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Reviewed by Michelle Randall for Readers' Favorite
Danica grew up in New Orleans, but moved away after her mother's passing, went to college and married badly. Now that she is free of the ex-husband, she is back and wanting to rent her former home again. Not just for the memories, but because she left behind something else; her best friend, a ghost that haunts the home, Gaston. Slowly Danica realizes that she is in love with Gaston, but can she truly be happy being in love with a man that cannot hold her or kiss her? As The Ghosts of Rue Dumaine unfolds, more than just the ghost of Gaston will become evident, and this new ghost is not as welcoming to Danica as Gaston is. What is in store for Danica? Can she survive the ghosts and will she find what will truly make her happy? Alexandrea Weis writes a southern novel set in New Orleans that resounds with the spirits of the area.
Alexandrea Weis takes a favorite locale of ghosts and ghost stories, New Orleans, and puts a real-life family kind of story into it. Danica grew up and lived here, loved here, and lost here. This is where she belongs and where she comes back to when she needs to find herself again. The Ghosts of Rue Dumaine has your typical good ghost and bad ghost, but you never quite know who is good and who is bad to whom until the very end. Each has qualities that can make them both, but in the end it is what they are willing to give up for others that determines their status. This is a lovely novel that treats you to some local fare of New Orleans that is welcome in any story. Perfect quick novel for those wanting something to read, whether you like the romance or not so much. There are non-believers of the ghosts in the books, so if you are not that into the ghosts, you still might enjoy this book.
