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Willow File (Silhouette Shadows)

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Back of the book synopsis:

Corrosive rumors had tarnished his family name, linking the aristocratic Briarcliffs to scandal, madness...and murder. To entomb the legends once and for all, brooding Ross Briarcliff descended upon the elegant "haunted" beachfront hotel where his ancestor had allegedly plunged his fiancée into the deadly sea.

A slim obstacle barred Ross's way: Arianne Lacey, heir of the ghostly woman who'd died for love. Still, Arianne was so fragile that surely one ruthless kiss--or one salty wave--would sweep her away...

Yet Arianne's ethereal beauty, and the haunting scent of violets, stirred heated premonitions in Ross's icy heart. A violent passion to possess her gnawed at his soul. Was he succumbing to the Briarcliff legacy of maddening obsession...and murderous love?

I looked high and low for this book and finally bought it from someone off the internet. I heard nothing but great stuff about this book and about Lori Herter. My sister had read her vampire series. Anyway, when I read The Willow File, I was a little disappointed. The plot was fabulous. A ghost is haunting Arianne and it turns out to be Willow, her great, great aunt. Willow died mysteriously many years ago, her lover accused of murder by throwing her into the sea. Her lover is Ross's grandfather and so brings us to Ross and Arianne and their extreme attraction to one another, though the families are life long rivals. So, the bad parts of this book, well, those are the characters. They are weak and pathetic and sickening. Ross is so hung up on his family name and so immature I just want to rip out my hair. And Arianne is weak and frail and she just does not seem very smart. If this plot wasn't so good, this book would get a mere star from me and that is being generous.