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Sometimes, one mistake is too many.

They both had secrets — it seemed they were meant for each other. But the first time they met, she threw him out of her house and told him to never come back.

Even later, when things were going better, secrets have a way of catching up with you. And that can be bad. Very bad.

Did you ever see something that isn’t there?

On the verge of divorce, Lou heads to Louisiana, where he grew up. There he finds a remarkable old house—three stories, abandoned and overgrown, and in desperate need of some tender care.

When a family tragedy scars him even more, he throws himself into the restoration, gradually bringing the old place back to life. But in doing so, he uncovers secrets long hidden, awful shadows of a past best forgotten, now clamoring to be known.

With the help of Addie, his plucky housekeeper, and Sandi, the cynical cop, Lou embarks on a quest to unravel the mysteries of Rose House, and the tragedy that took place there.

Welcome to the bayous…

Emily Rose is young, beautiful, and smart, but she has problems and doesn’t know how to solve them, or even where to start. Her parents have been missing for months and she has done the best she could, but that isn’t enough and she needs to come up with something soon.

Brad Fisher was photographing the lovely old houses in this remote area of Louisiana when he was mugged in front of the house. Now, stuck there with his injuries, he wants to help, but he notices the oddities: phones that don’t work, air conditioners that aren’t running despite the heat, and, more importantly, the things Emily is not saying.

Thrown together to solve the mystery that has been plaguing Emily Rose, their objectives are very different and it may require more of them than either one suspects.