Welcome, Romance Lovers! I found a fabulous new Romantic Suspense for you!

September 21, 1:17 AMSalt Lake City Romance Novels ExaminerFran Lee

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Welcome, Romance Lovers!

I read a wonderful suspense filled Romance novel over the last weekend and wanted to share it with you. I know...I know!  Not my usual cup of tea...but I am so very glad I stepped outside the box and read this one.  I loved it!

The Dream House ~ Visions and Nightmares

Ayslett Press
Victoria Roder
Released July 2009
e-book: $3.59
Trade paperback: $7.10
170 pages
Romantic paranormal suspense

Recurring dreams of a house that Hope Graham’s family rented when she was a child taunt her nights with nightmares of a woman in a bloody nightgown pleading for help. Horrifying dreams of children metamorphosing into rats, blood spewing out of windows, and finding herself walking across decaying bones, bode heavily of sins of the past and forewarn of danger in the present.

In an attempt to end the agony of her sleep-depriving dreams, Hope travels to her hometown...only to discover that the truth can be more frightening than all the terrifying nightmares of the past six months.

With chilling intensity and a fine hand, Ms. Roder weaves a tale that captures the reader’s imagination and keeps them spellbound until the final page. I read this novel in one sitting, and found myself trying feverishly to work out the puzzle boxes that the author has set into place, while rooting for the sweet romance that permeated the book with an infusion of delicious warmth, despite the icy suspense that held me captive.

Her main characters are strong and well defined, and, along with a marvelous array of secondary characters, gave this read a scary, amazingly spine-tingling overtone that kept me on the edge of my seat until the final shocking moments.

Can a budding love survive the horrors of a scarred past? Will the nightmares that make her think she is going crazy lead her to a thirty-year-old secret so painful she will not survive its discovery?

If you love sweetly delicious romance, and terrific ghost stories, you will love this one!

The Dream House receives a firm 8.5 on Fran’s Richter Scale for spine tingling suspense!

Well done, Victoria Roder!