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Adventure columnist Bryan Blackburn receives an unexpected call and learns he will inherit his grandmother's house nestled deep in the hills of Eastern Kentucky. The same house his dad died in. The same house he fled from with his mom years ago to escape his grandmother's torment. After returning to the house to claim his inheritance Bryan begins to have dreams of an evil ancestor, ending with a nightly attack and murder of a young woman. A mysterious visitor resembling the woman murdered in his dreams adds to his confusion.Bryan attempts to return to his normal life in Georgetown only to find he has changed. He comes to realize he's not dreaming, but actually traveling back in time as a ghost from present day. His trespass into the Civil War era unlocks a door, allowing his ancestor from that time period to come forward to invade Bryan's mind and disrupt his life. In Bryan's research to learn his heritage and discover the truth about the ancestor from his dreams, and the mysterious young woman, he discovers a family curse. Only one child, a male, is born into each generation, and they all suffer an early death. Was this his fate as well? As the evil invades his sleeping mind Bryan's personality and appearance change to resemble the evil man from his past. Bryan concludes that he must return to the house to confront the ancestor, ghost to ghost, and end the nightly torment and murder. He must free the haunted souls that reside in the house and free his family from the curse before it strikes his young son.
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In the mystic hills of Kentucky sits a house, alone and empty, waiting for the breath of life to unleash the fury of ancient ancestors. Bryan Blackburn inherits this house and after returning, begins having nightly dreams of violence and murder viewed through ancestral eyes. Bryan walks through time like a ghost from the future. His vivid nightmares increase in intensity. His nightly trespass into ancient evil has allowed the shade from the past to creep into the present. Bryan's persona takes on the character of his nightmares. He realizes he must confront the invading evil... ghost to ghost.
About the Author:
Will Davis was born in Kentucky and traveled extensively with his family while his father was in the military. His family roots are buried in the hills of Pike County Kentucky. He graduated from Eastern Kentucky University, and now resides in Mesa, Arizona. He grew up listening to first-hand ghost stories about the family homeplace and has incorporated some of those tales into his writing. He has worked in the law enforcement profession for twenty-seven years, enjoys traveling, having adventures, reading and writing, and raising cockatiels. He has three wonderful kids and is a tonsil cancer survivor since 2010.
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- PublisherInfinity Publishing
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 074147297X
- ISBN 13 9780741472977
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages434
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