Helpful Score: 3
I enjoyed this book. This is not something I would normally have picked for a read but it was a great quick summer read.
Barbara M. S. (SWEETIE) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 180 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A good mystery with romance, ghosts and tense family interactions. Locale is California; characters are interesting and realistic set in a contemporary story.
Helpful Score: 2
First story in new trilogy. Very good.
Helpful Score: 2
Elizabeth doesn't believe in ghosts ... but this time she has no choice. Mystery, romance, and a bit of paranormal makes for a terrific book!
Ashley B. (IndianaTinkerbell) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 20 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The perfect combination of romance and mystery and neither theme overshadowed the other
Helpful Score: 1
The romance was a bit contrived and certainly predictible, but the horror portions were well written and kept me reading- at times with my heart pounding furiously! There were some nice twists in the mystery and an unexpected bit at the end to round out a good book. This is not great book, but a quick read and worth checking out.
Helpful Score: 1
I've been really into this author and this book was no exception - just devoured it!
BRITTNEY E. (BrittE) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 176 more book reviews
Elizabeth doesn't believe in ghosts. But this time she has no choice.
Family counselor Elizabeth Conner isn't sure what to think when Maria Santiago comes to her for help. Pregnant and terrified, Maria claims to be visited each night by the ghost of a little girl, warning her to flee. Her husband, Miguel, a migrant worker at Harcourt Farms in the San Joaquin Valley, dismisses her fears as hormonal changes. Sympathetic to the young woman, Elizabeth agrees to help by contacting Miguel's employers, who own the cottage where the young couple lives.
Elizabeth immediately picks up on the deep enmity between the two Harcourt brothers: Carson, the handsome scion running the estate for his incapacitated father, and Zack, the rebellious black sheep. While Carson is more interested in Elizabeth than in her concerns, Zack grudgingly agrees to help her look into the history of the house.
Family counselor Elizabeth Conner isn't sure what to think when Maria Santiago comes to her for help. Pregnant and terrified, Maria claims to be visited each night by the ghost of a little girl, warning her to flee. Her husband, Miguel, a migrant worker at Harcourt Farms in the San Joaquin Valley, dismisses her fears as hormonal changes. Sympathetic to the young woman, Elizabeth agrees to help by contacting Miguel's employers, who own the cottage where the young couple lives.
Elizabeth immediately picks up on the deep enmity between the two Harcourt brothers: Carson, the handsome scion running the estate for his incapacitated father, and Zack, the rebellious black sheep. While Carson is more interested in Elizabeth than in her concerns, Zack grudgingly agrees to help her look into the history of the house.
Jenifer O. (SaltedCashew) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 61 more book reviews
Was a good book if you like the whole "saw a ghost" concept.
Enjoyed the book. Nice love story, good read.
Amanda (RockStarGirl) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 329 more book reviews
Excellent book! Quite spooky at times, and I enjoyed the relationship between Zach and Liz, as well as reading about the discord between the Harcourt brothers. The mystery of the ghost was very interesting and moved along at a nice pace.
Scent Of Roses by Kat Martin is a spell binding, fast paced story.
Elizabeth Conner, a family counselor agrees to help a pregnant and frightened Maria Santiago as a favor to Maria's teenage brother who she counsels. Elizabeth at first thinks what is going on in the Santiago household is just the stress from a soon to be mother. But after spending one night there Elizabeth is no longer sure.
Zack Harcourt was always the black sheep of the family. He even spent some time in prison. But he has turned his life around and is helping out at a camp for troubled teens. There he sees Elizabeth again. They weren't close in high school but now there is an attraction that cannot be ignored.
Zack is drawn into the strange and disturbing happenings at the Santiago home. He and Elizabeth join forces to get to the bottom of this mystery. They don't realize the evil they are dealing with and how close it is to them.
Scent Of Roses will keep you on the edge of your seat from page one. The suspense is first rate, the chemistry between Zack and Elizabeth is deeply moving. It's a must read for any romantic suspense fan.
