She came home to escape her past-only to awaken something far more dangerous.Erielle Benoit had it all-until her scheming ex destroyed everything she'd worked so hard to build. With her career in shambles and nowhere else to turn, she returns to the only thing left in her name: Phantom Bayou, the haunted Louisiana town her grandfather left her.But the town of her childhood memories is barely recognizable. Main Street is lined with crumbling buildings, her grandfather's once-grand Victorian house is falling apart, and whispers of restless spirits drift through the bayou after dark. Broke and out of options, Erielle has no choice but to stay and rebuild the life she lost.Samson Guillory never intended to remain in Phantom Bayou. He's only back to help his father recover from a devastating injury before returning to New Orleans. But Erielle's arrival changes everything. He remembers her as his little sister's best friend with an innocent crush. The beautiful, determined woman standing before him is impossible to ignore. Unable to watch her struggle alone, Samson helps her find work, restore her grandfather's home, and reclaim hope for a future she thought she'd lost.Then the hauntings begin.As eerie whispers become terrifying encounters, Erielle and Samson discover that the spirits haunting Phantom Bayou are tied to long-buried family secrets-and someone, or something, is determined to keep the truth hidden. Working side by side draws them closer than either expected, rekindling feelings that neither can deny. But as the darkness surrounding the bayou grows stronger, they'll have to confront the ghosts of the past before they lose not only the town they love, but the future they could have together.Welcome to Phantom Bayou... where the dead don't rest, family secrets run deep, and every love story begins with a ghost. MJ Fredrick knows about chasing dreams. Twelve years after she completed her first novel, she signed her first publishing contract. Now she divides her days between teaching elementary music, and diving into her own writing-traveling everywhere in her mind, from Belize to Honduras to Africa to the past.She's a four-time Golden Heart Award finalist, and she won the 2009 Eppie Award with Hot Shot and the 2010 Eppie with Breaking Daylight. She was a 2012 Epic Award finalist with Don't Look Back.Connect with MJ online.Website: http://mjfredrick.comBlog: http://mjfredrick.wordpress.comNewsletter: http://bit.ly/1hf1goBFacebook: http://on.fb.me/16D4kvKTwitter: https://twitter.com/MJFredrick