Book Description Publication Date: March 29, 2010 "The House on Black Lake" is an intoxicating journey into the underworld of Montreal society, where the power elite cavort with mystics and gypsies and create their own rules. The contemporary gothic suspense chronicles how a woman's obsession with a charismatic man leads her on a path of self discovery in the French Canadian underground.With her life falling apart around her, world-weary American beauty Alexandra Brighton escapes to vacation with young son, Samuel, to Black Lake - and into the home of the man who has baunted her thoughts for years. But little is as it seems in the idlyllic world of Ruth and Ramey Sandeley, where modern luxuries co-mingle with ancient rituals. As the summer solstice draws near, Alexandra finds herself lured into a  world of mystery and seduction that compels her to confront the forces that have shaped her life's path. Ultimately she must decide where this journey will end, if she and her son are to survive. "The House on Black Lake" is a sensuous, romantic, and dangerous odyssey into a world where the only hope of redemption lies in the unknown.