By the Stroke of Midnight
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A Haunting Love Story
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When Emily Portman takes a trip to Concord, Massachusetts she has no idea what she is hoping to find there.
Following a seemingly mindless drive to the small town she is pleasantly surprised by how kind everybody seems to be and how at home she feels in this beautiful place.
However, by the second night strange and even unsettling events begin taking place at the Elizabeth Inn.
The deeper Emily digs into the mystery surrounding the "Whistling Rider" and a 245 year old tragedy the more enamored she is by this strange place, and the suspicious Country Club owner who is nearly as haunting as the ghosts in and out of the Inn.
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