The Carousel's Curse
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When Clara Wynn inherits her grandfather's derelict farmhouse, she expects only debt and decay-until she discovers the carousel in the birch grove. Once built to harvest joy and feed the land, the machine now serves to feed a darker hunger.
Clara must reconcile the past with the present. And she can only do so with the help of a friendly young farmer and a sharp dressed outsider. Torn between love, guilt and obsession, Clara must decide whether to destroy the carousel or become its new master.
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