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Marcia Meara, author of Swamp Ghosts and Finding Hunter, has set Book One of her Wake-Robin Ridge series amid the haunting beauty of the North Carolina mountains, where ghosts walk, ancient legends abound, and things still go bump in the night.

"A PHONE RINGING AT 2:00 A.M. never means anything good. Calls at 2:00 A.M. are bad news. Someone has died. Someone is hurt. Or someone needs help."

On a bitter cold January night in 1965, death came calling at an isolated little cabin on Wake-Robin Ridge. Now, nearly 50 years later, librarian Sarah Gray has quit her job and moved into the same cabin, hoping the peace and quiet of her woodland retreat will allow her to concentrate on writing her first novel. Instead she finds herself distracted by her only neighbor, the enigmatic and reclusive MacKenzie Cole, who lives on top of the mountain with his Irish wolfhound as his sole companion.

As their tentative friendship grows, Sarah learns the truth about the heartbreaking secret causing Mac to hide from the world. But before the two can sort out their feelings for each other, they find themselves plunged into a night of terror neither could have anticipated. Now they must unravel the horrifying events of a murder committed decades earlier. In doing so, they discover that the only thing stronger than a hatred that will not die is a heart willing to sacrifice everything for another.

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"Unforgettable romance with a supernatural twist." 5* Review

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ET2QR1Q
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 26, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1331 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 436 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,347,994 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8,049 in Ghost Fiction
- #40,698 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #59,191 in Romantic Suspense (Books)

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Marcia Meara

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Marcia Meara lives in central Florida, just north of Orlando, with her husband of over thirty years and four big cats.

When not writing or blogging, she spends her time gardening, and enjoying the surprising amount of wildlife that manages to make a home in her suburban yard. She enjoys nature. Really, really enjoys it. All of it! Well, almost all of it, anyway. From birds, to furry critters, to her very favorites, snakes. The exception would be spiders, which she truly loathes, convinced that anything with eight hairy legs is surely up to no good. She does not, however, kill spiders anymore, since she knows they have their place in the world. Besides, her husband now handles her Arachnid Catch and Release Program, and she’s good with that.

Spiders aside, the one thing Marcia would like to tell each of her readers is that it’s never too late to make your dreams come true. If, at the age of 69, she could write and publish a book (and thus fulfill 64 years of longing to do that very thing), you can make your own dreams a reality, too. Go for it! What have you got to lose?

CONTACT MARCIA HERE:

The Write Stuff: http://marciamearawrites.com/

Twitter: @marciameara

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/marciameara/

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MARCIA'S BOOKS:

Wake-Robin Ridge

A Boy Named Rabbit: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 2

Harbinger: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 3

The Light: Wake-Robin Ridge Book 4

Swamp Ghosts: A Riverbend Novel

Finding Hunter: Riverbend Book 2

That Darkest Place: Riverbend Book 3

The Emissary: A Riverbend Spinoff Novella

The Emissary 2: To Love Somebody

The Emissary 3: Love Hurts

The Emissary Trilogy: A Riverbend Spinoff Collection

Summer Magic: Poems of Life & Love

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Pete Springer

Two Women Finding Love

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2021

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Wake-Robin Ridge is the first book in Marcia Meara's series. The story revolves around two women, decades apart. Sarah Carter is looking for a major life change and decides to get a cabin in rural Colorado and write the novel that she has always wanted to write. She meets MacKenzie Cole, a handsome but mysterious man who has had more than his share of tragedy. MacKenzie has a secret that prevents him from getting close, but his love for Sarah is at odds with his previous plans to live isolated.

Sarah is connected unknowingly to Ruth Carter, a woman who saw an opportunity to flee from her abusive husband, Lloyd Carter, fifty years earlier. While Lloyd is in prison, Ruth runs away to rural North Carolina and lives in the same cabin that Sarah later inhabits. Lloyd hires a guy to track down Ruth so that he (Lloyd) can come back and murder her.

This was an engaging read that involves plenty of suspense with a paranormal angle. I enjoyed this story, and I plan to read the next book in the series.

