Today I’m very excited to share the cover for an upcoming title from Parliament House, Usher House Rising by Don Roff. The book isn’t out until September, but I’ll include preorder links below if it sounds good! Take a look at this awesome cover:
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USHER HOUSE RISING by Don Roff
On sale: September 21 2021
Published by The Parliament House
Life after her high school graduation sucks for Mads Bland—her foster mother has died, her boyfriend has broken up with her, she can’t afford community college, and it seems that she’ll work in a grocery store forever.
When a mysterious invitation to Usher House arrives at her door, however, everything changes. Mads soon learns that her real name is Madeline Usher and that she has inherited the crumbling mansion in a remote part of Georgia. What’s more, she discovers that she has a twin brother, the quick-witted and devil-may-care Roderick Usher. At first, things seem excellent—Mads meets a beautiful guy, Liam Delaney, who operates his father’s farm down the road, she has inherited the remainder of the Usher fortune, and she now has a sprawling home, a place of her own.
However, Mads finds out that she’s a pawn in a deadly game—her narcissistic brother is jealous of her romantic relationship with Liam, so he gaslights and imprisons his new-found sister within the haunted confines of the manor. Mads must battle against the inherited insanity that every Usher family member has succumbed to and embrace her hidden strengths that she didn’t know she had to survive the madness of Usher House.
Preorder the book: Amazon | Goodreads
About the author:
DON ROFF is no stranger to scary and suspenseful fiction. Over the past 12 years, his terrifying yarns have been published under the Scholastic banner with titles like Scary Stories, Werewolf Tales, Dragon Adventures, and Terrifying Tales. In adult fiction, he has written two bestselling works—Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection, published by Chronicle Books/Simon & Schuster UK, as well as the supernatural thriller, Snowblind, published by Brambleberry Books. Snowblind a chilling story about four Army Rangers snowbound in a haunted lodge, is currently in development as a major motion picture starring Karl Urban (Thor: Ragnarok, Star Trek), Ashley Greene (Twilight), and Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant). In addition, his darkly humorous YA novel, CLARE AT 16, will be published in 2019, as well as a major film. His suspense radio series Darkside Drive, on CJSW 90.9 FM radio (now available on iTunes), has completed its second season. He also writes a popular monthly “Monster in the House” screenwriting blog for the Save the Cat website based on Blake Snyder’s ubiquitous, blockbuster book. A former US Army Ranger, Don resides in the Pacific Northwest.
This cover is cool! But more importantly, as a Poe fan, I’m intrigued! It’s been YEARS since I’ve read the Usher story but I might have to refresh myself.
It’s been years since I’ve read it too, and I can’t remember ever running across a retelling, should be interesting!
Very promising! And that cover is nothing short of amazing… 🙂
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I love the cover too, very Gothic!
That is a great cover! And the synopsis sounds interesting. Looking forward to seeing some reviews 🙂
Me too! I may wait for some reviews before I decide whether to read it or not.
A little madness never hurt anyone, right? This has me wanting to get back into Poe, who’s always been one of my favorite early American authors.
Me too, I think this sounds like it could be good.
Ooh,I love the sound of this one and the cover is fantastic. Just mention Usher and I’m pretty much sold.
Lynn 😀
I love the cover, Tammy! And the blurb as well. Can’t wait to read it.
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Very cool cover!
That is a spectacular cover, Tammy!