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When Melanie returns to the decaying manor of her childhood to tend ailing Aunt Addie, she finds the old house besieged by nightmares and an unsettling atmosphere. Her cousin Mark urges her to leave, warning of Aunt Addie’s deteriorating mind. Yet the family’s handsome grandson, Cale, loves her and also insists she depart, hinting at a deeper menace. Mel’d investigates the crumbling estate, discovering that the terror lurks beyond her aunt’s imagination. Facing fear and forbidden affection, she must unravel the plantation’s dark past before the threat consumes her.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Patricia Hagan
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