The Harbor Pointe Series is a collection of eight novellas by Story Empire authors. Each story takes place at the Harbor Pointe Inn in a fictional California town. See my reviews for the previous books in the series on this blog.
A Fathomless Affair has everything: a family feud, a paranormal encounter, a missing personâs case, and a police investigation. Even a little romance.
Lorelei Audley comes to the Harbor Pointe Inn to co-ordinate her fatherâs latest wedding to a Thai woman young enough to be her sister. Lorelei arrival starts with a bang: she slips on the floor, bangs her head and hurts her back. Worse, both the receptionist and the bartender hit on her. She has paid for the wedding herself and hopes her father will reimburse her, but he proves to be an overbearing, narcissistic, and rude man with an equally rude fiancÊe. The author does a grand job with him â I wanted to reach into the pages and throttle him. And I wanted Lorelei to grow a backbone.
Loreleiâs only help is Elodie, the wedding planner for the Inn and one of the guests, Porter, who is there to track a comet for his thesis. The timing of his visit coincides with the appearance of a ghost ship and the discovery of an old curse, which lends an eerie element to the setting. Both Elodie and Porter are supportive and pitch in to help her handle all the problems she is facing with her father and the wedding.
When her father abruptly cancels the wedding (it seems he and his fiancÊe are already husband and wife), Lorelei needs to recoup some of the money sheâs spent, since it seems her father is broke. Then her father disappears. I love the way the author has woven the legend of the ghost ship and the curse into the story and leaves the reader wondering at the end.
With its high tension and twists and turns, I loved this novella!
About the author (from Amazon):
Staci Troilo grew up in Western Pennsylvania writing stories and poetry in her free time, so it was no surprise that she studied writing in college. After receiving creative and professional writing degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, she went on to get her Masterâs Degree in Professional Writing, and she worked in corporate communications until she had her children. When they had grown, she went on to become a writing professor, and now she is a freelance writer and editor.
Staci is a multi-genre author. Her fiction is character-driven, and despite their protests, she loves to put them in all kinds of compromising or dangerous situations.
You can find out more about her
On her website: stacitroilo.com
Twitter (X): @stacitroilo
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorstacitroilo
I’ve read A Fathomless Affair too! I agree, it’s a fab story in a fabulous series!
Thanks, Priscilla. Nice to see we agree on good reads!
It sounds like a really intriguing series!
I think you would enjoy it – the books are novellas, so quick reads! Thanks for stopping by!
I like the sound of all of them, Noelle. Thanks for your review and congratulations to the author!
Wow, you really are racing through this series of books.
Easy to do because they are novellas. I am working on The Girl in the Boat review now. I got sidetracked with Christmas and the need to finish everything up for my family in Utah!
I loved this story, too. I completely agree I wanted to throttle the father (and his fiance!).
Great review for a great book!
Thanks, MC. Unfortunately, I knew a man much like that – maybe not quite as rude! đ
Ugh!
Unfortunately, this character is based on someone I know. Those impossible narcissists are out there.
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Thanks so much, Noelle. I’m thrilled you enjoyed the story, and I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Staci, you wrote a great book! Very entertaining with lots of twists. We need more! Happy Holidays!
Thanks, Noelle. Working on it!
Excellent review, Noelle. Staci’s a great storyteller and I enjoyed her part of the series immensely. I hope you enjoy the rest of the series – you’re almost there! Congrats to Staci on the wonderful review.
Thanks so much, Diana.
Yup, I’ve only got two more great books in the series to enjoy. đ