It took a long time to write this one; it’s been nine months since Descent Into Hell Street. I’m very proud of The Coldwater Haunting, and hope you will enjoy it. It’s my longest novel at over 100,000 words. It was also one of the most enjoyable to write.
With this book there were four areas I wanted to explore:
– Ongoing skepticism in the face of the bizarre
– Capturing the sense of disorientation that comes from a new house
– Creating something that slowly expands, with surprising layers
– Writing something people would have to keep the lights on to read 🙂
This is a stand-alone title and isn’t part of a current series. It also isn’t a “River” book (the word is never mentioned) although readers of my other works will notice a few familiar faces.
Feedback from early reviews has been great, so I think you’ll really enjoy this title!
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Book Description:
An isolated house. Ghosts in the windows. Something climbing the stairs.
Ron lands the home of his dreams, isolated on a rural mountain, away from the noise and crowds of the city. With the house in need of repairs, he works on fixing it up before his wife and son join him. Unfortunately, the more he repairs, the more problems he uncovers.
During the day, he works on the mundane: septic system, plumbing, electrical wiring. But when the night comes and a deep darkness settles on the lonely property, a whole new set of troubles develop: scratching at the windows, the sound of footsteps on the stairs, shadowy figures in the yard. Threats. Attacks.
Ron comes to realize the house is unsafe — not because of the physical problems, but because of the unseen. He needs to rid the building of whatever evil has taken hold, but there’s one huge obstacle: he doesn’t believe in ghosts. He’s a total skeptic.
His friend Jake helps with the repairs. Jake is more willing to accept that the nightmarish apparitions in the house are real, and his girlfriend Freedom attempts to cleanse the house. Her methods backfire, so she leaves, frightened, refusing to return to the house. She demands Jake leave too, but Ron convinces Jake not to abandon him.
Desperate to solve the haunting, Jake ropes in others who claim to have “the gift,” but they all fail, unable to confront and outwit the evil inside the house. While Ron and Jake try to uncover the mystery, they go on a frightening journey, eventually coming to terms with the mountain’s troubled history. An ugly, brutal war waged between two families still consumes the area, and Ron’s house is caught in the middle of it.
The Coldwater Haunting is a ghost novel of over 100,000 words. It contains chilling scenes some may find disturbing. Advance readers report the book interfering with their dreams…
“Extremely creepy!”
“Kept me on edge…no way to escape it.”
“Goose flesh on my arms!”
“The warning was merited…dreamt about it ALL night.”
“The best book you’ve written.”
The Coldwater Haunting will be released for Kindle and Kindle Unlimited on April 19. There will also be a paperback and hardbound version.