The New England city of Hollister is the setting for the murder of Mayor Paul Rogers and his wife Nina. Hollister is convinced the Latinos are to blame. Panic explodes through the city, crime is on the rise, businesses begin to move out,  and real estate drops through the floor. Without Paul Rogers to lead, city hall is out of ideas. For every tight-lipped person eager to pass on information, there are two more content to bury their heads in the sand. Who will stop the free-fall? One man is determined to bring the madness to a halt, but will he be able to with a beautiful woman in the way?

Ariel Baxter stood staring in the full length mirror, but in seconds lost track of the number of strokes the brush had ran through her hair. She attributed its lackluster to too many dips in the pool. She opened a bottle of conditioner, poured a small amount in her hand, ran it through her hair and left it there. Naked from head to toe, she studied herself carefully. At thirty-four, she swam everyday, belonged to a gym and worked out three days a week. She didn’t need a man to assure her she was attractive. Ariel liked the way she looked. Looking in the mirror gave her all the confidence she needed. As far as Ariel Baxter  was concerned, men were  good for only  two things, one of them was dancing.

J.C. Nicholson has authored four books, Torrid Zone, Something Wicked Came Undone, The Bastard’s Mother, and Bloodstained. The Haunting of Will Ferris will appearthis winter. J.C. Nicholson is from Western Massachusetts and is the mother of five children. She started out writing poetry, which was well received and published regularly in a local newspaper. When her children were grown, she moved to California looking for an opportunity to challenge herself and decided to throw herself into writing and began to explore further on paper. For more information visit her websites, http://www.thebastardsmother.com/, www.jcnicholsonauthor.com, and www.jcnicholsonbooks.com.