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From USA Today bestseller and rising queen of atmospheric horror Darcy Coates comes a haunting story of intrigue, misery, and fear. There's something wrong with Ashburn House...
Everyone knows about Ashburn House. They whisper its old owner went mad, and restless ghosts still walk the halls. They say it's the…

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Coates uses rituals carved in wooden furniture and penned on walls to intertwine the past with the present.

In this nail-biting story, 22-year-old Adrienne is nearly homeless. When her deceased Great Aunt Edith, whom Adrienne didn’t even know existed, wills her a dilapidated mansion, Adrienne thinks her prayers have been answered. Turns out, the carvings inside Ashburn House aren’t idle etchings.

If the rituals spelled out aren’t followed, the evil which slaughtered an entire family will awaken. Unfortunately, Adrienne’s learning curve isn’t helping.

Will she catch on before she and her beloved cat fall victim to what lurks in the…

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