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review 2019-05-22 15:28
ghostly shenanigans
Delia's Shadow - Jaime Lee Moyer

Delia Martin is from early twentieth-century San Francisco and she has come back to help care for the woman who took her in when her parents died in the San Francisco fire.  She has always had ghosts as companions and originally she ran away to New York to escape their ever-presence, which disconcerted her.  Now she's back and there are more around and they seem to be related to the case her foster-sister's fiance is involved with. A serial killer who left for a while and seems to be back to prey on the extra people from the Exhibition that's in San Francisco this year.

 

It's that pre-war era that is quite interesting for a lot of writers and I liked it.  This is a cop drama with some supernatural elements that really appeals to me and keeps me reading.  There were moments where the pacing seemed uneven but overall it was an interesting read with people who cared for and about each other throughout.  I'm looking forward to more in this series.

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review 2015-12-21 00:00
Delia's Shadow
Delia's Shadow (Delia Martin #1) - Jaime Lee Moyer This was just long and plodding and not at all enjoyable. The writing was aggressively mediocre. The characters were moved along by plot rather then characterizations. The plot made no sense at all and felt like a short story's worth of plot forced into novel length. That can work when the writing is good, this is not good writing. The setting didn't feel real. I skipped the last half of the novel because I just didn't want to read any more.
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Turn of the Century Paranormal Romance 1890-1915
Anything for Love - Jane Goodger
The Mirror - Marlys Millhiser
Out of Time - Caroline B. Cooney
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker - Leanna Renee Hieber
A Love Out of Time - Rick Adkins
Delia's Shadow - Jaime Lee Moyer
Somewhere In Time - Richard Matheson
Heaven Made - Saralynn Hoyt
Be Mine Tonight - Kathryn Smith
Heart's Delight - Margrett Dawson

I will admit to struggling a bit with many historically set Paranormal Romances. Regency Werewolves just don't tend to be my thing. 

 

However, Vampires are another thing altogether and I love Time Travel Romances and heroes and heroines who can talk to ghost. Very cool stuff.

 

If we mix that in with the turn of the century time period, I am one happy cat. 

 

Here are are some wonderful Turn of the Century Paranormal Romances for your reading pleasure. 

 

1. Anything for Love by Jane Goodger  Time Travel Supermodel to the late 1800's

2. The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser  Time Travel 1978 to 1900 into her grandmother's life

3. The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber Ghosts

4. Heart's Delight by Margrett Dawson Time Travel a late Victorian remittance man 

5. Be Mine Tonight  by Kathryn Smith 1899 Vampire Romance Series

6. Heaven Made by SaraLynn Hoyt  1905 Ghost

7. Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson  Time Travel San Diego in 1896

8. Delia's Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer 1906 San Fransico Ghosts

9. A Love Out Of Time by Rick Adkins Time Travel Montrose, Pennsylvania 1896

10. Out of Time by Caroline B. Cooney Time Travel 1895 YA

 

 

 

Did I leave out your favorite? Let me know!

 

To vote for the best of the best, go to the Goodreads list: Turn of the Century Paranormal Romance.

 

To enjoy even more recommendations, visit my Pinterest Board: Turn of the Century Romance. 

 

 
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review 2014-03-25 00:00
Delia's Shadow
Delia's Shadow (Delia Martin #1) - Jaime Lee Moyer Delia's shadow had my full attention right from the beginning. Aside from the absolutely gorgeous cover, the story takes place nine years after the great San Francisco earthquake so the historical setting was extremely interesting. Our main characters, Gabe and Delia had both lost loved ones in the quake or in the fires that followed and that broken part of their personalities added depth of character in the form of strength and heartache. Delia had the double whammy because she is able to see the ghosts of those who stayed behind, especially Shadow, who follows her, pleading silently for Delia's help. To have that kind of burden seems overwhelming to me but Delia handles it as a true heroine would, with grace and the determination to do what was right though the whole story.

The story blends several genre but mostly historical fiction, paranormal, and murder mystery. It is not however, for the weak of heart. The murder victims are described in detail when they are found and there is quite a bit a heartache to go around as our characters desperately try to solve the case and bring the serial killer to justice before he kills someone close to them. I loved the edginess of this side of the story. The reader could easily understand how much harder it was to catch a killer during this time. The rules were much different and the resources were few. There was a constant frustration as the killer continually added more and more victims to his tally.

The dual narration also added to the uniqueness of the story. I really liked how chapters alternated between Gabe and Delia's point of view. You don't always get to read the male perspective and this increased the level of engagement for me. The slow but evident romance between these two characters was always present but never overdone. They were brought together in a way that would have been perfectly proper in the early 1900's. The investigation was also double sided. We saw it from the law enforcement perspective and we also read how the supernatural element was involved through Delia and Isadora, the medium who helps Delia understand her ghost and how it connects to the case.

This book had everything I wanted; mystery, action, romance, and the paranormal. There were an abundance of ghosts and I wanted to know all of their stories. I think it would make a great movie and hope that someone is intelligent enough to snatch it up.

I know there is a sequel and this time, I don't plan on putting it on the bottom of my TBR list. It will be moving right to the top!
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review 2013-12-05 02:06
Delia's Shadow (Delia Martin #1) by Jaime Lee Moyer
Delia's Shadow (Delia Martin #1) - Jaime Lee Moyer

Life has not been easy for Delia.  Her family died in the great earthquake in San Francisco, leaving her on her own, with the exception of her best friend Sadie.  Delia is a haunted woman and she sees ghosts.  Seeking to get away from the supernatural, Delia moves across country but when a particular ghost becomes insistent about invading her dreams and showing her horrible images of San Francisco, Delia knows that she must return home to get to the bottom of what she is being shown. What Delia does not know, is that the trip home will place her in the middle of a hunt for a serial killer.  

Despite the hunt for a serial killer and a thread of romance running through the story, Delia's Shadow is not really a compelling read.  It's the sort of book to pick up to kill time while waiting to do something else.  It moved along at a steady pace, to a highly predictable ending.  There were no twists or turns to engage the readers and at times, the characters were awfully tiresome. The story quite simply was flat.  

For a period novel, Moyer really failed to give us a strong sense of the setting. I had great difficulty picturing the time period, let alone believing it. For instance, men did not wear Fedora's in 1915, as the style became popular in the 20's. There were no real descriptions to give us a strong sense of time or place;  nothing to tells us what the culture was like.  Little things like talking about the music people were listening to, or a more vivid description of the clothing been worn would have gone a long way in giving the setting a more life like feel. 


There are several female characters in this story, yet the real action always seemed to come down to the men.  The male characters were constantly fretting over the women and ordering protection for their safety.  At no point did any of the women actively think about how to protect themselves.  The gender roles were rigid and strictly enforced throughout, with the exception of  Esther, who lived a bohemian lifestyle by taking on lovers instead of a husband.  Moyer stopped just short of having her female characters clutch their pearls.  

 

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