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J. Holmes

New life, new friendship, and a decades-old mystery that comes back to haunt

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2020

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Sarah Gray has had it with being a librarian. Not that she doesn't like the work--well, the research part of it. Filing reports and periodicals every day would make anyone's eyes glaze over. She's ready to move on to something more fulfilling. What better way to start afresh than to move to a location from fond childhood memories.

She buys a house in rural North Carolina, where she can forge ahead on her new adventures as a writer, finds a loveable cat to keep her company, and meets the intriguing stranger from down the road. He's hard to read, but his beloved wolfhound doesn't hide her affection for Sarah.

The history behind Sarah's new house is rooted in the tortured life of Ruth Carter, whose husband nearly beats her to death. She takes advantage of her reprieve after he is arrested for the assault, and moves her life to North Carolina and Wake Robin Ridge. We root for Ruth as she builds a new life in her new home, and dread the day when her husband returns for revenge.

Meara ties the lives of these two women together in the sense they are both rebooting their lives, and we get to enjoy the ride. I especially like Sarah's neighbor, Mac, who has a troubled past of his own he struggles to come to terms with. And who can resist the unlikely friendship between a wolfhound and a tomcat?

This is the first of Marcia's books that I've read, but I'm eager to read more. I loved the interaction between Mac and Sarah. The way Sarah discovers what happened to Ruth is heartwarming. Ruth's story is a mix of triumph over abuse, the joy of a new life, and the fear of her old life catching up with her. Toss in a supernatural terror and a friendship that blossoms into something more, and you have Wake Robin Ridge.

Bottom line: loved it!

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Robbie Cheadle

A dual romance with deep and emotional writing, mystery and an exciting paranormal twist

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020

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Sarah is a woman of some financial means who is tired and disillusioned with her life as a librarian and research assistant. Wake-Robin Ridge in the mountains of North Carolina is a fondly remembered holiday destination from her childhood and Sarah decides to take the plunge and purchase a remote cabin on Wake-Robin Ridge in order to pursue her dream of writing a book.

Sarah hasn't been in her new cabin for long when she meets her neighbour, Mac, and his large half wolf half dog pet, called Rosheen. While Rosheen quickly takes to Sarah, her neighbour blows hot and cold and, despite being good looking and pleasant on the surface, manages to arouse a lot of tumultuous and conflicting emotion in Sarah who can't understand his strange and contrary behavior.

The reader is introduced to second woman, Ruth Carter, who lives in an earlier time period [1962] and who is clearly the victim of an abusive husband. In the opening section of Ruth's story, she commits a transgression in the eyes of her husband, Lloyd, who beats her nearly to death. Lloyd is arrested and imprisoned as a result and Ruth takes his hidden money, a substantial sum, and his car and flees. Lloyd comes to hear of Ruth's actions and undertakes to get his revenge on her.

The story is a dual love story about both Sarah in 2011 and Ruth in 1962 with the injection of a murder and a frightening supernatural twist.

I enjoyed this story, but it was rather a slow burn initially for me with most of the action and revelations taking place in the second half of the book. I would describe this book as a romance with a paranormal sub-story rather than predominantly a paranormal book. The author's beautiful writing and poignant emotional descriptions keep the story moving and maintain reader interest throughout the book.

I enjoyed the characters of both Sarah and Ruth, who came across as determined women who made the best of their opportunities and made some tough decisions to help and protect their menfolk. I particularly, like Ruth how showed unbelievable fortitude and resilience.

I would recommend this book to lovers of romance and deep and emotional writing with some mystery and an exciting paranormal twist.

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Bittersweet Tale, Supernatural Twist

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020

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I enjoyed the slower pace of this novel while getting to know these characters, along with their pets (you can never go wrong adding furry friends to a story). Being familiar with the Asheville, NC area, I loved the author's vivid descriptions of the neighboring fictional small town of Wake-Robin Ridge. The mountains are beautiful, and I could completely understand why Sarah relocates there to begin her writing career. Ruthie's story is both heartbreaking and inspiring, and I wondered how the two stories would intertwine. And then the ghost showed up - color me thrilled. What follows is a harrowing, lovely, bittersweet tale that provides answers to years' old questions.

Wake-Robin Ridge contains two touching love stories with a supernatural twist, a lesson on coming to terms with your past, and dropping the barriers and allowing yourself to find happiness. A true pleasure to read.

