Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse: (A Dual Timeline Gothic Mystery and Suspense Novel with Ghost, Clean Romance and Set in a Small Town)

By Jaime Jo Wright

Book Overview

In 1874, a battered woman awakens atop a forgotten gravesite by Lake Superior. Identified only by the locket around her neck inscribed with the name Rebecca, she seeks refuge with an elderly lighthouse keeper named Edgar. But as Rebecca struggles to remember who she is, she finds herself haunted by the lingering memories of Annabel, a mysterious woman who perished in the unforgiving waves of Lake Superior years earlier. With the spirit of Annabel seemingly reawakened, and an unknown adversary on the hunt to silence Rebecca once and for all, there is more at stake than just reclaiming her own memories. Rebecca must reclaim Annabel's as well.

In the present day, author and researcher Shea Radclyffe escapes to the lighthouse outside a historic mining town in Michigan, seeking clarity about her failing marriage. Instantly drawn to the lighthouse's landlord, Shea contends with the vengeful legend of Annabel's ghost and a superstitious community that has buried the secrets surrounding a decade-old murder. As the secrets harbored around Annabel's lighthouse unravel, Shea must navigate a fight of torn loyalty, self-discovery, and the haunting forces of love and a vengeance that should have drowned a century before.

An acclaimed "expert in her element" (Booklist), Jaime Jo Wright once again delivers a bone-chilling dual-time suspense novel that will leave readers turning the pages all night long.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764243799
• ISBN13: 9780764243790
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

another stunning novel from Jaime Jo Wright

"What are memories if they are only to be lost, and what is the lost unless it has potential to once again be found?" It's another stunning novel from Jaime Jo Wright. Set along the coast of Upper Peninsula of Michigan, this intriguing ghost-murder mystery will grab you from the very beginning. To be inside a lighthouse on the shore of Lake Superior is quite a treat. It's not as eerie as the author's books can be but the fascinating pull of lore and legend of ghosts and cold cases that has become the author's signature is still brilliant. I loved traveling between Rebecca's story in 1874 and Shea's story in the present time. The plot is complex with lots of twists and turns and I really enjoyed putting the pieces together with Shae and Pete. Rebecca's story was more like watching a movie and trying to figure out what was happening to the poor girl with amnesia. Shae's story was more relatable and touchable with her career ambitions and deteriorating marriage. Romance was subtle in the story, as Shae and Pete had fallen away from romance. But they discover the true meaning of love through their harrowing journey - love that is sacrificial, constant, and steadfast. If you enjoy dual time mystery, you will absolutely love this book. Jaime Jo Wright never disappoints. I received a complimentary copy courtesy of Bethany House through Interviews and Reviews via NetGalley and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.