Smoke

Seven-year old Ellen bought a very intriguing old lamp at a garage sale in Los Angeles. Although her older brother Joey and sister Beth mocked her, she started calling it her "Aladdin's Lamp". While Ellen was rubbing the lamp to clean it up, it suddenly got so hot that it burned her hands. Yet, when her sister picked it up it was cold. A few nights later, the kids lost their mother to an apparent murder-in their living room while they slept! And with all the doors locked! Their father Gavin, remarried after the divorce, was forced to pick up the kids and take them to live with his new wife, Faye, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Gavin's job required him to travel, and he could only join the family on weekends. Faye took up the challenge and quickly began to relate well to the kids. However, their neighborhood was soon disrupted by violent events. Each occurred in strange circumstances, and there was a lingering smell of smoke following each event. Faye was forced to call Gavin and ask that he take some time off. Although the family celebrated his homecoming, the celebration was to be short lived . . .

About the Author

Ruby Jean Jensen (1927 - 2010) authored more than 30 novels and over 200 short stories. Her passion for writing developed at an early age, and she worked for many years to develop her writing skills. After having many short stories published, in 1974 the novel The House that Samael Built was accepted for publication. She then quickly established herself as a professional author, with representation by a Literary Agent from New York. She subsequently sold 29 more novels to several New York publishing houses. After four Gothic Romance, three Occult and then three Horror novels, MaMa was published by Zebra books in 1983. With Zebra, Ruby Jean completed nineteen more novels in the Horror genre. Ruby was involved with creative writing groups for many years, and she often took the time to encourage young authors and to reply to fan mail.

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