Review of Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse by Jaime Jo Wright

 

I'm excited to share a review of Jaime Jo Wright's latest release with you! Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse was an amazing read for sure, but I would also like to mention the beautiful cover. Not only is the artwork amazing, but if you get the physical copy, the cover has a lovely pearlescent finish that I haven't seen before, and I really loved it. 

Here is the back cover copy to give you a loose idea of what the story is about:

1874

A battered woman awakens atop a forgotten gravesite by Lake Superior's southern shore. Identified only by the locket around her neck inscribed with the name Rebecca, she seeks refuge with an elderly lighthouse keeper. But as Rebecca struggles to remember who she is, she finds herself haunted by the lingering memories of Annabel, a mysterious woman who perished in the lake's unforgiving waves years earlier. With the spirit of Annabel seemingly reawakened, and an unknown adversary on the hunt to silence Rebecca once and for all, more is at stake than reclaiming her own memories. Rebecca must reclaim Annabel's as well. 

Present Day

Author and researcher Shea Radclyffe escapes to the lighthouse outside a historic Michigan mining town to seek clarity about her failing marriage. Instantly drawn to the lighthouse's landlord, Shea contends with the legend of Annabel's vengeful ghost and a superstitious community that has buried the truth about a current murder. As the secrets harbored around Annabel's lighthouse unravel, Shea must navigate a fight between torn loyalty, self-discovery, and the haunting forces of love.  

From start to finish, Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse kept me guessing. Both timelines were well-written, and I only figured out the villain in one of them. My takeaway from a life-lesson standpoint is the importance of reasonable expectations. Life isn't as full of grand gestures as books as movies paint it. That can often lead to disappointment with the lot we've been dealt. It doesn't have to be that way. Love is found in little, day-to-day act of kindness.

If you love Jaime Jo Wright's other books, I'm sure you'll love Tempest at Annabel's Lighthouse. You can pick up a copy here. For a chance to win an ebook copy, comment below with your favorite summer activity. 

Janet is the winner of the ebook copy of The Other Sister by Jessica Patch!