Gertie's Garden

Everything lost must someday be found.What was once stolen must someday be replaced.And sometimes, the most beautiful things are the most sinister of all. When nothing will grow in the garden behind Blair's art gallery, Carmen and Hester are called in to help. But the problem isn't the soil-it's the past. A jealous curse.A love that wasn't returned.And a garden that refuses to let go. What secrets does Gertie's Garden keep? A published author with a knack for twisted tales, Stephanie Ayers is a full-time world-building ninja and part time freelancer living in Ohio while crafting her own story and resists growing up at all costs. She mothers her children, loves her husband, attends church, and avoids all things housework and zombies. When she isn't doing any of these things, she can be found in Creative Cloud designing book covers, promotional graphics, logos and more.Stephanie has been a regular contributor and leader for Bloggy Moms and Just Be Enough, and currently writes content for Blogmutt and IAPWE.Her debut novella, Til Death Do Us Part, was published by Bannerwing Books in 2013, and her work appears in several anthologies and collections, notably Precipice 2, Flash Fiction: 1x50x100, and Endless Darkness. Her poetry has been featured in Ambrosia: A Poetry Anthology, and her first solo collection of horror stories released in October 2017.