The
Mortician's Daughter:
One
Foot in the Grave
by
C.C. Hunter
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
The
first exciting novel in a brand-new series from New
York Times bestselling
author C. C. Hunter!
Her
dad’s job is with the dead . . . and he’s bringing his work home
with him.
Once
again, seventeen-year-old Riley Smith is the new kid in school and
her dad’s career has her back to being dubbed a freak. Truth is,
she’s a much bigger freak than her classmates think. The only
company she keeps these days is the dead who follow Dad home from
work. She can see them. She can speak to them. And Fate seems to
think she can help them solve their last problems so that they can
move on to the other side. Which is odd, because with the loss of her
mother and her father’s alcoholism, she’s got enough problems of
her own.
But
nothing could prepare her for the next tormented young spirit who
darkens Riley’s door. The young woman’s death wasn’t the
accident everyone believes. Soon Riley finds herself face-to-face
with the killer and her only protection comes in the form of another
spirit, Hayden, a boy her age with a heart-melting smile and
understanding eyes that make her feel safe. If she can escape
becoming the killer’s next victim, Riley knows she’ll have to
help Hayden move on too, but what if she can’t let him go?
For
thrills, chills, romance and laughter, buy The
Mortician’s Daughter: One Foot in the Gravetoday.
Praise
for C. C. Hunter’s Shadow Falls series:
“C.
C. Hunter has an amazing talent to make you laugh, cry, and laugh
again all in the same chapter!” —Crossroad
Review
“Jam-packed
with action and romance . . . Hunter’s lifelike characters and
paranormal creatures populate a plot that will keep you guessing till
the very end. A perfect mesh of mystery, thriller, and romance.”
—Romantic
Times on Taken
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Riley Smith can see, hear and talk to the dead. She tries to
avoid them as much as possible but with her father being Mortician and they
follow him home that is kind of hard to do especially when all they want is for
someone to help them cross over to the other side. The dead come to Riley
asking all kinds of favors so they can leave this world behind and rest in
peace.
Riley is a girl who likes to keep to herself and has a hard
time making friends with the job her father has. Her father has once again lost
his job he ups and moves them to a new town. Riley as usual is having a hard
time with the kids at her new school but of course this is nothing new as it
happens everywhere she lives once they find out what her father does for
living. Riley is then known as a freak. So you can imagine why she never lets
anyone in on her secret about communicating with the dead.
At her new home Riley’s meets a few new ghosts who ask her
for help. Riley first meets Bessie who asks her to help deliver a message to
her family which leads Riley to meeting her new best friend Bessie
granddaughter Kelsey.
Next on the list is Abby who need her help to reveal the
truth behind her death. This one leads Riley onto a trial of danger that could
cost her life. Riley is reluctant to help Abby as what she wants her to do is
farther away than her father will allow her to drive.
Riley meets another ghost Hayen who seems to be a little
different than most of the ghosts that she has met but she it is small that she
doesn’t dwell on it; it is just something stuck in the back of her mind as not
being quite right. Riley is having feelings for Hayden but she doesn’t want to
take it too far as she knows that the day he moves on will be very painful if
she continues to let her feelings escalate.
Not only is Riley having ghost problems but she is having
some problems at home with her dad. Riley thinks he is hiding something from
her that could be very harmful to him and her as well. Riley is determined to
find out what is going on with her dad.
I have loved going on this journey with Riley and being
introduced to her world and finding out what it is to love a ghost. Riley is a
very sweet girl who loves helping people and making them happy. She hates any
kind of conflict or drama which I love about her as I am the same way. I love
how Riley didn’t go around beating her chest always getting into fights but
that didn’t mean they didn’t find her. It seems as if she is a magnet for some
other girl’s fist or attitude accusing her of doing things that she would never
dream of doing.
One Foot in the Grave is a great little ghost story with a
touch of sweet romance with the sweetest of characters. I can’t wait to dive
into the next book Two Feet Under to see where Riley and her ghost take us next
and what kind of mayhem they will lead her into.
I would recommend One Foot in the Grave to anyone loves a
love story with a few ghost added in.
The
Mortician's Daughter:
Two
Feet Under
Riley
has accepted that her special gift is to help dead people with their
unfinished business. But she never thought she’d be tasked
with helping the spirit of a convicted criminal who died in prison.
He may lead her on the scariest mission yet, but helping him
could mean saving the life of a child. The convict’s daughter
needs a liver transplant and the one person who could still be a
match is his brother…who also happens to be a gang
leader.
Hayden’s
not happy that Riley’s discovered who he is and is seeing him sick
and unconscious in his hospital bed. This feels like as good a
time as ever to cross over and put all of them out of their
misery….but Riley is in danger. She’s visiting some of the
most dangerous spots and confronting some of the creepiest low-lifes
in town. For her, he’ll need to regain his strength and fight
to keep her safe.
But
dealing with other people’s problems still can’t keep Riley from
her own. Her dad’s drinking has gotten worse. And
she’ll soon learn it’s because he’s been keeping a huge,
horrible secret that will change everything she believes about her
family and her mother’s death.
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Riley and Hayden are back and she is stilling helping ghost
to cross over to the other side and find a place of rest.
Riley meets a new ghost who died in prison before he can
move on and find peace he needs to help his little girl who is dying. The only
way he can help her is by enlisting Riley’s help. He needs Riley to find his
brother and tell him about his daughter and see if he will help her to live.
The brother of the prisoner Riley is searching for just
happens to be a gang leader. Her journey of finding this man could lead her
down roads that she wants no part of and could cost her more than she is
willing to pay. But to help save this little girl’s life Riley is willing to
risk it all.
Riley finds out the truth about Hayden and why he is
different from the other ghost. Hayden is not visiting her as much and flickers
in and out on occasion. The truth to the reason for Hayden disappearing on her
could turn her life upside down.
Can Riley find this ghost’s brother? If she does can she
talk him into helping a little girl he has never met? Can Riley save Hayden?
Can she help him cross over to find peace or can she bring him bac from the
brink of death?
Two Feet Under is just as amazing as its predecessor One
Foot in the Grave. It will take you through the worlds of ghost and humans
alike. Come and see Riley as she merges the lives of ghost sand humans as she
tries to help them all find their own place of rest.
I highly recommend Two Feet Under to all fans of ghost
stories with a little love thrown in. But I would like to suggest that you
start with the first book in the The Mortician’s Daughter, One Foot in the
Grave to get the whole story.
C.C. Hunter is the New
York Times bestselling author of over thirty-five books, including
her wildly popular Shadow Falls and Shadow Falls: After Dark series.
In addition to winning numerous awards and rave reviews for her
novels, C.C. is also a photojournalist, motivational speaker, and
writing coach. In February 2018, Wednesday Books will publish her
contemporary young adult and hardcover debut, This Heart of Mine.
And the first book of her new paranormal young adult series, The
Mortician's Daughter: One Foot in the Grave will release on October
31st 2017. C. C. currently resides in Texas with her husband,
junkyard dog, Lady, and whatever wild creatures that meander out
from woods surrounding home.
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1 comments:
they both sound amazing.
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