Bliss House

The past never stays buried at Bliss House...

Rainey Bliss Adams' perfect life came to an end one spring afternoon, when her husband was killed in an explosion that horrifically burned their fourteen year-old daughter, Ariel. Desperate for a new start, she takes Ariel to live in the beautiful house in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains where the Bliss family has lived for over a century.



Once there, Ariel starts to mysteriously heal. But as a series of tragedies begins to unfold, it becomes clear that a darkness lurks behind the dignified façade of Bliss House - one which will drive both mother and daughter apart, as each is forced to confront its evil on her own...



Richly Gothic, creeping and dark, Bliss House is a haunting tale of loss, love - and the secrets our houses can keep.



Laura Benedict is the author of Devil's Oven, as well as the dark suspense novels Isabella Moon and Calling Dr Lonely Hearts. Her work has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, PANK, and numerous anthologies. She originated and edited the Surreal South anthology of short fiction series with her husband, Pinckney Benedict, and recently edited Feeding Kate, a charity anthology.



Bliss House draws you in and refuses to let you go. The story is eerie, seductive, and suspenseful. Read it



In Bliss House, Laura Benedict has written just the type of novel I love to read: a ghost story replete with good and evil, present and past colliding, and compelling characters to root for; a story that grabs you by throat and heart and won't let go. I loved it



Bliss House is a rare accomplishment: a novel that works as a mystery, a ghost story, and a touching family drama



Benedict's writing is lush and seamless, catapulting the reader into the gripping story from the opening line and holding them, taut and breathless, to the very last. You do not want to miss Bliss House. It's a compulsively readable tour de force from a wonderful writer. I couldn't put it down



I've longed for this book - an intelligent haunted house story with twists and turns and a history...Bliss House edges Benedict firmly into Shirley Jackson territory with this rich, evocative novel about the power of blood to corrupt