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  • Spirit Prophecy by E.E. Holmes

    Spirit Prophecy by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Two sisters, haunted by more than their past... Just weeks after discovering each other’s existence, Jess and Hannah Ballard arrive at Fairhaven Hall, where they will learn the clandestine ways of the Durupinen, an ancient sect of women who control the Gateways between the worlds of the living and the dead...
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    family  spirituality  book  fiction  ghosts  gothic  horror  magic
  • Gift of the Darkness by E.E. Holmes

    Gift of the Darkness by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A warning from the past, an uncertain future, an impossible choice... For hundreds of years, the Durupinen have carried the power of the Gateway in their bloodlines. Now, a dire warning from the past might mean that power must come to an end...
  • Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer

    Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer, Z Brewer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Things have taken a darker turn for the half-human teenager with an appetite for blood. Joss, a vampire slayer and Vlad's former friend, has moved back to Bathory. A mysterious and powerful new vampire, Dorian, appears with a shocking secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad's blood. And Vlad's arch enemy, D'Ablo, has a sinister plan to eliminate Vlad once and for all...
  • The Ghost and the Muse by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost and the Muse by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Perhaps Danielle’s first clue should have been—Hillary's muse is male.He brings with him restless spirits and murders to solve—if Danielle dares.She has already been warned to stay away...
  • Purgatory by Lee Mountford

    Purgatory by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The dead are sufferingPicking up immediately after the shocking climax of Haunted: Perron Manor, a paranormal research team is hired to help gather evidence and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Perron Manor is haunted.The owner of the house needs the Church to sanction an exorcism. It is the only way to free the souls of the dead who are trapped there and suffering in eternal torment...
  • City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A malevolent force lurks beneath the streets of Scotland...Jess and Hannah Ballard's determination to protect the Gateways brings them to Edinburgh's Old Town, where a strange phenomenon threatens to disturb the delicate balance between the worlds of the living and the dead. Spirits who wish to cross over are vanishing, and it is up to the Ballard sisters to discover why...
  • The Ghost from the Sea by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost from the Sea by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When a shipwreck washes up on a beach across from Marlow House, Frederickport residents wonder what happened to the ship’s crew. Danielle soon discovers the ship brought a stowaway—a spirit with ties to Frederickport that go back to the 1920s—when Walt was still alive...
  • Rise to Me by Shani Struthers

    Rise to Me by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “This isn’t a ghost we’re dealing with. If only it were that simple…” Eighteen years ago, when psychic Ruby Davis was a child, her mother – also a psychic – suffered a nervous breakdown. Ruby was never told why. “It won’t help you to know,” the only answer ever given...
  • Stirring the Sheets by Chad Lutzke

    Stirring the Sheets by Chad Lutzke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An elderly funeral home worker, struggling with the loss of his wife, finds an unnatural attraction to a corpse at work resembling his late bride in her younger years. A story of desperation, loneliness and letting go...
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    drama  grief  adult  audiobook  book  dark  death  fiction
  • The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    With his dying breath, Stoddard Gusarov names his killer: Danielle Boatman. Danielle had a score to settle with Stoddard Gusarov, but murder him? Never. Proving to the police she is innocent is the least of her problems. She has an angry spirit to contend with, the ghost of Stoddard Gusarov—and he’s out for revenge...
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    animals  spirituality  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  crime  fiction
  • Curiosity Killed the Cat by Sierra Harimann

    Curiosity Killed the Cat by Sierra Harimann

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Poison Apple Books: Thrilling. Bone-chilling. These books have bite!Hannah isn't thrilled to be moving in with her dad and his new family, who live right next to a spooky cemetery. Luckily, Hannah doesn't believe all the "ghost cat" stories she's heard about the graveyard.Not so luckily, the cemetery is the least of Hannah's troubles. Her stepsister, Madison, is the meanest girl in Hannah's grade...
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    animals  family  book  cats  children  children-books  fiction  ghosts
  • Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo

    Gatekeepers by Robert Liparulo

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The house talks. It breathes. And it's hungry. The Kings have been in the creepy old place, their new home, for only a few days, but they've experienced enough terror to last a lifetime. And the mystery is growing even more baffling...
  • ব্রেজিলের কালো বাঘ ও অন্যান্য by Satyajit Ray

    ব্রেজিলের কালো বাঘ ও অন্যান্য by Satyajit Ray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    সত্যজিৎ রায়ের পাঁচটি অনুবাদ গল্পের সংকলন।সংকলিত গল্পসমূহ:১. ব্রেজিলের কালো বাঘ (আর্থার কনান ডয়েল)২. ব্লু-জন গহ্বরের বিভীষিকা (আর্থার কনান ডয়েল)৩. ইহুদির কবচ (আর্থার কনান ডয়েল)৪. ঈশ্বরের ন’লক্ষ কোটি নাম (আর্থার সি. ক্লার্ক)৫...
  • Hollywood, Dead Ahead by Kate Klise

