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Dark and Desperate Things (Haunted Houses Book 4) Kindle Edition

by Kelly Martin (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 233 ratings
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Elise Morgan is about to find out that the sins of the father come back to haunt you.

Running from Abel Hale seemed like a good idea at the time. Now as the only living soul in her cramped dorm room, Elise thinks maybe she's made a very bad mistake.

Naked Girl, who has waited patiently, wants to tell her story.
Elise's mom and Abel's mom want to be heard.
And Kim Forrester... she wants revenge because she wouldn't be where she is if it weren't for Elise.

One bad day...

When the thing that has terrorized them resurfaces, Abel begs Elise to go with him for one last ghost hunt. He isn't asking for her forgiveness but needs her help to send the monster back where it came from.

Every choice has a consequence.
Every lie has a repercussion.
Who can you trust when you can't even trust yourself?

One bad day can kill.
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    Dark Things
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    June 13, 2017
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071KCGZDZ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (June 13, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 13, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 496 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 233 ratings

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Kelly Martin

Kelly Martin

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Kelly Martin lives in a possibly haunted house in a small southern town. While she'd like to say paranormal things have only happened to her at her home, it would be a lie...

She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and an international #1 best selling author in horror, paranormal, contemporary, historical, young adult, and mysteries. All of Kelly's books have one thing in common-- imagine the real world is tilted slightly on its side. You don't really know what's going on, what's missing, but there is a tilt, a hum you can barely hear, telling you that something is off.

Email Kelly Martin at kelly @kellymartinbooks.com (no spaces). Visit her website at www.kellymartinbooks.com

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Ashley Nicole
5.0 out of 5 stars A Price For Two
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2017
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She'll come for you!
Elise and Abel are not on speaking terms, from the end of the last book and this one, Abel does something that Elise can't forgive. She goes back to her dorm alone. She's not there for long though before Abel is trying to get them back out there, at the new location for their Ghost hunt. Elise concedes and they go.

A lot is revealed at Kim Forrester's house. I was on the edge or my seat! We meet molly drake and she is just terrible! We are going to have to watch out for her! Molly it seems is only getting started! I'm so anxious and excited for the next book!
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Brian E
4.0 out of 5 stars This installment really picked up
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020
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Books 2 and 3 I found to be underwhelming but this book brought it back! Some of the dialogue is a bit annoying, with characters taking forever to inform each other of important information. The overuse of characters "suddenly finding their fingers very interesting" but for the most part this book got me interested again and looking forward to book 5!
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Laura Hernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars Leaves You Begging For More
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017
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I don't think I can find the right words to express how this series is so freaking awesome and this book..... OMG!!! I simply cannot get enough. I will say, without spoiling it for anyone, that I was devastated by Naked Girl's story as the truth about what happened to her was finally revealed in this book. I felt for her and still feel for her. There were some revelations in this book which I had somewhat already deduced but there was another which I had not seen coming. If you have not read these books.... then NOW is the time. Don't wait any longer. I impatiently await the next book in the series.
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MischiefTravvy
5.0 out of 5 stars 10 ⭐️ Isn't enough. Incredible book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017
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OH. MY. GOSH!!!!!!!! Is it just me or does everyone else want the books to be longer? Of the four books, this one is my absolute favorite!!!! I love Silas. I have from the first book and knew from the beginning what was wrong with him. Sort of predictable. And then Abel and what he did, predictable, but still can't help but adore them both! Now but I my nails NEEDING to know what will happen and how to stop Molly. What an incredible series and I adore you Kelly Martin for writing it but hate you for making us wait! Cliffhangers are the worst!
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Montzalee Wittmann
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific series of dark ghostly presences!
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2020
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Dark and Desperate Things by Kelly Martin takes the story full circle bringing in more clues and gathering all the novels bits and attaching them into a larger piece! A bigger, scarier puzzle! Lots of suspense and thrills. Read in order!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Book 4
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021
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Great read. Sometimes in series books they get boring or weird, but this series has been awesome. On to book 5.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not fond of cliffhanger books
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2023
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Not that every story line has to be tied up neatly, but it should at least stand by itself. Enjoy?
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Shannon Quick
5.0 out of 5 stars Kelly has done it again!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017
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If there were 10 stars Kelly would have earned all of them with this installment! DDT4 is absolutely amazing and I cannot wait until fall to see where Elise, Abel, and Silas go next! Like all of the other books of Kelly's that I have read, this one fully drew me in and kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish! DDT5 can't come soon enough!
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Hayley G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 9, 2020
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I am reading these books so fast that’s a testament to how good they are but can’t help feeling gutted once I’ve finished I’m hoping there is more.
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Rose
4.0 out of 5 stars Same snaky little girl
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2020
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Well yes, I just wanted to get this series off my recommended thing on kindle unlimited. I have book 5 still to go but hey, I like the central character. I like her sarcasm but, really I don’t go in for television ghost hunt things. However, this series continues to be amusing in its own way and, if you’re in to comedy horror with a young character as protagonist then this whole series os for you. Also, it is continual so that the next volumeisn’t one of those awful ‘one year later’ scenarios. it’s good if you’re in to this sort of thing but, as I’ve said, it’s not really me.
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Zoe
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my god
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2020
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What a way to end a book. If it wasn't so late I'd have the next one started. What a fab read.
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