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Darcy Coates
Darcy Coates writes horror and suspense fiction. She is the author of The House Next Door, From Below, Dead of Winter, How Bad Things Can Get, and The Haunting of Ashburn House.
The Haunting of Ashburn House
Synopsis
Twenty-two, nearly broke, and grieving her mother, Adrienne has nowhere to turn when a solicitor tells her that a distant relative she never knew existed — Edith Ashburn — has left her a house. With only twenty dollars and her cat Wolfgang for company, she arrives at Ashburn House: a tall, leaning, three-story home on the edge of the small town of Ipson.
The house is old but oddly well kept, full of antique furniture and fine china. It is also full of warnings. Every mirror has been removed, and cryptic messages are carved into its walls and furniture: NO MIRRORS. LIGHT THE CANDLE. Locals whisper that the entire Ashburn family was murdered here long ago, and that every Friday after dark a single light appears in the highest window. As night falls and the townspeople keep their distance, Adrienne begins to realize she may not be alone in the house.
Darcy Coates delivers a classic, atmospheric haunted-house story in The Haunting of Ashburn House — a creeping, page-turning standalone about grief, inheritance, and a family secret that refuses to stay buried.
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Characters
AdrienneProtagonist
A grieving young woman who inherits and moves into the isolated Ashburn House.
The entity in Ashburn HouseAntagonist
Edith AshburnSupporting
The late relative who left Adrienne the house, and the family's sole past survivor.
WolfgangCameo
Adrienne's cat and only companion at the house.
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