"The house looms behind me, its dark windows hollow and knowing, like it's watching."

Margot and her husband Nate have just moved to a massive manor in Florida for a fresh start where no one knows them. Hawthorn Manor, and its late previous owners George and Cecilia Hawthorn, loom over the small town and Margot soon learns that there are more than just secrets within its walls...

THE HOUSE THAT HELD HER by Ellis Hart is a fantastically eerie, haunted house debut that will make you squirm and gasp for air.

The humidity and dampness is felt throughout this story as a hurricane approaches the small town and the secrets everyone appears to be keeping are slowly being extracted by Margot.

The puzzles within the story added their own layer of mystery and, once I got over some of her questionable choices lol, Margot was an easy protagonist to root for!

I think the characters could have been fleshed out a bit more, but the setting and the atmosphere surrounding it really sold it for me!

Thanks to Ellis Hart for sending me a copy for review and congrats on this tremendous feat!

Publication Date: May 11