Our Darkest Light
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Daniel Chapman has spent the past fifty-five years harboring anger over the fact that his last moments in life were spent being executed for treason in the Army. And instead of being able to rest in peace with his parents, he is cursed to live in his painful memories as a ghost. On top of that, a new family is moving into the only place that he was ever able to call home.
Aubrielle Harper is dealing with demons from her own past and moving 150 miles away from it wasn't going to stop the nightmares. She knew her family felt horrible about the accident and she tried to not let her emotions affect their relationship. Moving into her grandparents' mansion was supposed to be a fresh start, but she couldn't shake the feeling of another presence living amongst them.
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