The Haven
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You can run, but you can't hide...The Haven, a refuge for many, is Rylee's home, and her grandmother Leah is her hero. Rylee wants to continue her gran's good work with those less fortunate, but is keen to expand her horizons after leading a sheltered life. When an opportunity to work at Arcania, a wellness retreat, lands in Rylee's lap, she's rapt. But her grandmother disapproves, and as Rylee embarks on a quest to discover her biological family, secrets from the past unravel at terrifying speed.Decades earlier, Leah flees a tragedy and arrives at The Haven. The creepy house provides the sanctuary she craves. When she gets a job at nearby Arcania, she's intrigued by the gothic mansion and its inhabitants, but witnesses horrors that send her running.Now, her precious granddaughter shares her fascination for Arcania, putting Rylee in harm's way. How far will Leah go to protect the ones she loves?
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2 primary booksOuter Banks Secrets is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2023 with contributions by Nicola Marsh.
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Sold Short Sychological Sequel. (Yes, the alliteration didn't work with "psychological", so I had to misspell it. :D) This is one of those sequels where you actually really need to read its prior book, in this case The Retreat, first. But since both are actually perfect for when you want a spooky read (such as during Halloween, when this book releases)... that is actually a great thing in this case.
This one is perhaps a bit less gothic, though it certainly has the creepy old mansion. It also has an even deeper tangle of secrets, as characters from the first book come back to play roles in this book as well - though certainly not all of them, and even in nearly every horror tale out there, at least one person survives. So the prior bit isn't really a spoiler of anything. :D But *does* point to *why* you need to read The Retreat first.
In both cases though, you get quite a bit of tale packed into relatively short (here, 260 ish pages) books - making them a bigger bang for your buck than longer, slower tales. And making them overall better for when life is busy and/ or you are doing other things, but also want to read some books.
And as explosive as the ending was in The Retreat... here, while the explosions are of a different type... they may be even bigger and more devastating...
Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.