The Valiard Mansion
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Ruth Rosewood forms part of Victorian middle class society until a vengeful ghost traps her inside the haunted halls of The Valiard Mansion.
While her friends traverse the dangerous past of an ancient magician to find the spell to resurrect her, Ruth must fight to keep her sanity in the realm of the forgotten dead. Can she break the curse that hangs over the Mansion or will its lies shroud her path to freedom?
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