Status Updates From Bride of Lenore

Could be a lot more engaging but hard to put my finger on why. It was dragging at the part where they marry and the author takes too long to make sure we know they're really in love, bla bla. I mean, just get to the spooky shit already. On a pettier note, there's also a character named "Marthy" and it's bothering me because my name is Martha and I never want anyone to ever call me Marthy, sorry.

I was thinking this reads like a Dorothy Daniels. It turns out that's because it IS a Dorothy Daniels ... one of her umpteen pseudonyms! Those books have been both hit or miss for me ... looking forward to seeing which category this one ends up in.

The plot is similar to Ross' "Phantom Wedding". Per the back cover, the hero and heroine meet and marry on an ocean liner. As soon as they dock, the groom vanishes and the bride must find her own way to his estate (Lenore). There she's told the man she says she married has been dead for three years. I hope this author does a much better job with this intriguing plot than Ross did, but that's probably a given!