Spirit's Rest — Barbara Scott

Psychic Muriel Badenne repairs the damages to Murphy House after the climactic fire that almost destroyed it. Rechristened "Spirits' Rest," a haven for New Age philosophy and free spirits of all kinds, surely Deanna and Anthony can enjoy a peaceful eternity there. An ill-conceived s?ance brings the spirit of their old enemy, Aloysius Murphy. Deanna sets out to confront him, hoping to banish him forever. Her plans go awry, casting her back into the Civil War past to possess the body of Priscilla Turner, spy, whore, and murderess, Murphy's prot?g?.When, with Muriel's help, Anthony is able to send himself back to Deanna's rescue, it is to Priscilla/Deanna's bed that he comes, there to encounter Murphy's mad scheme for revenge.