Mr. Whitlock
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Last published Fri, Jul 10, 2020
Marie Westbrook finds herself moving back home, only to learn that she is inheriting her dying grandmother's old house. People haven't lived in it in decades, with the rumor that it is 'haunted.' Upon moving in, Marie finds something unexpected... A ghost who has lived within the house walls for over half a century. But instead of fleeing like her great-grandfather had so many years ago, she befriends this 'Mr. Whitlock'. Not only does she learn more about him, but about her grandmother's troubled past as well. And she realizes her family's history is full of secrets...
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