Meanwhile, the whole controversy surrounding the Colesworth means there is renewed interest from journalists and ghost hunters, and that is the last thing Barrie wants – disturbing the peace of Watson Island. Warnings: PTSD and panic attacks, attempted child sexual assault, mention of child sexual assault, slavery and warĬontinuing from the ending of Compulsion, Barrie is wary of Cassie now, who being given a chance to stay out of jail renews her efforts to get to the lost treasure buried on Colesworth land. Now Barrie must choose between what she feels deep in her heart and what will keep Watson’s Landing safe. Millions of dollars and the fate of the founding families is at stake. While Barrie struggles to make sense of the escalating peril and her growing and forbidden feelings for Eight Beaufort, it’s impossible to know whom to trust and what to fight for.

But what he conjures may have deadly consequences. With a mix of threats and promises, the man convinces Barrie and Cassie to cast a spell there at midnight.

The chaos turns dangerous as Cassie hires a team of archeologists to excavate beneath the mansion ruins, because more is buried there than treasure.Ī stranger filled with magic arrives at Watson’s Landing claiming that the key to the Watson and Beaufort gifts-and the Colesworth curse-also lies beneath the mansion. Ghost hunters hope to glimpse the ancient spirit who sets the river on fire each night, and reporters chase rumors of a stolen shipment of Civil War gold that may be hidden at Colesworth Place.

Grieving the death of her godfather and haunted by her cousin Cassie’s betrayal, Barrie returns from a trip to San Francisco to find the Watson plantation under siege.

Compulsion by Martina Boone