Not only do I get to be a part of Her Loving Husband's Curse by Meredith Allard Blog Tour (Hosted by Bewitching Book Tours) today but I also get to bring you not one, but two book reviews from the series.
I had the pleasure of reading the first book in the series, Her Dear and Loving Husband and liked it so much I had to read the second as well.
Her
Loving Husband’s Curse
Book
Two of The Loving Husband Trilogy
By
Meredith Allard
How
far will you go to protect the one you love?
Finally,
after many long and lonely years, James Wentworth’s life is falling
into place. Together with his wife, Sarah, the only woman he has ever
loved, he has found the meaning behind her nightmares about the Salem
Witch Trials, and now they are rebuilding the life they began
together so long ago.
But
the past is never far behind for the Wentworths. While Sarah is
haunted by new visions, now about the baby she carried over three
hundred years before, James is confronted with painful memories from
his time with the Cherokee on the Trail of Tears. Through it all, the
persistent reporter Kenneth Hempel reappears, still determined to
prove that the undead walk the earth. If Hempel succeeds in his
quest, James and Sarah will suffer. Will the curse of the vampire
prevent James and Sarah from living their happily ever after?
My Thoughts and Review:
I really enjoyed the first book in this
trilogy and have been looking forward to reading the second. I really
didn't want the first one to end.
Once again we get more mystery, more
nightmares and more chaos, only this time a huge part of it centers
around James instead of Sarah.
We get more of James' haunting past
while he was searching for Sarah and waiting for her to come back to
him. Of the things, places and people that he experienced and got to
know along the way.
We also get more of Hempel. Yes Hempel
is back and determined more than ever to prove that vampires exist
and to let the world know. And oh goodness does he unleash a lot of
evil along the way.
We also get a little surprise in the
form of a new character, that I won't say anything about because I
don't want to give anything away, but I will say this. The scene..it
melted my heart and made me all teary eyed.
I couldn't of asked for a sweeter
moment for James and Sarah and all that they have been through.
And boy did they need those sweet
moments because what the rest of the story had in store for them
was...well it was heartbreaking.
So much happened in this story I was
completely wrapped up in it. I found myself getting teary eyed more
than once and this time not because I was happy like before but
because what was happening to James and Sarah was pretty devastating.
Needless to say, I don't want to give
any more away but I will say this, I am anxiously awaiting the last
book in the trilogy. I feel like I have become invested in James,
Sarah, Jennifer, Olivia and the whole groups lives. I want to know
what happens next and I want my happily ever after darn it!
I want to know how the author will pull
it all together in the end. Oh I can't wait to read what happens
next!
I give this one very 5 very well
deserved Stars!!
Author Interview:
MGO: When
did you first know that you wanted to be a writer?
Meridith: I
was lucky because I had some teachers throughout my years in school
who told me I was a good writer, so I’ve been thinking of myself as
writer since middle school. I decided I wanted to be a serious
writer, as in getting published, when I was in college, and I’ve
been working at it steadily since I graduated.
MGO: Who
would you say has been the most influential person in your life?
Meridith: As
a writer, I’d have to say Charles Dickens. More than anyone, he
gave me a direction in my life I was probably lacking before. I knew
I wanted to be a writer, but I wasn’t sure what kind. A journalist?
A screenwriter? An essayist? Then, when I was in grad school I read
Dickens’ novel David
Copperfield,
and I realized that was what I wanted to do—write novels like that.
While I wouldn’t say I’m there yet, I will say I’m trying.
On
a personal level, I’d have to say Oprah Winfrey. She taught me that
I wasn’t destined to repeat mistakes and the world was open to me
if I had the courage to go after my dreams.
MGO: What
made you decide to write in the paranormal genre?
Meridith: I
read Twilight
and loved it, and because I loved the Twilight
books I began watching True
Blood
on HBO. It was an episode of True
Blood
during its first season that spawned my idea about a vampire who
continued to love his human wife long after her death. It was the
idea for Her
Dear & Loving Husband
that prompted me to write in the paranormal genre. If I hadn’t
started with Twilight
and moved onto True
Blood,
I would never have been interested enough about vampires to write an
entire trilogy about them.
