I am still so very pressed for time (and having weeks of mental health struggles) so I haven’t gotten these promotional blurbs and pics up as I’d like but for Rainbow Snippets today I have some of my favorite pictures that go with These Haunted Hills.

Today is a snippet at Lake Alma in Wellston OH. At the turn of the last century it was a playground for the wealthier set in Columbus to come down to play. There was a casino (19th century definition, not today’s) a merry go round and more but it’s all gone now, all but the ghosts. This is on the island in the lake. I love walking here.

Today’s snippet: To Brendan’s surprise, Josh parked near a lake with a small beach. A few other cars were in the lot. He could see why. This would be a nice place to come relax in the summer.

“This is different.”

“I was always fond of Lake Alma. Truth be told, this is where I had my first kiss in high school. Well, not here.” Josh pointed to the beach. “Back along the trail.”

Below is one of my favorite pictures from Lake Alma (taken in winter, my favorite time to hike in many ways) I loved the play of light and shadow in this one. This picture was taken 2020 but sadly it fell into the lake last year.

Blurb:

Young wildlife conservation professor, Joshua Zimmerman, adores foxes, steampunk, and paranormal investigation. As a geek of the first order, Josh is a collector of nerdy memorabilia and tattoos, and he’s an avid steampunk cosplayer. When his favorite author hires him for some ghost hunting for his new project, Josh can hardly believe his luck.

As an author of the wildly successful urban fantasy series, The Green Tablet, Brendan Halloran should have it all. And he did until his young son, Connor, died of cancer. Heartbroken and drowning in grief, Brendan stops writing, stops living his life. His marriage has disintegrated, leaving Brendan trapped in the moment Connor died.

When Brendan rents a cabin in Ohio’s Hocking Hills, it’s ostensibly to research his next book, an adult paranormal tale. Brendan hires a local professor who is an expert on the paranormal, thinking if he does pull out of his tail spin and makes good on his plan to write a new book, he might as well do it right. And the perfect place to investigate could be the remains of an old hotel constructed to suit the serial killer who built it.

Brendan finds himself swept away, completely unprepared for the joy and enthusiasm Josh brings to everything he does. Step by step, Brendan reenters life. His head might not be convinced he’s ready to love again, but his heart disagrees. Unfortunately for him, the ghost is every bit as vicious as the killer was in life, and he and Joshua have a target on their backs.

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