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Willa Jackson, in her thirties, inherits the legacy of the Blue Ridge Madam—a once-grand home that sat at the heart of her Southern family's rise and fall. After discovering that her former classmate, socialite Paxton Osgood, has restored the estate and plans to convert it into an elite inn, Willa is drawn back to the house’s complex history.
During the restoration, a skeleton is unearthed beneath the property’s lone peach tree, stirring long‑conserved secrets and a series of uncanny events across the town. United by this mysterious find, Willa and Paxton form an unexpected friendship, working together to unravel the intertwining betrayals and passions that once bound their families. Their joint investigation exposes truths that transcend time and forces them to reconcile personal desires with the weight of legacy.
First publish date: 1925
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Sarah Addison Allen
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