MGO: I
have to know, if you could be one supernatural creature what would
you be and why?
Meridith: I’d
have to go with the vampire here. I’m not a fan of blood in any
form, but living forever (especially if I had a hunky vampire like
James around) could be interesting.
MGO: Are
you already working on book number three? If so, any hints at the
name of the new book?
Meridith: Book
Three definitely has a title, but I’m holding onto it a little
longer because it might seem like a spoiler (even though it doesn’t
mean what readers will think it means). I should have the new cover
in about six weeks, and then afterwards I’ll do a cover reveal so
everyone will have a chance to see the title. I did get some work
done on Book Three over the summer—I got a lot of research done for
the new historical period and I started the first draft. It’s
bittersweet, knowing this is the last story in the James and Sarah
saga. I’ve loved writing the books and sharing them with everyone.
MGO: Thank you so much Meridith for being here today!!
Her
Dear & Loving Husband
Book
One of
The Loving Husband Trilogy
By
Meredith Allard
James
Wentworth has a secret. He lives quietly in Salem, Massachusetts,
making few ties with anyone. One night his private world is turned
upside down when he meets Sarah Alexander, a dead ringer for his
wife, Elizabeth. Though it has been years since Elizabeth's death,
James cannot move on.
Sarah
also has a secret. She is haunted by nightmares about the Salem Witch
Trials, and every night she is awakened by visions of hangings, being
arrested, and dying in jail. Despite the obstacles of their secrets,
James and Sarah fall in love. As James comes to terms with his
feelings for Sarah, he must dodge accusations from a reporter
desperate to prove that James is not who, or what, he seems to be.
Soon James and Sarah piece their stories together and discover a
mystery that may bind them in ways they never imagined. Will James
make the ultimate sacrifice to protect Sarah and prevent a new hunt
from bringing hysteria to Salem again?
Part
historical fiction, part romance, part paranormal fantasy, Her
Dear & Loving Husband is
a story for anyone who believes that true love never dies.
My Thoughts and Review:
I love just about everything that has
to do with witches and I have always been interested in the Salem
Witch trials. Maybe it has something to do with watching too much
BeWitched (which this book references by the way and I LOVED
that!) while growing up, either way, I knew this novel was going to a
lot of fun to read and I am so glad that I wasn't wrong about that.
Not only did I get the witches that I
so love to read about but I also got werewolves, vampires, ghosts and
a vampire hunter and oh yeah, a reincarnation too. Truly this had a
little bit of everything in it. I think it was just lacking the
crazed zombies and the fae.
I really liked how this story flowed
and had real information about the Salem trials in it. As everyone
probably knows now about me, since I say it so often, I love
historical fiction almost as much as I love the paranormal so
combining the two was fantastic.
I love how poetry was worked into the
story as well. It just made the writing that much more. It gave it a
little something extra sweet and made the romance between James and
Sarah that much better for me.
I really look forward to reading the
next book in the series. I can see this quickly becoming one of those
favorite fun reads that you like when you just want something sweet
and entertaining to read with characters that are familiar and ones
you have grown to love over time.
I give this one a very well rounded
4 Stars!
Author
Bio:
Meredith
Allard is the Executive Editor of The
Copperfield Review, an
award-winning literary journal for readers and writers of historical
fiction. She
received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from California State
University, Northridge. She has taught writing to students aged 10 to
60, and she has taught creative writing and writing historical
fiction workshops at Learning Tree University, UNLV, and the Las
Vegas Writers Conference. Her writing has appeared in journals such
as The Paumanok
Review, Moondance, Wild
Mind,Muse
Apprentice Guild, The
Maxwell Digest, CarbLite, Writer’s
Weekly,
and ViewsHound.
She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Links:
I hope you do give it a try Heidi, the first book is only $.99 on Amazon!
ReplyDeleteHi, Kindlemom! Thank you so much for the lovely reviews, and thanks for posing the interview. I will definitely let you know when Book Three is out!
ReplyDeleteHi, Heidi! I agree that Dickens and Oprah is an odd pair, but they've both inspired me in one way or another. I hope you like the books!
You are so welcome Meredith!!
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