The Visitant

It has been so long since the last time I smelled these pages! Metaphorically speaking, of course; please, don’t panic.) Life (and, more often, my own mind; alas!) get in the way. It’s not as though I’ve stopped reading, no. I promise you I’ve put in as many “prone hours” with my nose in some […]

The Puffin book of spooky ghost stories

I seem to have discovered a veritable treasure trove of ghost stories recently! While I haven’t written about the rest yet I figured I’d do this one first. First, because it’s the freshest and second, because in its way this is something new to me – probably, technically, the first book of ghost stories for kids that I’ve read. Seems odd somehow.

The Intruders

I had warned myself from buying any new books unless I finished all that was on my shelf. But the creepy cover of the book had my attention and there was no way I was walking out of that store without it. Not that I am very fond of creepy stuff, but I haven’t read […]

In the Garden trilogy: Red Lily

In this, the last book of the In the Garden trilogy the story draws to a close,  for the Harper family as well as Amelia. More violent than ever before, there is something Amelia seeks from the inhabitants of the Harper house. What is it? They’re not exactly sure. But they’re getting closer to the […]

In the Garden trilogy: Black Rose

 A broken and obsessed woman,  Amelia’s lost the beauty she prized so much, her baby as well as most of her mind.  Intent only on getting her child back from where she believes he’s been taken, she is a woman possessed. And yet, she doesn’t have what it takes to find her son… Black Rose is […]