Mrs. Morris and the Ghost

Mrs. Morris Mystery Series, Book 1

By: Traci Wilton

Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu

Charlene Morris knew Salem, Massachusetts, had a spooky reputation. But when she decided to open her B&B there, she expected guests - not ghosts....

A grieving young widow, Charlene needed a new start - so she bought a historic mansion, sight unseen, and drove from Chicago to New England to start turning it into a bed-and-breakfast.

On her first night in the house, she awakens to find a handsome man with startling blue eyes in her bedroom. Terror turns to utter disbelief when he politely introduces himself as Jack Strathmore - and explains that he used to live here - when he was alive.

He firmly believes that someone pushed him down the stairs three years ago, and he won't be able to leave until someone figures out who.

If Charlene wants to get her business up and running in time for the Halloween tourist rush, and get this haunting house guest out of the way, she'll have to investigate. Though truth be told, this ghost is starting to grow on her....

©2019 Patrice Wilton and Traci Hall (P)2019 Tantor

Hooooooo

I liked the story, but how stories about a young new widow inheriting, a Victorian, house, that is. haunted by a hot ghost and turning it into a B&B, can there be?

Narrator is awful

I enjoyed the story, but the narrator reads like the local librarian. She cannot do different voices, and it is very confusing as to who is talking a lot of the time. She doesn't distinguish between the different characters.

Ghosts

This is very reminiscent of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. I always loved that story.

Oh, come on

I’m a paranormal investigator, so I believe in ghosts. This story line is total drivel. I think the author might also want to research wine tasting. Annoying lack of attention to detail.

Excellent read

Love story no matter what stood in front of them. Reminds me of the Ghost and Mrs. Murior

Fun read

enjoyed listening great twist at the end. Hope the next one has more history about Boston and Salem

A bit of Mrs Morris in each of us

The author’s style and unique voice put me smack in the middle of Mrs. Morris’s life and dilemma as she tries to move forward after losing her husband and then suspending her beliefs to deal with her now present reality. Great characters and setting. Can’t wait to finish the series.

if your bored enough you'll listen to it.

didn't like the way it was red it was like she was talking to a small child or something idk just didn't like it.

It kept enough of my attention that I finished it

It’s a story that has been told by other authors - middle aged lady suffers major life change, moves to a new place to open a historic inn/b&b/bookstore/cafe and can see the ghostly inhabitants.

It was done reasonably well, but there were several comments and attitudes that felt out of place. Most of those anachronisms are directed toward women or the relationship between men and women. The story is supposed to be contemporary - it includes smart phones, Google, and the Black Eyed Peas; however, the characters often think like people would have 100 or 200 years ago. As an example, when discussing why a woman might cheat on her husband, the main character says something along the lines of “She had a handsome husband, who bought her this beautiful house, and provided her with wealth. What more could a woman want?”

The main character is supposed to be an advertising professional. Advertising is the only business she has worked in since finishing her college degree (until this story begins); yet every time she comments on how advertising works, she provides her credentials by saying “I was a marketing major.” As though the 20 years of experience she had in the business was less important than her major in college.

The performance was reasonable, but it took me a long time to get used to the pauses that the narrator inserts in sentences. About halfway through the story, I realized that she speaks like a female Jeff Goldbloom.

As a free book, it’s fine. If I had paid a credit for it, I would have hit the return button very quickly.

Good story and interesting characters.

Poor differentiation in pitch between characters. Would have been improved by duo of narrators, or the editor adjusting the pitch for the male characters.