When Ellen Chalmers came to the village of Seven Oaks to be the companion of mentally-ill Diane Young, she was still mourning the death of her fiancé. But Diane and her brothers Barrett and Andrew had had more than their share of sorrow. Shadowed by the uncanny prophecies of the Tarot, Ellen becomes involved in a terrifying family struggle that first began more than ten years ago. Ellen is obsessed and must investigate… What was the secret of Seven Oaks? The Secret of Seven Oaks is a thrilling supernatural horror tale told in the classic tradition, sure to delight and terrify fans of Stephen King and Simon Clark. “… A richly detailed construction…” C J Cherryh “Coulson works on an enormous canvas—sometimes almost overwhelming. The characters are always memorable.” Marion Zimmer Bradley Juanita Coulson is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. She is also widely known in filk music circles since the 1950s for her singing and songwriting; she has won several Pegasus Awards for her filking. For thirty-three years, she co-edited the science fiction fanzine Yandro with her husband "Buck" (Robert Coulson). Yandro was nominated for a Hugo Award every year from 1958-1967; it won the award in 1965, thus marking Coulson as one of the very first women to be so honored.