The Hauntings of Red Oaks Library Book 1

Let me start off by saying what a joy it was to read such a wonderful book free of editing errors! As a retired Speech-Language Pathologist, and Home Editor myself, reading books with many errors is often very frustrating. This book was pure enjoyment from the cover! No taking me out of my head as I visited this wonderful place.

This book is set in the small town of Bannon Mills in the fall. Think Halloween, pumpkins, warm feelings, nip in the air, and add in ghosts! These are all my favorite things! Dawn Keen, a 42-year-old librarian, has moved here after her recent divorce. She was the Assistant Librarian at a much bigger library yet the joy of working there was tainted by all that had happened in her personal life. Dawn wants a fresh start, to find who she is again, and perhaps some new friends.

When she arrives in Bannon Mills she is still unsure if she is making the right decision. Her self-esteem is in the toilet after the verbal abuse from her ex. Her beloved daughter is a continent away and while she hears from her, Dawn is truly on her own for the first time in a very long time. What is a middle-aged woman to do? Pull on her boots and cardigan and head to the library.

The library in Bannon Mills is very old and statuesque, and in fact it used to be a monastery. It has been around for a very, very long time and been loved by many. When Dawn arrives on her first official day she meets her quirky assistant Mabel Thornwick, or Mae as she prefers. Mae is an older woman and full of stories. Are the stories true or made-up? Who is to know. Yet Dawn quickly finds a true friend in Mae. Dawn also meets a very enchanting gentleman her first day. Suave, debonair, handsome, swoon worthy to the extreme. The problem? He is a ghost! Wait!! She sees him? Yup! Dawn learns that she is the first in a long time that can see Charles Rennick.

Can she handle this? Yet as she ponders this very important question she smells lavender and hears crying, later on wailing. What is that? Well that is Moira Quinn, a young woman who disappeared in the 1940s. Can Dawn handle two ghosts? Will she help Moira pass on before Moira scares everyone away? Oh, and add in save a library that is running out of money and needs fixing?

But WAIT AGAIN! Add in Ethan Callahan. He is a real life human being and he is the handyman in town. Dawn sees him almost daily with everything that needs fixing in the library. Their connection is quick and Dawn is scared to trust if it is real or not. For who could lover her as she is?

READ THIS BOOK! Follow along as Dawn learns a lesson we all need to learn from time to time, to trust her gut and believe she is worthy of being happy AS SHE IS. Read the story of how a small town comes together to save a beloved library, and how Dawn and her new friends help solve the case of Moira. And what of the connection between Charles and Dawn and Dawn and Ethan? Well read and see in this amazing book!

I received a free copy of this book as an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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