Description:

Following the loss of their promising careers, Bob and Debbie Stevens embark upon opening a bed and breakfast. Their savings depleted and desperate for cash, Bob reluctantly allows Debbie's meddling grandparents to co-sign a three million dollar loan. They purchase a burned down property on twenty five acres in scenic rural southern Michigan and builds Murcat Manor.

Rumors of curses and ghosts haunt the property’s reputation. But the history of two previous houses burning to the ground killing nineteen people do not deter Bob and Debbie from their dream: raising a family while earning a living with one of the few bed and breakfasts in the entire region.

During construction, the Stevens adopt thirteen kittens found in the rubble of the property. The cats are possessed by disembodied souls from daughters of witches put to death during the Salem Witch Trials. Each cat possesses a unique ability, and together they bring terror and death to the guests of Murcat Manor.

With each killing bringing more cancellations, Bob has to get creative. Burdened with massive debt, he devises inventive ways to allure new guests in order to keep up the payments. But the malevolent felines have five previous lives, spanning four centuries, of deviltry and murdering practice to draw on. Their vast experience now enhanced with the use of modern technology, they devise cagey ways to keep killing, including leaving evidence at the scene for detectives to believe Bob and Debbie are the perpetrators.

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From the Author

The inspiration for Salem's Daughters came from the nocturnal cats at my parents' one-hundred-year-old house who learned to stand and use their paws to open doors. Sleeping in my old bedroom while visiting on vacation, all I saw and heard was the old glass style door knobs rattling, then the door opening before the cats dropped to the carpet out of my sight. Spooky!

The next day we drove through the two-lane roads of southern Michigan. The scenery along the north branch of the Kalamazoo River is absolutely beautiful. With vivid imagery my parents told me of their childhood and their life and times as kids growing up there.

We happened upon a very old and dilapidated farmhouse and barn that looked so spooky I thought the property might very well be haunted. During that twenty-four period the cats, the incredible imagery along the Kalamazoo River,and the spooky old ramshackle house and barn was all it took and Salem's Daughters was born. 

From the Inside Flap

"A wonderfully written paranormal tale that will raise the hair on your arms and wonder what will happen next." - Untethered Realms

"The story captured my attention from the beginning and never let up. Once I began reading this book I couldn't stop. I read it in one weekend and it scared the hell out of me." - Author Melissa Sugar-Gold

"A Suspense Thriller with a dark side and plenty of evil lurking."-  Author and Editor Marvin Wilson

"The story is unpredictable and full of a lot of twists. Readers who enjoy dark thrillers will find this a satisfying read." -  Award winning author and musician Sherry Ellis

"The novel is written in a cinematic style and easy to picture. If you like harrowing murders and evil characters, this is the novel for you!" -  Amazon Reviewer

"I found Salem's Daughters intriguing and suspenseful. I would recommend this book to everybody." - Amazon Reviewer