It’s springtime at Ravencrest Manor. Flowers are blooming, Belinda is seething, and an invisible lover celebrates the Rites of Spring with anyone, willing or not. Within the mansion, the scent of violets pervades the air, and in her room, Belinda sees the beautiful ghost of Violet LeBlanc - the White Violet - a silent screen star who married a Manning and lost her life to the Manning Curse. The same curse that has caused Eric Manning to withdraw from Belinda.
In the majestic old pool house, something sleek and silver swims in the depths of the Greek Pool as a Jazz Age orchestra strikes up a tune and the ghosts of tuxedoed men and women in art deco gowns do the Charleston. The spirit of Violet’s husband, the darkest and most powerful Manning of them all, oversees the party ... and when the music fades and the ominous chanting begins, the devil himself is said to appear.
Tamara Thorne has collected ghost stories, true and fictional, since she saw her first Twilight Zone as a tot, and continues to this day. In addition to writing novels and stories of the paranormal, she also writes non-fiction and is an active ghost hunter. She makes her home in southern California with her husband and their feline family and when she’s not writing, can be found haunting ghost towns, phantom-filled hotel rooms, and other spooky places. Tamara loves to hear from her readers. Whether you have questions or comments or would like to share your own ghostly experience,come visit her at her website www.tamarathorne.com.