Guarding Jericho

by Jesse Daro

One year ago, Esther Goodman's parents died in an apparent murder-suicide. The small town of Hopewell, Massachusetts, was shocked. How could their beloved minister be savagely murdered by his seemingly devoted wife?
Esther and her brothers and sisters are left in the care of their Aunt Beth. But as everyone around her begins to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives, Esther is haunted by memories of that last, terrible night: memories that lead her into a deeper, darker mystery that begins with dozens of children buried in the graveyard on the site of the original Hopewell village. It is there that Esther encounters a boy who died 300 years ago - Jericho Thomas Hopwell, son of the villager's founder, who has a troubled past of his own, and a dark secret that may hold the key to saving them all.

276 pages, Paperback

First published February 12, 2013

About the author

Jesse Daro is more than a pen name. Jesse thinks of herself as the Author's alter ego: While Jesse spends most of her time writing, the alter ego gets to do the fun stuff. Slay vampires. Fight dragons. Build time machines. Date superheroes...

In real life, Jesse loves science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She grew up on Smallville, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, and Alias. Jesse's favorite books and films tell good stories while at the same time telling us something about life.