Extended Stay

While stranded at a fading hotel, Eric meets the mysterious woman in Room 7. Cora's story includes the early days of Hollywood, with gangsters, betrayal, and a dark path to eternal youth.

Is the woman in Room 7 lost silent film star Cora Merlot?

After his parents have car trouble while on vacation, Eric Van Duesen finds himself stuck at a fading hotel. After dropping out of college, he's not sure who he wants to be. When he meets the mysterious woman in room number seven, he's mesmerized by her. He's not ready to believe her dark confession, but he's snagged nonetheless.

A forgotten star. A haunted hotel. A confession too dark to believe.
When Eric Van Duesen's parents break down outside a crumbling roadside hotel, he's left with nothing but time to contemplate his uncertain future. College didn't work out, and he's drifting, aimless—until he meets the woman in Room 7. She is mesmerizing, elegant, and strangely familiar. Whispers swirl through the hotel's faded halls, claiming she's Cora Merlot, the silent film star who vanished without a trace decades ago. It's impossible. It has to be.
But as Eric is drawn deeper into her shadowed world, her midnight confessions threaten to unravel everything he thought he knew. Is she a lost legend, a clever liar, or something far more terrifying?

One thing is certain—he can't bring himself to walk away. 
A spellbinding blend of paranormal romance and mystery, this novel is perfect for fans of eerie love stories, forgotten Hollywood glamour, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.