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Haunting in Hartley: A Supernatural Suspense Horror (Haunting Clarisse Book 2) by [Janice Tremayne, Momir Borocki]

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A town under siege. A malignant force plaguing its people. Can this warrior for good cleanse the sickness before they all fall prey to darkness?

Clarisse Garcia walks the arduous path of a spirit hunter. Arriving in the small Australian township of Hartley for work, she immediately senses the area is mired in a centuries-old curse. And when a local paranormal expert shares his evidence, the prescient woman finds herself face to face with a malevolent demon.

Flirting with danger, Clarisse engages in a battle of wits with the wicked creature. But even as she fends off the foul manifestation’s attempts to sour her faith, she fears she may never escape her high-stakes parlay with evil incarnate.

Can she maintain her grip on sanity before the tight-knit community is doomed?

Haunting in Hartley is the second standalone book in the spine-chilling Haunting Clarisse supernatural horror series. If you like pulse-pounding tension, scarily dark corners, and thought-provoking dilemmas, then you’ll love Janice Tremayne’s unsettling story.

Buy Haunting in Hartley to outsmart a devil today!

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31 May 2020
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Readers' Favorite 2020 International Book Award Finalist in Fiction - Supernatural

Distinguished Favorite Prize for Paranormal Horror - New York City Big Book Awards 2020

As ghost stories go, this one is as spinetingling as any I have ever read with the perfect amount of scare factor through some vivid descriptions and a well-written story. It starts in 1936, setting some of the scenes before skipping ahead to current times. It is a good story and fans of the paranormal will enjoy it.

Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite

There are some truly spooky moments in Haunting in Hartley. Early on we are introduced to a child murder that is continuously referenced throughout the book. When the six-year-old ghost shows up to assist in some supplemental haunting I couldn't help but squirm away from the images. I mean, what's scarier than a child ghost? Not a lot. In the midst of a mental battle with the phantom, Clarisse gets an inside look at the moment of the child's death. It was at the hands of a priest who was supposed to protect the boy. It's a gut-punch of a scene and I saw how effective Haunting in Hartley could be. The book has a few great moments of the grotesque like this one.

Joseph Edwin Haeger, Independent Book Review

Australian author Janice Tremayne has explored and understands cultural superstitions and their impact on our lives. She is originally from South-East Asia and now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her HAUNTING CLARICE SERIES, of which HAUNTING IN HARTLEY is Book 2, offers strong evidence that Janice is an important emerging author of the paranormal/ghost/supernatural genre.

★★★★★ Grady Harp, Top Contributor, Children's Books, Hall of Fame Top 50 Reviewer Amazon

A first-class supernatural ghost story with perfect pacing. A spooky tale that will raise more than a few hairs on the back of your neck. It comes recommended, only if you have the nerve to read it! Don't come crying to me if this isn't your genre! A well-deserved five stars from me. Looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.

★★★★★ Piaras VINE VOICE, Amazon Vine Reviewer

The book is well written, the main characters are perfectly well described, and with a very specific personality perfectly build-up, the pace is quick and steady and has twists and turns enough to keep you in your toes and experience the horror that may come.

★★★★★ Quirru VINE VOICE, Amazon Vine Reviewer

Haunting in Hartley is a heart-thumping, adrenalin burst novel that can get you scared, and at the same time, it is entertaining. Once you hold unto the pages of this book, you will never want to let go till you reach the last page.

★★★★★ KarynH VINE VOICE, Amazon Vine Reviewer

This book does a wonderful job of interweaving a very real and grounded setting with the paranormal. The history supplied, while I'm unsure of its veracity, was intriguing and kept me sucked into the tale. I can't recommend this book enough to anyone who loves horror.

★★★★★ Evie Drae, 2019 Romance Writers of America Golden Hearts Finalist

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Janice Tremayne is an Amazon bestselling and award-winning ghost and supernatural writer. Janice is a finalist in the Readers' Favorite 2020 International Book Awards in fiction-supernatural and was awarded the distinguished favorite prize for paranormal horror at the New York City Big Book Awards 2020. She is an emerging Australian author who lives with her family in Melbourne. Her recent publication, Haunting in Hartley, reached number one in the Amazon kindle ranking for Occult Supernatural, Ghosts and Haunted Houses categories hot new releases and bestseller. Janice is well-versed in her cultural superstitions and how they influence daily life and customs. She has developed a passion and style for writing ghost and supernatural novels for new adult readers. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0819YTL24
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Millport Press (31 May 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1224 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0646818236

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Janice Tremayne is an Amazon bestselling and award-winning independent supernatural horror writer. Janice is a finalist in the Readers' Favorite 2020 International Book Awards in fiction-supernatural and was awarded the distinguished favorite prize for paranormal horror at the New York City Big Book Awards. She recently was awarded the silver medal at the IPPY Awards 2021 Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Rim – Best Regional Fiction.

