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Sometimes there\u2019s more to a house than bricks and mortar<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hillcrest House is one such place. Perched on a cliff in the picturesque town of Angel Falls, there is more to this Victorian mansion than meets the eye. When referring to the house, the locals use the word haunted on\u00a0a regular basis.\u00a0Strange visions\u00a0appear\u00a0in the windows, especially the second-floor ones over the side porch.\u00a0Even stranger events take place within its four walls.<\/p>\n

Rumour has it,\u00a0the original owners, Asher and Maggie Hargrave, never left their beloved home. They claim the couple and\u00a0their family are responsible for\u00a0driving\u00a0people away. Over the years, Hillcrest House has changed hands numerous times. No one stays long. Renovations begin then stop and the house is once more abandoned. The latest in this long line of owners is Jessica Maitland.<\/p>\n

Will Jessica be the next one to succumb or will she\u00a0unravel The Secret of Hillcrest House?<\/p>\n

Melanie Robertson-King’s latest novel serves up a delightful blend of the supernatural and spicy romance, Lynn L. Clark, author of The Home Child, and Fire Whisperer & Circle of Souls: Two Novellas of the Supernatural, & The Accusers<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Intrigue, dark buried secrets, hot romance and a neat twist in the tale make this riveting reading, Sheryl Browne, MA Creative Writing, Choc Lit Author<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

A fun read that keeps you guessing right up to the surprise ending, Dayna Leigh Cheser, Author of Janelle’s Time, Moria’s Time, Adelle’s Time, & Logan’s Time<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

#Excerpt<\/h1>\n

A face and hands appeared in the window over the side porch. \u201cThere\u2019s someone in there,\u201d she gasped, pointing to the location.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeys. I\u2019ll need them unless you want me to break in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Transfixed by the image, Jessica couldn\u2019t look away. She extended her arm and dropped her ring holding her house and car keys into his hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou stay here,\u201d he ordered before sprinting to the front of the house.<\/p>\n

The face appeared to be that of a young child. After a few minutes, the image faded. She blinked thinking it vanished because she\u2019d stared at it for so long, but even that didn\u2019t help.<\/p>\n

Frightened by the disappearance, she dashed after the officer.<\/p>\n

When she stepped through the door, the pungent smells of damp and stale assailed her nostrils. Out of habit, Jessica reached for the light switch. She discovered an old-fashioned push button one indicative of knob and tube wiring. That was another expense she wasn\u2019t prepared for.<\/p>\n

At one time, the dark wainscoting in the foyer shone. Now it was dull, dingy and covered with dust. The paint above it and on the ceiling had peeled and curled. Flakes littered the floor and stairs. She grabbed a loose piece of paint from the wall and gave it a tug. It pulled away with little resistance.<\/p>\n

Two large rooms stood on either side of the main hall. Jessica entered the one to her left. Pocket doors, off their tracks, cut off part of the large doorway. Yellowed wall and ceiling paper hung from crazy angles. The plaster it once covered now exposed. Sheets covered the furniture. At one time, they had been white but now, layered with dust. Jessica thumped her hand down on the back of a sofa forcing a cloud of the grubby powder into the air. Choking, she scurried out and into the room across the corridor.<\/p>\n

It, too, was in the same state but in here, boards didn\u2019t cover the windows. Sun shone through grimy panes of glass, and dust particles floated in the air trapped by the beams of light.<\/p>\n

The sound of footfalls on the stairs echoed through the house. Jessica turned. She gasped and clapped her hand over her mouth. On the back of a sheet-covered sofa, lay a pristine, long-stemmed red rose.<\/p>\n

Buy Links:<\/h2>\n

amazon <\/a>| Barnes & Noble<\/a> | Kobo<\/a><\/p>\n

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