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\"\"<\/p>\n

Spirits of the Heart<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

by<\/span><\/h2>\n

Claire Gem<\/span><\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Claire<\/p>\n

A Haunted Voices Novel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Blurb<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n

An addiction counselor and a security guard struggle to free a little girl and her father, two lost spirits trapped inside an abandoned mental asylum.<\/em><\/p>\n

Addiction counselor Laura Horton returns from college to move in with an old friend and start her career. But her homecoming is jarring. Her friend moves out, leaving Laura alone with the gorgeous but intimidating ex-boyfriend\u2014in a house that snugs up to an ancient graveyard.<\/p>\n

Officer Miller Stanford is a man with a shattered past. His alcoholic dad destroyed their family, a weakness Miller is terrified will consume him too. The last thing he needs is a sexy, blonde addiction counselor watching his every move. When he begins to see specters in the dark, he starts questioning his own stability.<\/p>\n

But Laura sees her too\u2014a pathetic child-spirit searching for her father. When Laura starts digging into old asylum records, the eerie events escalate . . . Can Miller and Laura uncover the secrets of Talcott Hall without jeopardizing their love\u2014and lives\u2014in the process?<\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey. Little girl. Let me help you,\u201d Miller tried again, and the child finally lowered her hands. She was younger than he\u2019d first thought\u2014ten, maybe. Tears streaked her reddened cheeks, glistening in the beam of his headlights. Her pale, golden hair was baby fine and wispy, but tousled and disheveled. As though it hadn\u2019t seen a brush in good long time.<\/p>\n

She met his gaze with eyes like the man\u2019s, clear and blue and strangely luminescent. The sadness Miller saw behind them made his chest ache.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere did your friend go, sweetheart? The man who came out with you. Where did he go?\u201d<\/p>\n

She stared at him with lips quivering before her face crumpled again. \u201cI don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know where Daddy is. I\u2019ve been looking and looking for him. Every time I think I\u2019ve found him, he goes away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miller swallowed. Yeah, that\u2019s one way to describe the mysterious vanishing act.<\/p>\n

He drew in a breath and tried again. \u201cWhat\u2019s your name, sweetie? Was that your daddy with you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Head bobbing, the tears flowed freely now, and she wouldn\u2019t take her eyes off Miller\u2019s face. He felt a lump growing in his own throat, as though she was somehow transferring her pain to him. His hands, clasped in front of him, began to shake.<\/p>\n

When she spoke again, her voice took on an echoed quality, as though she were receding into an empty culvert. \u201cI\u2019m Greta. And I\u2019m looking for my daddy. He used to live here. But I keep coming back to find him, and nobody knows where he is.\u201d She dropped her chin to her chest and ground her knuckles against her eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cGreta,\u201d he repeated, a stab of pity piercing his gut. So freaking pathetic. A forlorn little girl . . .his own memories rose up like foul-smelling steam. Swallowing hard, he pressed on. \u201cGreta, honey, what\u2019s your last name?\u201d<\/p>\n

When she looked up, Miller gasped. Behind her, against the fence, a bright red McDonald\u2019s French fry box clung to the base of the chain link. Directly<\/em> behind her, yet he could see it clearly. That\u2019s when he realized he could see .\u00a0 . .right . . .through her<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Claire Gem Bio<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Claire<\/p>\n

Claire is a multi-published, award winning author of emotional romance\u2014sexy contemporary, supernatural suspense, and women\u2019s fiction. She writes about strong, resilient women who won\u2019t give up their quest for a happy-ever-after\u2014and the men lucky enough to earn their love. No helpless, hapless heroines here. These spunky ladies redefine romance, on their terms.<\/p>\n

Her supernatural suspense, Hearts Unloched, won the 2016 New York Book Festival. Her rock star contemporary, The Phoenix Syndrome, won the women\u2019s fiction division in FCRWA\u2019s The Beacon Contest.<\/p>\n

A New York native, Claire has lived in five of the United States and held a variety of jobs, from waitress to bridal designer to research technician\u2014but loves being an author best. She and her happily-ever-after hero, her husband of 38 years, now live in central Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

You can find out more about Claire and her work here:<\/p>\n

Website: http:\/\/www.clairegem.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon Author Page: http:\/\/www.emotionalcontemporaryromance.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook:\u00a0http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clairegem.author<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:\u00a0http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/gemwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

Buy Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Createspace: https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/6899776<\/a><\/p>\n

Amazon:\u00a0http:\/\/amzn.to\/2jt6k1p<\/a><\/p>\n

Book Trailer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QreCAY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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