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A young architect marries the man of her dreams, leaving behind her family and southern heritage to build a new life. Tragedy strikes, taking the life of her husband and unborn child. Angry at the world, instead of using her skills to build a new future, she vows to destroy everything that reminds her of what she's lost, including the old plantation home left to her by her grandmother. As determined as she is to dismantle the house, her family and her grandmother's handsome attorney, are just as determined to stop her.

I felt as if I belonged in the plantation, with it's squeaky floors, flowing ghost, and cool breezes flaring the lace curtains away from the windows. A totally unexpected turn of events makes this story one of a kind. The descriptive scenes the writer has painted run throughout the book. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves ghost stories.


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Traces Ghosts of Roseville Volume 1 Betty Bolte 9781500522186 Books Reviews

Mandy's Review

In one of the novels I've read recently, one of the characters said (and I'm totally paraphrasing here) that to be a successful novelist all characters needed to be fleshed out and well-rounded. The reader should be able to get to know the supporting characters as well as they're getting to know the main characters. And, looking back over my list of favorite novels, I would have to say that's true. I enjoy getting to know all characters of a novel, even if they're only around for a little while. I want to be able to miss them when they're gone and wonder what became of them. I can't do that if they're not fleshed out ... which I think is part of the problem I had with Traces.

Meredith and Max, being the main characters, are fleshed out enough for the reader to be able to gain an understanding of who they are and how they think. Meg, Sean, Brock, and Dina were not fleshed out. Yes, the reader has knowledge of some of their pasts, but they don't become well known by the reader. I would've enjoyed knowing how each couple met and came to be married. I would've liked to have seen more of their personalities given life on the page.

** SPOILER ALERT **

Meredith basically wants to tear down the plantation home because she's always imagined her, her husband, and their children living there. Due to an unfortunate accident, it's stated in the novel that Meredith can no longer have children. Well, when we meet Max, his goals are to make senior partner and find a woman to settle down and have some babies with. As they draw closer together, Max learns of the event that has taken Meredith's husband away from her, but not once in this novel does she tell Max that she can no longer have children. If they get married, is Max really going to be satisfied with not having any children when it's something he's been longing for? Also, the man is 46 years old. If he does have children, he'd be in his 60s before they graduated high school. That's a little old, don't you think? I digress. Max and Meredith did not have one conversation about children in this novel. I just think this could be a source of contention for them in their newly found romance.

Paulette is included in this novel as one of the semi-main characters. I'm not sure why. It's not often I give advice like this but I think Traces would have still worked without Paulette being in the center of things. There was just a lot going on and then you add her into the mix. Yes, I know the author added her into the story to help Meredith and for the two sisters to work out their differences, but I think with some editing and minor re-writes Paulette could've been excluded from the majority of the novel. My suggestion concerning Paulette? Let her be the cliffhanger at the end of Traces leading into the next novel, Remnants. For example, give the same ending that Traces has now, but have Paulette enter the scene at the end stating her intentions to stay even though she knows she's not welcome by Meredith (because without Paulette in Traces, the two sisters haven't worked out their differences yet). I think that would've given Remnants a jumping off point.

For a quick read that has a Harlequin-esque flair, Traces was not all that bad. I did enjoy the ghost story aspect and I'm still (secretly) a lover of happy endings. I don't know that I'd read this again, but it was entertaining the first go-round and I think those of you who enjoy the Harlequin romances would enjoy Traces.

*An ecopy of this novel was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
If her inheritance from her grandmother had come several years ago, she would have welcomed it as a new home for her family. But last year, in a horrible assault, a thief had murdered her husband. That was bad enough, but Meredith Reed had been pregnant and also been shot. She lived, but the baby was also murdered. Nothing had been able to allow Meredith to forget what she had lost and seeing what could have once been a place in which she would continue the family heritage was nothing more than a reminder of how many flashbacks still continued to haunt her...

The thing was that her grandmother had picked her out for the inheritance for a reason. Meredith was an architect and had won many awards on her work. Her grandmother anticipated that with the entire inheritance, including funds, that Meredith would work to bring their family home back to its original grandeur.

