1928
The Bonaventure Circus is a refuge for many, but Pippa Ripley was rejected from its inner circle as a baby. When she receives mysterious messages from someone called the “Watchman,” she is determined to find him and the connection to her birth. As Pippa’s search leads her to a man seeking justice for his murdered sister and evidence that a serial killer has been haunting the circus train, she must decide if uncovering her roots is worth putting herself directly in the path of the killer.
Present Day
The old circus train depot will either be torn down or preserved for historical importance, and its future rests on real estate project manager Chandler Faulk’s shoulders. As she dives deep into the depot’s history, she’s also balancing a newly diagnosed autoimmune disease and the pressures of single motherhood. When she discovers clues to the unsolved murders of the past, Chandler is pulled into a story far darker and more haunting than even an abandoned train depot could portend.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: The Haunting at Bonaventure Circus
Book Author: Jaime Jo Wright
What do you like about this book:
"He was her Watchman. But more than that, she belonged to him."
Pippa Ripley has craved a sense of belonging her entire life. Given every advantage and opportunity as the daughter of a wealthy circus owner, she has also been forced to sacrifice the freedom to be seen for who she really is. When odd correspondences from an unknown watcher begin to escalate, Pippa valiantly strives to locate the person standing guard over the secrets of her past. Could a bruised and battered baby elephant become the catalyst for prodding Pippa's painful heritage out of the darkness and into the light? . . . . . or were her ministrations going to prove that just like the elephants, she might be treasured but not loved; for "love sacrificed, whereas a treasure was hoarded".
Real estate developer Chandler Faulk sees the restoration of the grand old circus grounds in Bluff River, Wisconsin as a way to prove herself; to prove that she is not only capable of being a single mother, but proficient enough to handle a large construction project with skill and determination. However, "No one told (her) before she'd recommended the purchase that the abandoned train depot her uncle had invested in was likely the site of an old murder".
"Life was not unlike the wisp of fog that curled around the base of a grave marker" . . . begins the author, creating an enticing aura of uncertainty about things to come. Unlike the eerie call of a siren within the wind, this story bravely beckons its readers to proceed toward danger rather than away from it, ultimately revealing that "what to us seems like God's biggest errors, to Him they are His largest promises".
Once again, Jaime Jo Wright has proven herself to be one of the most brilliant story plotters among authors of romantic suspense. Don't discount the methodical beginning, it only serves to heighten the anticipation of a stunning ending.
I received a copy of this book from the author and publisher. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.