Ellena — Candace Connell

The handsome old house had taken Ellena to its heart, shielded her from the deadly eye of the tornado. The walls, the stones, the timbers, seemed to move like the body of a living being. The house could breathe.

And when hidden danger lurked in its shadowed halls, it whispered to warn her, groaned in the night to wake her.

But two young women had come to their deaths here -- ostensible suicides, possible murders.

Was she a fool to put her trust into the creakings of an old mansion? If in truth some savage spirit existed in this house -- someone intent on destroying her -- could stones and timbers save her very life?

Also published as: The House at Parson's Landing