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The first in a new spinoff series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels.
After a difficult detour on her road to adulthood, Nola Trenholm is looking to begin anew in New Orleans, and what better way to start her future than with her first house? But the historic fixer-upper she buys comes with even more work than she anticipated when the house's previous occupants don't seem to be ready to depart.
Although she can't communicate with ghosts like her stepmother, luckily Nola knows someone in New Orleans who can-even if he's the last person on earth she wants anything to do with, ever again. Because Beau Ryan comes with his own dark past, a past that involves the disappearance of his sister and parents during Hurricane Katrina, and his connection to an unsolved murder of a woman who once lived in the old Creole Cottage Nola is determined to make her own-whether or not the resident restless spirits agree…
Story Locale: New Orleans, LA
Series Overview: Southern fiction with a paranormal twist set in New Orleans and featuring an adult Nola Trenholm.
About the author
Karen White is the
New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including
The Shop on Royal Street, the Tradd Street series,
The Last Night in London,
Dreams of Falling,
The Night the Lights Went Out,
Flight Patterns,
The Sound of Glass,
A Long Time Gone, and
The Time Between. She is the coauthor of four collaborative novels including
The Lost Summers of Newport with
New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband and one spoiled Havanese dog near Atlanta, Georgia. She is the proud mother of two grown children and when not writing enjoys reading, playing piano, and avoiding cooking.
Summary
Nola Trenholm is hopeful for a fresh start in the Big Easy but must deal with ghosts from her past—as well as new ones—in this first book in a spin-off series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels.
After a difficult detour on her road to adulthood, Nola Trenholm is looking to begin anew in New Orleans, and what better way to start her future than with her first house? But the historic fixer-upper she buys comes with even more work than she anticipated when the house’s previous occupants don’t seem to be ready to depart.
Although she can’t communicate with ghosts like her stepmother can, luckily Nola knows someone in New Orleans who is able to—even if he’s the last person on earth she wants anything to do with ever again. Beau Ryan comes with his own dark past—a past that involves the disappearance of his sister and parents during Hurricane Katrina—and he’s connected to the unsolved murder of a woman who once lived in the old Creole cottage Nola is determined to make her own...whether the resident restless spirits agree or not.
