Lowcountry Mysteries (Boxed Set #1)

Lyla Payne

Aug 2015 · Trisha Leigh Ziegenhorn

About this ebook

 This boxed set contains the first three books and novella in USAToday Bestselling Author Lyla Payne's Lowcountry Mysteries.

 

When Graciela Harper returns to the small town of Heron Creek, SC, she's looking for a place to hide, drink, and lick old wounds. Instead, she stumbles across old friends, estranged family, a handsome mayor, and the occasional insistent ghost.

 

NOT QUITE DEAD: When the ghost of swashbuckler Anne Bonny decides that pestering Gracie is how she wants to spend her undead time, Graciela is forced out of a lingering depression. In the real world, she navigates old friendships, cares for her ailing grandfather, and tries her best to shake Mayor Beau’s advances – but when reality crashes into the ghostly past, it presents complications that affect not only Graciela, but her family, too.

 

NOT QUITE COLD: If Gracie thought Anne Bonny was the first and last of her ghosts, she was sorely mistaken. The recently dead spirit of Glinda Davis, the town’s longtime hairdresser, insists that she was murdered…and she needs Gracie to find out why. The search leads her into moonshining territory, threatens to upset her still-new relationship with Beau, and Gracie thinks she’s in over her head.

 

NOT QUITE TRUE: With her boyfriend Beau in legal trouble, Gracie can’t sit by and do nothing. She starts an investigation of her own, which is interrupted by a famous Charleston ghost who wants her help to get closure of his own. That, combined with her cousin Amelia’s own mental and legal issues, means Gracie’s hands are all the way full—even when they’re not tied behind her back.

 

QUITE CURIOUS: The other residents of Heron Creek tell their sides of the story, and illuminate some lingering questions from the first three books.

Ratings and reviews

Not Quite Dead This was my first book by Lyla Payne and I LOVED it. The characters are well developed and the story is well written. I was drawn into the story from the get go. I enjoyed the concept of the book. That is that Gracie, the main heroine, begins seeing a ghost. Gracie starts out the book broken and depressed and just wants to wallow. But it seems that fate has other plans for her. The problems that she is going through are real life problems and were easy for me to relate to. The secondary characters are wonderful, especially Gramps. I also loved how Beau was patient but supportive of her all the same. I felt many different emotions as I read this book. I also enjoyed the history aspect of the story that comes with Gracie learning about the ghost past. Highly recommend this book and series. Not Quite Cold Great addition to the series.The author has a way of telling a story that is intriguing, captivating and humorous at times. I'm not going to summarize the book for you as you can read that above. But I will tell you that it is a MUST read. But start with book one of the series. I'm anxious to see how the relationships between all the characters grow and develop. Not Quite True I love this series. Lyla does a terrific job relaying historical details,developing the characters,and describing details of a small southern town. Gracie is such a a great character. I love her sassy attitude, sarcastic comebacks and willingness to stand up and fight for what who and what she believes in. She is growing throughout the series and accepting her role as the helper of ghosts. I love all the characters and any glimpse or insight of them I can get. Her relationship with Beau is being put to the test, with him being indicted. Her other relationships are also under strain with various issues. This book is more emotional and deals with some difficult issues. I loved the history of the ghosts that are present in Gracie's life during this book.And the mystery, or should I say mysteries, will leave you guessing until the reveal. My heart was in my throat when it all went down. Quite Curious I love novella's that continue the story but also give you POV's from other characters. And this one does not disappoint. It is insightful and wonderfully told. I'm impatiently waiting for the next book in the series to release. It is a must read!!!

~I received each book in this set for free in exchange for my honest opinion~~ I really wish that there were more stars than 5 to give a box set. In my opinion, there needs to be a 5 stars for every book that is in this set!! So really, I give this set 20 stars. This box set is full of mystery. There is trouble brewing all around Heron Creek, and for some reason Graciela is the only one that can do anything about it! This set is full of ghosts, adventures, sexy time, more ghosts, and friends that are there no matter how long it has been since you have seen them. I love this series! You will not be able to put this set down!! If you do not get this set, then you will be very sad!

There aren't enough words to describe how utterly fantastic this series is. I've been a diehard fan since reading book #1, and my love for it only grows. Lyla Payne's characters are not only easy to fall in love with, but the kind of characters you'd love to know in real life. Graciela Harper's life was turned upside down when she caught her boyfriend cheating on her. She returns home to Heron Creek seeking to hide away from the world only to find that her life is beginning anew. Not only does Heron Creek begin to be home, but she encounters a new aspect to her life she never realized possible ... ghosts. They seek her help, but like anything else in life, it doesn't come easy. Grab this fantastic set and get busy! You won't be sorry!

About the author

Lyla Payne has been publishing New Adult romance novels for a little over a year, starting with Broken at Love and continuing with the rest of the Whitman University series. She loves telling stories, discovering the little reasons people fall in love, and uncovering hidden truths in the world around us – past and present. In her spare time she cuddles her two dogs, pretends to enjoy exercising so that she can eat as much Chipotle as she wants, and harbors a deep and abiding hope that Zac Efron likes older women. She loves reading, of course, along with movies, traveling, and Irish whiskey. Lyla’s hard at work, ALWAYS, and hopes to bring you more Whitman University antics and at least one more Lowcountry ghost tale before the end of the year.

If you want to know more, please visit her at http://lylapayne.com

If you’re a fan of Young Adult fiction—science fiction or otherwise—please check out her work that’s published under the name Trisha Leigh. http://trishaleigh.com.