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MacTrish

Poignant romance laced with real and eerie terror

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2018

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If you like tender romance spiked with a dash of fear and the supernatural then this book is for you. There are two love stories in the novel.One is poignant and set in the past, the other has a modern setting and wonderfully describes the inner turmoil and insecurities when attracted to someone new. There's malevolence, too, which threatens both the old and the new but I'll say no more to avoid spoilers!
Marcia Meara has a superb eye for detail and describes mannerisms in the characters and in their quirky pets which give a 'real' feeling to the book. She also brings the Wake-Robin Ridge area to life, the descriptions skilfully woven into the plot.
The pace of the book is frequently gentle and unhurried which makes the terror all the more shocking in contrast with its sudden and rapid escalation.
I'm moving on to the second book in the series now!

Janet Gogerty

Even the two dogs will steal your heart in this gripping story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2016

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'A great story teller' was my first impression as I quickly got into this story, or rather two interwoven tales. I enjoy novels set in more than one time and in this book the chapter headings helpfully tell us when and where we are. I have never been to the USA and if I ever get there I would rather visit Wake-Robin Ridge than Disneyland! This is a rounded tale, a romance and ghost story, but also a delightful journey to a beautiful part of the USA. Two very different love stories and four very different lives. I was so involved, that half way through the novel I thought I had misread that it was also a ghost story, so when the first paranormal event occurred it came as a complete shock. Without giving anything away, the description of that first night of terror was more vivid than any horror movie. If I did visit the Blue Ridge Mountains, I would certainly not stay by myself! I look forward to reading more by this author.

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CathyR

Great story, looking forward to following the series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2016

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4.5*
Two women, two stories, fifty years apart, their lives connecting in a terrifying way. Ruth and Frank met in the 1960s when Ruth escaped from an abusive husband and settled in a little cabin on Wake-Robin Ridge. Ruth thought she was safe and could at last find happiness when she met Frank, but it wasn’t that easy to remove Lloyd from her life. Her husband, Lloyd Carter, himself an abused child which shaped him into the man he was to become, had been imprisoned for multiple charges, including assault with the intent to kill. Ruth took her chance and made the break for freedom, taking Lloyd’s money and car. From prison, Lloyd employed his cousin to keep an eye on things for him. When he learned what Ruth had done his anger knew no bounds and he swore revenge. While he served his time, he plotted and planned, and two years later he was paroled. That’s when Ruth’s nightmare began.

Fifty years later, aspiring author Sarah Gray is working in a library in Florida, as a cataloguing and research assistant. Until one day she has a flash of realisation. She is financially secure, with no need to work, especially at such a dreary, uninspiring job. She needs to move her life forward and realise her dream of a writing a book. With that in mind, Sarah decides on a move to the mountains of North Carolina, a place she loves. There was nobody in Florida who would miss her, or that she would miss, apart from her best friend, Jenna.

What Sarah didn’t count on was the complication of meeting the complex and solitary MacKenzie Cole, who has a heartbreaking tragedy in his past, causing him to be reclusive. Sarah and Mac have a less than promising first meeting when Mac’s dog, Rosheen, a huge Irish Wolfhound, slips her lead and ends up at Sarah’s cabin. I would have loved to have been witness to the resulting meeting between Rosheen and Sarah’s cat, Handsome!

A really accomplished and skilfully written debut novel. Sarah and Mac’s story is intertwined with flashbacks to Ruth’s tragic life. The engaging characters and scenic setting are so well defined and beautifully described. There’s a wonderful sense of place and I had clear images running through my mind while reading. The author’s love of the mountains, with it’s forests, trails and rivers, shines through. A lovely touch to take the title from a pretty sounding species of spring flower, native to the mountains, with deep red blossoms called Wake-Robin.

This is my third book by Marcia Meara and, like the others, it’s a well-balanced mixture of romance, mystery and suspense with strong, distinct characters, this one with an added extra, a supernatural twist which I love. There’s evil and a hate so deep on Wake-Robin Ridge that even death can’t stop it.

Whatamess

Loved it!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2014

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Another vote for this book. I loved it, couldn't put it down. I wondered if it was going to go downhill when the "ghost" appeared but it didn't. I'll definitely read more by this author.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2014

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Lovely read, well worth it.

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