Rothhaven

by W.E.D. Ross

The Phantom of Her Dreams

Julie awoke with a sob from the terrifying nightmare. Would she never have peace? She was about to attempt sleep again when she saw the flicker of movement in the corner of the room. As she stared into the darkness, a cold chill ran down her spine.

She tried to call out but her words were frozen on her lips. Fear had taken full control of her. She continued to stare into the shadows with fascinated eyes as the thing gradually began to emerge and take form. It moved very, very slowly, and as it drew near the foot of her bed she saw that it was the phantom of her dreams. The ghost of Zachariah Robbins in top hat and cape.

Then the phantom's hands gripped her throat. Not until she felt the pressure of those cold, powerful hands on her throat was the hypnotic spell broken...

Genres: Gothic

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

William Edward Daniel Ross, W. E. Daniel "Dan" Ross (born 1912) is a bestselling Canadian novelist from Saint John, New Brunswick who wrote over 300 books in a variety of genres and under a variety of mostly female pseudonyms such as Laura Frances Brooks, Lydia Colby, Rose Dana, Jan Daniels, Ross Olin, Diane Randall, Clarissa Ross, Leslie Ames, Ruth Dorset, Ann Gilmer, Jane Rossiter, Dan Ross, Dana Ross, Marilyn Ross, Dan Roberts, and W.E.D. Ross. As Marilyn Ross he wrote popular Gothic fiction including a series of novels about the vampire Barnabas Collins based on the American TV series Dark Shadows (1966-71).

Reviews

[Gena Lott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty decent gothic romance with a twist of supernatural. A fun, though all fluff, story.