THE OLD FARMHOUSE REVEALS ITS SECRETS

Do you find old homes fascinating? A Victorian farmhouse is a major setting in my inspirational thriller,  Bibles and Bones in the Forest. You can visit it and explore its many rooms and discover its secrets.

Join the home tour and move step by step, room by room, floor by floor, closer to the secret in the attic.

The old Cellar

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THE OLD FARMHOUSE REVEALS ITS SECRETS: Part 1

THE OLD HOUSE REVEALS ITS SECRETS

“Hey! You guys wearing combat boots?” Carla called to other twenty-somethings in the young couples Bible study as they clomped single-file down the worn, wooden cellar stairs.

Many had bombarded Raul and Stella with questions about their rambling old farmhouse, where the group met that day. To satisfy everyone’s curiosity, the couple had invited them on a tour from the cellar up.

Children’s squeaky voices, whining, and adult chatter added to the drumbeat of shoes on the stairs until the group gathered at their foot.

Raul spoke over the crowd.

“My sister, Laura, right here with her husband, Chris, will help explain things. Most of you know we both grew up in this amazing house.”

She pointed to an overflowing laundry basket beneath a chute.

“There’s the laundry chute I was talking about. In the old days, it used gravity to get dirty clothes and linens from bedrooms to washtubs.”

"But of course, my lovely bride has a washer and dryer,” Raul added, his eyes drinking in his wife’s beauty.

The toned ballerina stood on tiptoes to kiss his cheek.

Tiffany, the Bible study teacher’s wife, shivered and pulled her sweater tighter.

“It’s cold in this cellar—just like it’s always cold here in the Adirondack Mountains.”

The Florida native was having trouble adjusting to the recent move.

Raul motioned to an old, rusted chain.

“It’s a heavy chain, likely used to hoist hay into a hayloft in the old barn. My Papa dug the chain from the ground, where a barn burned long before we moved here.”

Off to the side, Josh, a building contractor, was running his hand along the stone wall,

“These walls feel sturdy. How thick are they?”

“Our father said at least two feet,” Raul answered.      

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Laura nodded. “They’re strong and sturdy but always damp.”

The tour continued through the cellar, which was quite extensive.

Raúl pointed out a discarded pot-bellied stove and a long-abandoned wine cellar strewn with empty glass bottles.

“Is there a way out of here other than the stairs?” someone asked.

Laura led the group to a worn door made of vertical wood planks. She unlocked and opened it, pointing up stone steps leading outside. The cool night air blew in.

As everyone headed back upstairs, Carla proclaimed with a good-natured laugh that the cellar had all the charm of a dungeon.

The others laughed and gathered for the next leg of the tour.

“Three floors and fourteen rooms to go,” Laura said, motioning everyone onward.

Each step takes them closer to uncovering the secret that will change everything.

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** A fictional setting in my inspirational thriller, "Bibles and Bones in the Forest," the old farmhouse combines an actual farmhouse in rural Virginia with the Victorian home on Staten Island, New York, where I grew up.

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STEVEN IS OUT TO GET EVEN

 LOVE'S SWEETEST DELIVERANCE: BOOK 2 IN THE CASTLE IN THE SUN, ROMANCE/MYSTERY SERIES.

When Liz Bertelli thought her life was over, she discovered a locket filled with secrets, that sent her on a new journey. That mystery led her away from her verbally abusive, ex-husband Steve, to St. Augustine Florida and Carlos Martin, in the first Castle in the Sun novel.

In Book 2, Liz and Carlos gather with family and friends for a festive, holiday feast. Liz's best friend, Rosa

An unexpected and disturbing phone call interrupts the Christmas meal. Steve is back and 

Even though Liz's ex-husband, Steve, had left with
another woman, he just cannot bear to see Liz happy.

determined to ruin Liz's future plans. Hoping to avoid trouble, Liz and Carlos return to Florida. There, they set their sights on restoring a Victorian home into a classy bed and breakfast.

But, as an approaching hurricane rustling palms and stirring up waves, signals impending danger, Steve's escalating behavior forecasts trouble for everyone.

Will Steve ruin Liz's chance at happiness? Or will Jack and his motorcycle buddies be able to tame the hurricane? And what is with that acorn?  

Just as an approaching hurricane rattling palm trees and pushing waves signals danger, Steve's escalating behavior forecasts trouble for Liz and Carlos. Will he ruin their wedding plans? Find out more in the book. 

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Hang on for a Wild, Life or Death Ride With Laura

 The stallion's hooves thundered on the cold earth as another gunshot ripped the air, and the ATV gained ground.

What broken promise has brought Laura to this life or death chase?

Find out in the new and revised Bibles and Bones in the Forest, by award-winning author, Flora Reigada.

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YOU'VE GOT IT IN ALL THE RIGHT PLACES

Liz had put on a few pounds since giving birth to twins and her husband, Steve, would

not let her forget. Before taking off with a twenty-something plaything, he rips Liz apart with his words.

"I wasted my youth on you. You've let yourself go. Look at you! I don't even want you anymore." Although an accomplished artist, it has been far too long since Liz has picked up her paintbrush. She feels stifled and unattractive.

The discovery of a hidden locket filled with secrets, leads Liz to Carlos, a handsome and accomplished international linguist, who has dined in the White House and flown aboard Air Force One. He pursues Liz and wants their relationship to move forward. He finds her attractive and desirable just as she is.

"You've got it in all the right places," he tells her.
But Carlos has wined and dined beautiful, bejeweled women at embassies and conciliates around the world. He has earned his reputation as a womanizer. Can Liz trust him? 
Answers unfold in Love's Sweetest Revenge, Book 1 in the Castle in the Sun romantic suspense series, published by MillerWords. 

"You've got a fat butt," Liz's husband, Steve, tells her. Should
she believe him or Carlos, who likes women with a little something extra?

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TEMPTATION IN PARIS: CAN CARLOS RESIST?

 Excerpt from "Love's Sweetest Truth," third in the "Castle in the Sun," romance book series.

TEMPTATION IN PARIS:

Overseas on business, can the newly married Carlos resist an old flame?

At the close of another busy day, Carlos entered his hotel room, mentally and physically spent. Wanting to get comfortable, he slipped off his shoes and removed his jacket, draping it over a chair. He loosened his tie, taking it off, then his shirt and undershirt, baring his muscled chest and arms. He stretched to loosen up.

He was unbuckling his belt, when he caught a whiff of intoxicating perfume, sifting through the cracked-open bathroom door. A melodious giggle wafted through. The laughter had a familiar ring.

A woman’s seductive voice spoke in French. “Nice show, Carlos. Don’t stop now.”

Carlos whipped around to the sight of a curvy young brunette wearing a sheer négligée.

“Monique! What are you doing here?” he gasped in French.

The musical giggle sounded again as she sashayed over, caressing his face with her hand. “What am I doing here? Don’t you mean what are you doing here without contacting me like you always do? I saw you in the lobby. I thought we had an arrangement.”

“How did you get into my room?” Carlos blurted, staring in disbelief.

She lifted her face to kiss him. “Let’s just say I came in with the maid.”

Feeling the need for intimacy, Carlos . . ..

Will Carlos succumb to Monique's charms or will he stay faithful to his new wife?

Find out in Love's Sweetest Truth, book 3 in the Castle in the Sun romantic-suspense series.

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