Compulsion, Martina Boone
Compulsion, Martina Boone
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Compulsion
Heirs of Watson Island

Author: Martina Boone

Narrator: Joell A. Jacob

Unabridged: 11 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/07/2015

Synopsis

All her life, Barrie Watson has been a virtual prisoner in the house where she lived with her shut-in mother. When her mother dies, Barrie promises to put some mileage on her stiletto heels. But she finds a new kind of prison at her aunt's South Carolina plantation instead—a prison guarded by an ancient spirit who long ago cursed one of the three founding families of Watson Island and gave the others magical gifts that became compulsions.

Stuck with the ghosts of a generations-old feud and hunted by forces she cannot see, Barrie must find a way to break free of the family legacy. With the help of sun-kissed Eight Beaufort, who knows what Barrie wants before she knows herself, the last Watson heir starts to unravel her family's twisted secrets. What she finds is dangerous: a love she never expected and very real enemies who want both Eight and Barrie dead.

About Martina Boone

Martina Boone is the founder of adventuresinyapublishing.com, a Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers site, and yaseriesinsiders.com, a site devoted to encouraging literacy. From her home in Virginia, where she lives with her husband, children, and Auggie the wonder dog, she enjoys writing contemporary fantasy set in the kinds of magical places she'd love to visit.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alyssa on September 02, 2016

Martina Boone has set up what is sure to be an extremely intriguing trilogy with Compulsion. Within the first few pages, the reader is immersed in her gorgeous ability to create a setting as well as throwing us into a house full of dark family secrets. One of my favourite parts of this book was the p......more

Goodreads review by Hafsah on May 06, 2014

We're not in Kansas anymore, readers. This book here's set smack dab in the south. Living in Texas, and having lived in Florida and California, I know just how different the south is, compared to the rest of the country. So when I picked up COMPULSION, I expected to see real southern stuff. And lem......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on October 17, 2014

In a word, COMPULSION is delicious. A beautifully written Southern Gothic, which, to me, is one of the toughest types of books to write. I wasn't sure what to think the first few pages of COMPULSION. I didn't know if it was just a contemporary about death and new places..until there was one single ph......more

Goodreads review by Erin on April 14, 2014

I started reading this book and was immediately caught up in the story. Compulsion has it all -- memorable and flawed characters, exquisite and evocative writing, a heady romance, a page turning mystery, and a protagonist that I cheered for from the very first page. I highly recommend this dazzling......more

Goodreads review by K.L. on July 07, 2014

After her shut-in mother’s death, teen-aged, Barrie Watson is free to seek out the family kept secret from her all her life. She arrives at Watson Landing, greeted by a live albino peacock, and discovers a family heritage of privateers, rice plantations, and an ancient curse. The sense of place is t......more

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