Books published by publisher Erickson Pr

The dead have stories to tell. Are you listening? On a sunny August morning, in 1935, 13-year-old Sophia Gray finds her friend Rosemary wandering in the woods. Rosemary's yellow dress is tattered and stained, she walks with a strange lurch, and her eyes are vacant and glassy. She beckons to Sophia, desperate to show her something, and Sophia follows. In an abandoned cabin, beneath a tattered blanket, Sophia discovers Rosemary's body. It was not Rosemary who led her there, but Rosemary's ghost. Step into the Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane Twenty years after Sophia discovers Rosemary's body, she finds herself trapped in the sprawling, and eerily beautiful, Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane, in the hands of a malevolent doctor who preys on patients who exhibit paranormal abilities. Sometimes the dead don't rest In 1965, Hattie, much like her mother, 30 years before, is led by a ghost. A newspaper hidden in an attic reveals a secret that has shaped the lives of Hattie and her siblings. Hattie with her sister, Jude, embark on a crusade to remedy the wrongs of the past and discover the tale of deception that stole their mother a decade before. Hattie and Jude are in a race against time to discover a murderer and save their mother from a horrific fate. Get lost in a uniquely chilling story that spans the life of a family and the ghosts who haunt them.

The sprawling Kerry Manor has stood abandoned for nearly a century. But that hasn't kept the darkness at bay. Stories about the cursed house trickle out. Violent deaths, strange sightings, and always the chilling sound of a little girl's song permeates the murky halls. Today, Kerry Manor is restored to its original grandeur. Corrie and Sammy Flynn, and their daughter Isis, move into the house for a winter retreat. As they settle into the dim, gothic rooms, they cannot imagine the terror that awaits them. Kerry Manor houses a malevolence that spans a century. A twisted tale that began when a little girl went into the Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane and emerged as something dark - something evil. Kerry Manor is the second novel in a series of stand-alone stories in the Northern Michigan Asylum Series. Start your chilling journey today.

A secret they intended to take to the grave, but the dead will tell... In 1945, Liv commits an unspeakable act. She flees from her life, but all actions have consequences. Twenty years later, she's drawn back to Northern Michigan where it all began. Dead Stream Curse weaves together the past and present in a chilling ghost story filled with mystery.

Orla has a gift, an ability to sense things she touches: memories, traumas...murders. On a sunny day in 1975, she sets off on a bike ride into the picturesque countryside and vanishes. She is not the first young woman to go missing and she will not be the last. Ashes Beneath Her is the third novel in the stand-alone Northern Michigan Asylum Series.

Internet sex predators have fast become a growing threat to children and teens online. At social networks and in chat rooms, young people are enticed into relationships that may move into the real world and lead to sexual exploitation, abuse, or worse. Despite the efforts of law enforcement, too many kids continue to be easy and trusting targets. This book examines the tactics of the predators, the real-life experiences of young victims, the stings that catch online predators, and the ways in which people can protect themselves in today's virtual world.

There is no issues that is as controversial today as illegal immigration. Many believe illegal immigrants are criminals who have no right to remain in the United States. Others maintain that the immigrants are just trying to support their families. This book examines the various viewpoints of Americans, the difficulties in coming to America illegally, and weighs the dangers and the economic advantages of illegal immigrants.

In the past few years gas prices have been going up and down with little apparent logic or reason. Gas Crisis explains with interesting anecdotes and simple language how prices are affected by weather, wars, and growing worldwide demand for oil. And it takes an entertaining look at alternative vehicles from battery-powered sports cars to "greasecars" that run on vegetable oil.