For two years after Cassie had helped solve the case of the mysterious 'Rose Killer,' all was well in her life. She got her friends back, and things went back into place, just as they used to be. She's studying criminology in the University, and she finally feels like nothing can ever go wrong in her life again... Or so she thinks. Another mystery comes knocking at her door, one she hoped would never visit, one she feared for a long time, one that tormented her, but most of all, one she's too weak to resist. She receives an image, one of her and her childhood best friend , Avril, who was mysteriously and brutally murdered when they were kids. She knows there's a reason why someone sent her that image, someone is trying to tell her something, maybe even threaten her. Her obsession returns in full force, and she won't rest until she uncovers the mystery behind Avril's murder.

"I must have hit my head a lot harder than I had anticipated, or maybe breathe too much smoke because this is definitely nut-case crazy. Or a very creepy dream that feels way too real for my own good. I can pat my subconscious on the back for that one, but at the same time, it might be a little over the top." When Melody set fire to a museum she didn't expect to hit her head on the pavement and wake up in a nightmare. But she does. And this nightmare is not a nightmare apparently--it's a curse. A curse that traps her into paintings. And there's no escaping from the wrath of a possessed painting out to teach an art-hater a lesson. Cover painting made by Soo Kim (http://sookimstudio.com/blog/)

{Book 1 of the Phobia series} Atelphobia- the fear of imperfection