By: Yasmine Galenorn Publisher: Thorndike Press Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Format: Large Print Label: Thorndike Press Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 403 Publication Date: June 14, 2006
Product Description: Tea shop owner and psychic Emerald O'Brien has stumbled onto the ruins of a 50-year-old house rife with supernatural bounty, including a ghost and whispering plants. Now it's up to Em and her friends to delve into the past and lay the secrets of the dead to rest.
A Harvest of Bones A Harvest of Bones (Chintz 'n China Series) This was a nice light and entertaining book.
a fun path taken by author When I read the original book of the series I expected the books to follow a different path and that was more of a marketing error I think. The books have fleshed out the characters nicely and always have a good paranormal mystery to follow. Even if not the most complex plots, they are still enjoyable and I think that has alot to do with the development of the characters and our involvement with them. This continues in that veins.
Loved it. :) It's Halloween in Chiqetaw, Washington and the dead are starting to walk; while Emerald and her boyfriend Joe are clearing out the lot next door to her, they unleash a 50 year old ghost, her cat, and the mystery surrounding her death. At this time Samantha, Emerald's cat disappears into thin air, and will-o'-the-whisps (fae spirit globes) show up and want Emerald to find something. What she finds is the skeleton of a woman buried in the yew tree and begins to unravel who it was.
The body is that of a maid that worked for the family that lived there 50 years ago, the Finch's. Her name is Brigit and she's come from Ireland to start a new live in America. According to her journal, she became pregnant and was afraid of her employer's finding out, mainly because the father of the child was their son. Shortly there after she vanished and is never heard from again. Her cat died at the same time and now both are haunting Emerald trying to get her to help them find each other and bring what happened to light. Brigit's cat, Mab looks almost identical to Emerald's cat Sam and the two cats have switched places, if Emerald can't help in time, the switch will be permanent and Sam will be stuck in the land of the dead forever.
I loved this book, knowing the story of how it was written is what made me get it. Apparently two of Ms. Galenorn's cats got out one day, and while one came back in a day, the other was missing for the better part of a week. During this time, she needed to send in the next outline for another book, but couldn't concentrate. After around four days of searching and calling for her cat, one of her neighbors brought by a carrier and asked if it was her cat inside. It was and while the cat was very scared and a bit thin, she was very happy to have the kitty back. After making sure the kitty was okay, she began to put together the outline for this book.
Mystery and Heart This is the third book in the Chintz 'n China series and the characters are full of heart. From the ghosts (both human and feline) to the main character, Emerald, to her teenage daughter. Joe (Emerald's younger EMT boyfriend) has purchased the empty lot next door and Emerald takes a vacation to help him clear it out. When they uncover the foundation to a former mansion and some some ghosts and faries, they start investigating the history of the property. They have to solve a fifty year old mystery to clear the lot of the psychic briars and then remove the corporeal ones. This may be the best one of the series so far, and I can't wait to read the fourth.
Coming back for more I just finished reading 'A Harvest of Bones' and thoroughly enjoyed it. My immediate reaction was to find out what other books the author has written around the characters. It's a good storyline - one that will keep you coming back to finish. You want to find out what happens next - How will Murray handle her new love? What's going on with the kids? Are Joe and Em going to get married? Is Joe going to become more involved in the paranormal? What about the rest of Em's friends? It's a cozy, fun read. Find out for yourself to see if you agree.
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