“If you read this book late at night, as I did, in a dark and quiet house, as I did, you may feel the same chill I did–the someone-is-looking-over-your shoulder chill. The heebie-jeebies. The creeps. This is a genuinely spooky and engrossing ghost story, filled with fascinating historical detail.” —Jennifer Armstrong, award-winning author of The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan on The Secret of Laurel Oaks

“Lois Ruby’s The Secret of Laurel Oaks is an intriguing mystery that takes the contemporary heroine (and the reader) on a spirited journey back and forth from a haunted house to the slave-owning family that once owned it….We are in capable hands with Ruby’s deft story telling powers and her devotion to historical truths. A terrific read.” —Sonia Levitin, award-winning author of Strange Relations, The Goodness Gene, and Dream Freedom