Book 27 of the 2024 Read Your Hoard Challenge
I bought this book back in the summer, shortly after discovering the Paranormal Women's Fiction website. They are a group of women who are supporting each other in their quest to publish urban fantasy fiction featuring mature female main characters. I picked up 3 books by 3 authors. I'm not sure exactly what inspired me to choose this one right now, but I am so glad that I bought it!
Why do women so often have two really tight friends? We seem to bond in trios, at least that's been my experience. They don't last forever (what does?), but we usually get a good run. Robin, Val, and Monica are just such a friendship--they've been through childbirth, empty nests, divorce, and widowhood, always supporting each other. The book opens with the three women involved in a car accident that requires them to escape the car submerged in Glimmer Lake. It's cold, dark, and deep and the doors and windows won't open. Suddenly, Robin sees a striking man outside the vehicle, preparing to smash her window with a rock. Miraculously, all 3 women make it successfully to the surface but their rescuer has disappeared.
Robin realizes in hospital that she can now see ghosts. Once the pals reconvene, Monica admits that she get premonitions and vivid dreams. Val is completely freaked out by her new psychometric ability. They’d like to blame this on menopause, but if so, it's not a common symptom. It seems their savior may have been a ghost and they start to investigate who he might have been. Things get complicated quickly. How are Robin and this ghost connected?
Three women means three books, right? I've peeked ahead and the next one features Val as narrator. I must order volumes 2 and 3 soon, to make sure I get them. I was being careful when I only bought one, but I now wish I'd thrown caution to the winds. Elizabeth Hunter has potential to be a new favourite author for me. I'll be checking out more authors from this collective for certain!
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