The Legend of Cole Creek Island
Books One and Two
Book One: The Haunting of Serenbe Cordelia
Even an island paradise can be a haunted disaster.
When SERENBE CORDELIA (29) arrives on Cole Creek Island to settle her grandmother's Victorian estate, strange occurrences start happening, including the reappearance of MICHAEL (CAEL) MARCELINO (30), a boy-turned-man she barely recalls from the dreadful night she desperately wants to forget. A night from ten years ago when someone—or something—murdered her mother, forcing Serenbe to flee the island with her grandmother and leave everything behind. When Serenbe discovers the family curse binding her with Michael, thanks to an evil matriarch demon trapped inside the house, nothing prepares her to test the veil between a family’s expectations and love. What if the girl refuses to honor their wishes and marry the guy? What if she chooses DIVA STELLATO (30), who makes her heart sprint to the finish line? Or, in this instance, the dock to flee Home Sweet Hell and its island of horrors.
Book Two: The Resurrection of Serenbe Cordelia
Poltergeist meets the Haunting of Hill House.
DIVA STELLATO (35) leads a predictable life, a promising legal career, and a clear vision for her future with their wife, SERENBE (35). Their best-laid plans unravel when their foster daughter and troubled teen, SERAPHINA (18), flees to Cole Creek Island after a family feud. Serenbe and Diva had vowed never to return to Hell House and its island of Cordelia family horrors. Still, when Serenbe realizes their daughter ran to the remote place, she’s forced to confront her past to rescue her. Serenbe is terrified of returning but is more frightened of losing Seraphina. Evil awakens when Serenbe enters the family homestead, trapping her in a mysterious dimension like her ancestors once before. As Diva and their daughter confront the house’s malevolent forces to rescue Serenbe, Seraphina uncovers the true legacy of her given name. She joins forces with Diva to battle the vengeful spirit to save Serenbe and escape the island of horrors forever.
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Tory Craig Bunce is an aspiring author with several best manuscript and pitch awards from agents and editors. She is also a finalist in several Romance Writers of America chapter contests under a pen name. She served the Georgia Romance Writers as their Director of Awards and Contest Chair for several years. While living in a century-old house along the New Hampshire seacoast, her spirited childhood inspired The Legend of Cole Creek Island.