Oh I love the Mary O'Reilly series of paranormal mysteries by Terri Reid. These stories just pull me in and keep me hooked from the first page.'Good Tidings' is the second book in the series and the story takes place during Christmas time in snowstorm battered Freeport and in Chicago.Patrice Marc...
I like this series very much. The mystery is good and the romance doesn't overshadow it. The cliff hanger at the end made me want to grab the next one and start reading immediately. If it hadn't been so late, I would have. I don't often give 4 or 5 stars, that shows how much I liked it. The chara...
Since reading the first book in this series, "Loose Ends-A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery", I've been hooked. This is the fourth book in the series and it doesn't let you down. The characters continue to grow and develop. The attention to detail makes it seem like you're right there and the rom...
While recovering from a trauma she experienced while trying to help Jeannine, Mary decides to “take it easy”, and work a regular case…something where there is no danger…like trying to help the ghost who is hanging out in the Chemistry lab at the local high school. But when it turns out that his ...
I absolutely love this series. One of the best things about this series, is having just finished the 7th book, I didn't have the feeling of having already read the book while reading it. This is something I often run into when reading a series with an extensive number of books. Terri Reid is a fa...
Mary O'Reilly is trying to settle into her new married life, but between the behavior problems with her new stepdaughter Clarissa, and the discovery that she is pregnant, things are dicey. And then Rosie asks her to help out with a possible haunting at a farmhouse that is up for sale. I love this...
Spangler?” Clarissa asked, looking up at her fourth grade teacher. “Yes, Clarissa,” Mrs. Spangler replied, placing her hand softly on Clarissa’s shoulder. Clarissa loved the way Mrs. Spangler answered questions. She put her hand on your shoulder and looked right into your eyes, like your questio...
A few minutes later Joseph appeared. He smiled when he saw her. “So, you knew I was coming,” he said. “I’m just hoping we don’t end up in a cemetery somewhere with my name on a headstone,” she said lightly. His smile faded. “Actually, we are going to a cemetery, but your name won’t be on the head...
“Coming,” she called brightly.No sooner had she opened the door than she was enfolded in a warm hug. “Mary, darling, it’s so good to see you,” her mother, Margaret, said.Mary placed her head on her mother’s shoulder and just enjoyed the sweet comfort of the hug. There was nothing better than a m...
Mary watched as the heads of the women in the ad and classified sections lifted from their monitors and watched as he strolled across the room to the reception desk. The receptionist, who earlier that week had been disinterested and sullen, was friendly and, Mary hated to say it, perky, when she...
“And these guys want Chicago?” he finally asked. Aengus shrugged. “Chicago. New York. Los Angeles,” he said. “They want control, and Chicago is the first step.” “Why here?” Sean asked. “It’s the ley lines, isn’t it?” Ian inserted. “They have more power here.” Aengus nodded, a look of surprise on ...
can refer to two different, but similar, ideas. On one hand, the term has become a catch phrase for a more self-sufficient lifestyle. But, taken literally, it means becoming energy independent, so you are not attached to a utility grid for any of your power needs. This book will focus on the firs...
Margaret said determinedly, “always just a little too full of herself.” She looked over at her daughter. “I wish I had known how those girls treated you.” Mary smiled and rolled her eyes. “Mom, that was over ten years ago, I’ve recovered, believe me,” she said. “Besides, it was one of the coolest...
Light spilled from the inside of the freezer and illuminated a small area of the kitchen, barely reaching the shadowy figure cowering in the corner. Mary reached into the freezer and pulled out a small carton of dark chocolate ice cream. She pulled the lid off, inserted her spoon, and then immedi...
It was just like Sean. Just because someone said not to do something, he had to do it. Their grandmother had warned them to stay away from the woods. Of course Mary didn’t believe the stories about little people, but she did believe there could be wild animals in there or vagrants who might hav...
“Don’t forget to call Dr. Springler,” Clarissa reminded her after she kissed her daughter goodbye. “I won’t,” Mary promised. “I’ll call her as soon as I get in.” After setting up her laptop, she pulled out her phone and made the call she was actually dreading. Really, she thought as she listened...
It sat in a lovely dell halfway between the forest and the village square. Seven enormous oak trees surrounded the area, their trunks so wide that four adults holding hands around them just spanned the width. Their ancient boughs spread outward in every direction and then finally twisted up int...