In the Shadow of the Lilac: III: Sigh
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Synopsis: When Melody and Zion Holcomb move to Lavender Vale ahead of their parents, they expect the peaceful Gilded Age town to be a breath of fresh air. They can’t begin to guess that a century-old mystery has been lying in wait for them to solve. . . and the answers lie buried in the halls of the Hotel Lilac.
Last seen: Melody encountered one of the Lilac’s resident ghosts, only to result in further fears concerning Grant. . .
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“Melody, you’ve hardly eaten anything,” her mother said tenderly, reaching across the table to brush a stray chestnut lock out of Melody’s eyes. “The bread and cake you baked are lovely, dear, and I thought chicken salad was your favorite? Aren’t you happy?”
“I’m glad you’re home,” Melody insisted, but her lips trembled a little like her hands, which was why she hesitated to pick up her fork, and equally the glass of lemonade.
“Don’t mind her,” Zion chuckled over his plate. “She just has a prospective boyfriend, that’s all. Isn’t that it, princess?”
Melody stared at them both as mother and father both paused and noted smilingly that it must be Grant.
“He seemed a nice young man,” her father observed.
“He is, when he isn’t pranking us,” Zion said lightly, with a look at Melody. “Is that what’s bothering you, Mel? I hope he didn’t prank you again?”