Can you ever truly escape your past—or does it always find a way to haunt you? Author Elena Taylor joins me to discuss her chilling new thriller, The Haunting of Emily Grace.

Emily Grace is desperate for a fresh start and even more desperate for a job. So when locals warn her away from the isolated house and the land she’s been hired to care for, she ignores them. But as the days stretch on, unease settles in. Her employer’s wife vanished without explanation, and the house seems steeped in secrets that refuse to stay silent.

Who can you trust? That question becomes increasingly dangerous as Emily begins uncovering a past someone is willing to kill to protect.

In this episode, Elena shares the real-life house that inspired the novel’s eerie setting and the deeply personal animal connection behind the story reflected in the book’s dedication.

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Who Can You Really Trust? You’re former teacher? Maybe. Maybe not. In Mrs. Oliver’s Twist, Quinn McFarland is thrilled that so many of her dreams have come true. She’s been accepted into medical school, married the love of her life and has adopted some sweet pups that bring joy to her every day. But then a sinister twist happens while working at her family’s funeral home.

Quinn realizes after seeing a familiar tattoo on a deceased woman that her past may not be what she thought. Is the deceased her former teacher? Could the person who inspired her to follow her dreams be hiding dark secrets?

Saralyn reveals the inspiration behind this clever mystery, the real-life dogs that have inspired the four-legged characters in all her books and discusses her love of writing.

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In this episode, I’m joined by my friend, editor and The Writer’s Dossier blog creator, Jeff Circle to discuss Myopic Duplicity. Myopic Duplicity is a crime fiction anthology that explores moral gray areas and the deadly choices people make under pressure. We focus on They Eat Their Own, a chilling story set in an exotic animal sanctuary where survival of the fittest and betrayal collide.

Jeff shares insight into the chilling stories that push characters—and readers—to confront uncomfortable truths about a haunting question: when everything is at stake, do the ends ever justify the means?

For more information on Jeff, visit: jeffcircle.com

For more about my K-9 books, visit: kathleendonnelly.com

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