Being with Beau — M.L. Bullock

Beautiful and intelligent, Harper has a major flaw--she's a chronic liar. After the death of her military father and an unexpected move back to rural Alabama with her distant mother, Harper deals with her emotions as best she can but finds the loneliness overwhelming. During a walk down a quiet country road, she meets a boy who slowly steals her heart. But Beau is shrouded in mystery. Harper suspects that there's something unusual about the boy she's falling in love with. Will discovering the truth about Beau cause her to lose him forever?

This is the first novella in a new series by M.L. Bullock called the Southern Gothic Series. This series feature a selection of paranormal stories--a mix of local legends and ghost stories told in M.L.'s unique way. If you're looking for an afternoon short read that you'll want to read again and again, this one's for you!