The
fact that the protagonist of this story begins to
question her sanity as she meets new friends – each and every one dead
-- is based upon a series of dreams the author began having years before
sitting down to write the book.
Carey O'Neal has returned to a
city she hates, to a neighborhood with nothing but painful memories and a deep
sense of not belonging. It seems though,
she is not alone. Everywhere she turns, there are ghosts -- literal and figurative.
As Carey attempts to
rebuild her life after the loss of her one true love and to move on with a job
she never wanted, she is surrounded by these spirits.
As these new “friends” insist on becoming
part of Carey’s life, she must decide whether to leave for good, or stay to
face the ghosts of Ruskin Heights.
The
author did not have a single nightmare the entire time she wrote this
book. The nightmares returned the night she sent the manuscript off to
an editor. Wouldn't you know?