Ghosts Gone Wild: A Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mystery (Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mysteries, #2)

by Danielle Garrett

• ISBN10: 1977871119
• ISBN13: 9781977871114
• Publish Date: 6 October 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 238
• Language: English

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

Wedding season is in full swing. Unfortunately her first wedding comes with Kimberly, the bride from hell. First time I’ve read a book with a character bearing my name and she’s a bitch. Why? Lucas, the love interest from book one, a security specialist, is coming for a visit and Scarlett’s ghostly companion, a Victorian era gentlemen is all sixes and sevens because local gossip diva and fellow ghost Gwen, has a new love interest. It’s enough to make a certain young florist pull her hair out…but as we know with Garrett things are going to get worse before they get better.

Kimberly ends up murdered, and a client’s dead wife is haunting Scarlett. If she wants any peace she will need to help them crossover.

I enjoyed the murder-mystery thread and liked that Lucas could step in and assist. The ghosts surrounding Scarlett add to the story and bring both humor and suspense. Flapjack, her ghostly cat companion is snarky. I can picture him rolling his eyes in disgust as events unfold.

As if things aren’t crazy enough, ghosts within the community go missing including Gwen’s new bo. This was a great thread and took a dark turn. It also pushed Scarlett to open a book given to her. I am exciting to see where this takes the series.

Humor, mystery, friendship and a touch of romance made this an enjoyable listen. Amanda Ronconi narrates and does a splendid job with character voices and pacing as she captures the tone of the tale. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer

[Melanie]

My review and an extended sample of the audiobook are posted at Hotlistens.com.

This is the second book in the Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mystery series. I enjoyed book one, but this one is even more fun. Scarlett is really coming into her own. So Scarlett is trying to run her new florist shop business and handling the ghosts of Beechwood Harbor.

She gets a call from a man who’s ex-wife died not that long ago and she’s haunting him years after his divorce. Scarlett finally agrees to help the man, though she really doesn’t have the time to do it. The ex-wife was her alimony checks to be given to her young son from her second marriage.

Add to that, Scarlett has quite the bridezilla who hates everything that Scarlett does and changes her mind on a constant bases. She is going to be the first wedding at the newly renovated B&B from the first book. She has an exclusive contract with the B&B, so she has no choice but to work with Scarlett.

Add to all of this, Lucas has come in to visit. Lucas was a possible relationship interest from the first book. He travels a lot with the TV crew as head of security, so they don’t get to spend a lot of time together. This is his first visit since they worked together at the B&B. Of course, things couldn’t be easy for them to just spend time together.

As if this wasn’t enough, ghosts are going missing. Scarlett makes Gwen really mad when Scarlett appears to be dealing with new ghosts more than the long-timers who are missing. So much is going on that even Hayward gets flustered, which is rare for the old ghost.

This was a fun addition to the series. I can’t wait to see where the series goes next. I’m really loving my time with Scarlet and the gang.

Narration
Amanda Ronconi continues to nail the narration of this series. Anyone who has listened to her narrate anything knows how great she is with fun and humorous stories. She really brings out the humor of any story. She’s great with large cast, no matter how many men or women. Here, she even narrates a cat named Flapjack.

**I'd like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.