    Hollywood, Dead Ahead by Kate Klise

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this fifth volume from 43 Old Cemetery Road, the trio at Spence Mansion leaves Ghastly for Hollywood, California . . . and for a shot at stardom! The film producer Moe Block Busters wants to make the 43 Old Cemetery Road story into a movie—and he promises it will be a sure-fire hit! Lured by the lights of Tinseltown, Ignatius B. Grumply, Olive C. Spence, and Seymour Hope pack their suitcases...
  • Reckoning by Cate Tiernan

    Reckoning by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When Alisa meets her mother's family, she finds comfort, conflict, and a greater understanding of Wicca. And she must make a choice that could change her future...
  • Full Circle by Cate Tiernan

    Full Circle by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Hunter, Morgan, and Alisa. All three are witches, and each is in turmoil. Hunter feels stifled by the small town world of Widow's Vale. Morgan is terrified of the possibility of life without him. And Alisa is still coping with the knowledge that she is a witch--by blood. Together, the three worked together to defeat the most unspeakable evil known to witches...
  • Royal Blood by Ellen Schreiber

    Royal Blood by Ellen Schreiber

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Summer break is over, and Raven is hardly eager to be returning to Dullsville High. Not only does school mean daily interaction with preppy pest Trevor Mitchell, but her sleep-filled days and romantic nights with her immortal boyfriend, Alexander, must come to an end. Plus the shock of morning classes isn't the only change in store...
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    drama  teens  audiobook  book  fiction  gothic  high-school  horror
  • The Spirit of Cattail County by Victoria Piontek

    The Spirit of Cattail County by Victoria Piontek

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ‘Wrapped in prose as mysterious and lovely as a southern breeze lies a story about loss that haunts, and the ghosts that help us heal. This story is a treasure.’?Natalie Lloyd, New York Times bestselling author of A Snicker of MagicSparrow doesn't have many friends. Some kids believe her house near the swamp is haunted. Others think there's something "unusual" about her...
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    family  grief  book  children-books  cozy  death  fiction  friendship
  • Katfish by Obert Skye

    Katfish by Obert Skye

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Rob Burnside's life is in ruins. After his escapades with Pinocula and his resulting outrageous lies, everyone is fed up with him. In this Creature from My Closet book by Obert Skye, Rob needs help. And his science laboratory closet is there to give him a hand. Meet Katfish, a mashup of Katniss from the Hunger Games and the Little Mermaid. This girl is strong as nails and sports a tail...
  • The Monsters of Rookhaven by Pádraig Kenny

    The Monsters of Rookhaven by Pádraig Kenny

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    'Humans, as is there wont, have a terrible habit of making a mess of everything.'Mirabelle has always known she is a monster. When the glamour protecting her unusual family from the human world is torn and an orphaned brother and sister stumble upon Rookhaven, Mirabelle soon discovers that friendship can be found in the outside world...
  • Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder

    Rule Four and Five by Adrienne Wilder

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book two of three. All books are full-length novels and must be read in order. All books are available now. The My Brother's Keeper Trilogy The town of Gilford has a Big and Terrible secret hidden in the ground. Infecting those it touches. Exploiting their darkness. Consuming their souls. It’s hungry. It’s vile. It’s evil. And it wants out...
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    drama  family  grief  abuse  adult  age-gap  angst  book
  • Hot Blooded by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguié

    Hot Blooded by Nancy Holder, Debbie Viguié

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    What do you run from? Katelyn had only been in Wolf Springs a short time before she was bitten by a werewolf. And now she carries that creature's curse in her veins. But she's not alone. Wolf Springs is home to a hidden family of werewolves, the Fenners - who swear none of them bit her. Apparently there's a monster on the loose - something wild and uncontrollable...
  • Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley, David Roberts

    Tales of Terror from the Black Ship by Chris Priestley, David Roberts

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A follow up to Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror, this is another creepy middle grade story collection with a chilling frame. This time, the stories are all tales of the sea: pirates and plagues and storms a plenty..
  • The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan

    The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things--an uplifting, slightly magical story about how it's never too late to find out who you really are.Madame Burova--beloved Tarot reader, palmist, and clairvoyant--is retiring and leaving her booth on the Brighton seafront...
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    drama  family  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  female-mc  fiction
  • The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy

    The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    What if the ordinary things in life suddenly…disappeared?Aila Quinn’s mother, Juliet, has always been a mystery: vibrant yet guarded, she keeps her secrets beyond Aila’s reach. When Juliet dies, Aila and her younger brother Miles are sent to live in Sterling, a rural town far from home--and the place where Juliet grew up.Sterling is a place with mysteries of its own...
  • Night's Child by Cate Tiernan

