KINDRED SPIRITS

Author: Jocelyn Kelley ISBN: 0451223446 3/2008 HISTORICAL/PARANORMAL Publisher: NAL/SIGNET ECLIPSE
Time Period: Regency

The Nethercott sisters—China, Jade, and Sian—recently lost their beloved father, who believed in ghosts with all his heart. So when China sees her first, she realizes the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. On her way home, China is dumbfounded to find a man in Roman centurion garb. Quintus Valerius explains that he is a ghost cursed to remain on earth until he can save one of his descendants from murder. Thus far his work has been in vain, but this time the Roman spirit has a plan. Quintus will cause injury to Alexander, Major Lord Braddock, so China can keep him from his murderer. Tending the patient’s wounds proves nigh impossible. Alexander refuses to stay put, and China can’t keep from thinking about her handsome war hero in some very improper ways. But Quintus failed to mention the second part of the curse, and China’s destiny may be linked to Alexander’s—to the death

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

KINDRED SPIRITS by Jocelyn Kelley is one of those books that once read, will never be forgotten. I fell instantly in love with this story.The ghost of a Roman soldier, an achingly handsome member of the peerage who is the latest victim of a nearly two-thousand-year-old curse and a pair of feisty sisters who live alone in an enormous castle, all make for a tale that goes far beyond interesting.

China, who is still mourning the death of a beloved father who was a firm believer in the spirit world, meets Quintus, the ghost who beseeches-nee, orders!-her to safeguard the latest of his descendants to come under the spell of the wretched curse. China rescues Alexander, takes him back to her castle and does all she can to keep him safe. The task turns out to be more difficult than she could ever have imagined-had she ever imagined she'd be safeguarding the handsomest man she's ever met while all sorts of evil do their best to take him from her.

I loved everything about KINDRED SPIRITS. The characters were so fully developed they seemed real. Even the scary giants were realistic enough that they terrified me. The love between Alexander and China was both searingly hot and sublimely tender. The plot is intricate, fast-paced, and gripping to the point that I realized I was holding my breath while I read certain passages!

The drama, mystery and romance in Jocelyn Kelley's KINDRED SPIRITS is sure to satisfy any reader. It certainly satisfied this one! I look forward to reading more from this very talented storyteller.

Kay James