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After battling a malevolent ghost that held the spirit of her friend Ian MacKinnon bound to the land for two hundred years, sixteen-year-old reluctant psychic Riley Williams felt as if she was finally easing into her new life in Scotland. Or so she thought. Laria, the spirit of the witch who had cursed Ian wants revenge for Riley’s interference and she’s bringing along friends—dark entities who thrive on evil. The one bright spot in Riley’s world is Ian’s descendent, Kade MacKinnon, who could easily be Ian’s modern day twin. The parallels between the two guys are undeniable. As Riley’s relationship with Kade blossoms, she begins to realize Laria has grown in her power since their last confrontation—a power that could very well manipulate the living just as effectively as the dead.
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    MacKinnon Curse Novel
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J.A. Templeton likes writing about characters who don't exactly fit inside any specific box. Aside from writing and reading, she enjoys research, traveling, riding motorcycles, and spending time with family and friends.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 26, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1480180505
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1480180505
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.53 x 8 inches
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    I’ve been writing romance for over twenty-five years now, and have had the privilege of writing for New York publishers, small innovative E-publishers, as well as Indie publishing my own work. Indie publishing has proven to be the best of all worlds for an author like myself, who enjoys writing in all sub-genres of romance, including the young adult genre (my personal favorite).

    Aside from writing and reading, I’m obsessed with history, love research, traveling, and riding motorcycles with my hubby, my first and only love, who stole my heart when I was fourteen and he was eighteen (yes, he robbed the cradle). I am also a medium, which gives me a unique perspective when writing about the paranormal and characters like Riley, who can see, hear, and feel spirits.

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    I’ve been writing romance for over twenty years now, and have had the priviledge of writing for New York publishers, small innovative E-publishers, as well as Indie publishing my own work. Indie publishing has proven to be the best of all worlds for an author like myself, who enjoys writing in all sub-genres of romance, including the young adult genre (my personal favorite).

    Aside from writing and reading, I’m a certified psychic medium who loves history, research, traveling, hanging out with family, and riding motorcycles with my hubby, my first and only love, who stole my heart when I was fourteen and he was eighteen (yes, he robbed the cradle).

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C. Read
5.0 out of 5 stars Never Have I Ever....
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2012
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FINALLY! I get to sate my mind on what has happened to Riley Williams!! Well not finally, it hasn't been that long since I've read the first book. I'm just being really dramatic....

I don't even LIKE stories that have ghost in them.
I hated Tales from the Crypt, and stuck up my nose to the Goosebumps series as a kid... Simply because I'm a big chicken.
But I can read this book and enjoy it thoroughly.

The Haunted literally begins where The Deepest Cut ended. And Riley thinks that everything should be back to normal in her life.
She has helped Ian MacKinnon pass over to the other side, and naturally assumes that Laria's evil spirit self has left her. And then she sees creepy Laria starring at her outside of her school. (Note:1st creepy shudder of this review)
Things after that quickly get dangerous for Riley.
This time, Laria is not just attacking her. She is aiming at anyone that Riley is close to, and what Riley can't figure out is WHY Laria is still haunting her...

Ms. Templeton gives us a lot more depth to the characters. ALL the characters. (Secondary included) - I found myself getting slightly attached to them, and each story of their lives. She gives us drops of their family lives, personalities that make you thoroughly enjoy the book.
And along with the plot, it makes the book impressive. It's able to stand along the first.

Laria.
She is the freakiest little ghost I ever read about.
Scratch that, she's a freak of nature.
Picture the chick from The Ring......

Just her alone makes this book a mature YA. Anytime I read a scene with her, I braced myself. I was reading this book in the middle of the night, and I thought about getting a drink, and then thought about Laria. I soon thought, "Ehh.... Maybe I'm not THAT thirsty..."
Ms. Templeton makes her totally creepy, and if I believed in ghost, Laria is how I would picture them to be!!

Riley.
I have to give this sixteen year old massive props....
If you had an evil spirit attached to you like a leach what would your reaction be?
Mine's simple: A vile of holy water on hand, and daily visits to the local priest....
But Riley stands pretty damn strong considering all the harassing that Laria does- and other spirits that just won't leave the Earth- to her.

If you read, The Deepest Cut , you probably fell in love with Ian like the majority of us. AND if you haven't, I won't give you spoilers. I'll just simply say that Kade MacKinnon makes everything okay in the hott-European-dude department.

