Halloween at the Graff

Excellent start to what should be a fun series of Marietta holiday stories featuring the historic Graff Hotel. This one is a Halloween themed story obviously and it's a good one. Walker Wilder is the new event planner for the Graff and it's her job to try and get business up during the off season. First challenge is Halloween. Bringing in a ghost hunter team seems like just the idea she needs to get interest up and bookings flowing. Calum Quest has built his career around ghost chasing but he's beginning to tire of the whole thing so taking on the Graff job isn't appealing. That is until he gets a look at Walker. Fun read that I definitely recommend.

Walker Wilder ran from DC to Marietta Montana after a scandal left all the blame to her. Hoping to just be able to see her cousins that she never got to know. Callus Quest is the star of a cable show Ghost Quests who is ready to move on with his life. When Callum gets an email from a hotel in Montana wanting to be on the show he decides to swing by and politely decline and continue on to his friends ranch. When Walker and Callum spot one another there is an instant connection. Can Walker lower her guard and take a chance? And will Callum stick around long enough to let her? I went into this book with so many expectations and ended up feeling let down. The whole thing seemed rushed to me as well as the first few chapters were hard for me to really get into it.. I did like Walker and Callum’s characters and the setting of the Graff Hotel.

Halloween at the Graff by Sinclair Jayne, book one in the Holiday at the Graff series, is an interesting story. Walker Wilder’s life has imploded, making her feel lost and with no idea how she is going to turn her life around. When one of her former interns offers her a life-line with a job she is way over-qualified for and in Marietta, Montana, she jumps for it. Walker is now the new events director for the Graff Hotel, where she is trying to create a fresh buzz and new traditions to fill rooms during the off-season. Halloween might not seem touristy, but maybe hiring a spirit-hunting TV crew to showcase the ghosts within the Graff will definitely grab some headlines. Maybe Walker hasn’t lost her magic touch. Calum Quest is burned out. He created an entertainment empire chasing spirits he has never seen and is tired of asking questions which have no answer. He wants to recharge his life, starting a new adventure. When he sees Walker walking toward him he starts wondering if one truly can fall in love at first sight and if he can get her to reciprocate those feelings. Walker’s ideas for the Halloween celebration just might start some new traditions for Marietta, a life with Calum and with her newly found cousins. I enjoyed reading this book, reading it in one day. Sinclair Jayne is a great story teller able to draw her readers into her stories. I definitely recommend this book to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.