While in the grips of the revenge-fueled hag, Dr. Stella Pike wasn’t sure she’d ever see her beloved home, Eight-Fold Acres, again. Life has been quiet since her return, but as the Winter Solstice draws closer, not all is as right as she hopes. Since surviving her near-fatal sacrifice on All Hallow’s, Stella sees danger everywhere. After too many false alarms, no one believes her warnings—she isn’t sure she even trusts herself—but soon she can’t ignore the signs of a sinister presence lurking in nearby Sage Creek. Those closest to her are concerned for her well-being. The family who’ve come for the party insinuate that perhaps she isn’t stable enough to run Eight-Fold, the one place she feels safe. Stella doesn’t know what’s worse: the prospect of losing her mind, or losing her home and purpose. When her allies turn harsher than the winter winds, and the threat to her home looms closer, Stella must trust her instincts no matter where they lead her, to stop whoever—or whatever—is attacking her home, even if she has to do it alone.
Author
Jill Corddry started telling stories at an early age, and her parents get credit as the first to recognize her writing ability (and encouraged her accordingly). She even managed to use her BA in English for many years as a content writer for a few dot coms in Seattle. These days Jill finds a few spare minutes to write in between taking care of twins and dodging raindrops in the Pacific Northwest. Her short stories have most recently been published in Beyond the Nightlight, an anthology by A Murder of Storytellers; Out of the Green: Tales from Fairyland, an anthology by Urban Fey Press; the Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus, an anthology by World Weaver Press; and Demonic Possession, an anthology by James Ward Kirk Fiction. She is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association and the California Writers Club. For more info, and occasional updates, check out www.facebook.com/jillcorddryauthor, www.jillcorddry.com, or follow her on twitter @JillCorddry