You're doubtful.. shame! This little description should be a enough to make you buy the book A.S.A.freakin'.P.

"My pulse skittered seeing Kade, sans shirt, playing football. He had an incredible body-nice wide chest, perfect pecs, a solid six-pack and the deep V that disappeared beneath the waistband of his pants. The same deep V that made girls get stupid, myself included."

Oh Riley.... I think we all just got stupid from that description....

I felt like the ending was a big cliffhanger... I went to click onto the next page, and...
what. the. what....
The story was over!
BUT (because there's always a but..) I did enjoy how things weren't quickly wrapped up at the end of this book. Book 3 I think is a going to have lot of things answered.. Ms. Templeton knows,oh so knows, and she torturing us with it!!
I anxiously await the third book, The Departed

I always enjoy Ms. Templeton's writing. The pragmatic voice she gives to the teenagers in this book is dead on.
I could picture in my head the kids actually talking like they do. Accent's in Germany are very thick. But I now have a major urge to travel to Scotland...... ;)

I HIGHLY recommend this book if you enjoy a great Mature YA book, and of course Ghost.
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED THIS BOOK!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2012
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This book was sooo creepy!! I loved it!! I think my only complaint was that it seemed so short, either that or I read it too fast. :) I loved that we were able to meet some new characters in this installment, even if they weren't in it a lot. I liked Madison and Hanway from the little they were in the story. I had really hoped to get to learn a bit more about Madison's past and why she can see spirits as well. Maybe thats for another book? I also hoped for just a tiny bit of information as to how Laria was able to continue to haunt Riley and possess others when we thought she was taken care of in the first book. I knew there had to be some way that she'd come back, but we didn't get that explanation.

I did love that Kade was in the story and that he was connected to Ian. I have to admit, I missed Ian quite a bit! I really loved him in the first book. I liked that all the original characters were in this book as well, I love Shane and Miss A! I liked that Riley was truly accepted into the group of Megan, Cass and Cait too. I hope in the next book we will be able to find out what happened to Anne Marie as well?!

I feel like there were so many more questions raised in this book, it's hard to wait for the next one to come out!! I'm hoping it'll be very early spring?! Overall this was a great addition to the story and I'm very excited for the next one in the series! Hopefully it's longer and comes out soon!!
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Chris Mits
4.0 out of 5 stars One confusion, but GREAT!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2012
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PLOT: Once again an awesome plot!! An awesome sequel! Lacking nowhere!!! I was totally hooked!!!! I started this book just before I went to bed and finished it now at 6am haha!!!! The descriptions were heart racing and heartbreaking. The love story is touching though a bit confusing >SPOILER< for I don't understand how Kade is Ian's reincarnation when he was born before Ian passed on. Anyone figured that one out??? >END OF SPOILER< I especially love the relationship between Shane and Riley.

GRAMMAR: I add this because there are some that go on about books having grammar errors, but I honestly don't see any here except a "hasn't is" or something like that, but that could be the Scottish dialect or something. ^^
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HorseHugger
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2012
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This is the second book in this series about Riley, her brother (Shane), their new home in Scotland and the ghosts that keep Riley company ~ whether she likes it or not. I have a busy schedule so never have time to read a book in one day. But, I made time to do just that with this one!! I agree with other reviewers that you should read the first book, "The Deepest Cut", first though. You need the background information that book provides to fully appreciate the action in this installment. It's been ages since I've been this immersed in a book series and I just can't say enough good things about it. I'm not a young adult, but all the characters are written in a very genuine voice. The book even touches on some teen self-image issues and how to deal with them, which is a positive addition to the story line. Riley's encounters with some of the ghosts are quite terrifying at times, and I find myself wanting to give her motherly advice (talk to a priest!, research this topic!!, etc., etc. LOL). In this second book, her friends and brother are now being affected by the ghosts which only adds to the suspense. Finally, Scotland, with its misty moors, castles and rugged beauty, is the perfect setting for this story and adds to the creepiness factor (in a good way). I can SO see this being made into a great made for TV movie (hint, hint, Hollywood!). All I can say is, buy the series. I highly doubt you'll be disappointed. Thanks for the wonderful books, J.A. As we sometimes say here in the South, "Ya done good!!"
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5.0 out of 5 stars Goodreads
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2023
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Great series
Its a little over the top on the evil.spirits
Good book either way
Author has a good imagination
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Zed
5.0 out of 5 stars Creepier but still believable
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2014
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At the end of the last book we see Ian’s spirit passing on to the ‘other side’ once Riley finds Laria’s journal and breaks the curse. Riley is heartbroken but can’t exactly tell anyone that her ghost boyfriend has now left and so tries to grieve silently. Soon after, two of the younger MacKinnon’s return to school from holiday; Kade and Cait. Kade’s resemblance to Ian both physically and emotionally shocks Riley, but they get along immediately.

