The House at Miller's Court
Fiction & Literature, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Suspense, Thrillers
| Author: | K. Patrick Malone | ISBN: | 9781452439402 |
| Publisher: | A-Argus Better Book Publishers | Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. Patrick Malone |
| ISBN: | 9781452439402 |
| Publisher: | A-Argus Better Book Publishers |
| Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Big, handsome All American George and his pretty new wife, Renee, try to revive their lives and their loves when the move into the Civil War reconstruction manor house called Miller’s Court with her fourteen year old son, Robin, George’s troublesome, party boy brother, Will, and Renee’s cancer surviving Tammy Wynette era mother, Vivian. All seems to be glorious for them, finally happy for the first time in their lives, until Renee calls George at work one day with ominous words. “George, Robin’s got a fever,” sparking a journey of love and loss, guilt and shame for them all as each are confronted by the ghosts within themselves. But why is Robin burning? Uncontrollable temperatures leave doctors baffled and lead George Lathero into a life changing redefinition of the meaning of “Father Love” for a son that his not his own. Once again, Malone has created an ensemble of indelible characters and a thought provoking haunting that will leave readers on the edge of their seats, gasping as secrets are revealed and leading to an ending that is nothing less than. . . incendiary. “Don’t cry, George. It’s only thunder.”
Big, handsome All American George and his pretty new wife, Renee, try to revive their lives and their loves when the move into the Civil War reconstruction manor house called Miller’s Court with her fourteen year old son, Robin, George’s troublesome, party boy brother, Will, and Renee’s cancer surviving Tammy Wynette era mother, Vivian. All seems to be glorious for them, finally happy for the first time in their lives, until Renee calls George at work one day with ominous words. “George, Robin’s got a fever,” sparking a journey of love and loss, guilt and shame for them all as each are confronted by the ghosts within themselves. But why is Robin burning? Uncontrollable temperatures leave doctors baffled and lead George Lathero into a life changing redefinition of the meaning of “Father Love” for a son that his not his own. Once again, Malone has created an ensemble of indelible characters and a thought provoking haunting that will leave readers on the edge of their seats, gasping as secrets are revealed and leading to an ending that is nothing less than. . . incendiary. “Don’t cry, George. It’s only thunder.”
