The Abandoned by Amanda Stevens

Title : The Abandoned
Author: Amanda Stevens
Date Read: April 2012
Why did you read it: It was a prequel to a series I wanted to read.
What was it about: There are rules for dealing with ghosts. Too bad Ree Hutchins doesn't know them.
When her favorite patient at a private mental hospital passes away, psychology student Ree Hutchins mourns the elderly woman's death. But more unsettling is her growing suspicion that something unnatural is shadowing her.
Amateur ghost hunter Hayden Priest believes Ree is being haunted. Even Amelia Gray, known in Charleston as The Graveyard Queen, senses a gathering darkness. Driven by a force she doesn't understand, Ree is compelled to uncover an old secret and put abandoned souls to rest—before she is locked away forever....
Who was your favorite Character: Ree
How did you feel after reading it: It was good and I was eager to read the next. It is an odd sort of story idea and I wasn't sure how it would go, but after reading this one I was eager to read the next, which was the start of the real series.
Questions/Comments: Paranormal Romance