Little Secrets

Hart (Beneath the Veil) entices the reader to explore every shadowy nook and cranny of this traditional, chill-filled haunted house story. Ginny and Sean promise that a new house and a new baby on the way will repair their shaky marriage. With an emotionally painful miscarriage behind her, Ginny vows to rest and bring this baby safely to term. Yet a string of mishaps tests her sanity. Ginny tells her sister that either the house is haunted, or her overbearing man-child of a husband is gaslighting her. The strange events may have something to do with the house's previous owner, whose family left him 15 years before over a disgraceful secret. Successive mysteries propel patient readers to accompany the unrelenting Ginny as she pieces the story together. While clueless and one-dimensional Sean grates, capable Ginny wins hearts. Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary. (Feb.)