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    Hollister House: The Witch and the Banyan Tree
    Hollister House: The Witch and the Banyan Tree
    Hollister House: The Witch and the Banyan Tree
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    Hollister House: The Witch and the Banyan Tree

    By Joani Lacy

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    Emotion caught in Eves throat as she saw her fathers face for the thousandth time, just as he had looked in the banyan tree on the night of his death. It hadnt been peace she had seen there in his expression. Not peace. Maybe there was no peace, ever, not even after this disappointing life. Maybe there was nothing. Or maybe there was something much worse

    Seeking a new start, Eve Hollister came with her daughter, Allison, to Juniper, Mississippi to renovate the old family Victorian. At first, they felt a special bond with the mysterious banyan tree on the property. They could never have guessed that the tree was actually a portal for dark spirits that would manifest, setting in motion a series of horrific events, forcing them to finally flee Hollister House. Now, ten years later, they have returned to face their fears. The haunted Victorian had been victorious in the past, but evil cannot survive forevernot against the powers of good.

    Follow these memorable, colorful characters in this third and final book of the Hollister House Trilogy as they travel through this fantastic journey that can only be fully imagined in the gothic Deep South; a romantic place of mysticism, voodoo, and undying love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateSep 18, 2012
    ISBN9781475946505
    Hollister House: The Witch and the Banyan Tree
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    Joani Lacy

    Joani Lacy is a singer/songwriter who lives with her husband in Cincinnati, Ohio where together they performed in the musical group Robin Lacy & DeZydeco. Find her on Facebook or email her at joanilacy@aol.com.

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