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Genealogist Melissa Grantham is invited to Ashleigh Manor to research her family's roots. From the moment she arrives, vivid visions of a medieval woman and a forbidden romance begin to haunt her reality. As Melissa delves into the past, she encounters Jack Precy, a local cottage owner sharing similar unsettling dreams. Unaware of their intertwined histories, Jack hires her to investigate his lineage, and together they confront the ghostly echoes of an ancestor named Sibell, who defied her father to love Sir Roger. Melissa must uncover the truth of this tragic love story—and whether it still governs their lives—to release both her family and her own mind from the shadows of the past.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Romance/Paranormal Romance
Authors: Christina Courtenay
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