From Kimberlee Dodge:

The Haunting of Hope Farm

The Conclusion of the Jack Cohen Series!

Following their sudden departure from the School Street apartment, Jack Cohen and his best friend, Wendy Hasty, search for a temporary place to call home while outrunning the Shadow Man that continues to hunt them. When a family emergency at the start of the pandemic forces Director Janet Sherman to leave New Hampshire, she asks Jack and Wendy to “farm-sit” and care for her animals while she is away. It seems like the perfect place to regroup and hide from their enemy.

 By day, Hope Farm seems like a happy little utopia where Jack dreams of his future. One which he hopes will include Wendy going to Dartmouth with him. By night, the atmosphere in the house becomes frightening. It doesn’t help that a lone coyote has started sniffing around the farm, lurking in the shadows, searching for a meal, or that family secrets are buried in the cellar.

 While the world changes amid the pandemic, Jack begins to doubt his future as their safe haven becomes less secure. And even though his strength is starting to return, according to Dr. Peters, his brain is a ticking time bomb. A final surgery could fulfill Jack’s lifelong dream of ridding himself of his blasted ‘gift’ once and for all. However, without his gift, he and Wendy would be vulnerable should the Shadow Man return.

Coming Soon!!

The Haunting of 79 School Street

By Kimberlee Dodge

 

Jack is still recovering from his brief encounter with the Shadow Man from Maple Square as the new semester at Para-Northern Conservatory begins. He meets a new professor, and a new voice inside his head. One that seems to be talking directly to him, while vehemently denying responsibility for all the weirdness going on inside Jack’s new apartment. So if the mystery voice isn’t the one haunting the place, who or what is?  Jack’s imagination would leave him to believe that the Shadow Man has returned, or could it be something more innocent?

And why is it that Jack always gets stuck with the crazy landlords? Allen Kirkham seems to be skulking around the building, trash-talking Harvey Stevens, his business partner, and in general, making everyone uncomfortable.  At least his new upstairs neighbors are interesting, if not a bit misguided about the spirit world. Or does Deb Fontana’s lack of knowledge present a hidden danger to everyone in the building?

With Grandma Rosa out of the country, Jack must rely on himself and his best friend, Wendy Hasty, to help him figure out the mystery of 79 School Street, save the building (and perhaps a ghost,) all while navigating the tricky waters of dating Kate Stevens.

 

Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane

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Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane

          As the deadline and release date for Maple Square looms near, (and yes, I'm still in the midst of mad last-minute edits) I have to take a moment out of my schedule to say what an absolute pleasure it's been to write The Jack Cohen Series and to be able to include the haunted house that I grew up in. Even though the story in the first book is not based on my family per se, our house was the backdrop, and the ghost stories contained within the ghost story have been loosely based on events that took place in our family home. But going beyond the ghost story, my mind has been swirling with all sorts of childhood memories flooding in. 

        Just yesterday I asked my husband if he was planning on going to Hannaford's,  and he looked at me strangely. Of course I meant our grocery store here in the South, but as I had been writing the sequel, The Haunting of 79 School Street, I guess I didn't realize how completely submerged I had become in this project. I had written the word Hannaford several times yesterday, and my mind automatically made the switch. Or Freudian slip? I am taking a trip 'home' this summer and so I really am getting caught up in being more "there" than "here" at the moment.

    It's been wonderful to bring out the places I've lived and loved, and share what I remember of my time growing up in New England. Every day I'm treated to a new memory of something I'd forgotten, and it makes this project more dear to my heart. I hope you all will enjoy this new series as much as I enjoy writing it.

 

Kimberlee Dodge~ 

 Introducing the newest work from 

Kimberlee Dodge! 

Jack likes order and simplicity. Only his life is rarely ever simple. Jack's mind has always been bombarded with other people's intrusive thoughts. Not even the infamous Grandma Rosa could help him silence the voices in his head.

In a bold move that takes him nine hundred miles from home, Jack defies his parents and secretly enrolls in The Para-Northern Conservatory to get a handle on his gifts, instead of heading off to Dartmouth College, where his father has mapped out his life. However, upon arriving in New Hampshire, Jack finds himself homeless and desperate in quick order.

An innocent offer to rent a room is all it takes to spark a series of unexpected events that leave Jack shaken. On his first night in the boardinghouse, Jack is treated to the tale of the mysterious Blue Lady that allegedly haunts his room… but it's clear from the start that whatever is happening is not a figment of anyone's imagination. As the activity in the house increases, so does the danger to all who live at 9 Maple Square.

 

Coming in April!