Book guide
Compulsion
On a haunted Southern island, an inherited gift pulls Barrie into a centuries-old curse, a deadly feud and an unexpected romance.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyFound powerFantasyAncient evilGothic FantasyGhostsGothic FantasyFamily curseGothic FantasyDecaying mansionGothic FantasyCursed estateGothic FantasyAncestral secretsGothic FantasyFamily secretsRomanceStar-crossed loversParanormalGhostsParanormalOccultParanormalPsychic abilitiesMysteryFamily secretsMysterySecret pastYoung AdultStar-crossed loversYoung AdultFound power
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About Compulsion
After her mother dies, Barrie Watson leaves her sheltered life for her aunt’s decaying plantation on Watson Island. She discovers that the island’s founding families are bound by an ancient curse and supernatural gifts that have become compulsions. Haunted by a generations-old feud and hunted by unseen enemies, Barrie joins forces with Eight Beaufort to uncover her family’s secrets before the forces surrounding them turn deadly.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Slow
Series
Heirs of Watson Island · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- parental death
- grief and bereavement
- terminal illness (cancer)
- confinement and isolation
- fire-related death
- severe burn scarring
- threats to life
- supernatural danger
- racism and slavery references
- stereotyped Indigenous spirituality
