Darcy Coates from I Cannot Live Without Books

The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates Everyone knows about Ashburn House. They whisper that its old owner went mad and restless ghosts still walk the halls. But when Adrienne, desperate and in need of a place to stay, inherits the crumbling old mansion, she only sees it as a lifeline....until darkness falls. Strange messages are etched into the walls. Furniture… Read more about this item

The Haunting of Rookward House by Darcy Coates When Guy finds the deed to a house in his mother's attic, it seems like an incredible stroke of luck. Sure, it hasn't been inhabited i years and vines strangle the age-stained walls, but Guy's convinced he can clean up the building and sell it. He'd be crazy to turn down free money.… Read more about this item

The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates Elle is thrilled to spend a month minding the beautiful Gillespie property. Over an hour's drive from the nearest town., the aging mansion is ideal for someone seeking solitude. But as she explores her new home, Elle makes a startling discovery: there's a graveyard nestled deep in the woods, containing a generation of… Read more about this item

Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates The Hull family has owned the Gallows Hill Winery for generations. The sprawling old house has long been perched on top of a hill overlooking the nearby town, jealously guarding the estate's secrets. Their wine wins awards. Their business prospers. Their family thrives, until Hugh and Maria Hull enter the dark halls of Gallows Hill one… Read more about this item

House of Shadows (Ghosts and Shadows Series, Book #1) by Darcy Coates Sophie's world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family. She's still reeling when she's offered an unexpected solution: Mr. Argenton, a wealthy stranger, has asked for her hand in marriage. Marrying Mr. Argenton will save her family, but it condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and… Read more about this item

House of Shadows (Ghosts and Shadows Series, Book #1) by Darcy Coates Sophie's world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family. She's still reeling when she's offered an unexpected solution: Mr. Argenton, a wealthy stranger, has asked for her hand in marriage. Marrying Mr. Argenton will save her family, but it condemns Sophie to a life in Northwood, a vast and… Read more about this item

House of Secrets (Ghosts and Shadows Series, Book #2) by Darcy Coates Sophie and Joseph Argenton have survived the impossible for now. But their escape from Northwood is short lived. The beast that haunted their ancestral home survived, and has attached itself to Joseph's young cousin. Desperate, they travel to meet her father at Kensington, a long-abandoned mansion overlooking a dead… Read more about this item

The Whispering Dead (Gravekeeper Series, Book #1) by Darcy Coates Homeless, hunted, and desperate to escape a bitter storm, Keira takes refuge in an abandoned grounds-keeper's cottage. Tucked away at the edge of a cemetery, it's surrounded on all sides by gravestones: some recent, some hundreds of years old, all suffering from neglect. And in the darkness, she can hear the unquiet… Read more about this item

The Ravenous Dead (Gravekeeper Series, Book #2) by Darcy Coates Keira, hired as Blighty Graveyard's new grounds-keeper, lives surrounded by the dead. They watch her through the fog. They wordlessly cry out. They've been desperately waiting for help moving on -- and only Keira can hear them. But not every restless spirit wants to be saved. Sometimes the dead hate the… Read more about this item

The Twisted Dead (Gravekeeper Series, Book #3) by Darcy Coates Keira is ready for a normal life. Hunted and haunted, all she wants is to put her mysterious past behind her and move forward with her new friends as Blighty Graveyard's grounds-keeper. But then she receives an invitation to dinner at the local recluse's crumbling ancestral estate. The mansion is steeped… Read more about this item

Dead Lake by Darcy Coates Sam is excited to spend a week at her uncle's remote lakeside cabin. It's a chance for her to focus on her art without distractions: no neighbors, no phone, and only a small radio to keep her company. It's perfect. But there's something deeply unnatural lingering by the lake. It isn't long before Sam realizes she's not alone… Read more about this item

Voices in the Snow (Black Winter Series, Book #1) by Darcy Coates Clare remembers the cold. She remembers abandoned cars and children's toys littered across the road. She remembers dark shapes in the snow and a terror she can't explain. And the...nothing. When she wakes, aching and afraid in a stranger's Gothic home, he tells her she was in an accident.… Read more about this item

Secrets in the Dark (Black Winter Series, Book #2) by Darcy Coates Winterbourne Hall is not safe. Even as Clare and Dorran scramble to secure the ancient building against ravenous hollow ones, they face something far worse: Clare's sister has made contact, but she's trapped and her oxygen is running out. Hundreds of miles separate Clare from Beth. The land between them… Read more about this item

Whispers in the Mist (Black Winter Series, Book #3) by Darcy Coates Clare and Dorran may still be alive against all odds, but relief is only temporary. Dorran is sick, and rapidly worsening. Clare fears the only way to save him lies in the mysterious Evendale Research Institute, supposedly one of the few remaining human refuges. But the research station is… Read more about this item

Silence in the Shadows (Black Winter Series, Book #4) by Darcy Coates The stark world has changed. Each passing day twists it further, pushing the surviving humans closer to the brink of extinction. But, for the first time, there is hope. Clare and Dorran have set their sights on returning home to Winterbourne Hall. It's a daunting journey, but vital. Humanity needs… Read more about this item

The Folcroft Ghosts by Darcy Coates When their mother is hospitalized, Tara and Kyle are sent to stay with their only remaining relatives. Their elderly grandparents seem friendly at first, and the rambling house is full of fun nooks and crannies to explore. But strange things keep happening. A bedroom remains locked at all times. Doors slam and curtains shift when… Read more about this item

From Below by Darcy Coates Years ago during a routine voyage, the SS Arcadia vanished without a brace. Though a strange, garbled emergency message was broadcast, neither the ship nor any of its crew could be found. Sixty years later, its wreck has finally been discovered more than three hundred miles from its intended course...a silent graveyard deep beneath the ocean's… Read more about this item