Sunday, June 20, 2021

The Guests on South Battery by Karen White



 

This is the fifth book in the Tradd street series. Melanie has been married to Jack Trenholm for almost a year and they have twins. Charleston is a beautiful southern town. She's having problems trying to figure out if she can leave her twins home. Jack tells her that it will be fine. 

Jayne Smith is waiting in Melanie's office when she arrives at work. When she sees her, she looks like someone but, can't place it. Her and Jack have been wanting to find a nanny again. 

Jayne starts telling her that she has inheritated the house on South Battery street. Melanie knows that house was, Button Pinckney's house. She says she didn't realize that anyone could be so nice but, she doesn't like old houses and would rather sell it and get something more modern. Melanie tells Jayne that she will get ahold of her friend Sophie. They can go look at the house together. 

She offers Jayne to come and meet Jack, Nola and the twins. From all the things she told Melanie about how good she is with kids. 

Their first visit to the old house, seemed like it was going to be fine. Sophie was waiting by the door for us. After pulling up and getting out of the car. The first thing they saw was a black cat. Her and Jayne saw the cat and Sophie said she didn't. That was just the start. After walking through the door, Melanie had this feeling that they were being watched. She knew there was something there but, couldn't seem to see it. 

Jayne seemed to be nervous and didn't really want to do anything. I think she just wanted to leave. There was diffenently something about Jayne that Melanie couldn't figure out and for some reason it felt like she was being blocked by something like when she was pregnant with the twins. It bothered her but, also didn't. Melanie was never one to open herself to spirits very easliy and it took her mother to help her deal with it. 

Jayne is really good with the twins. Jack has been having problems writing and isn't sure why. His daughter Nola has been having problems writing music too. Jayne gave Sophie promision to renovate the house. Melanie's mom and her decide to head over to the house and see what they can find out about the spirits. When they arrive, they see the cat. The house doesn't feel right but, they both go in after Melanie unlocks the door. They both feel who ever it is. Her mom says, that there are more then one spirit here. What they don't know is who, but they can guess. 

Up in the attic, her mom, is looking at a few things when a sheet that was hanging down goes from there to around her mom's neck. Not good because it starts to choke her mom. It takes a few to get it unwrapped. 

Well, that's all I'm going to say. Don't want to give away the ending. I'll just say, pick up the book and read it. Its really good. The author is a great writer. 

Remember to always try new author, you never know you might just find something worth reading more then once. 

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