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Reviewed by Brenda Casto for Readers' Favorite
Gracie's Inheritance and Lydia's Legacy is like getting two stories in one. Both stories are filled with a supernatural flair that shifts between past and present to provide for a page-turning read. Gracie Lawson and her cousin Jeanette were raised by their grandmother Lydia, who was smothering and controlling. When Gracie left home there were hard feelings, so she hadn't spoken to her family in five years. With the death of Lydia, Gracie returns home for the funeral, only to be surprised that she has inherited a small fortune along with a plantation house in Georgia. Seems that Lydia had kept many secrets, and Gracie is determined to unravel them. When she travels to Georgia to claim her inheritance, she learns that the plantation is cursed and she is the only one that can lift it!
Gracie's Inheritance is a story that pulled me in and kept me guessing at what might happen next. The mystery surrounding Lydia and how she tied into the plantation was quite intriguing. Gracie was looking for a place to belong and the tiny town of Swanson, Georgia was perfect for her. The small town feel, and the way the community embraced her added to the story. The romance that develops with Brett Galeman was well written and very believable. Several secondary characters, both alive and dead, kept the plot moving along at a brisk pace. The supernatural flavor of the story was chilling at times. The descriptions were well done, allowing me to visualize the characters and setting, especially the plantation. With Lydia's Legacy, evil is unleashed on the town by an unsuspecting group of ladies when they dabble with an Ouija board; an evil so strong that it will take the living and the dead to contain it!
Paranormal fiction fans will certainly enjoy the way the author brings this story to life. The author easily transitions from historical to contemporary, allowing the reader to understand how the past has affected the present. Anyone who enjoys a story filled with family secrets, romance, mystery, suspense, haunted houses, and more than a few ghosts will certainly find both books a page-turning read.
