Book Description:
Rory is your average high school senior. Or she was, until her mother banishes
her to hell, also known as Trumbull, Connecticut. The small suburb with only a
mall and movie theater, sure feels like the netherworld until Rory’s first day
at her new school. That’s the day she meets Bowen, who begs her to join him on
a class project. But when Bowen drags her to a graveyard after dark for
research purposes, Rory wants to fly back home to Atlanta, or at least return
to her aunt's house unharmed and unmolested.
Nothing could go wrong, right? They talk,
they laugh, and they wander among the tombstones looking for information on the
local ghostly legend known as the White Lady. Then they have to run, but they
cannot outrun a ghost. In addition to the ghostly woman, a half buried
dead body leads Rory and Bowen into a deadly game of cat and mouse, but who is
the killer? Is it human or something long dead and otherworldly?
The police are of little help, Rory's aunt just
wants her to remain safe, and Bowen, who she can't stay away from, keeps
finding ways to get her into more trouble than she has ever known. Whether
breaking into a suspected killer's house, being followed by a menacing ghost,
or being stalked at school, Rory hopes finding the killer will put an end to
the supernatural haunting. Before Rory can discover the identity of the
killer, she is drawn into the mystery of the White Lady, which opens the door
for some very real danger.
Excerpt:
Bowen
sent her a text early the next morning as she sat at the kitchen table drinking
her first cup of coffee. Nora was nowhere to be seen at this hour. She couldn’t
imagine that Bowen had anything to do with seeing a ghost, but one tiny little
part of her continued to wonder. She had no other rational explanation. Still,
he would have to be an amazing actor if he had set everything up and pretended
to be scared of the White Lady. Rory doubted it, but she didn’t know him that well.
Although after their time together, Rory felt she could trust him.
“That
was a great first date,” he sent the text.
“Yes
it was,” Rory replied, not sure if Bowen was serious or not. The fact that
Bowen considered it a date made Rory happy, and she had enjoyed their time
together after the ghost and the graveyard. She wanted another date. “When’s
the next one?” She typed.
“I
can’t wait to see your pretty pimple.”
Rory
looked at the screen. What did he mean by that? Had she broken out with all the
stress lately? She didn’t think she had any blemishes when she had prepared for
the date.
“Dimple.”
The words appeared quickly on Rory’s phone screen.
“What?”
She texted back.
“I
meant that I can’t wait to see your cute dimple. Stupid auto correct.”
“Smooth.”
“I
don’t want to write anything else and risk more embarrassment. I’ll see you in
journalism.”
“I’m
not worth the risk?” Rory wrote back.
“That’s
not what I meant. You’re definitely worth the risk. I just don’t want to mess
up.”
“You
mess up often?” Rory texted, again not sure how serious this early morning
conversation could be.
“Now
this is just getting awkward. Be nice to me.” Bowen begged in text.
“I’m
always nice.”
“This
conversation indicates otherwise. I’ll have to wait and see for myself. Got to
get ready for school. See you soon.”
“K.”
Rory chuckled as she sent the text back to him. She clicked off the phone and
prepared for school, a little more excited for the day than when she woke up.
Bio:
Lisa Acerbo is a high school teacher and adjunct
instructor at the college level, holding an EdD in Educational Leadership. This
is her fourth novel. In addition to writing fiction, she has contributed to
local newspapers, news and travel blogs including The Patch and Hollywood
Scriptwriter. She lives in Connecticut with her husband, two daughters, three
cats, dog, and horse, where she is an active part of the community. Her poetry
won first place in a local writing competition and she is a judge in the annual
town literary competition and arts festival.
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