Ella Reynolds knew from the first moment she walked into the old house someone or something was watching her. Waiting. Her husband's violent murder sent her spiraling into a world of grief and isolation, but Ella isn't alone. Who or what is responsible for her husband's death is still with her. Darkness has engulfed the past year of Ella's life. Everyday reality slips a little more between her fingers as she struggles to break free from her memories. She must look deeper into her past as well as the present to discover truth of her husband's homicide. A string of uncanny events takes place and practical explanations run thin as Ella follows the terrifying road to closure. As the past and present come to a head, Ella must decipher who or what the murderer is before it takes her as well.

Mary Nelson’s murder shocked the small town of Jackson. The vibrant, young college student disappeared on her way home. A week later her body was found in the trunk of a burning car. No suspects. No evidence. No case. Ella Reynolds’ life had finally turned around. With a new book released, the past safely tucked away, and a burgeoning romance, she begins to live again. Then a plea from a woman whose daughter’s murder remains unsolved ignites Ella’s curiosity—and drags her back into the dark world she fought so desperately to escape. Curiosity turns to obsession as Ella inches closer to the truth—and the murderer begins to claim new victims.

Hailey Harris is a beautiful, young waitress who says she is being stalked, but the police can find no evidence of her claims. She makes an appeal to a long-time customer and sheriff of a neighboring small town, Carter Fagan, to help her. But when Fagan also comes up empty, he asks Ella Reynolds to take a look at the case. Ella jumps at the chance to help Hailey, remembering exactly what it was like to have no one believe her. But the more layers of Hailey’s story she peels away, the less it makes sense, and the greater at risk they both become. Hailey Harris has many secrets. Secrets someone would kill to keep.

Gauzy white curtains billow out of the windows of the Kearney House beckoning people to enter if they dare. Murder, insanity, and suicide—the fates that await anyone who inhabits the dilapidated structure. Just a few hours wouldn’t mark them, at least that is the hope. Five ghost hunters go into the infamous Kearney house with a single goal in mind: find proof of the spiritual world. Only four will walk out—one of them in handcuffs—as the blood of the most recent victim stains the warped wooden floor. The case is open and shut. After all, houses don’t kill people. Nearly being murdered three times, Ella Reynolds thinks she might be done investigating for good. She has her own ghosts to deal with and finally something to live for. When the most recent death at the Kearney House falls into her lap, she can’t resist taking one more case. A potentially innocent person’s life hangs in the balance, and she’s the only one who can help.