TAGLINE: She came to the cabin to write. The cabin had other plans.

Maggie Oliver, a once-successful blogger, is attempting to rebuild her life as a writer three years after the tragic loss of her husband and young son in a car accident. Injured and grieving, she moves to her late husband's lakeside family cabin in the Sierra Nevadas to heal and write. However, recurring nightmares and hauntings lead her to uncover long-hidden family secrets that put her and her new friends' lives in danger. Will Maggie be able to navigate her way through a mysterious shadow world and lay her ghosts to rest?

Awards and Accolades:

• Winner, 2023 Page Turner Fiction Award


• Winner, 2023 Page Turner Best Paranormal/Supernatural Genre


• Second Place, 2023 PNWA (Pacific Northwest Writers' Association) Horror/Paranormal Genre


• Finalist, 2023 CIBA Awards, Paranormal Genre

"This book goes beyond the horror genre and the typical ghost story. It digs deep into that monster: grief, the daily-ness of loss, and how our identity reshapes itself as we heal. Through her instantly likeable protagonist, Corso shows us how to make peace with one's past and give voice to those who've had theirs stolen. I was gripped by this story and turned pages late into the night, losing myself in this mystery as it unfolded in Maggie's lakeside cabin."

—Laura Munson, New York Times best-seller, author of The Wild Why, and founder of Haven Writing RetreatsTAGLINE: She came to the cabin to write. The cabin had other plans.

Maggie Oliver, a once-successful blogger, is attempting to rebuild her life as a writer three years after the tragic loss of her husband and young son in a car accident. Injured and grieving, she moves to her late husband's lakeside family cabin in the Sierra Nevadas to heal and write. However, recurring nightmares and hauntings lead her to uncover long-hidden family secrets that put her and her new friends' lives in danger. Will Maggie be able to navigate her way through a mysterious shadow world and lay her ghosts to rest?

Awards and Accolades:

• Winner, 2023 Page Turner Fiction Award


• Winner, 2023 Page Turner Best Paranormal/Supernatural Genre


• Second Place, 2023 PNWA (Pacific Northwest Writers' Association) Horror/Paranormal Genre


• Finalist, 2023 CIBA Awards, Paranormal Genre

"This book goes beyond the horror genre and the typical ghost story. It digs deep into that monster: grief, the daily-ness of loss, and how our identity reshapes itself as we heal. Through her instantly likeable protagonist, Corso shows us how to make peace with one's past and give voice to those who've had theirs stolen. I was gripped by this story and turned pages late into the night, losing myself in this mystery as it unfolded in Maggie's lakeside cabin."

—Laura Munson, New York Times best-seller, author of The Wild Why, and founder of Haven Writing Retreats