I spent a few days in a cabin in the woods in the Hocking Hills (a lot like Brendan and Josh so I decided to stick with them this week). It was lovely and I’m very proud of myself. I walked the gorgeous Old Man’s Cave trail for the first time since my accident and except for two places I required no help. Also went to Ash Cave again so I thought I’d bring back the original meeting of Brendan and Josh

Josh already knew Halloran had one of those deep bass voices but hearing it here when it was just them and not in a crowd of fans made Josh’s knees go wobbly. He held out his hand. “Mr. Halloran, I’m glad you found your way out here.”

Brendan’s lips twitched slightly, almost smiling, as he shook hands. “The trail is well marked.” He turned, studying the water tumbling over the lip of the fall. “It’s quite beautiful. It’s hard to believe this much wilderness exists so close to Columbus. I mean, it’s little more than an hour from where I live, and yet I was barely aware this was here.”

“It’s a shame we’re Ohio’s best-kept secret.” Josh tapped his chest. “And you can call me Joshua or Josh if you’d prefer.”

Ash Cave 2024 (been a dry year, almost no waterfall left)

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.

Buy Link https://www.amazon.com/These-Haunted-Hills-Jana-Denardo/dp/1648907407

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