Never Dismissed

<p><em><strong>A Haunting Psychological Thriller of Secrets Silence and the School That Wouldn't Let Go</strong></em></p><p>When Emma Hartley books a two-week stay at a renovated Vermont schoolhouse she expects quiet. Solitude. A place to rebuild her life and rediscover her creativity.</p><p>Instead she finds Bellwood Academy-a place where the air hums with memories the walls whisper in children's voices and the old school bell rings long after midnight.</p><p>The Academy closed in 1952. Nine children disappeared. No one ever spoke of them again.</p><p>Now as autumn settles over the countryside Emma begins to see things that shouldn't be there-a red rubber ball rolling across the floor faint laughter echoing through empty halls handprints forming on frosted glass. She tells herself it's stress. Imagination. Grief.</p><p>Until she discovers the truth: the building isn't haunted by its past.<br>It's preserving it.</p><p>As Emma's search for answers draws her deeper into the academy's dark history she must face the terrifying question that echoes through every creaking hallway-<br>What if Bellwood hasn't finished its lessons?</p><p>Because at this school...<br>class is still in session.<br><br><strong>A chilling supernatural thriller perfect for fans of:</strong></p><ul><li><em>The Haunting of Hill House</em> by Shirley Jackson</li><li><em>Home Before Dark</em> by Riley Sager</li><li><em>The Whisper Man</em> by Alex North</li></ul>