Desperate Creatures
Type: Fiction Novel | Date Published: December 18, 2023 | Amazon
Mallory’s book, Desperate Creatures, is a paranormal thriller/trauma healing/found family novel set in beautiful Lake George, NY. She was inspired after a stay in a lakeside cabin in the woods in the summer of 2022.
Update 6.21.24: This title is currently nominated for 7 IndieVerse Awards.
From the listing:
They say grief makes desperate creatures of us all . . .
“The Others” meets “P.S. I Love You,” with a revenge twist in this spicy book club read.
Successful, confident, young author Mara Cooke has always gone her own way, in her career, in her eccentric interests, and in her sexual appetites. But in a matter of minutes one summer evening, she suffered a devastating blow that ripped her from her life as she knew it. Years later, feeling alone and directionless, and laden with the weight of endless guilt on her shoulders, she tried to escape her pain. She fled to the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York, but the beautiful lakeside cabin isn’t as peaceful as she’d anticipated.
Phantom footsteps, missing time, and the watchful gaze of unsettling paintings threaten to send her spiraling again.
Despite the chills creeping down her spine, she begins to heal, and even find comfort and community again. However, Mara discovers that grief isn’t linear, and that the choices we make can change our path when we least expect it. And sometimes, we have to dig much deeper to conquer what scares us.
This chilling, sexy, touching ghost story will have you asking: what makes someone a villain in someone else’s eyes?
. . . And is vengeance ever really worth it?
Reviews for Desperate Creatures are flooding in…
“Mallory has a very unique way with words that draws you in and paints vivid scenes, fully immersing you in her story and characters … The story is rich, funny in places, steamy and also haunting and tragic in parts. It’s a brilliant and original mix of suspence, horror, and romance, asking at its core, how you survive grief.” J.J.
“I loved the book. Loved it. …Sexy and spooky and sweet. The writing was great. I’m so impressed.” S.E.
“This book is amazing! … Mallory is an amazing writer and her ability to seamlessly add detail in all the right places makes it easy to picture what you’re reading in front of you.” C.M.
“I absolutely loved this book. It is a paranormal horror mixed with a bit of romance. Yet, it is more than just that … it is about heartache, loyalty, desperation, redemption, and second chances. Once, I started reading, I could not stop.” C.K.
