A Spirited Manor: A Gothic Penny Dreadful

Kate Danley

Jun 2013 · O'Hare House Mysteries Book 1 · Kate Danley

About this ebook

"A Spirited Manor is a genre smorgasbord - a paranormal Victorian gothic cozy mystery with sweet romance. And it works!...The mystery kept me on the edge of my seat, with twists and turns up until the very end. Clara manages to be a proper Victorian lady and a kickass heroine at the same time (always a plus) and the gothic atmosphere definitely gave me a chill or two. Absolutely worth a read!"  -Bookish Creature

A grieving widow. A house with secrets. And an invitation to a seance...

When Clara O'Hare's husband passed away, she felt her life was over. But when she moves into a new home to escape the memories, she discovers that the veil between life and death is very thin.

Desperate to find answers, she attends a seance in a remote country home surrounded by a colorful cast of strangers. But something sinister has decided to make itself known. It will be up to her and the dashing young medium, Wesley Lowenherz, to find out what the spirits of the manor are dying to tell them.

Laced with gothic romance and paranormal mystery, A Spirited Manor is book one in the O'Hare House Mystery penny dreadful series. Originally written as a four part serial, these books are meant to be read one after another for a delightfully good time!

From the Author What is a "penny dreadful"?

"Penny dreadfuls" were serialized books written during the Victorian era that cost only a penny. They were usually published on cheap wood pulp paper (very much the "pulp fiction" of the day.) They were not high literature like Charles Dickens (whose stories cost three pennies) and were looked down upon by the educated as being simply "dreadful." Penny dreadfuls gleefully embraced the Victorian appetite for the sensational and other worldly. Many featured stories with demons, the supernatural, ghosts, Egyptian curses, horror, and other titillating, terrifying topics to send a joyful shiver up the gentle reader's spine.

The O'Hare House Mysteries

Book I: A Spirited Manor

Book II: Spirit of Denial

Book III: Distilled Spirits

Book IV: In High Spirits

Ratings and reviews

Expected plot and actions up until the end. Slight, welcome twists almost a little late. Competent writing, a little passive. Could have used a bit more editing and polishing. But if you want Gothic, you got Gothic.

I wasn't sure about this book going in. It had several bad reviews at the beginning and I didn't know what to think. But as I started reading I got engrossed in the whole storyline and topic of the spirits and different things and I just couldn't put it down and the story turned around completely and it ended where I never thought it would have gone in the first place so it was a big surprise. I would recommend this book to people who like ghosts and spirits and creatures and mysteries.

Wasn't really sure what to expect when I first started reading this. In the end I really enjoyed the story. Great pacing lots of twists to keep you guessing. Look forward to reading more from this author.