UPCOMING NOVELS Every cemetery has a story; every grave has its secrets. THE GRAVEYARD QUEEN SERIES Available 2011 MIRA Books BOOK ONE: THE RESTORER Never acknowledge the dead Never stray far from hallowed ground Never associate with those who are haunted Never, ever tempt fate My father's rules. I've never broken them...until now. My name is Amelia Gray. I'm a cemetery restorer who sees ghosts. In order to protect myself, I've always held fast to the rules passed down from my father. But now a haunted police detective has entered my world and everything is changing. It started with the discovery of a young woman's brutalized body in an old Charleston graveyard I've been hired to restore. The clues to the killer lie in the headstone symbolism that only I can interpret. Detective Devlin needs me, but to help him would be to invite the ghosts that shadow his every move into my life. I've vowed to keep my distance, but the pull of his magnetism grows ever stronger, even as the symbols lead me closer to the killer. BOOK TWO: THE KINGDOM Beneath the serene surface of Bell Lake lies a forgotten cemetery. Steeped in superstition and folklore and surrounded by a haunted lake, Median, South Carolina is a kingdom unto itself. Ruled for generations by the ruthless Bellefonte family, the town has withered in isolation and impenitence. The only way back to salvation is the restoration of Bell Lake Cemetery. Backed by a mysterious benefactor, Amelia Gray travels to Median to begin the restoration only to find that dark forces are working against her. As the tolling bells beneath the lake's surface beckon, the secrets of a hidden grave reveal a senseless murder, a soulless cover-up, and her own father's duplicity. BOOK THREE: THE PROPHET Older than time. Darker than night. Stronger than death. An empty grave, an unspeakable betrayal, and a soothsayer called the Prophet lead Amelia Gray back into the orbit of John Devlin, a police detective haunted by his dead wife and daughter. Far from setting him free, the truth bounds Devlin to the past and to an obsession that is stronger than death.