She is an emerging Australian author who lives with her family in Melbourne. Her publication, Haunting in Hartley, reached number one in the Amazon kindle ranking for Occult Supernatural, Ghosts, and Haunted Houses categories hot new releases/bestsellers. Janice is well-versed in her cultural superstitions and how they influence daily life and customs. She has developed a passion and style for writing supernatural horror novels for adult readers.

Writing the Haunting Clarisse series was spawned over a cup of coffee many years ago, and she has never looked back since. Her books contain heart-thumping, bone-chilling, and thought-provoking paranormal experiences that deliver a new twist to every tale.

Find out more about Janice at www.janicetremayne.com.

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MercurySeven

Quite a gripping read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 May 2021

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Australia, 1936: Father Grimaldi is sent to the small town of Hartley, a troubled parish in which several grisly deaths have occurred over the years. There, in the basement of the presbytery, he finds a malevolent phantom, a trickster who likes to torment and cause harm. Its specialty is the old diabolical dilemma, offering to save a loved one from certain death in exchange for the participant’s soul. Its proximity to an orphanage gives the priest even greater cause for concern.

Then we switch to modern day Hartley, where Filipino medium Clarisse and her skeptical companion Harry join a ghost-hunting tour hosted by local oddball Supernatural Jack. It isn’t long before they encounter evil. But there’s more to the hauntings than anyone expected, and despite Clarisse’s experiences in dealing with the occult, the Hartley phantom is most definitely not to be underestimated.

Author Janice Tremayne is a talented storyteller. The plotting here is excellent, with names and incidents from the prologue echoing into the modern day investigation, and vice versa, in clever ways. Three or four major plot twists caught me by surprise. What the prose lacks in polish (it could use a proofread) it makes up for with pace and purpose. Characterizations are broad but entertaining. The story and setting have atmosphere, but they’re missing a sense of dread you’d find in something like The Exorcist. It’s certainly an intriguing tale: fun at times, suspenseful in parts, and occasionally harrowing.

All told, I found it quite a gripping read. Ms. Tremayne has a nice eye for detail, and her passion for the genre is infectious. I haven’t read any of the other books in this series, but this is a nicely self-contained story on its own. Recommended for those looking for a spooky tale with an unusual setting.

Scarlett Jensen

A Very Good Ghost Story

Reviewed in the United States on 30 June 2020

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Janice is an Australian author who lives in Melbourne. She grew up in Southeast Asia and is very well-versed in her cultural superstitions. She has developed a reader-friendly style for writing paranormal and supernatural novels. Descriptions are clear and well defined. You feel the heart-thumping, bone-chilling, and thought-provoking ghost and paranormal experiences in a religious arena covering good and evil locked in time and fermenting the ideology of skepticism, secrecy and reclusiveness.

The sins of the past poison places where no priest wanted to go. They were caught up in a sinister game of trickery by the devil and phantoms become masters of the den of dark souls. There are warnings but the truth about a warning, it is like a death sentence. The phantom is an evil spirit and embroiled in a legacy of lies, trickery, and harmful behavior—it could not be trusted.

The basement of the orphanage is a seat of secrecy. It was locked through a series of trap doors and bolts, the children couldn’t venture into that cursed room. Perhaps a phantom’s mystical powers to predict unforeseen and unexpected outcomes was an unwavering curse, bestowed upon it as part of the evil blight—the pact with the devil unbeknown to it when tricked into a false pretense. The keeper of the cobalt chest, in the basement is holder of predictions, fosters unimaginable wealth that cannot be used or enjoy—a life of eternal misery.

In 2020, Jack Hartley is the ghost hunter—Paranormal Jack. He keeps people intrigued in Hartley. His stories created an aura of mystery and suspense about the place. A benevolent man of the frock, Father Giorgio Grimaldi, went missing without a trace in 1936. The presbytery across the round was an orphanage until 1936 when the Catholic Church closed it down.

Clarisse was from the Philippines, a country shrouded in superstition and old wives’ tales. Superstitions went back hundreds of years in her family and had been ingrained in her upbringing. Harry an investigator, understood this well and played it to his advantage, having spent significant time in her country and getting to know Clarisse. Clarisse had left her life in Manila to come and live with Harry in Australia.

