In the summer of 2010 Rebecca Patrick-Howard woke up and showered, not knowing that her young son had passed away in his sleep. What followed was a parent's worst nightmare. There were no instructions on how to cope with the loss of a child. Rebecca soon discovered that dealing with the depression and sadness was just one hurdle that would have to be dealt with. None of the articles, books, and brochures she picked up warned her about the support groups that didn't seem to have a place for her, the friends who would abandon her, the insensitive and sometimes cruel things people would say, the anxiety that a subsequent pregnancy would bring, and the financial ramifications that would go far beyond the cost of burial. In Coping with Grief: The Anti-Guide to Infant Loss Patrick-Howard shares her own experiences with grief and includes the stories of others as well. Sometimes heart wrenching, sometimes traumatic, and sometimes even humorous; it covers the feelings, emotions, and experiences that go along with grief in perhaps the most comprehensive and current book out there on infant loss.
Feeling emotionally drained, discouraged, and beaten from an experience she won't even let herself think about yet, taking the live-in position at the New Hampshire resort for the summer sounded like the perfect balm for her soul. She didn't count on the isolation, loneliness, and horror that awaited her in the two-hundred year old farm house, however. Rebecca was not alone in the old farmhouse that was to be her living quarters for the summer. Someone or something knew she was there. It watched her, listened to her, and waited. Was it trying to run or off, or was it trying to make her stay? What happened in the farmhouse? Was she losing her mind? One thing was for sure: This was a job she would never forget.
Rebecca Patrick-Howard and her family had an enviable life:the All-American family with two beautiful children living in one of the nicest houses in town, good jobs, and enjoying their quiet life. She was finally fulfilling her dream of working as a full-time writer and things could not have been better for the young family. She and her husband had no idea that a year later they'd be burying their youngest son. What followed was a nightmare. Suddenly, they found themselves struggling not only emotionally, but financially and physically. Then, through a series of more unfortunate events, they found themselves in the one place nobody wants to be-the cold, unfriendly, metal chairs of the welfare office. Over the next few years they'd battle the shame, humiliation, and stigma of being in "the system", while still trying to deal with their individual grief, depression, and continuous financial setbacks. Then came the ghosts. FROM WELFARE TO BESTSELLER chronicles the events that led Rebecca's family to welfare and how, through a combination of hard work, ingenuity, and a little bit of luck, she became one of the top-selling paranormal authors on Amazon. Through child loss, brain surgery, job losses, and isolation Rebecca and her husband set lofty goals, determined to use her books to pull themselves out of the hole they felt trapped in. In this extremely personal memoir that's part inspiration, part guidebook, Rebecca shares the steps she took to reach the top and the stumbling blocks she met along the way.
Jekyll Island is full of ghosts and their need for Taryn is strong..." Jekyll Island is known for its fascinating history, as well as its ghosts, but now the two are about to take Taryn on a wild ride she'll never forget! Jekyll Island: celebrated for its beautiful historic hotel, gorgeous beaches, alligators, wild beauty, intriguing history that stretches back nearly 5 centuries, and its spirits...When Taryn's 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 islands. After all, she hasn't had a vacation in years. There's a formidable presence, however, that stalks the artist and history buff and grasps her within its ominous shadows. The past has never been more alive. It clings to her, taunts her, and threatens her sanity and very life. More than 100 years ago a fire consumed most of the hotel that was once built to be a playground for some of the country's richest men and women. The culprit was hanged for his crime, as well as for the murder of his young wife Rachel whose death the fire was meant to cover. Is it Rachel's ghost back for vengeance, or help, 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!
As the rain comes pouring down on Buck Creek, a man slowly goes out of his mind and does something so terrible that the house will never forget it. A lightning storm brings a sight that shocks a family in Hargett. A woman is paralyzed in fear in her own bed near the Madison County line. A headless man offers a gift to a poor widow that changes her life. Ghosts from the Civil War haunt a popular soccer field. A little boy just wants to play with those who visit him in Pryse...but he's been dead for almost a century... As a follow up to Haunted Estill County, More Tales from Haunted Estill County explores stories of ghosts, demons, witches, vampires, and even Estill County's own version of Jesse James. Collected through interviews with local residents all across Estill County, the stories might just make you wonder if the monster under the bed is real. From restless spirits that roam through houses they once inhabited to unimaginable terrors that stalk the woods after dark, will it ever be safe to turn the light off again?
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.
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