Family drama soon erupted, though, when Meredith's first decision was for herself--she wanted to build a memorial park to honor her lost family as well as all of her ancestors...and others... With Meredith being the younger child, her sister as well as her parents felt they had a right to try to stop her... The thing was that Meredith's plans included destroying their family home and turning the land back to natural use...

At first, I was concerned about the two main characters in particular. Meredith comes off as very selfish, yet as the story moves forward, she begins to open up to both the pain of her past as well as to being home once again, and with her family from whom she had pulled away from over the years...

The one character that also confuses us is Max, who is the estate lawyer. He was adamant that Meredith follow her grandmother's wishes and fulfill her duty! Not something Meredith was willing to even listen to at that time in her life. We do get to know more of Max's personal feelings and find that he has loved the property since he first saw it...and only wished that he had sufficient funds to have the ability to own such a home for his future... Of course, he also needed to find that wife to share that home. As is common, the two main characters do find themselves attracted to the other. But are arguing over much as the story proceeds.

The one thing that was able to pull Meredith into the present situation was that, first, she had seen a woman looking out from the second floor on the day she had arrived. Then as she started to clear things out, pending what she would do with the house, she found many books, letters and journals from her ancestors... When she arrived at the point where a family member had disappeared, she was hook into the intrigue and mystery of what had happened to her!

And when she realized that the missing woman had begun to be called the Lady in Blue, and it had been probably her at the window, Meredith wanted to know more, especially when she began to smell a scent--flowery, and nobody else seemed to be able to smell it, Meredith became convinced that she was being haunted...

Blending the historical past with its secrets is often an engaging read as we both go back into the beginning of the story hundreds of years ago, while at the same time, living in the present, trying to respond to today's issues within the historical background. There were hints throughout the book, but, for me, none of them stuck...so I was totally surprised with the conclusion of the Lady's secrets...

I was watching Meredith closely because everybody other than her thought it was crazy to raze the family home. Still with a tragic family loss recently that devastated the whole family, I could see and understand why Meredith could not--was not able to--deal with what everybody was expecting and pushing for her to do... It is a lesson that we must learn for ourselves, but which requires sympathy as well as empathy for those involved.

This multi-genre paranormal, historical, romance, mystery will pull you into the story after the first chapter or two. Max and Meredith are two independent, opinionated, and aggressive people who find a match in meeting each other. If you allow them to be themselves, with their own fears and desires, you'll be soon watching as the family drama, which includes, by the way, a wonderful couple who has helped on the estate for many years, pulls each character into merging, once again, as a loving family. Highly recommended.

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I read this book because I work with the author's husband. And I am glad that I did! I really liked the descriptions and how the characters were developed. I could picture every scene in my mind and I could really feel the hurt in the main character. I am looking forward to the next book! Thanks, Betty for the good read.
Traces tells more than a ghost story, more than a love story. Not only does Meredith resolve the issues keeping her from finding love again, but she reconciles with her sister Paulette. She solves the mystery of long missing ancestor and falls in love with her estate attorney Mac.
Loved this book. The plot has many levels. There is a mystery to be solved from the past, family relationships to be mended and a life to be healed. Lots to find out on every page. Everyone should have a Roseville to live in!
Love old houses with a mystery and this has it all!
A young architect marries the man of her dreams, leaving behind her family and southern heritage to build a new life. Tragedy strikes, taking the life of her husband and unborn child. Angry at the world, instead of using her skills to build a new future, she vows to destroy everything that reminds her of what she's lost, including the old plantation home left to her by her grandmother. As determined as she is to dismantle the house, her family and her grandmother's handsome attorney, are just as determined to stop her.

I felt as if I belonged in the plantation, with it's squeaky floors, flowing ghost, and cool breezes flaring the lace curtains away from the windows. A totally unexpected turn of events makes this story one of a kind. The descriptive scenes the writer has painted run throughout the book. I highly recommend this to anyone who loves ghost stories.