The Ember In The Hearth

About the book

“My brother died believing our childhood home was haunted. We tried to forget them, but the ghosts still remain, hidden beneath our skin.” In the weeks following her brother’s death, Sam uncovers his journal: a meticulous record of all the paranormal activity they experienced as children. It brings back nightmarish memories - dark figures in the shadows, the persistent smell of burning, suspicious injuries and unexplainable accidents. Sam has relegated these events to the product of an over-active imagination, but as she turns each page of the journal, another chilling recollection surfaces, and it starts to defy her treasured logic. Seeking closure, she hires a paranormal investigator who promises his only goal is to get to the truth of what happened. She expects her memories to be picked apart and neutralised with analytical reasoning, but he studies them like a confession – listening to more than Sam wants to tell him and watching her as if she’s the one with all the answers. Before long, the investigator who promised professional distance begins to blur the boundaries, drawn to both the case and the woman trapped inside it. The things he asks her to do become darker, more frightening – and he becomes protective in ways that feel as dangerous as they are comforting. A psychologically intense paranormal horror with a dark romantic edge, featuring a morally grey investigator, an unraveling narrator, and smoke that has them chasing a fire. Emotional, unsettling, and deliciously frightening, this story is perfect for readers who loved Haunting Adeline and The Haunting of Hill House.