House of ashes
(Book)

A young painter's ancestral mansion is threatened by her scheming ex-husband, mounting debt, and a generations-old curse tied to family secrets that some will kill to protect.

Cassandra Mitchell lives in the majestic Battersea Bluffs, a brooding Queen Anne home originally built by her great-grandparents, Percy and Celeste Mitchell Local lore has it that there was a curse placed on the family and the house is haunted, though opinions are divided on whether it's by malicious or benevolent spirits. Cassie stands to lose her beloved home to mounting debt and the machinations of her ex-husband. When a young couple wanders onto the property and then vanish without a trace, Cassie is devastated. Digging into their disappearance starts to uncover family secrets of her own. -- adapted from jacket