WELCOME TO CURIOSITIES with MELISSA CRISPIN #YA #Fantasy #Author

 

WELCOME TO CURIOSITIES

A MONTHLY FEATURE THAT
SPOTLIGHTS A TRUE, UNEXPLAINED
EXPERIENCE.

TODAY'S GUEST IS
MELISSA CRISPIN
AUTHOR OF
COLLIDE
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Melissa is a friend and member of my local writing group. To help her celebrate and promote her debut novel, COLLIDE, I invited her for a visit and lucky for us, she brought along a creepy tale... 

Before I get started, I want to thank Debbie for having me on her blog today. The Curiosities posts are so good. I hope my weird, inexplicable story can deliver.

My husband and I moved into our first house with our beloved Siberian Husky named Bear. She was a sweet girl and well-behaved. Bear loved spending time in her crate, and could often be found lounging in it during the day with the door wide open. It was her place, and she never minded it. Not until we moved into this house, that is.

Bear started flipping out when we would put her in the crate if we were leaving her home alone. It was strange, and we shrugged it off as her being uncomfortable in the new place. It got to the point where we just wouldn’t put her in it because it would upset her so much.

Fast forward a few months…My husband was away for the weekend, and it was just me and Bear. We were in the middle of renovating our basement, and my husband had tiled the entire space.  He asked me to go downstairs and wipe the tiles with a damp sponge to remove any haze still left on them. As I cleaned a section in the corner of the room, movement of some kind caught my attention. I turned toward it, thinking it was the dog, but quickly realized she was on the opposite side from where I was facing. I began to dismiss the whole thing as my imagination—until Bear started howling in that direction. Um, what the hell?

I told myself it was a bizarre coincidence, but I had that feeling like I wasn’t alone, and apparently, the dog did, too. I thought about how Bear didn’t seem to like the house so much, and it made me wonder. I never said anything to my husband when he returned from his trip because he doesn’t believe in the supernatural and I knew he’d tease me relentlessly. After all, I wasn’t sure I believed in any of that stuff either.

Shortly after the incident, my husband and I were chatting with a neighbor across the street. She had lived there all her life, even when she was a kid, and had known all the previous owners of our home. She mentioned how it was “a shame” what happened to the original owners and referenced some long conversation she had with my in-laws about it.

It turned out that an older couple had lived in our house and at some point, the husband fell ill and passed away. Nothing scandalous there. The wife was close with her sister, and said sister moved in to keep her company. Her sister eventually became sick also. They were devout Quakers and always went to church every weekend. I’m not sure if church is the correct term, and I apologize to anyone that might be offended if I got that wrong.

One day, the two women never showed up for church, so someone sent the police to go check on them. What did they discover? Oh, just a double suicide. That’s all.

So a few things raced through my head as our very nice neighbor rehashed past events. First, they found WHAT in the house we just bought? Second, my in-laws knew about this and didn’t feel this was worth mentioning in casual conversation? Again, WHAT? And third, no wonder our dog hates this house. It’s probably freaking haunted!

We asked our in-laws why they decided to skip telling us about what they learned from our neighbor. I mean, who wouldn’t, right? They explained that they didn’t want us to be worried about it, and since they didn’t know until after we bought it, it wouldn’t have mattered anyway. It made sense after they explained it.
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We lived in that house for about three years. When we moved to the next one, Bear was more at ease and never howled at anything in particular. There was definitely something odd about our first house, but I could never tell you exactly what.

BOOK BLURB:

When the balance between Earth, Afterlife, and Heaven are threatened, the fate of the universe falls on a selfish girl who must sacrifice everything to save it.

Kayla has a plan. She’s moving to the city after graduation and Luke’s coming with her. He’ll eventually become a doctor, she’ll be a ballerina—and they’ll live happily ever after. That’s what she thinks, until dark forces, led by a sister she never knew existed, start hunting her down for a power she never knew she had.

When Kayla starts working with a boy named Alec to learn how to defend herself and to stop the evil from eliminating the worlds, she finds herself falling for him. Hard. Torn between two loves and struggling to do what’s right for Earth and Afterlife, Kayla must decide if she’s fighting to keep her life together, or letting it go to save everyone else’s.

BUY LINKS:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CZ2WPHQ
Evernight Teen: http://www.evernightteen.com/collide-by-melissa-j-crispin

BIO:

Melissa J. Crispin lives in Connecticut with her husband, two kids, and an adorable Siberian Husky. She spends her days in the corporate world, and pursues her passion for writing in the late nights and early mornings.

From micro-fiction to novels, Melissa loves to write stories in varying lengths. But, no matter the story, it's almost always about the romance.

Where to find Melissa:
Website: http://melissajcrispin.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelissaJCrispin 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melissajcrispinauthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissajcrispin/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/MelissaJCrispin
 

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