Adam's Point
by Elena Dorothy Bowman
Reviews
Reviewer: Chrissy Dionne
Reviewer Email: RJchrissydionne@yahoo.com
Title: Legacy Series: Adam's Point
Category: Paranormal
Publisher: Write Words, Inc.
Format: EBOOK/PRINT
Rating: 4.5 blue ribbons
Release Date: 2006
ISBN Number: 1594315019
Author: Elena Dorothy Bowman
Author Homepage: http://elenadb.home.comcast.net/
Author Email: elenadb@comcast.net
When we last visited ADAM'S POINT in the previous book, GATEKEEPER'S REALM, readers were left with many questions regarding the spirits that inhabit the made over Inn which had once been known as Pierce House. Guests have disappeared and there's a sinister wraith hoovering over the building. Some of the guests have opted to return to Caleb’s Cove where they believe they’ll be safe from the danger lurking at Adam’s Point, but are they really?
Ethan, Abigail and the guests who chose to remain at Adam’s Point have no clue what to expect from the wraith or what to do to appease it. With two couples already missing, Tony’s mysteriously disappeared, and unbeknownst to anyone at Adam’s Point, Jill, one of the guests whom Ethan had dropped off in town has also disappeared. The apparition obviously intends to do whatever it has to in order to ensure his demands are met and until then Ethan, Abigail, Tony and the guests are all at its mercy.
Abigail harbors hope that Jacob, one of the original ghosts - and a friend, will escape the wraith’s clutches long enough to clue them in on what needs to be done to release them all from the nightmare in which they’ve found themselves. In the meantime, the men devise plans to find and rescue the missing people while protecting the women. One of their plans is for the women to leave Adam’s Point and stay at Caleb’s Cove where they’ll be safe. Only it soon becomes painfully obvious that the wraith’s plans don’t include allowing any of them any measure of safety. The only way to satisfy it is to return to the Inn and attempt to appease it somehow. Where have the missing people disappeared to and why? Will Jacob be able to break the wraith’s hold and return to Abigail to let her know what’s going on and what needs to be done to correct the situation?
After reading GATEKEEPER’S REALM I was fascinated with the characters and the vivid imagery that enthralled me throughout the storyline. I’m thrilled to say that Elena Dorothy Bowman's continuation of the story in ADAM’S POINT contains all the same traits that have made the LEGACY series a thrilling read. I loved the men’s alpha attitude and determination to protect the women and had to laugh at the women’s ‘not without us’ attitude. While the sinister apparition kept me guessing at what stunt it would pull next I was really hopeful to ‘meet’ Jacob and learn just how he could help satisfy the wraith. I do have to confess while I was quite sure there would be a happy ending for the couples, I wasn’t anticipating the emotions which I experienced at the end of the story - sorry I can’t say more because it’d give too much away.
I would recommend reading all three of the books in the LEGACY series - HOUSE ON THE BLUFF, GATEKEEPER’S REALM and ADAM’S POINT in order to fully experience the wonders carefully hidden and guarded in this fascinating house/Inn.
SNIPPET?
Guests are disappearing, unwelcome ghosts are making their presence
known and the resident ghosts are nowhere to be found. Welcome to ADAM’S
POINT, the final book in Elena Dorothy Bowman’s LEGACY series. It is sure
to hold you spellbound as you experience the wonder of an ancient prophecy
and it’s effect on everyone who visits the area.
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Title: Adam"s Point - Book III of the Legacy Series
Author: Elena Dorothy Bowman
ISBN: 1-59431-504-3
Publisher: Write Words Inc.
Release Date: January 2007
Genre/Sub-genre: Paranormal Romance
Year/Setting: Present Day
Overall Rating: 3.8
Sexual Content Rating: None
Language (Profanity/Slang) Rating: None
Violent Content Rating: None
A brooding apparition hangs over the House on The Bluff on Adam‚s Point. People are missing and the spirit that has taken control of the house isn‚t about to give them up easily. While Ethan and Abigail are used to dealing with the vagaries of their house and the usual spirits that inhabit it, they have no idea how to deal with this new spirit who seems to be holding the house and its occupants hostage.
As the house both attracts and repels the inhabitants, Ethan, Abigail and their guests begin their search for their missing friends within. As they search the mystery surrounding the house starts to unwind as portals into other worlds open up. Can they survive long enough to save those who are trapped?
And what of the relic that an ancient Crusader knight seeks? Is the relic the key to what keeps the house standing? And what exactly will the Knight do to get the relic back to where it belongs?
I liked the prologue at the start of Adam‚s Point. Although I had read the previous book, it was a good recap for me. I believe anyone picking this book up for the first time would easily be able to work out the preceding story by reading the prologue.
The characters in the book are portrayed as normal everyday people who are faced with the supernatural. Abigail and Ethan, the owners of the Inn, know they have ghosts but they have no specials skills or tricks to deal with the situation they are in. Their guests are the same. This made the story more believable to me as I kept thinking would I stick around on my vacation trying to solve a mystery or would I get out and go to somewhere like Club Med? I particularly like the character of Jacob, the ghostly retainer who stays to do his duty. There is something charming and honorable in that. I would have liked to have seen more of him in the book.
This is a spooky almost psychological mystery. I could not work out what was happening. Every time I thought I knew the answer I was wrong. I kept wondering if the House of the Bluff had a life all of its own or if it was being controlled by outside sprits.
I don't want to ruin the story but I had to wonder why the whole relic thing had not come up as an issue before in the house especially due to the house's history.
To me, Adam's Point is an eerie what-the-heck-is-going-on-here book. You want to kept reading to find out the why and how and will the characters survive. That in itself makes it an good read.
Janet
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