Dread House

A Novel

De: A.C. Hessenauer

Narrado por: Allison Foias

Cassie Harper anticipates a week of prenuptial celebrations when she agrees to spend the week before her best friend Emily’s wedding at the remote and foreboding Hideaway House. Nestled deep in the heart of a secluded forest, the estate is the perfect backdrop for a series of lavish parties. But as Cassie arrives, she feels nothing but a growing sense of dread. As the days tick by in the eerie isolation of the estate, it becomes clear that there’s more to this place than meets the eye.

Surrounded by sprawling woods, she finds herself entangled in the estate’s unsettling past. Hideaway House seems to pulse with a life of its own, drawing Cassie into its dark and mysterious depths.

Amidst the growing danger, Cassie finds herself drawn to Ben, a brooding and enigmatic figure. Then there's Mark, who is easygoing and charming, but does he know more than he seems? As the lines between reality and the supernatural begin to blur, Cassie must unravel the estate’s sinister history before she becomes the next victim of its ancient rites.

In Dread House, secrets are unearthed, friendships are tested, and the boundaries between the living and the otherworldly dissolve. Can Cassie uncover the truth before it's too late, or will the secrets of Hideaway House claim her sanity—and her heart? Trust is a luxury in this suspenseful and chilling tale, and the truth may be more terrifying than she ever imagined.

©2024 Amanda C Hessenauer (P)2025 Amanda C Hessenauer

Demonic rituals leading to wedding from Hell.

This is the suspense and action I was expecting when I read Sterling House! It's little things at first that the main character, Cassie, feels like she is the only one noticing. As she gets familiar with the rest of the group weird things continue to happen and one of them goes missing. I listened to this in less than 24 hours because I simply didn't want to turn the audio book off.
My only qualm is occasionally the words in the same sentence or those surrounding would get a bit repetitive with "he", "it('s)","I" etc. obviously it didn't bother me enough to take off any points, the book was also so good that even if I did take off points for repetitiveness they easily would have been made up.
Now for fellow audio book readers, this is one I personally HAD to have at 2x speed, in my opinion the narrator was a very slow talker and monotone. Sometimes the voices she did for different characters didn't match, and also the audio quality would differ in areas. If any of this would bother you I would suggest a physical or an e-copy for this one.
Over all one of the best thrillers I have read to date. And the ending had me so shook I just HAD to message the author, ending the message with "I'm obsessed."
HEA? You decide. Maybe things can be done different this time.