17 Marigold Lane

R.M. Gilmore

Jul 2019 · Mac Gille Mhur Publishing

About this ebook

In a town like Flintlock, Prudence Penderhaus was a freak. A weirdo. A loser of epic proportions.

That was until one word changed her life, and the town of Flintlock, forever.

When a moment of long-awaited courage brings her to the porch of the town-dubbed spook house, uncovering an odd boy no one knew existed is only the beginning.

My name is Prudence Penderhaus. 

I've never done anything remarkable. 

​Never even bothered to look up. 

Until the day I found out I was dying.

Ratings and reviews

17 Marigold Lane (Prudence Penderhaus Book 1) by R.M. Gilmore 5+++++++ Stars How is this my first book by this author?? An author who had me like completely hooked from page 1 of this book. There was a time while reading I was tripping over the words I was reading so fast, I wasn't skimming because you can't while reading this and you don't want to..it was quite a struggle there for a bit and I felt in some ways like I was literally in the story, like right next to Prudence, who by the way became my hero in this book. I don't care how old she was, I wanted to be her! Well, her in every way except for her health struggles. This was an Awesomely brilliant story, I loved every word and even all the unanswered questions that Im left with because it gives me something to look forward to in the next of this series. There were a few lines in this book that I loved but the one Id never heard before that literally cracked me up was “as dumb as chewing gum while eating oreos” Not sure why that got to me so much but it did and Ive used it now in my real life a few times LOL I haven't even mentioned Cassius yet...I love this odd boy, I just want to hug him and squeeze him and protect him forever. I can not wait for more, truly I will be straight up stalking this author!!! One of my favorite reads so far this year! LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!!!!

17 Marigold Lane was a great 5 star read and book one in the Prudence Penderhaus series. My heart was squeezed and I got teary eyed fairly quickly after I started this book. My heart went out to Prudence. Not only has she received some very heartbreaking news, but she endures bullying while on her way to school. This is something that has been an everyday thing for her. She decides she has nothing to lose and goes up to the supposed haunted house that everyone is afraid to go to. There are rumors of a coffin in the living room along with other spooky things. When she knocks on the door an unexpected person comes to the door, someone she never expected to meet, a boy her age. Cassius has never been out in the world. As he gets to know Prudence she convinces him to go outside with her. When Cassius starts to do inappropriate things Prudence feels responsible for him. There are several more unexpected twists and we find out some secrets that were thought long buried away. Overall I really enjoyed this book. Prudence is a very strong young lady, that has gone through a lot. Cassius tugged at my heart strings and he had a great connection with Prudence. These two made my heart smile. I will warn that you may need kleenex, my heart broke for the things that Cassius went through. R.M. Gilmore pulled me right in, I can’t wait to read more from this series.

About the author

Under the grey skies of the Pacific Northwest, R.M. Gilmore writes mystery/thrillers with a twist. You won't find happily ever afters here.

In addition to her occult bestselling Dylan Hart series and young adult phenom, Prudence Penderhaus, R.M. Gilmore has contributed to numerous anthologies, as well as, short stories and stand-alone novels. 

R.M. Gilmore also creates original artworks in various mediums from digital to pencil sketches and is the owner of RMGraphX design company. Her home is filled with eclectic music and horror movie memorabilia, Star Wars toys, and droves of complete LEGO sets. R.M. shares a home with her husband, a teenage alien that replaced her daughter, and a dead guy.

When she's not insane with writing, household junk, and extracurricular activities, she loves to watch movies, digs detective shows, and imbibes in good beer more than one person should. 

R.M. Gilmore lives to laugh and will likely die laughing.

"Star-crossed lovers and dead things. It's what I do." - R.M. Gilmore