<DIV><DIV><P><B>The intrigue of prep school meets the paranormal as this gripping and romantic series begins</B></P><P><B></B>&nbsp;</P><P>When Emma Vaile&#8217;s parents go missing while away on a mysterious business trip, she&#8217;s left all alone in her creepy old house. But her brother&#8217;s very cute best friend, Bennett Stern&#8212;Emma&#8217;s knight in J. Crew armor&#8212;arrives unexpectedly to whisk her away to New England. There, Emma settles into his family&#8217;s museum-like mansion and enrolls at an old-fashioned private school. She quickly finds friends in the popular legacy crowd at Thatcher and spends her free time crushing on Bennett. But the eerie visions she&#8217;s been hiding from everyone have gotten worse. Emma has memories of Thatcher that she can&#8217;t explain&#8212;it&#8217;s as if she&#8217;s returning home to a place she&#8217;s never been. Finally, Emma confides in Bennett and learns she is a ghostkeeper, a person who can communicate with ghosts. Bennett brought Emma to Thatcher to protect her, but now he needs her help tracking an other-worldly murderer.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>A rich New England setting filled with mystery, tradition, and prep-school intrigue make <I>Deception </I>the perfect choice for fans of series like Kate Brian&#8217;s Private, as well as all those paranormal fans. The shocking ending will leave readers desperate for book two.</P></DIV></DIV>