I grew up visiting spooky, abandoned towns and cemeteries on family vacations. My father was a keen storyteller around the campfire at night. It helped that my older sister lived in an old town with a history that dated back to 1814, and happened to have many paranormal encounters with restless souls, including a destructive poltergeist. So it goes without saying that I love a good ghost story and solving the mystery behind the tragedy in order to help the restless souls find peace so they can cross over. And of course, let’s not forget a happy ending for our sleuths too.

That is a question Aiden Bellingan is desperate to find the answer to.

When British hotelier, Aiden Bellingan inherits a rundown mansion in Bitterport, his plan is to renovate it into a boutique hotel. Given the derelict state Millmerran House is in, he’s expecting some challenges. He’s not expecting one of those challenges to be the ghost of the brothel madam who’d once run the place. To achieve his dream, he needs to do two things – hire a renovator and uncover the mystery that keeps Elvira Brown treading the stairs at night.

Marielle McGregor’s father is missing, last seen at the fated Millmerran House. Millmerran’s walls have seen murder, mayhem, bootlegging and much, much more. Her father’s disappearance is just one of the mysteries to solve. So when she’s offered the job of renovating the old house, it’s the perfect opportunity to look for clues the police may have missed and solve not one, but two mysteries. The question on her mind is who will bring the most trouble – the handsome new owner or the ghost of Elvira Brown?

Coming soon: A debut novel from Raven Corbin, Murder at Millmerran House, Book 1 in the Bitterport Mysteries Series.