Death Dates the Oracle

Nocturne Falls, Book 15

By: Kristen Painter

Narrated by: B.J. Harrison

Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year.

The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better.

Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all.

Eamon Underwood isn’t what you’d call a social butterfly. In fact, he avoids people altogether, outside of his job at his uncle’s funeral home, where Eamon is the mortician. For him, being around the dead is easier than being around the living. Mostly because of his very curious gift that enables him to see just how long a person has left to live. That knowledge makes personal interaction far too difficult.

Until he meets Troula Kouris. And sees...nothing.

Troula comes to Nocturne Falls to join her crazy-cat-lady aunts as an oracle, one of the rare descendants of the original Greek oracles. She’s been preparing for it all of her life. Unfortunately, just before she leaves for Nocturne Falls, she gets an ominous prediction that leads her to believe becoming an oracle could be fatal. Or maybe the real danger is the darkly handsome neighbor who lives next door.

When Troula and Eamon make a curious connection that leads to romance, it seems the fates want them together, despite the risks. Can a little orange kitten really solve all of their problems? Or will it all end in a catastrophe?

©2023 Kristen Painter (P)2023 Kristen Painter

Why did it have to end?!?

Being mostly of Greek decent, I loved the theme of this book.

I make all the food mentioned except pastitsio because I can’t stand the way it tastes. Made Chicken Kapama and Greek Easter Bread for Greek Easter. I was eating Koularakia (that I also made) while reading this (it’s made with anise, haven’t ever tasted one that had orange)

My grandmother and biomom used to have a blue eye amulet and often cursed people.

I had a cat named Cloe who I bottle fed from 10 days old. Named for alternative translation of “blooming” in Greek.

My Aunts always fed us a snack before breakfast, breakfast, an after breakfast snack. A pre lunch snack, lunch, a post lunch snack, appetizers, dinner, dessert, and before bed cookies…. Every day 😂

Ouzo always led to poor decisions and regrets but I add it into nearly every recipe 😂

Just love all these things that remind me of happy memories.

Bj Harrison’s Scottish brogue is absolutely dreamy!

My only complaint is that it ended. I would have loved the book to continue for another couple hundred pages (or more!)

Another Entertaining Story!

Loved this story as much as the others in this series! I never get tired of B J Harrison’s soothing narration that brings each character to life! I want more!!

Great story

Nice pace to the story very relaxing read and story love the narrator as best one listened to yet

Wonderful story

I enjoyed this book as well as all others in the series. Great writing and story!

Such a feel good series

BJ Harrison is the best narrator for this series. You can hear him smiling when the characters should be smiling. Love this series.