by J Malcolm Stewart:
The Titanic disaster has been well mined for material in the public sphere. In just the last twenty years, we’ve seen an Academy Award winning film, a TV mini-series, several full length documentaries and countless books on the sinking of the 20th Century’s most unsinkable ship.
With such a universe of materials on the ocean liner’s ill-fated voyage, you might be temped to think there’s nothing left to say about the event.
Fortunately for JD Phillips and her new book, In the Calm, by Angelic Night Press, there are still a few mysteries still lurking at the bottom of the Atlantic. Mysteries enough to create a lively, engaging story of supernatural lost love for her readers.
The novel’s plot centers on Dani, a young writer dealing with the aftermath of her boyfriend Nick’s death at the hands of a home intruder. Shaken to her core, Dani finds herself seeking solace in an isolated, abandoned waterfront manse called Harlane.
As Dani settles in she discovers the strange, sad connection that the house and its previous owner had to the Titanic sinking. And in doing so, she also discovers her connection to the famous ship. And the equally troubling connection of her dead lover.
Full of eerie visions, forgotten lives and the pain of lost love, In the Calm works as both a supernatural romance and a historical fiction piece, allowing the reader to see the other side of the Titanic experience that Kate and Leo didn’t cover. While the storyline slips at time into predictable soap opera angst, the freshly written prose and lively characters keep the momentum of the story moving forward. And the ending to the novel is sure to give pause to even the most jaded of paranormal romance readers.
At approximately 275 e-book pages, In the Calm is a light read but with enough gravitas to make it worth the effort. Hopefully, Phillips will continue to bring her readers this type of readable spooky romance in the future.
In the Calm is available on Amazon.com.
J. Malcolm Stewart is a Northern California-based public relations/marketing professional. He holds degrees in Political Science and Comparative Religion, but can have a conversation someone without starting a small war. Long interested in suspense, thrillers and horror, he writes and reviews on the subject for websites far and wide. When he’s not writing, reviewing or reading, you can find J. Malcolm riding around Northern CA with something radioactive in his trunk.
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