Called from Beyond

The Spirit Guide: Ghosts and Haunted Houses

De: Caroline Clark

Narrado por: Jennifer Gilmour

A non-believer, a terrible accident, a stupid mistake. Is Mark going mad, or was his girlfriend Called from Beyond?

Mark's girlfriend dies in a car accident before he can tell her how much he loves her. He never believed in ghosts, but a well-meaning friend and guilt push him into new and dangerous territory. All he wants is the chance to say he is sorry. To speak to her one more time.

During a desperate, alcohol-fueled binge, he buys an Ouija board and calls Alissa. Is his drinking problem or survivor's guilt making him doubt his sanity? Or are the footsteps in the night and inexplicable messages real, has Alissa returned?

Gail and Jesse have their own guilt to bear, both tormented by a secret they have no choice but to keep.

Is it their fault Alissa died?

All they want is to help Mark through his grief, but his true plight soon becomes apparent. Evil is waiting, and it's worse than they can imagine.

Will Mark be sucked into the darkness, or will he send away his love to save his own life? Find out in this thrilling, fast-paced ghost story that will have you listening well into the night. Just remember to keep the lights on.

©2018 Caroline Clark (P)2018 Caroline Clark

Solidly entertaining ghost story

This ghost story is a riff on the well-known urban myth about a mysterious woman in white who appears along deserted roads. Following a tragic accident that claimed the life of his girlfriend, Mark becomes lost in a haze of grief, guilt and regret. When he attempts to call her back from the beyond to apologize, he opens the door to supernatural peril that endangers not only his life, but the friends who come to his aid, Gail and Jesse.

The characterization is what makes this more than just a ghost story. Mark, Gail and Jesse are driven by their own motivations and reasons, which makes for a dynamic interplay among this cast of characters. We see Gail and Jesse's relationship as ghost hunters develop as they learn to trust each other while battling paranormal elements to save others' lives and sanity.

Jennifer Gilmour does a super job narrating the story. Her delivery is clear, well paced and easily differentiates between characters.

Recommended audiobook for fans of supernatural tales and ghost stories.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Great spooky story!

Called from Beyond
The Spirit Guide: Ghosts and Haunted Houses
By: Caroline Clark
Narrated by: Jennifer Gilmour
This is an audible book I requested and the review is voluntary.
This is a pretty spooky book about evil spirits and ghosts. A good haunting, or rather a bad one! Good plot, interesting characters, and even spirit guides ( one is a sweet dog!).
Suspenseful, thrills, and ghosts...great book! Even a touch of romance.
The narrator was good, thick British accent that was different for this Yank but this was the second book I have listened to by her and I getting used to it!

Pretty creepy read.

I didn't realise this was book 2 of a series before starting it. It can be read as a stand alone, though there is references to something that happened in the previous book that made me wish I had read it before this one!!

Mark and Alissa are on their way home from their friend Jessies' house when they see a woman on the road. The car isn't able to stop in time and they crash. Alissa is killed and Mark is inconsolable as he wanted to propose to her that night! Not many believe him that a woman in white suddenly appeared and that's what caused the crash. His friend Jessie and his girlfriend Gail do however. Jessie used to be able to see ghosts when he was young but seemed to have lost the ability growing up. Something happened to Gail and she has been able to see ghosts since. Gail goes to investigate the site and tries to help Mark through his grief. Mark decides to use a Ouija board to contact his dead girlfriend when he is on his own, but ends up calling something more sinister. Can Gail and Jessie help Mark before it's too late?

The plot of this was a slow burner, but the author managed to keep the tension and creepiness at a high level throughout. As the story starts unfolding, you feel so much for Mark and all that he lost. His grief felt so real and I can only imagine what he was going through. As he starts to think about using the board, I was saying to myself.. don't Mark, nothing good can come from it!! Lol.

The author has created some characters that are easy to like and connect with. Mark is awesome and all I wanted to do was give him a hug. Jessie and Gail were great characters too. Jessie is trying to see if he can get his gift back all the while Gail is trying to figure out how to handle hers. Between them they make a good team!! I really need to read the first book to see what happened them. All of the characters were well written and developed.

In all, this was a good read. It's creepy, has great characters and was interesting. I look forward to more from this author.

Jennifer Gilmour was easy to listen to and had a nice clear accent. She had subtle differences for the characters and was able to give them their own tone. I thoroughly enjoyed her performance.

I was given this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. This in no way affected nor influenced my thoughts.

I LOVE A GOOD GHOST STORY!!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

Mark is driving with his girlfriend Alissa, when they see a lady on the road, causing him to veer off, killing his Alissa. Mark is devastated, as they cannot find the girl on the road, and feels complete guilt over the loss of Alissa, who he never told how much he loved her and how he wanted to set a date for marriage.
As Mark grieves, he has a little to much to drink and he is presented with an opportunity to use a Ouija board, but unfortunately lets in a different spirit. Mark doesn't believe in this, so he just thinks he's going a little insane.
His friends Gail and Jesse help him out as they are spirit hunters..

Is it their fault died
The narration and performance of this book was great.. and I love a good ghost story
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

great ghost story

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This was a well narrated and enjoyable listen. It's a ghost story and is well executed. All in all, it's worth a listen if you want a good paranormal story.