Nick and Adrienne Arden inherit an old farmhouse in Salem, Massachusetts. It's been in Nick's family for almost 300 years, and his late great-uncle Andrew had been documenting its history. As Nick reviews Andrew's research, including an old map of the property, he finds discrepancies and mysteries. And when a ghost makes an appearance, Nick and Adrienne are desperate to lay it to rest. Told in the present, with a back story told in alternating chapters.

Joelle Steele writes mystery and ghost novels and non-fiction books about face & ear ID, handwriting forgery, art, astrology, cat care, genealogy, and horticulture. And, she is a legal writer of contract templates for small business. She has extensive published credits and has worked as a writer, editor, and publisher since 1973.