Bøker av Rebecca Patrick-Howard

A young girl is missing and Taryn's camera is showing her a haunted past she NEVER wanted to see...When your camera can see the past, it's a history lover's dream! But sometimes the past needs to stay buried. The hauntings and ghosts are only the beginning of what Taryn sees!Beautiful, young Cheyenne Willoughby had her whole life ahead of her. And then, on her 18th birthday, she simply vanished without a trace, rocking her small Georgian town to the core. Now, artist and haunted house lover Taryn Magill has moved onto the very farm where Cheyenne spent her last night. She went there to teach a class at the local college, but her job takes a completely different turn when she's thrown into the middle of Cheyenne's mysterious disappearance. Armed with her camera that can see the past, Taryn aims to find out what happened to Cheyenne once and for all. Is the young girl still out there, trying to find her way home? Or did she succumb to some horrible fate? As Taryn finds herself more and more entrenched in Cheyenne's mystery she begins unraveling the secrets of the rural southern town. The spirits here are restless, but it might be the living she must fear the most!Book 3 in the Taryn's Camera series. In the style of Shirley Jackson, Mary Higgins Clark, Heather Graham, and early Stephen King, Taryn's Camera is a supernatural mystery series for ghost story lovers and history buffs about a reluctant psychic who can see the past through her camera. A little gothic, a little supernatural suspense, a little horror-and a whole lot of fun!

Windwood Farm has a terrible secret-one that's been buried for nearly 100 years. Taryn Magill aims to uncover it...or die trying.As a mixed media artist and urban explorer with a love for abandoned houses and a big imagination when it comes to the past, 30 year old Taryn has never really met an old house she didn't like. In fact, she's made a career out of painting these sad, often derelict structures, to show them in their former glory for her clients. With Windwood Farm, though, she might have bitten off more than she can chew!The locals refer to it as "the devil's house" and even vandals have stayed away from this once grand stone farmhouse in Vidalia, Kentucky. Hired by the Stokes County Historical Society to paint it before it's demolished by a land development company, Taryn's determined to make friends with the house and farm everyone around her seems to be terrified of.As it turns out, though, their fears may just not be unfounded.Who is the woman whose cries echo throughout the farm and what does she want? What negative force about the house is so powerful that it won't even allow the upstairs bedroom to be touched? Does the 93 year old vanishing of the next door neighbor have anything to do with the house's mysteries?Taryn wants the answers to these and the house may just be trying to tell her because now, when she looks through her camera, she doesn't have to use her imagination to see the past-SHE CAN SEE IT!Will Taryn be able to figure out what happened here AND escape with her sanity and life before the house comes down? Because now it seems like someone is trying to kill her! Using what her camera reveals to her and her wits, she'll try to unravel the mysteries of the farm and get out before it's too late. The first book in the Taryn's Camera series.

The haunted and abandoned Black Raven Inn was once a vibrant hub of the 1960's music scene-a scene that was exciting, electrifying, and sometimes even deadly...When artist Taryn Magill discovers that her newest client is legendary country music singer Ruby Jane Morgan, she couldn't be more thrilled. Working with her idol, in her own hometown of Nashville, is a dream come true. But the job is far from ideal.The Black Raven Inn is a sad, derelict relic from the past. Over the years it has seen more than its fair share of crime, broken dreams, and even death. In fact, Ruby's own musical partner died there more than forty years earlier. Most people in Nashville think the abandoned hotel should be demolished, so everyone is surprised when the music icon buys it for herself.There is something dark and menacing inside the hotel's haunted walls and soon Taryn finds herself dragged into a paranormal mystery game of "Cat and Mouse."Was it a coincidence that lost souls found their way to the Black Raven Inn, or did it call to them? Can old buildings really maintain memories from the past? Or is there something evil slithering through the rooms and courtyard, waiting to wrap its diabolical arms around anyone it can seduce? Taryn, and her beloved camera Miss Dixie, are about to find out!!

Little Egypt, White Hall State Historic Site, Westover Terrace, the Pigg House, Boone Tavern, Pearl Buchanan Theatre...what do these have in common? They contain some of the creepiest ghost stories and legends in Madison County, Kentucky! From the ghostly hitchhiker who invites herself into the vehicles of courageous adventurers to the mysterious "secret" hallway in one of EKU's oldest dorms and the ghostly visitors of Boone Tavern Hotel who have never quite checked out- There's a lot going on in Madison County!Haunted Madison Countyexplores some of the creepiest ghost stories, urban legends, and unsolved mysteries the county has to offer. From Berea to Waco, the collection (gathered from research and personal interviews with county residents) is a spooky delight for those who grew up hearing the tales and seeking their own adventures with the county's undead. Are YOU afraid of a little ghost?

She's your average witch next door.He's a Christmas tree farmer with three sisters named after horses.It's a town so small it doesn't even have a Walmart.None of them will ever be the same again...Liza Jane Higginbotham is your average witch next door. Just a down home girl, she enjoys driving her truck, listening to country music and, oh yes, the occasional brew.This witch just wants to enjoy the quiet lifeWhen her no-good, hipster husband cheats on her with a trombone player, she moves back to take over the family farm in rural Eastern Kentucky. Here, she's expecting some peace, content to play in her garden, restore the dilapidated farmhouse, and throw her money away at the town auction house every Friday night.But the town of Kudzu Valley just won't let a witch rest. From the high school basketball coach looking for a charm to help the team win the big game to Lola Ellen Pearson who wants to hex the local Pizza Hut for giving her food poisoning the night before her fourth wedding, everyone wants SOMETHING from the town's resident witch!When Cotton Hashagen's dead body is found, though, all eyes turn to Liza Jane. After all, hadn't she JUST accused the librarian of a terrible crime? With the townspeople and police turning their eyes to Liza Jane, it's going to take a lot for her to prove that she didn't put a "whammy" on him AND solve the mystery to find the real culprit!

Jekyll Island is known for its ghosts, as well as its fascinating history, but now the two are about to take Taryn on a wild ride she'll never forget!When your camera can see the past, it's a history lover's dream! But sometimes the past needs to stay buried. The hauntings and ghosts are only the beginning of what Taryn sees!Jekyll Island: celebrated for its historic hotel, alligators, beaches, wild beauty, a history that stretches back nearly 5 centuries, and its spirits...When artist Taryn Magill is hired to paint two of the hotel's historic cottages she's excited at the chance to spend the summer on one of the Atlantic's most stunning, and haunted, islands. The job isn't quite what she expected, however. A sinister presence stalks Taryn and grasps her within its ominous shadows. The past has never been more alive. It follows her, taunts her, and threatens her sanity and very life.A fire consumed most of the hotel more than 100 years ago. The culprit was hanged for his crime, as well as for the murder of his young wife Rachel. Is it Rachel's ghost back for vengeance or is it something more sinister that clings to the island and claws its way into Taryn's camera and dreams? One thing is for sure-if she makes it out of THIS place alive, Taryn will never be the same!**Enjoy "Taryn's" original photography-images of Jekyll Island and the surrounding area before the start of each chapter!**Love Liza Jane AND Taryn? A BROOM OF ONE'S OWN, a crossover mystery special, is available now!Book 5 in the Taryn's Camera series. In the style of Shirley Jackson, Susan Hill, Heather Graham, and early Stephen King, Taryn's Camera is a paranormal historical mystery series for ghost story lovers and history buffs about a woman who can see the past through her camera. A little gothic, a little supernatural suspense, a little horror-and a whole lot of fun!