House of Fate

In a captivating debut novel, first-time author Richard S. Leighland creates compelling characters who are drawn into the story of a strange house filled with dark secrets and a century-old curse. Harry Harrison is an average guy, living an uneventful life in the small town of Carson-until he suddenly finds himself in an old house that shows him visions of past events. How he got there, he has no idea. Nor does he know how to help the young woman he finds crying in the old-fashioned kitchen, silently pleading for his assistance. The inexplicable events continue when the house deposits Harry back onto the streets of Carson-right in the path of a strangely familiar-looking girl named Gwendolyn. Even more strange, to Harry’s mind: she seems to find him attractive. Their lives are soon intertwined, as Harry struggles to understand the mysteries of the house that haunts him, waking and sleeping. Harry and Gwendolyn find themselves unwitting actors in a story that began long ago, and will not end until they fulfill the roles the curse has created. Armed with humor and courage they didn’t know they had, these unlikely warriors must first battle their personal demons if they are to conquer the evil that seeks to destroy them within the House of Fate. Chills, suspense, and snappy dialogue delivered by all-too-human characters fill the pages of a memorable debut novel.