    Night's Child by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Morgan's saga continues in this double-length, stand alone SWEEP book. Moira's Story will shoot readers forward through time, where we will meet Morgan's daughter-raised as a blood witch-and follow her adventures as the progeny of one of the most powerful blood witches the Seven Great Clans have ever known...
  • Eclipse by Cate Tiernan

    Eclipse by Cate Tiernan

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Hunter and Morgan join together with a surprising new ally to fight for the people they love...
  • Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

    Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Restless souls and empty hearts Brooklyn can't sleep. Her boyfriend, Lucca, died only a year ago, and now her friend Gabe has just died of an overdose. Every time she closes her eyes, Gabe's ghost is there waiting for her. She has no idea what he wants or why it isn't Lucca visiting her dreams. Nico can't stop. He's always running, trying to escape the pain of losing his brother, Lucca...
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    drama  family  grief  teens  book  contemporary  dark  death
  • The Captive Part II / The Power by L.J. Smith

    The Captive Part II / The Power by L.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Caught in the struggle between good and evil . . .Cassie has joined the most alluring—and deadly—in-crowd imaginable. But power comes with a price, and it's more dangerous than she knows...
  • The Remnant by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

    The Remnant by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    As the battered earth reels under judgments from heaven, Global community leader Nicolae Carpathia tightens the screws on anyone who refuses to proclaim total allegiance to him. He has a million of his enemies just where he wants them: massed at Petra and within striking distance of devastating firepower...
  • الجزار by حسن الجندي

    الجزار by حسن الجندي

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    اعذرنى وددت لو تشاركنى فى تذوق ذلك اللحم ولكن اعرف ان ستمانع قليلا لاسباب شخصيةقال الرجل العبارة السابقة ثم اشار بإحدى يديه اتجاه معين فى جسد الرجل الاخر فما كان من الرجل الاخر الا انه حاول بشئ من الجهد ان يحرك رقبته لينظر للموضع الذى اشار له الرجل الذى ياكل اللحم بعد مجهود استطاع تحريك رقبته لاسفل قليلا ليجد انه نام لون احمر يقابل عينيه اثناء نزولها لاسفل فجأة شاهد الرجل شئ ما عند قدمه فاتسعت...
    Categorized as:
    drama  fiction  horror  fantasy  crime  mystery  audiobook  book
  • The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington

    The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    home sweet home...Jade loves the house she's just moved into with her family. She doesn't even mind being the new girl at the high school: It's a fresh start, and there's that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes...But then things begin happening. Strange, otherworldly things. Jade's little brother claims to see a glimmering girl in his room...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  teens  book  bullying  contemporary  crime  death
  • Ghost on Black Mountain by Ann Hite

    Ghost on Black Mountain by Ann Hite

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ONCE A PERSON LEAVES THE MOUNTAIN, THEY NEVER COME BACK, NOT REALLY. THEY’RE LOST FOREVER. Nellie Clay married Hobbs Pritchard without even noticing he was a spell conjured into a man, a walking, talking ghost story. But her mama knew. She saw it in her tea leaves: death. Folks told Nellie to get off the mountain while she could, to go back home before it was too late...
  • Blackwater V: The Fortune by Michael McDowell

    Blackwater V: The Fortune by Michael McDowell

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Under Elinor's guidance, the Caskey family prospered after the war, not knowing that a dark infernal force was growing in their midst. And Frances, Elinor's favorite daughter, never understood her strange yearning for the Perdido River....until the day her babies were born.Elinor presided over the secret birth, the triumph of her life...
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    drama  family  spirituality  adult  audiobook  book  feminism  fiction
  • The Beast of Noor by Janet Lee Carey

    The Beast of Noor by Janet Lee Carey

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Late one night, piercing screams awake the villages of Noor. And the next day the bones of a young woman are found deep in the surrounding forests. Terror courses through the hearts of the villagers, along with something else...relief. An attack such as this is not uncommon in Noor...
  • The Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn

    The Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dream world turns into a nightmare.After Andrea's brother, Francis, disappeared, everything changed. Her world turned upside down, and there was nothing she could do to right it. So when she discovers a magical dream world called Reverie in the woods near her home, Andrea jumps at the chance to escape her pain and go inside...
  • Crash by Sean Platt, David W. Wright

    Crash by Sean Platt, David W. Wright

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the ghosts that haunt us most aren’t the dead. It has been nearly a year since writer Thomas Witt lost his daughter in a horrible car accident which nearly killed him. He and his wife are attempting to have another child and put their lives back together. However, he can’t move on...
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    drama  family  adult  amnesia  book  death  fiction  ghosts
  • The Bloodline by C.S. Feldman