Harry and Clarisse work together to find the truth about the mystery of the apparitions. A ghost story fit for the big screen and which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Scarlett Jensen
29 June 2020

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Grady Harp

'I am here because I have the power to see everything…before, now and into the future’

Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2020

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Australian author Janice Tremayne has explored and understands cultural superstitions and their impact on our lives. She is originally from South-East Asia and now lives in Melbourne, Australia. Her HAUNTING CLARICE SERIES, of which HAUNTING IN HARTLEY is Book 2, offers strong evidence that Janice is an important emerging author of the paranormal/ghost/supernatural genre.

An Australian ghost story! And even if the reader has not become involved in this series by reading Book 1 (THE GIRL IN THE SCARLET CHAIR), this adventure of the heroine Clarice is so strong that it stands alone: Janice’s writing invests her main character’s past and present very well indeed. The story opens in Hartley, New South Wales in 1936, as we meet the curiously interesting Father Grimaldi: ‘Father Grimaldi was sent to the basement to fetch an antique cross made of eighteenth-century mahogany, It was an ornate, intricate design that was carved by a skilled artisan of the time. Nobody explained to him why they suddenly needed this cross – it had been locked away for almost a decade, out of sight out of mind – nor did he question the purpose of it being resurrected. But it did cross his mind. He did not envisage any special religious ceremony upon which it might serve a purpose…A deacon of the Catholic Church for over a decade, Father Grimaldi was never too far away from controversy – sent to the backwaters of the Australian bush for ruffling the feathers of his superiors...assigned to a controversial orphanage for the young, deprived souls in the town of Hartley…’

The spell is cast and the plot unweaves as follows – ‘Hartley is an Australian ghost town that has made a revival for all the right reasons—but can it shake off its evil past as the phantom returns to haunt its new residents? A converted presbytery that accommodates visitors was once a playground for everything evil in this house—a place for deprived young priests and unfortunate orphans - consumed by a dark evil source locked away in a cobalt chest for one hundred and fifty years. Will Clarisse be strong enough to reject the trade-off—the power to foretell future events of her choosing and the horrors that come with the visions? What if she could predict a tragedy for a loved one? This is a haunting tale of cursed taunts and mindless games of an angry and sarcastic phantasm that occupies the basement, lonely and desperate for someone worthy to take over his curse. The contract with the evil entity comes at a cost for Clarisse—ingrained in her lust to control future events. This becomes an affliction of the mind that she can no longer separate from her reality.’

Superb writing by an author with a rich imagination and the skills to invest that into fascinating stories, Janice Tremayne is most assuredly a writer to watch! Recommended. Grady Harp, June 20

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Stainless Steel

Spine tingling ghost story

Reviewed in the United States on 7 July 2020

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Haunting in Hartley: A Supernatural Ghost Story with Paranormal Elements (Haunting Clarisse - Book 2) by Janice Tremayne is a hauntingly spooky story based in an Australian Ghost Town that makes a revival. However spirits don’t always move on so easily and this evil phantom comes out to spook the new residents.

This is book 2 in the series and although I’d not read the first, I certainly didn’t feel I was missing anything and it does say it can be read as a standalone. The book follows Clarisse the young heroine of these tales. The scene is set as we learn background information about the strangely curious Father Grimaldi. From this point on the reader is taken on the spooky story of all things evil. Will the dark spirit possess Clarisse or will she inherit the curse or confront it?

As the plot thickens the more the reader becomes engrossed. It really was an interesting read that sets chills running. I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t want to be home alone while reading this, or even read before bedtime. I can’t say I am the biggest fan of ghost stories but this was well written and enjoyable. A lot of thought and the authors hard work was apparent.

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Piaras

A first-class supernatural ghost story with perfect pacing.

Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2020

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Haunting in Hartley: A Supernatural Ghost Story with Paranormal Elements (Haunting Clarisse - Book 2) by Australian author Janice Tremayne is a wonderfully written and richly descriptive novel with brilliantly drawn settings and characters. The author weaves a well-crafted supernatural tale that will captivate the reader’s attention from the start. Cleverly constructed, this spooky and suspenseful yarn will have you turning the pages from beginning to end.

I enjoyed the story, character development, and dialogue. There were plenty of plot twists that I didn’t see coming and that added to the books mystique. When I stopped reading to work, I found myself wondering what happened in the book, and replaying parts of the novel in my head to see if I could figure more out. It’s been a while since I enjoyed a book this much. This is a first-class supernatural ghost story with perfect pacing.

A spooky tale that will raise more than a few hairs on the back of your neck. It comes recommended, only if you have the nerve to read it! Don’t come crying to me if this isn’t your genre! A well-deserved five stars from me. Looking forward to reading more from this author in the future.

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