I unfortunately didn't enjoy this venture with Willow as much as I did the first volume. What had been cute and quirky quickly became annoying and repetitive this time around.

As intriguing as I find Willow's ability as a Visualizer, I would have thought her main goal would have been to learn how to control her power so it didn't run amok like in the first book (A TROLL IN THE HAMPTONS, as you can guess the title tells it all). There is also the matter of her fianc‚e sending a flirty, hot, cowboy to help her...either he has no trust issues in that department or wasn't thinking very clearly.

What I did find entertaining relies mainly in that these books aren't any one genre. Mystery, paranormal, romance, satire...Jerome includes all of this in the Willow Tate novels. The residents of Paumanok Harbor are lively and quirky--they certainly give poor Willow a run for her money as she searches for normalcy in her life once more. Now that she's more or less blossomed into her power they all feel no real need to hide their secrets any more either.

In the end though Willow's neurotic little ticks (which were cute in TROLLS, but quickly wore on me in NIGHTMARES), and unmemorable storyline left me feeling meh by the conclusion. This is a light read, diverting in its own way, but also lacking substance to keep me engaged for long periods of time.

Review originally posted at Night Owl Romance ( )

Decent enough story, half romance and half paranormal adventure. Second of five books dealing with an artist who's part of a village filled with paranormal talents, and somehow it always falls to her to sort things out when things go sideways. ( )

You may also read my review here: http://www.mybookishways.com/2011/11/nightmares.html

My favorite graphic novelist and Visualizer,Willow Tate,and her cranky Pomeranian,Little Red,are back in book 2 of Celia Jerome’s charming series! This time,three magical white horses are rampaging through Paumanok Harbor at night,causing its citizens to wreak havoc among one another,and giving Willow dreams of a baby horse that may have been kidnapped for nefarious reasons. When sexy cowboy Ty Farraday arrives in town to help Willow locate the horse,Willow’s hormones start acting up in a big way and sparks most definitely fly.

I really enjoyed Trolls in the Hamptons,the first book in this series,so I was eager to crack open Night Mares. Paumanok Harbor is charming as usual,full of citizens that have certain “special” talents,such as one boy who’s nose runs when someone is lying,and a plumber that uses the water in the drains he fixes as scrying mirrors. Paumanok Harbor really is a character in and of itself,and I just love it more and more as I get further into the series. The handsome Brit Grant,of the DUE (Department of Unexplained Events) who Willow fell for in Trolls is across the world fighting Yetis in the Himalayas,and Willow is seriously doubting her feelings for him. He’s the perfect man,right? And he wants to marry her! If that’s the case,then why is Willow falling hard and fast for Ty Farraday? Let me tell ya,I thought Grant was a hottie,but Ty? Whooooowee!
Here’s a quote from Ty at their first meeting:

“Honey,I’ll stop flirting as soon as I stop breathing. And you are the prettiest sight I’ve seen in ages. Apple pie and whipped cream,with vanilla ice cream on the side.”
See? Hot tamale,huh? Anyway,I digress. Willow must find this little horse to stop the reign of terror that the mares are causing,she’s been asked to teach a drawing class at the local community center,there may be drug smuggling going on,her mother still hasn’t returned from taking care of her dad,and eventually,she’ll have to deal with Grant. Willow’s got her hands full with this one,and of course,all of this just keeps her farther and farther away from her life back in the city. Night Mares was such fun,and it even got me a little teary at one point. I love hanging with Willow and her eccentric family and friends,and you can be sure I’ll be returning to Paumanok Harbor in Fire Works in the Hamptons,the brand new book in the series! If you haven’t discovered this fun,sparkling series,what are you waiting for? ( )