The Bliss House

Two young men bringing up a small child in the middle of nowhere. Everything could be fine, but strangers start to meddle. For near a century the reclusive Bliss clan farmed the same land. Now its 1963 and everyones gone except teenage Cam, his older cousin Wes, and little Dorie. They buried Gran over a year ago. But Gramp is still with them, wrapped tight as a mummy in an old tarp in the cold room off the kitchen. Lifes better now without the old mans rants and terrors. There are problems with the land lease and the meddlesome, moralizing neighbours, and rumours are spreading in town that theres something not quite right about Cam and Wes, but theyre taking care of it all as best they can. Then the local Childrens Aid drops by to say Dorie needs schooling and proper parents, and its clear they cant hide their secrets any longer. Theyre on the road, heading north, with a body in the trunk. Wes knows a place, a cabin deep in the woods No matter what they do, gruesome casualties seem to follow them. It could be funny if it wasnt so nightmarish. And through it all, a tender secret love thrives, as they try to hold on to the family theyve built together. A RARE MACHINES BOOK