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Midnight Bayou by Nora Roberts Putnam, October, 2001. Hardcover, 368 pages. ISBN: 0399148248 Subgenre: Contemporary Ordering information: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk 
Declan Fitzgerald, a wealthy Boston attorney, has always longed to
own the mysterious Manet Hall ever since he and his friend,
Remy Payne, broke into the old New Orleans antebellum mansion while on
a youthful drunken spree. When the Hall comes on the market,
Declan dumps his fiancé and his law practice, and
moves to New Orleans to purchase the old home. While spending a fortune
on the restoration of the home to its former glory, he hears the
ghostly cry of a baby and passes out when he enters a particular
room on the second floor. Declan renews his friendship with
his old friend Remy, and also meets a beautiful Cajun bar owner
named Lena Simone. Lena also seems to have
a strange connection to Manet Hall.
The book alternates between the present and 1900, when the Hall's former
occupant, Abigail Manet lived and died. As Lena and Declan
fall in love, it becomes increasingly clear that they have some
strange and dangerous connection to the dark history of the house,
which was the scene of violence, rape, and murder.
In Midnight in Ruby Bayou, bestselling author Nora Roberts mixes a contemporary ghost story with a historical love story, with excellent results. Roberts excels at writing romantic suspense, and her characters are always fresh and interesting. The atmosphere crackles with suspense, and Declan and Lena's interactions are filled with erotic tension. Nora Roberts clearly has another bestseller on her hands with this one, and deservedly so. Reprinted with permission from The Internet Writing Journal®. Copyright © 1997-2011 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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