Nella Waits

Widowed, penniless, with no place to go except her aging mother's farm, Lynnette Stewart reluctantly returns to Roggins, Iowa. Jay Van Fleet must also return to the same small town to claim his inheritance. Attracted by their mutual restlessness, equally aware of their unhappy pasts and hollow futures if they remain, Jay and Lynnette find th...  more »emselves falling in love. And as their love grows, frightening supernatural occurrences overwhelm the menacing old Van Fleet mansion.

A deadly chill radiates from the house, and birds and insects avoid the place, except for one white mourning dove perched on the balcony, its piercing red eyes surveying all. Lynnette's brush with death in the freezing mansion begins a final, frightening duel of wills from both sides of the grave. Vigorous, fascinating suspense and totally believable heroine make this a must for all lovers of powerful, harrowing dramas about the unknown world and beyond.