    The Bloodline by C.S. Feldman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    After years of questioning her sanity, Kat Delancey reluctantly returns to the old family manor as its legal owner hoping desperately to silence the doubts in her mind and leave the home’s tragic past behind her once and for all...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  adult  book  contemporary  evil-places  fiction  ghosts
  • Spirit's Key by Edith Cohn

    Spirit's Key by Edith Cohn

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spirit's Key is a mystery with a bit of magic for fans of Savvy and Because of Winn Dixie.By now, twelve-year-old Spirit Holden should have inherited the family gift: the ability to see the future. But when she holds a house key in her hand like her dad does to read its owner's destiny, she can’t see anything...
  • The Ghosts of Miller's Crossing by David Clark

    The Ghosts of Miller's Crossing by David Clark

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    More than Ghosts haunt you in his ghost story.Edward Meyer is returning back to his home town after the tragic loss of his wife. This move is rather ironic since it was the tragic loss of his parents that forced him away in the first place. When he returns, he learns a deep family secret that goes beyond the spirits that roam the town...
  • Aviva vs. the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe

    Aviva vs. the Dybbuk by Mari Lowe

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    2023 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNERA long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her...
  • The Bad Luck Lighthouse by Nicki Thornton

    The Bad Luck Lighthouse by Nicki Thornton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In solving the mystery at the Last Chance Hotel, Seth has discovered a world of magic. Swept up in a new case at Snakemouth Lighthouse - the murder of eccentric owner Mina Mintencress - he is determined to prove himself.With the help of his cat, Nightshade, Seth must put his new-found magic to the test. Can they unmask a sinister sorcerer..
  • The Drake House by Kelly Moran

    The Drake House by Kelly Moran

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In her dreams, a ghost demands to be heard...Trisha Eaton has been plagued by mysterious nightmares ever since her parents adopted her as a young girl. She chalked them up to childish nuisances until they return-- with a vengeance. Something about the Drake house next door to her family’s apple orchard haunts her. Now, her night terrors and sleepwalking seem to be luring her to something dark...
  • Devil's Sonata by Elizabeth Edmondson

    Devil's Sonata by Elizabeth Edmondson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Beauregard Abbey is an elite boarding school in the wilds of North Yorkshire – a school built in the ruins of a monastery renowned for corruption and the study of dark magic until its destruction by Henry VIII five centuries ago...
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    drama  family  adult  book  fiction  ghosts  gothic  historical
  • The Phantom Room by Patrick Carman

    The Phantom Room by Patrick Carman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Experience the world of Skeleton Creek through Ryan's journal and all new online videos. Ryan and Sarah have lived in Skeleton Creek all their lives, uncovering ghostly mysteries no one else can figure out. But when their investigations lead to the Skeleton Creek cemetery and a haunted room, they discover a chilling secret even they're not ready for...
  • The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley

    The Night Visitor by Dianne Emley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In bestselling author Dianne Emley’s chilling new paranormal thriller, a beautiful woman’s romantic past comes back to haunt her in the form of an otherworldly visitor seeking justice.   Gorgeous and successful, Rory Langtry seemed to have it all. Daughter of a movie star and sister of a supermodel, Rory was engaged to sexy artist, Junior Lara...
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    drama  family  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  horror
  • Idle Hands by Cassondra Windwalker

    Idle Hands by Cassondra Windwalker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can call me Ella. You generally assign me a whole host of other preposterous monikers. I think the least imaginative name I’ve heard is “the devil”, but I’ll answer to it if I must. After making the courageous decision to leave her abusive husband, Perdie and her three young children start over and finally find the safety and love they deserve...
  • Assassins by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

    Assassins by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    After selling nearly two million copies since its release in August 1999, "Assassins" in now availabe in trade paper! The seven-year Tribulation reaches its halfway mark in the sixth book of the blockbuster Left Behind series, "Assassins." Nicolae Carpathia is assassinated, setting the stage for the Great Tribulation...
  • The Indwelling by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

    The Indwelling by Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Nicolae Carpathia is dead. But who killed the Antichrist? The answer may surprise you. Book seven in the best-selling Left Behind series marks the beginning of the second half of the seven-year Tribulation period. In dramatic fashion, readers are exposed to the horrors of God's judgment and the hope of salvation...
  • The Flood by Michael McDowell

    The Flood by Michael McDowell

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The mysterious saga of the Caskey family begins in Blackwater I: The Flood, as a devastating flood brings a strange and beautiful visitor to the small, sleepy lumber town of Perdido, Alabama. Elinor Dammert's arrival will forever change the town and the wealthy and powerful Caskey family. James, who dotes on Elinor like a second daughter... Sister, who pines for Elinor’s strength and independence...
    Categorized as:
    drama  family  spirituality  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  gothic
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