Cornelius

"The very first instance of a haunted house story making me cry." - Amazon ReviewerThirteen-year-old Mira Cullen is very unhappy at home. She hates the way her emotionally unavailable father treats her mother -- a woman who worships the very ground he walks on. Michael, the family's patriarch, has real issues that prevent him from being the type of husband and father his family wishes he could be. However, unbeknownst to him, his life is about to take a drastic turn.One day, Mira and her brother, Wade, head out to explore a large, abandoned house in a wooded area near their home. They are unaware that their innocent adventure would open up the bowels of history in a most uncanny way. Shortly after their exploration, an uninvited guest invades their personal space. Unsure of what to do, Mira turns to the one source that is bound to have all the answers--a rather unlikely source. Drawn into the life of one cut short by jealousy, Mira doesn't realize that her willingness to help a mere stranger would result in a new beginning for her own family. Among the pages of 'CORNELIUS' is a love story so powerful and intriguing that will leave some thinking and others... in tears.CORNELIUS is a spine-tingling, paranormal tale that ties a painful history into the present day. Get ready to be chilled to the bone