The Spirits of DeMaine's (Strathmore Paranormal)

"He never loved you. He shall always be mine."Those were the last words Camille Drogoth ever spoke. Seconds later, she fell down a staircase and never got up. That was 1933. She has been waiting ever since.Some spirits haunt because they are lost. Camille haunts because something was taken from her, and she wants it back.To the locals of Strathmore, DeMaine's is one of the oldest buildings in the town's 300-year history, a place that has worn many faces over the decades. It was once a furniture manufacturer, then a funeral home that processed the dead for over 150 years, and now it operates as a nightclub managed by paranormal professor Stephen Davenport, who lives on the third floor with his partner Evelynn, right above the very spot where Camille drew her last breath.They have heard the whispers in empty hallways. Seen shadow figures drifting through the old parlor rooms. Watched their dog freeze and growl at something no living eyes can see. The staff call her the Blue Lady. Stephen calls her a mystery. Evelynn calls her dangerous.She is right.When Evelynn agrees to investigate DeMaine's alongside Stephen and a group of university students, what begins as an academic exercise descends into the most terrifying night of their lives. Doors slam on their own. Objects become weapons. Dark entities pin grown men against walls. And deep in the basement, something waits to be found."Give... it... to meeee."Evelynn possesses a rare and dangerous gift: the ability to walk between the world of the living and the dead. When she crosses the veil inside DeMaine's, she comes face to face with Camille herself, beautiful, furious, and far more powerful than anyone imagined. What Camille wants will test Evelynn's courage, her sanity, and the bonds that hold her to the people she loves. What Camille is willing to do to get it could destroy them all.But the dead are patient. And some victories come with a price no one sees until it is far too late.The Spirits of DeMaine's is the second installment in the Strathmore Paranormal series, a white-knuckle paranormal suspense novel that blends real-world investigation techniques with Romanian folklore, dark history, and a haunting that refuses to stay buried. Fans of The Haunting of Crimshaw Manor will find familiar faces pulled deeper into danger, while new readers will discover a story that stands powerfully on its own.Not all spirits want to cross over. Some want to come back."Please don't, my dear." Read more