Haunting Violet
Haunting Violet
Haunting Violet
Alyxandra Harvey
Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother's elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can no longer ignore her unique ability. She must figure out what this ghost is trying to communicate, and quickly because the killer is still on the loose.Afraid of ruining her chance to escape her mother's scheming through an advantageous marriage, Violet must keep her ability secret. The only person who can help her is Colin, a friend she's known since childhood, and whom she has grown to love. He understands the true Violet, but helping her on this path means they might never be together. Can Violet find a way to help this ghost without ruining her own chance at a future free of lies?

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Mystery

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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Violet can't take it anymore. Her mother has tricked widow after widow into handing over their fortunes. In return she shows them visions of their dead loved ones, and always gets away with it. Violet hates that her mother is a fake medium.Then comes the call to attend to Lord Jasper's' estate.While her mother is fooling more people, Violet experiences a vision that is something her mother didn't create. Suddenly she finds herself right in the middle of an unsolved murder mystery.

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Violet is a troubled girl who follows her fraudulent medium mother around London city selling phony séances. When Violet and her mother are invited to a country house for a series of séances, Violet finds that she can actually see and talk to ghosts and is pulled into a murder mystery of the sister of one of the guests. When Violet's mother gets discovered, Violet must step up and replace her. On top of all that, Violet has fallen for her long time companion, Colin.

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