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Burn for Jack by Aiden Pierce

Series:
N/A

Genre:
Erotica, Horror, Paranormal, Witches, Demons, Monsters, Fantasy, Contemporary, Urban Fantasy, Dual Points of View, Short Story, Novella, Horror, Witches and Wizards, Romantasy, Supernatural

Publication Date:
October 26, 2022

Pages Numbers:
93

Read Date:
October 8th , 2023

Date Finished:
October 8th , 2023

Rating:
5/5

Blurb:

Don’t go near the pumpkin patch on Halloween night…

Jack Calloway is the pumpkin-headed boogeyman of Hallow Hill. As the legend goes, he was a man of wicked tastes, devilish allure, and had a knack for dark magic. He and his lover—my ancestor—were tried as witches and burned at the stake at the edge of Hallow Hill’s pumpkin patch.

Some say he made a deal with the devil to spare his lover’s soul and haunts the pumpkin patch to this day, waiting for her return.

Review:

Centuries ago, a sinful and wicked Jack Calloway made a pact with the deal to save the soul of his lover. In doing so, the Devil had placed Adaline Moore's soul back into her bloodline. Since then, the town of Hallow has whispered to never go up to the pumpkin patch during Halloween. The last Moore to do so came back naked and having lost her mind. But Adaline Moore has made a bet with the town's bully forcing her to dress like her ancestor and stay at the pumpkin patch. When Lucas sets fire to the patch, Adaline finds that the fire doesn't touch her and that Jack Calloway is not a myth.

I caught sight of this book being advertised off the author's page. The premise sounded interesting and I went seeking out the book. Let me say that I loved this book. I absolutely loved this twisted tale of a pumpkin-headed ghost coming back to lay claim to the soul of his lost lover. I loved how we got a small peak at the past from Jack's point of view. I would have loved to have seen just a bit more but again, this was meant to be a nice short little tale of Jack and Adaline.

Before Jack, Addie lived a life of Hell in Hallow Hill. Her mother was labeled a whore and this was also a label placed on Addie. Unfair as it was, I could see why Addie wanted to leave. Not only because of the label but because her bullies continued to make her life miserable because of her mother. They even made fun of her grandmother.

So, to see Jack appear and take revenge was the highlight of this story.

I loved the characters, the plot, and the romance. The latter was slow. It didn't happen all of a sudden. Although I do believe that Jack was already in love. Maybe because he believed that Addie would remember him.

I would love to see more of Jack and Addie especially something of the past. I would love to know how they met, fell in love, and the ending of their tale prior to his summoning by today's Addie.

Final Thought:

Overall, this was one of my favorite monster romances. Jack is as delicious as he had been before his death.

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