Elizabeth Conner, a family counselor agrees to help a pregnant and frightened Maria Santiago as a favor to Maria's teenage brother who she counsels. Elizabeth at first thinks what is going on in the Santiago household is just the stress from a soon to be mother. But after spending one night there Elizabeth is no longer sure.
Zack Harcourt was always the black sheep of the family. He even spent some time in prison. But he has turned his life around and is helping out at a camp for troubled teens. There he sees Elizabeth again. They weren't close in high school but now there is an attraction that cannot be ignored.
Zack is drawn into the strange and disturbing happenings at the Santiago home. He and Elizabeth join forces to get to the bottom of this mystery. They don't realize the evil they are dealing with and how close it is to them.
Scent Of Roses will keep you on the edge of your seat from page one. The suspense is first rate, the chemistry between Zack and Elizabeth is deeply moving. It's a must read for any romantic suspense fan.
Looks like a good book but I just couldn't get into it. Only read about 3 chapters.
A great book! Mystery mixed with hot romance. A must read!
From the cover: Family counselor Elizabeth Conner isn't sure what to think when Maria Santiago comes to her for help. Pregant and terrifeid, Maria claims to be visited each night by the ghost of a little girlm warning her to flee. Her husband,Miguel, a migrant worker at Harcourt Farms in the San Joaquin Valley, dismisses her fears as hormonal changes. Sympathetic to the young woman, Elizabeth agrees to help by contacting Miguel's employers, who own the cottage where the young couple lives. Elizabeth immediately picks up on the deep enmity between the two Harcourt brothers: Carson, the handsome scion running the estate for his incapacitated father, and Zack, the rebellious black sheep. While Carson is more interested in Elizabeth than in her concerns. Zack grudgingly agress to help her look into the history of the house. But even as unexpected desire draws them together. Elizabeth and Zack feel something dark and disturbing at the house. And when the cloying scent and lingering chill of pure evil surrond her, Elizabeth knows something terrible has happened here before, something that has its roots in murder
I enjoyed this book. It had a mystery which wasn't overly predictable like a lot of books. And the romance was very believable.
Mary Elaine L. (Laney) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 911 more book reviews
A very good read.
This story turned out to be better than I expected. I was a little surprised by the steamy encounters between Liz and Zach. Whew!!
old rivalries, dark secrets and an unexplained presence
Stephanie C W. (stephanie13w) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 300 more book reviews
I really enjoyed this book.
Frances H. (Dimples2212) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 209 more book reviews
Spooky. Good story.
Kay D. (LakeMartinGal) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 14 more book reviews
A good read!
Love this author. Could not put it down!
Faye W. (AllieFWilliam) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 97 more book reviews
This was a great story.
Joan D. (keeponreading) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 122 more book reviews
5 stars, very suspenseful.
Really good book.
SHEILA H. (bambiedeer) reviewed Scent of Roses (Paranormal Series II, Bk 1) on + 71 more book reviews
Elizabeth doesn't believe in ghosts.
But this time she has no choice.
But this time she has no choice.
Family counselor Elizabeth Conner isn't sure what to think when Maria Santiago comes to her for help. Pregnant and terrified, Maria claims to be visited each night by the ghost of a little girl, warning her to flee. Her husband, Miguel, a migrant worker at Harcourt Farms, dismisses her fears as hormonal changes, but Elizabeth agrees to help by contacting Miguel's employers who own the cottage where the young couple lives.
Elizabeth immediately picks up on the deep enmity between the two Harcourt brothers: Carson, the handsome scion running the estate for his incapacitated father, and Zack, the rebellious black sheep. While Carson is more interested in Elizabeth than in her concerns, Zack grudgingly agrees to help her look into the history of the house.
But even as unexpected desire draws them together, Elizabeth and Zack feel something dark and disturbing at the house, a cloying scent and lingering chill of pure evil. Elizabeth knows something terrible has happened here before, something that has its roots in murder . . .
