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When I saw the cover of this book, I thought of a Gothic romance. It was kind of exactly what I thought it was going to be. I loved this book. I spent so much time reading this book trying to figure out what was happening and what was going on. I loved it it reminded me of the old Gothic romances I used to read of my grandmothers, very suspenseful with that touch of romance. I loved the characters, they were flawed and realistic. Lavender was such a fantasticly written little girl with that air naivety and mystery. I love the gypsy theme of the book and I liked how the book ended.

I will definitely read more books up from the Sauter

Whispers on Shadow Bay is a mystery, thriller & clean romance that comes under the genre Christian Fiction. I am Not an overly religious person myself so I tried to go into this book with an open mind and boy I am so glad I did. This is quite the little gem an expertly written tale which is shrouded in mystery and secrets. to generalise.
We have Rosetta who through doing the right thing has lost everything and has arrived at Shadow Bay Hall with her faith shaken to the core. She's there to take up a job as a caregiver to the elder Mr Hale.
On arrival, she meets several characters, there's O'shay I think he's some sort of groundsman & general dogsbody a very gruff fellow. Then we have Mrs Tuttle the very dour housekeeper who seems to have absolutely no tolerance for Rosetta.
The love interest Simon Hale & Lavander aka LaLa, Simons very cute six-year-old daughter.
But things at the Hall are not quite what they seem, strange sounds, noises in the walls, secret passages, ghosts and lost time.
Whispers on shadow Bay has a very gothic feel to it, you can almost imagine the creepy music accompanying the dialogue, setting the scene and waiting for that moment that makes us jump out of our skin.
The suspense in this novel keeps going till the very end as Ms Byrnes slowly reveals to us morsel by morsel the secrets of Shadow Bay

In conclusion Whispers on shadow bay was a wonderful gothic mystery reminiscent of a bygone era. It kept you guessing until the very end and was full of multi-faceted individuals that pulled you into their trials and tribulations.
Don't let the Christian genre title put you off as this was not in your face and very tastefully achieved, this is not a story that preaches at you, religious or not you will enjoy this wonderfully creative piece of fiction.

I received a free copy of this e-book from NetGalley in return for my honest opinion