Publication Date: Apr 2026
Blurb:
Gwen McDaniel’s life is broken. But she knows the perfect place to fix it. Cold Harbor, Maine, an idyllic small town with views of Acadia National Park, is where she used to vacation with her parents as a child. Here, she and Steven can start over, renovating their cliff-side fixer-upper while patching up their marriage. Soon, everything will be better.
Except from the moment they arrive, Gwen sees and hears things, and it’s more than just the drafts and shadows that are part of any old house. Steven downplays her fears, warning her not to fixate on problems as she has in the past. But Gwen spent years as a homicide detective, and her instincts don’t lie. Something happened here. Proof comes when she rips up the attic’s carpet to discover a chilling message carved into the wood underneath.
As Gwen delves into the history of the house and the Cold Harbor community, she begins to piece the fragments together. And gradually, a terrifying picture A missing girl. A house of horrors. And a dark, decades-old nightmare that is more haunting than Gwen ever imagined…
What To Expect:
Readers can expect a spooky psychological thriller about a women who sees and hears things nobody else does as she pieces together a mystery of missing girls.
Content Warnings:
Language: None
Sexual Content: Closed Door – One brief implication of marital relations with no details & non descriptive kissing
Violence: Moderate – Murder, kidnapping, child sexual assault
Substance Use: Abuse of prescription pills
Prejudices: None
Religious Themes: Mentions of God and prayer
Other Topics: Miscarriages and stillbirth
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