Harrowing Roses

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poetic Suspense Thriller⭐⭐⭐⭐ Alluringly mysterious and thrillingCan she save the missing girl ... and herself?Dana Fairchild feels the atmosphere of the marsh seeping into her skin with each day she spends in the cold unwelcoming mansion of her father's family. When her young cousin, Debra Lee, mysteriously vanishes, Dana turns to Henry - a neighbor from a cabin nearby, to help search for her. Is her cousin dead? What are these strange visions and dreams her new friend is having ... could they be connected to the missing girl?Despite the hint of something unnatural and slightly strange about this, Dana is inexplicably drawn to the surrounding woods and to the neighbor himself. But does Henry know more about Debra Lee's disappearance than he's revealing... and is it up to our heroine to start being afraid?Vintage line ink Illustrations by author.Harrowing Roses is a poetic psychological thriller novella. If you like supernatural mysteries, haunting romance, and evocative vintage-inked illustrations, then you'll love Barbara Cooper's twisted connection.Buy Harrowing Roses to wake up in the eerie wetlands today!

Lina Mueller, OnlineBookClub.org

" I recommend this publication to all suspense fans! All in all, Harrowing Roses by Barbara Cooper deserves five stars. It's gripping, intense, and memorable. Only gifted authors manage to create such an elaborate suspense environment."

From the Inside Flap

"While Dana admired the beauty of the flowers, they gave her a feeling of unexpected dread that sprung to the surface from the odd sensation of finding them here and now, as if they were an omen about her cousin, and her cousin's fate, reaching out to her.Were the wetlands surrounding their mansion finally ready to keep a secret of their own? Were they ready to take Debra Lee from them...and swallow her whole?What an irony, regarding her cousin's dislike of the wetlands, Dana thought.They would be able to hide her in plain sight, never to be seen.She turned around, felt as though someone was walking behind her. Towards her, she felt a shift in the air. But as she laid eyes on the back of the path, there was nothing there. No one.She hurried further on, shivered a bit. But otherwise it was an exciting thought. Dana felt energized. "

From the Back Cover

"A thrilling tale of two mysterious strangers brought together by their innate attraction and desire to uncover the truth" - Independent Book Review

About the Author

Barbara Cooper believes there is more to life and to love than meets the eye. When Harrowing Roses came to her in a dream, she picked up her pen and got to work.Barbara lives in a lake-house surrounded by a landscape imbued with history and magic.She enjoys contemplating the unknown through the medium of stories. Her main interested is the paranormal, romance and ghost stories.

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