The Gift of the Twin Houses: Book One of The Perils of a Reluctant Psychic

The box of old photographs lay quietly in the attic of the home for years, a record of its residents and those of its nearby twin house. In the box, the secrets of generations wait restlessly for someone capable of sensing their presence. Fifty-six-year-old Sarah Salas has relocated to a secluded house in the North Cascades of Washington State. An unwilling clairvoyant since birth, she heeds the call of the photos. Through the faded pictures, the deceased offer fragments of a tale of incest, jealousy, and murder. As Sarah slowly pieces together the tattered remnants of the past, she finds her present complicated by an attraction to her next-door neighbor Conrad Thompson, who has a strong connection to the former residents of the twin houses haunting Sarah. He may also hold the key to her futureif Sarah is willing to let him into her secluded life. Part romance, part paranormal mystery, The Gift of the Twin Houses offers a past that, if accepted, might empower the future. "Sarah Salas buried her clairvoyance at age six, bowing to her family's insistence that she become 'normal' to fit into society. But the opposite occurred. Sarah's struggle to suppress her psychic abilities forced her into a lonely, isolated life. Fifty years later, soon after Sarah accepts an offer too tempting to refuse, as if on cue, her clairvoyance bursts out, compelling her to abandon her safe life and relocate to a secluded house in the North Cascades of Washington State. An irresistible psychic pull leads her to a box full of old photographs in the attic. Each photo offers a story to Sarah's paranormal senses. One by one, the deceased residents of not only her house, but also its twin, the home of her neighbor Conrad Thompson, share a fragmented tapestry of jealousy, incest, and murder. As Sarah explores the past, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Conrad. Alone most of her life, she's now surrounded by Conrad's loving family--alive and dead. Only once before did she attempt love but the relationship ended in heartache and humiliation. Unless Conrad can accept Sarah for all she is, history could repeat itself--a disgrace Sarah dares not relive."--Amazon.com description V. & D. Povall are a husband-and-wife team who have been writing together for years—their output includes four short screenplays, six full-length screenplays, three novels, a science-fiction epic, and several nonfiction manuals and articles. The authors bring a variety of experiences to their work. Between them they possess a doctorate and years of practical experience in film, television, and theater. Thanks to their rich international family backgrounds, they bring to the page a wealth of experiences and points of view. They speak several languages and have lived in different cultures. For more information, please visit their website at 2authors.com.