A whole summer to absorb two hundred years
of Overton ancestry—their lives and loves and secrets. Especially their secrets.
20-year-old Ashby
Overton is invited by her aunt and uncle to spend the summer at historic
Overhome Estate as a companion to her young cousin. Ashby has ulterior motives: She hopes to unearth her ancestral roots and
the cause of a mysterious family rift surrounding the horseback riding death of
her Grandmother Lenore many years ago.
Situated high
above Moore Mountain Lake, Virginia, the imposing mansion is an idyllic setting
for Ashby, the aspiring romance writer. From
the moment she enters her room in the oldest wing, Ashby feels an invisible,
enfolding presence. This was Rosabelle’s
room the housekeeper tells Ashby. But no
one is willing to talk about Rosabelle.
As summer
unfolds, so does the shroud of silence surrounding Overhome. Ever present is a force Ashby never sees,
only feels. Candles light themselves, notes from an old
lullaby fall from the ceiling, the radio tunes itself each day. And roses, always meant for Ashby, appear in
the unlikeliest places. Are the roses a
symbol of love, or do they represent something dark, something deep and evil?
Full of
heartbreak and adventure, fear and passion, the summer leads Ashby on a
suspenseful, sometimes terrifying journey as she navigates centuries of family
strife alongside the puzzling parameters of the spirit world. Ultimately, she discovers that some secrets,
even the most fiercely guarded, are destined to be revealed.