Their immediate attraction infuriates Laria, the evil spirit, who has also returned, albeit in spirit form. This time Laria is even more evil and dangerous than before, furious that Ian’s soul has returned and that he’s back with Riely. Laria manages to hurt Riley and her family in a number of ways, often not caring about having an audience.

Kade feels a connection with Riley but he has no idea that Riley can see ghosts, that she was in love with his ‘ancestor’ ghost Ian or that Riley cuts. In this way Kade is different to Ian because Ian knew all Riley’s secrets, mostly because he could spy on her!

This book was scarier than the first because Laria possessed quite a few people, and physically hurt Riley on several occasions. Plus there are other dark spirits around that are trying to cause trouble. Hopefully in the third book we’ll finally see Riley able to protect herself in some way, rather than getting hurt or being saved by friendly spirits.

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Despite the fact that Kade was at practice, which was a relief in itself, I had to be sure not to say anything or let on that this wasn’t my first visit to their home. It’s not like I’d blurt out, “Hey, I’m the one who broke into your home while you were on holiday to perform a ritual to free your ancestor Ian from a curst put on him by a dead, but very evil witch.” Yeah, that’d go over so well.

Tempers ran high, especially in the city where everyone was in a hurry to get where they were going. It didn’t matter if you were halfway around the world. People were people.

At least I was having a good hair night. I couldn’t say the same for Dana, who had gone with an updo that made her nose look bigger. “There are mean spirits everywhere...just as there are mean people everywhere. A person doesn’t change who they are when they die. If an earthbound spirit was cruel in life, then that spirit would be cruel in death.”

I knew too well the feeling of having someone you care about die. A piece of you dies with them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars going to get the next one :)
Reviewed in Australia on March 20, 2015
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A book that won't back away from the evil thing actually staying evil. Where the good doesn't automatically prevail. Different and I like it
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Marion
3.0 out of 5 stars Alles in allem ein ordentlicher zweiter Teil
Reviewed in Germany on September 27, 2014
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Nachdem Riley Ian erlöst und ins Licht geschickt hat, hatte sie gehofft auch die bösen Geister los zu werden, aber mit der Erlösung hat sie ins Hornissennest gestochen und nun hat sie nicht nur Laria am Hals - im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Denn Laria versucht nicht nur einmal Riley zu erwürgen.
Der einzige Lichtblick ist der Nachkomme von Ian: Kade McKinnon. Die zwei haben sofort eine Verbinung und Kade erinnert Riley nicht nur einmal an Ian.
Außerdem verbessert sich ihr Verhältnis zu ihrem Bruder wieder.

Alles in allem ein ordentlicher zweiter Teil, der mich gespannt auf den Abschluss der Trilogie warten ließ.
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emma and Jon
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2014
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This is the third book in the series. There is a fourth titled The MacKinnon Curse which explains the story from a different point of view however I think that I am happy ending the series here. The third book was my favourite book from the three in the series however all three of the books were just brilliant.

The Haunted introduced us to a stronger and braver Riley who wasn't as focused on boy drama as she has been in previous books and although I absolutely enjoyed the love story running through it was refreshing to see a different side to the heroine. I loved the girl power feel of this book and how Riley would do anything to protect her friends. She managed to over come challenges with her dad and with herself and the limits of what I could handle on the scary front were pushed.

Its difficult to express how much I enjoyed this trilogy without talking about things that may spoil the experience for people who have not read this book so I will keep this short and sweet.

I loved this read
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Jodie Eastment
5.0 out of 5 stars loved these books
Reviewed in Australia on July 11, 2014
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Yes get them they where great. Was not the normal books I would read, but I have to say I loved them.
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