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Elizabeth returns to RoYds; an Agency that investigates the paranormal. A bit rich of RoYds really, especially when they have several ghosts and a pair of fallen angels on their staff. Then again, Whituth is no ordinary town, nor Refuge of Delayed Souls your every day ghost story. . . .
“Refuge of Delayed Souls” is a rich, complex paranormal novel containing multiple mysteries and ghost stories. The chapters move between points in time, developing several plots, as they jump from the present to the past. Nothing and no one is quite what they seem. The mysteries in “Refuge of Delayed Souls” unravel through the eyes of Elizabeth, a woman who [more . . .]
This is a complex tale but it holds together as if by magic. The story hook is set early:
As a child, Elizabeth had delighted in learning the history of the area; bloody battles involving Danes, Vikings and Celts, and legends full of sorcery and mythological creatures. Her mood darkened when [more . . .]