Blood Moon — Tori Minard

A blood sacrifice. An ancient crime of passion. A love so powerful it transcends the barrier between life and death. The moment Eve Jeremy spies the stunning Victorian mansion built by secretive nineteenth century occultist Gerald Van Orton, she's determined to buy it. But soon after she moves in, strange events begin to occur. A constant sense of being watched, mysterious footsteps on her stairs, fleeting glimpses of a handsome man in Victorian clothing-it seems her dream house comes equipped with a ghost. One hundred and sixty years ago, Michael Benedict was buried alive under the mansion in an evil ritual, his body magically preserved as a source of necromantic power. Now he knows himself only as House, the spirit of a building, and can't remember a time when he was human. Yet he longs for human voices and a human touch. When Eve arrives, he knows he'll fight, kill, even suffer final dissolution in order to protect her. With a malevolent earth spirit trying to devour her and two mysterious men bent on robbery and kidnapping, Michael has plenty of protecting to do. But the discovery of Van Orton's magical diary reveals that he and Eve have only a brief time before Michael's spirit disappears permanently. Is their love strong enough to defeat death and bring Michael back to the realm of the living?