Dark Harbor Series by Clarissa Ross, W.E.D. Ross

SINISTER SHADOW OF EVILWhen her young daughter plunged over the cliff to her death, Joyce Mills had a breakdown and was sent to a mental institution. Now, as she walked again through the dark passages of Mills Castle, built high upon a rock, a series of terrifying occurrences lay in wait for her.Her scarf was found tightly tied around a strangled cat's neck...a woman's gruesomely bloody face appeared in her mirror as she watched in horror.. moreSINISTER SHADOW OF EVILWhen her young daughter plunged over the cliff to her death, Joyce Mills had a breakdown and was sent to a mental institution. Now, as she walked again through the dark passages of Mills Castle, built high upon a rock, a series of terrifying occurrences lay in wait for her.Her scarf was found tightly tied around a strangled cat's neck...a woman's gruesomely bloody face appeared in her mirror as she watched in horror... and the phantom ghost of long-dead Captain Peter Mills, who built the huge castle -- and then killed himself in it -- threatened her fragile sanity...indeed, her very life! less

A LEPER'S GHOSTRose was worried when her friend Helen went to live in a commune on Pirates Island. And when Helen wrote, saying that Rose should never again try to contact her, Rose knew she must come to Dark Harbor to find her friend.Thus began an ordeal of terror which would expose her to the sinister ghost of the Leper Mary - a ghost with no face, wearing a veil and a long black habit... moreA LEPER'S GHOSTRose was worried when her friend Helen went to live in a commune on Pirates Island. And when Helen wrote, saying that Rose should never again try to contact her, Rose knew she must come to Dark Harbor to find her friend.Thus began an ordeal of terror which would expose her to the sinister ghost of the Leper Mary - a ghost with no face, wearing a veil and a long black habit.And Rose, propelled into a miasma of violent treachery, dark occult ceremonies, and phantom hauntings, knew she might find her friend...but she might lose her sanity, perhaps even her life! less

DESIGN FOR EVILNina's fiance, Grant, had been killed in a mysterious car crash - though some said the scandalous rumors just before his death had already sapped his will to live. So Nina had come to the ancient family mansion to seek the truth behind his death... moreDESIGN FOR EVILNina's fiance, Grant, had been killed in a mysterious car crash - though some said the scandalous rumors just before his death had already sapped his will to live. So Nina had come to the ancient family mansion to seek the truth behind his death.But Grant's surviving relatives, inhabitants of the old mansion, tried to discourage her - and when Nina saw a mysterious, ethereal shape in the garden, she understood why: it was the ghost of Grant's supposed lover! But the chilling figure only set the stage for horrors to come - as Nina found herself facing a fearful abyss of terror, murder, and madness! less

STAGE SET FOR EVILLovely raven-haired Madeleine Renais gave up on her dazzling stage career when handsome Raymond Copeland asked for her hand. But when she came to live in the old family mansion, Raymond's family treated her with inexplicable hostility and hatred. And then, one terror-filled night, a malevolent hooded figure placed its icy fingers around her throat.. moreSTAGE SET FOR EVILLovely raven-haired Madeleine Renais gave up on her dazzling stage career when handsome Raymond Copeland asked for her hand. But when she came to live in the old family mansion, Raymond's family treated her with inexplicable hostility and hatred. And then, one terror-filled night, a malevolent hooded figure placed its icy fingers around her throat...and Madeline awoke in a charity hospital, a victim of amnesia!But her memory soon returned - and with it, a relentless determination to discover the truth. Disguised, she returned to the Copeland estate as a companion to elderly Grandmother Copeland. Though none of the family recognized her, someone - or something - had discovered her true identity...and with a series of tragic, near-fatal accidents came the realization that Madeline must play her part as though her very life depended on it, for she faced the severest critic of all: death! less