Set in the 1920s, both the men are veterans of World War I and have physical and mental scars. She also isn’t prepared for the arrival of Alistair's assistant, Matthew Ryder, whom she is immediately attracted to. Sarah doesn’t believe in ghosts, but she finds herself confronting something that is both real and terribly angry in the barn. Maddy hated men in her life and acts up if a man tries to communicate with her now. Sarah Piper is sent by her employment agency to assist Alistair Gellis in his investigation into the spirit of Maddy Clare, who is haunting the barn where she committed suicide. This is a fascinating story about ghost hunting. I thoroughly enjoyed The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. Can Sarah and Matthew discover who Maddy was, where she came from, and what is driving her desire for vengeance.before she destroys them all?'- … ( more) For Maddy's ghost is no hoax-she's real, she's angry, and she has powers that defy all reason. Soon, Sarah is caught up in a desperate struggle. She's even less prepared for the arrival of Alistair's associate, rough, unsettling Matthew Ryder, also a veteran of the trenches, whose scars go deeper than Sarah can reach.

But Sarah is unprepared to go alone into a haunted barn looking for the truth.

Maddy hated men in life, and she will not speak to them in death. Alistair Gellis-rich, handsome, scarred by World War I, and obsessed by ghosts-has been summoned to investigate the spirit of the nineteen-year-old maid Maddy Clare, who is said to haunt the barn where she committed suicide. Sarah Piper's lonely threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist a ghost hunter. 'In 1920s England, a young woman of limited means and even less experience confronts the ghost of a mysterious serving maid.

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