The Warwicks of Slumber Mountain by Cheryl B. Dale

Lindy Rand, almost eighteen, hears voices from distressed creatures that others don't. But she isn't crazy. She's a clairaudient.

After fleeing her stepfather's abuse, she lives with her grandmother at the bottom of Slumber Mountain owned by the wealthy Warwicks. Scattered throughout the world, clan members drift in and out of the mountaintop mansion like wraiths. People say they’re different. Maybe even witches. Cross them and your children sicken, your garden withers, your dog dies.

Lindy avoids them until one night The Voice makes her rescue GARETH WARWICK from drowning. When she takes him to the mansion, his aunt plies her with tea that puts her to sleep. Then the aunt proposes a trade: in return for fame and fortune, Lindy will loan her soul to the Warwicks. They need her clairaudient ability to communicate with the mountain.

It’s wrong to give away her soul, but Lindy wants desperately to be like other people, untainted by a sordid past. Maybe if she becomes successful, someone like Gareth can love her.

In a weird, erotic dream, Gareth takes her into the heart of Slumber Mountain and brings her back. But she’s dreaming. And it’s only a loan. She’s not really giving away her soul.

I’m fascinated by the paranormal, and as a Wiccan, I respect the energy of the Earth.  The Warwick’s give witches a bad name.  But, a book needs a good villain and Eleanor Warwick is a great one.  What she doesn’t understand is, you can take the girl out of the mountain, but you can’t take the mountain out of the girl.  Lindy was raised by her grandmother, and she learned those lessons well.

Eleanor may think she’s responsible for Lindy’s success as a model, but getting an agent to sign a girl only goes so far.  A reputation for showing up on time, clean and sober, professionalism, and being easy to work with is what keeps a person on magazine covers for ten years.  Listening to her financial advisor and investing wisely is what builds her fortune.  A lot of pretty faces come and go.  A lot of cover models come in from the sticks and spend their money as fast as it comes in.  Not Lindy.  When she returns to Slumber Mountain, she can hold her head up with the wealthy Warwicks.  She’s their equal, even though she still feels like little Lindy, the barefoot girl from the cabin at the base of the mountain.

You’ll love Lindy, hate Eleanor, and wonder about Gareth.  But mostly, you’ll enjoy this book.  The Warwick’s need her.  But the Mountain needs her more.  And you have to read the book to find out why.

Length:  230 Pages

Price:  $5.95

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