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Nora is a lonely fifteen year old who dreams of more adventure than life in suburban Maryland can offer. Fascinated by the supernatural, she begins exploring an allegedly haunted abandoned house on the property where her father works. She soon finds herself tangled in the mysteries of the house as she uncovers its many secrets and meets a shy ghost called "Walter."Including original documents with the author's notes, this book is based on real events and reveals how a girl, a house, and its ghost will become intertwined forever."Ms. Cotter's evocative writing deliciously transported me...A wonderfully engaging book which also sheds light on the complex impulses that make the paranormal so irresistible. Ghosts speak to us in so many ways. The author is a master listener." -Ursula Bielski, author of the Chicago Haunts series"Let This House take you back to a time when the barrier between the real and the imagined was mercurial, and all things seemed possible. Who knows, you just may discover something of yourself lurking in these pages."-Michael Kleen, author of Haunting Illinois: A Tourist's Guide to the Weird and Wild Places of the Prairie State

Alla S. Pfauntsch created a world of Ravelin, a magical place on Earth which serves as a teleporter. In Ravelin humans and creatures of imagination live, love, hate and die. In Ravelin everything is a roller coaster, surreal and real walk hand in hand. Lidia Graad is taken to the castle against her will as a part to her parents’ divorce contract. Lidia’s mother is after the money which old estate could bring. Lidia’s father wants his daughter to finish what he had started. What does Lidia want? She is not completely sure as she is just beginning her adult life. Only one thing she is certain about – she has nothing to do with her parents. That’s when family manipulation comes in. Lidia’s father adds a clause in divorce contract for his daughter to spend three years in Ravelin. Then he kidnaps Lidia and brings her to the castle. One would expect Lidia to be furious but she is not. After spending just a few days in the mysterious world, she chooses to give this place a chance. As a daughter of an old aristocrat, Lidia is treated with respect and curiosity by her new neighbors. Strange things start happening right away, Lidia witnesses two murders, she learns about curious legends and about family curse. At first Lidia is afraid to experience Ravelin fully as she is not a very adventurous person. Instead she wants to pursue an old dream to become a musician; so her father finds a new solution. He hires an old friend to teach his daughter music. What Mr. Graad has no idea about is that this very old friend used to be a lover of lady Ada, Lidia's neighbor. Tension keeps rising. Lady Ada pursues her own agenda, while Lidia has none. Why lady Ada is so eager to befriend Lidia? Will Lidia try to solve murders because she knows more than police? Will she study teleportation by entering portals on purpose? Will underground civilizations become her friends or enemies? Where did Ravelin Curse come from? Answers start coming when Lidia researches about castle history with gardener’s son Lars. She enters her first teleporter by accident and everything gets out of hand. Will Lidia go on or back off? Will she stay or will she leave?Will she conquer her fears and her heart for love? Yes, she will... and that's when the real adventure begins.

Labby was a young puppy, only a few weeks old, when she witnessed the tragic death of her dear beloved mum.All she was left with was the nightmares that came to haunt her every night.The only dream that Labby longed for was to be free, but could this ever be possible? Mr Toms, a local man takes care of Labby in his animal shelter that is until Labby finds out that Mr Tom’s animal shelter is being repossessed by the council as he has run out of money and cannot pay his bills. Labby decides to take it upon herself to find a new life, but how and where does she go?