The Ghost and the Rose
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Burnley Manor is a house which has been lost to time.
When Anne Montague accompanies her best friend on a trip to Barnet, the last thing she expects is to be catapulted into a love story that has spanned centuries. Her sheer presence in the house sets in motion events that are beyond her control, she feels things she cannot explain, knows things she couldn't possibly and people she had never met before recognise her. Before she knows it, secrets are unearthed that have consequences for her and all who reside at Burnley. And there is a small matter of a 500-year-old curse that threatens to destroy them all.
Can Anne save them before all is lost?
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