Where Spirits Linger
Where Spirits Linger (Narrating the Paranormal Book 3) is the third paranormal anthology produced by WordCrafter and compiled and edited by Kaye Lynne Booth.
I have one short story in Where Spirits Linger which is currently available as an ebook and as a paperback from Amazon US here.
Blurb
Spirits linger in strange places for unexpected reasons.
Kaye Lynne Booth’s spirits care and want to be cared for in “The People Upstairs”.
Robbie Cheadle’s spirits have unfinished business in “Listen to Instructions”.
Stevie Turner’s spirits are out for revenge in “David’s Revenge”.
Enid Holden’s spirits linger in a house with a history in “The Chosen Few”.
Sharon Kretcshmer’s spirits linger on a battle field in “The Final Portrait”.
Crysta Planko’s spirits linger in an estate long gone in the winning story, “Olde Tyme Village”.
5 star Amazon review
I listened to ghost stories with my dad when I was a kid. Once a week we stayed up late because the ghost broadcasting didn’t start until 11:00 p.m. A perfect hour to cuddle up next to someone in case I got scared. I still hear a vibrating voice announcing the Midnight Zone.
If you enjoy ghost stories, you’re into a treat with the new release of Where Spirits Linger, an anthology with Kaye Lynne Booth, Robbie Cheadle, Stevie Turner, Enid Holden, Sharon Kretschmer, and Crysta Planko.
We hear the cliché “RIP” (rest in peace) when someone passed away. Do all the spirits rest when people passed away. Will they have unfinished business to cause them to linger?
In Where Spirits Linger, Roberta Eaton Cheadle writes about the spirit of Simon Pienaar, who didn’t cross over to the other side of the world. He broke into someone’s home one night, killed the owner, and stole his collection of antique Kruger coins. The police arrested Simon Pienaar and charged him with murder, but nobody found the treasure.
Jake bought the 19th-century house owned by Simon Pienaar despite rumors and gossips about the haunted house and all the stories behind it. He got a bargain on an auction, planned to renovate it over time, and wanted to live there while he did so.
He soon found out the restless spirit haunted him by asking for help. He ignored the chilling voice that invaded his dreams night after night but finally asked what the ghost wanted him to do. It was Simon Pienaar’s spirit asking him to do something with the antique Kruger coins he had stolen. He gave instructions to Jake to help him take care of his unfinished business.
How hard could that be to help a ghost put the closure in his business? It’s not as easy as it seems, especially for following Simon’s specific instructions. Roberta will let you know Jake shouldn’t have messed around with Simon.
Roberta’s “Listen to Instructions” is entertaining, so are the rest of the ghost stories. Highly recommended for an evening reading. I received a free ARC to do an honest review.
An extract from Listen to Instructions
“It was the voice the bothered Jake the most, with its high-pitched waver and petulant undertone. It seared through his head and reverberated along his nervous system.
Attached to the irritating and persistent voice was an elderly male face, with the yellowish-brown colour and wrinkled texture of a pear that had fallen from a tree and lain slowly baking in the hot African sun. There was a calculating look in his dark, rheumy eyes, and his recessive mouth had a discontented downward twist.
The body to which this face belonged was frail, with bowed legs and a back bent forwards at a 45-degree angle. Of course, Jake didn’t know at the time that the old gentleman was carrying a weighty load. A life of deception, greed, and selfishness will do that to a man, especially a dead one who has been cursed to wander the no-man’s land, between this life and the next, with his sins heaped upon him in the form of a tremendous burden.
Since moving into his new home, Jake had caught several glimpses of the phantom either lurking in the shadows of the dilapidated linen press or hovering around the large built-in fireplace.
Jake had decided to ignore him.
The phantom will leave if his presence doesn’t illicit any reaction.“
Lingering Spirit Whispers (Narrating the Paranormal Book 4)
Three great WordCrafter paranormal anthologies bundled into one great paranormal anthology set: Whispers of the Past, Spirits of the West, and Where Spirits Linger. Thought provoking short fiction for every lover of ghost stories and paranormal tales.
Contributing authors include Kaye Lynne Booth, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, Stevie Turner, Enid Holden, Laurel McHargue, Jeff Bowles, Julie Goodswen, Tom Johnson, Arthur Rosch, S.L. Kretschmer and Christa Planko.
Available here.