Jennifer Fulton

Best-selling horror author Rowe Devlin has had two flops in a row and keeps falling in love with straight women. Seeking inspiration and a fresh start, she abandons life in Manhattan for an old Victorian house in Maine. But Dark Harbor Cottage is a far cry from the tranquil writing environment she envisioned.

A Dark Vista Romance

Dark Dreamer

Tess

The Dark Vista series by Jennifer Fulton is nothing like her moon island series that fans are accustomed to. But in my opinion, that's a great thing! it's amazing that they come from the same author. I just finished Passion Bay before this book, and the difference is astounding. Passion Bay focused on the romance and tried to work in some plot lines around the characters.

This book was primarily a complex paranormal thriller, with some romance built in. I abandoned the Moon Island series, because to me it seemed like the author was just... writing. But when you then come and read Dark Dreamer, you get to see the author reveling in her beautiful, complex creativity and bringing characters and places and situations to life. i certainly didn't expect active spooky hauntings, murder, a psychic, the fbi and cia,... i might not have bought it, since i tend to veer away from the scarey. and i warn you, there are some scarey parts! but it is broken up nicely by the women investigating a mystery, and a budding romance.

Mind you, the romance is not the main theme in this book. I'd say most of the story involves the mystery behind the hauntings, along with the relationship of the sisters. There are a couple brilliant sex scenes once Rowe picks a sister, that showed more intimacy and soul bonding than just your usual hot and steamy. but they were a part of the story, rather than the story being built around them.

This book is a nice break from your typical lesfic romance, where you know who will hook up by the end of the novel but you read anyhow. In this one, i had to keep reading to find out what happened in that house all those years ago, who Rowe would chose, and other mysteries included in this story. It truly is a captivating story that would make a great movie.

Writing/editing 5 stars
Captivating storyline: 5 stars
Character development: 5 stars
ending that doesn't suck: 5 stars.

Dark Dreamer A Dark Vista Romance

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