THE HAUNTING OF EMILY GRACE

A woman who’s hit rock bottom tries desperately to reclaim her life.

Emily Grace Turner was a very good carpenter until her daughter’s death from cancer left her shattered and buried in bills. Now she has a chance for a new start. Her mentor has broken his leg and recommended her to finish the project he started only a week ago on Salish Island. On the ferry ride from the coast of Oregon, the first sign of her return to life may be her observation that first mate Adrian Han is very attractive. Although the Salish locals are friendly, she soon learns that her client Cameron Lang’s stunning home, End of the World, is built on land reputed to be haunted by the nuns and monks who used to live there. The house, perched on Monk’s Rock at the island's north end, was designed by Lang's architect wife, Katrina, who vanished while out sailing. All goes well until Lang’s estranged daughter from a short-lived early marriage arrives. At first, Chloe Hawker, who’s badly scarred from an accident, appears odd but nice. But she quickly turns manipulative and tries to make trouble between Emily and her father. It becomes apparent that Cameron and Adrian dislike each other because each thinks the other murdered Katrina. Emily hears mysterious noises and even sees damp footprints. She develops a friendship with psychic artist Juniper Lancaster, who helps calm her when things get strange at the house. It's not her imagination running wild, she learns, when she makes a shocking discovery and realizes that it’s not ghosts but humans who are haunting the house with nefarious plans she must uncover to save her future.

An eerie, convoluted mystery whose well-defined characters lead the way to plenty of surprises.