Monday, August 9, 2021

Sheltering Spirits

 

Orphaned at a young age, all Mallory McGrath wants is a place to call home, the companionship of friends who have become her family and to keep her Basset Hound, Elmer, from wrecking everything she owns. A simple life.

And things are going her way until a sudden encounter with the bumper of a car driven by the intriguing new coroner in town leaves her with a head injury that unlocks a strange new talent.

Now Mallory is dealing with ghostly roommates, a dead body on her property and finding herself under suspicion of murdering the town’s matriarch. Not to mention the angry poltergeist trashing her attic!

To save all she holds dear, Mallory must catch a killer who has her in his sights … and to make sure her supply of peanut butter doesn’t run out.
Book source ~ Tour
Paranormal | Cozy | Mystery
151 Pages

My Rating ~ 4 bites


Mallory McGrath has turned her new home, a former bed & breakfast, into a dog grooming & boarding business, but not everyone is happy about it. Velma Masterson in particular has a bug up her ass about it, but Mallory tries to ignore her. Then Mallory gets hit by a car and starts seeing and hearing ghosts. What the hell? As if that’s not enough to deal with, she finds a dead body on her property. Well, shit. Could things get any worse? Well, yes. Mallory is the prime suspect. Double shit. Now she has to find out who the real killer is all while dodging ghosts. Why has her simple life gotten so complicated?



This is a cute cozy paranormal mystery with decent characters, great animals, and cool ghosts. The mystery is a bit tricky and there’s humor, too. Plus, I mentioned animals, right? I like the new coroner and the ghosts are delightful. Not sure about the poltergeist, but he seems to not be a total dick, so I’ll reserve judgement. I like Kirby, her one and only employee, too. This seems to be a promising start to a series I think will be good for helping to unwind after a hard or stressful day. Even if there is a murder.



Lori Allison has had a life-long love affair with books, both as a reader and a writer. Lori is the mother of 3 grown children and has a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of New Mexico. She managed the construction company her family owned for 17 years before retiring to pursue writing full time.

Lori lives in a small town in New Mexico with her husband, Jeffery, and their three dogs.


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