multiple genres, it's writing about the humor found in everyday life that gives her the most pleasure.
Blayne loves travel, reading, and spending long, sleepless nights crouched over her computer in search of the perfect words that will make people laugh or weep uncontrollably. She's still looking, but having a great time on the journey.
A rolling stone at heart, Blayne currently resides in the Midwest with her loving spouse, two children, and Wheaton Terrier. (from the author's website)
Born in Northern California in January 1969, Blayne Cooper is the best-selling author of a variety of fiction ranging from mystery/romance to outrageous parody. With each novel she tackles a new personal writing challenge. The result is a diverse collection of lesbian fiction.
Blayne has held a number of interesting, and sometimes rather unusual jobs (sunflower sexer), and completed a stint as a Combat Medic in the Army National Guard. Today, she is a project manager for a legal publishing company by day, and writer by night.
In 1990 Blayne graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in political science. The next year she married and in 1995 she graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and was admitted into the Oklahoma Bar Association.
That same summer, her spirited daughter was born. A gregarious son completed the family in 1997. She easily ranks her children as her greatest accomplishment.
Blayne has always harbored an interest in fiction, but it wasn’t until 1998 that she tried her own hand at writing by reaching out to an online audience. A couple of years later, her work was published. While she enjoys the challenge of working in multiple genres, it's writing about the humor found in everyday life that gives her the most pleasure.
Blayne loves travel, reading, and spending long, sleepless nights crouched over her computer in search of the perfect words that will make people laugh or weep uncontrollably. She's still looking, but having a great time on the journey.
A rolling stone at heart, Blayne currently resides in the Midwest with her loving spouse, two children, and Wheaton Terrier. (from the author's website)
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December 19, 2016
I really could not settle with this book. It immediately turned on my editing mode. It is a shame it didn't turn on the author's. The expression was just dire with word repetitions and misused words such as teaming instead of teeming as one example. I also found the parts written for 1690/1 to not fit the time frame at all, it really knocked me out of the story as I could not believe the characters were in that time. The main reason for this was expression and clear lack of research. Dialogue included:
"Fair enough"
"Pretty ridiculous, huh?"
"Too bad"
"Just wonderful"
"It's not that bad"
These really did not fit with a 17th century pattern. Then there were things such as the use of the term 'red cent' which didn't exist until the 19th century, or 'grumpy' which is late 18th century. If an author is going to write in an historical time period, they have to get it right or the writing completely loses believability.
Even the modern stuff needed a fact check, Doogie Houser instead of Howser, or having a Scot say 'bird brain' which is American slang, shite for brains, bawbag or even eejit would have been more appropriate.
Style was bad, if something happened 'wildly' one more time I was going to wildly throw my ereader across the room. At one point bath water was tepid, but then cool in the next sentence. I also felt far too much time was spent on physical relationships between characters rather than the actual story. I wanted to know what was going to happen from a paranormal perspective not plough through another half dozen pages every few pages of someone kissing or being touched or aroused, especially if it is interspersed with ohs and ahs and mmmms and aaaarghs in the dialogue. It completely took away from the supposed creepiness of the plot. A bit of love doesn't hurt, but I felt this was more of a sex story with the idea of a haunting thrown in. I would not recommend.
"Fair enough"
"Pretty ridiculous, huh?"
"Too bad"
"Just wonderful"
"It's not that bad"
These really did not fit with a 17th century pattern. Then there were things such as the use of the term 'red cent' which didn't exist until the 19th century, or 'grumpy' which is late 18th century. If an author is going to write in an historical time period, they have to get it right or the writing completely loses believability.
Even the modern stuff needed a fact check, Doogie Houser instead of Howser, or having a Scot say 'bird brain' which is American slang, shite for brains, bawbag or even eejit would have been more appropriate.
Style was bad, if something happened 'wildly' one more time I was going to wildly throw my ereader across the room. At one point bath water was tepid, but then cool in the next sentence. I also felt far too much time was spent on physical relationships between characters rather than the actual story. I wanted to know what was going to happen from a paranormal perspective not plough through another half dozen pages every few pages of someone kissing or being touched or aroused, especially if it is interspersed with ohs and ahs and mmmms and aaaarghs in the dialogue. It completely took away from the supposed creepiness of the plot. A bit of love doesn't hurt, but I felt this was more of a sex story with the idea of a haunting thrown in. I would not recommend.
May 31, 2017
I thought the first book was great but the sequel is even better.
November 4, 2017
Me gustó, está interesante, tiene una buena calidad. Aunque debo reconocer que me pareció mejor el primero.
February 14, 2008
Just as good as the first book. Characters will stay with you for a long time.
October 9, 2010
A Very Good Sequel to Cobb Island!
March 7, 2013
sequel to Cobb Island. I preferred Cobb to this one, but its still a nice read.
March 18, 2013
A lackluster sequel to Cobb Island.
December 4, 2014
Bridget/Faylinn <3
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