The fact that neither
of her parents wants to deal with her is nothing new to Penny. She’s
used to being discussed like a problem, a problem her mother has finally
passed on to her father. What she hasn’t gotten used to is her
stepmother…especially when she finds out that she’ll have to spend the
summer with April in the remote woods of Washington to restore a
broken-down old house.
Set deep in a dense forest, the old Carver
House is filled with abandoned antique furniture, rich architectural
details, and its own chilling past. The only respite Penny can find away
from April’s renovations is in Miller, the young guy who runs the local
general store. He’s her only chance at a normal, and enjoyable, summer.But
Miller has his own connection to the Carver House, and it’s one that
goes beyond the mysterious tapping Penny hears at her window, the
handprints she finds smudging the glass panes, and the visions of
children who beckon Penny to follow them into the dark woods. Miller’s
past just might threaten to become the terror of Penny’s future….
