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As a child, fear was the overwhelming emotion for Glenda Richard. From the age of eight until the day before she married, her father, a fundamentalist evangelical preacher, had mercilessly abused her—sometimes with his belt, sometimes with his fist, sometimes with his hands around her neck. He repeatedly accused her of being a witch. The first time he accused her of being a witch, was when she told him of the magic of multiplication. As a child, her fear of being a witch was nearly as frightening as her father's abuse.

In the heart of Oklahoma, near the city of Guthrie, Rita Watson, a building and landscape architect, is on a mission to build eco-friendly homes that will make a positive impact on the environment. Her plan is to combine her two passions—create sustainable, beautiful homes, and natural gardens and landscapes in Oklahoma.

In the quaint nursery of Minerva's Magical house, an antique rocking chair holds more than sentimental value—it guards a peculiar secret. When Minerva's adopted daughter, Lark Birdsong, expects her first child, the house seems thrilled, except for a stubborn, enigmatic pillow firmly wedged into the chair's seat. What begins as a seemingly trivial conundrum spirals into a tale of inexplicable occurrences.

Each Halloween, the spectral wails of Phoebe, the upstairs ghost, shatter the tranquility of Minerva's life. The haunting begins weeks before the holiday and continues until All Saint's Day, leaving her desperate for respite. Minerva has reached her breaking point. Her devoted partner, Detective Lance Destry of the Guthrie, Oklahoma Police Department, and Minerva’s newly adopted daughter, Lark, with her partner, Eddie, decided to try to stop the annual howling forever.

Mandy Mayberry is living a life she'd never expected. Her plan was to find the perfect woman to fulfill her love life, have or adopt a few children, write poetry, sketch, paint, and keep the family farm going. Her mother's cancer and father's Alzheimer's put an end to her plans and dreams for her life, or so it seemed to her.

Tom Wallace's descent into darkness began slowly. First, he murdered two of his children in self-centered rage when he learned they were not his biological children. Second, he was fueled by his insatiable greed and desire for money. His involvement in drug trafficking started as a means to accumulate wealth beyond what his ranch and community involvement could provide. With his remote location and the use of innocuous-looking antiques as concealment, he operated discreetly, shielded from suspicion.