Harrowing Roses

Can she save the missing girl...and herself?

Dana, a 22-year-old heiress, feels the atmosphere of the marsh seeping into her skin with each day she spends in the cold unwelcoming mansion of her father's family. When her young cousin, Debra Lee, mysteriously vanishes, Dana turns to Henry - a neighbor from a cabin nearby, to help search for her. Is her cousin dead? What are these strange visions and dreams her new friend is having... could they be connected to the missing girl? Despite the hint of something unnatural and slightly strange about this, Dana is inexplicably drawn to the surrounding woods and to the neighbor himself. But does Henry know more about Debra Lee's disappearance than he's revealing... and is it up to our heroine to start being afraid?

Vintage line ink Illustrations by author. Harrowing Roses is a supernatural thriller novella. If you like gothic mysteries, dark romance then you'll love Barbara Cooper's twisted YA, new adult, connection.

"What a perfectly chilling story! Cooper's style of writing really sets the perfect mood." - Deborah Dove, romance author

"Cooper's debut combines mystery and romance as it follows a young woman searching for her missing cousin at her family's country estate. Readers will be swept into the tension and feel as if they are walking the wetlands alongside Dana, and Cooper's evocative narrative sets a swift pace."-- by Publishers Weekly

"Harrowing Roses is a story of intoxicating romance. A thrilling tale of two mysterious strangers brought together by their innate attraction and desire to uncover the truth. There is some sort of intuition, a tantalizing connection between the two romantic leads, and Cooper does an excellent job of keeping us on our toes. Their mistrust of each other is exciting, dangerous, and it is all wrapped into a desire for one another that neither can deny." - Independent Book Review

"I recommend this publication to all suspense fans! All in all, Harrowing Roses by Barbara Cooper deserves five stars. It's gripping, intense, and memorable. Only gifted authors manage to create such an elaborate suspense environment." - OnlineBookClub.org

"Barbara Cooper writes in such a beautifully unique style that perfectly romanticizes the situation and hidden secrets in this mysterious thriller. Harrowing Roses is mysterious with a sexy, whodunnit vibe. This style of thriller is so wonderful and easy to cozy up with." -- A Hippies Bookshelf blog