The Dame Inheritance: Book One, Hope Marcy Series (The Hope Marcy Series)

Fiona Dame is a young woman looking for more. She has quit her job as manager to her mother’s coffee shop in Virginia Beach. She has become overworked, tired and burnt out. When her great aunt Sarah passes away at one-hundred-two years old, she decides to handle the estate for her mother in upstate New York. In a fictional town named Hope Marcy. When she gets to New York she finds that the family home has been poorly taken care of and proves to be a bigger project than anticipated. It has become unlivable. While debating going back to Virginia and calling quits, Fiona remembers that Ned Havgern, the son of her Mother's friend, Dianne, is looking for a roommate. She takes a chance and calls him. Ned agrees to meet her a few days later for a interview. Until then she looks at her mother’s friend's bed and breakfast. The Hidden Gem. The bed and breakfast is only a short drive from the Dame property. She meets Ned, by coincidence, on her way and offers to show her the way. She follows Ned. Dianne immediately greets her, she is excited to finally meet her best friends daughter. Fiona is not used to Dianne's affection. She goes to the bathroom while Ned talks to his mother. On her way back she finds a new spirit. She grows concerned and tells Dianne that she should check on her older guest. Dianne finds the guest is dead. The bed and breakfast becomes a small crime scene. Only to prove that it was a natural death. Ned takes pity on Fiona. She has no place to go for the night and agrees to let her be his roommate. Fiona and him agree on a cheap payment since she is a family friend and his home is a work in progress. She moves in that night. It goes pretty well and Fiona finds herself comfortable with Ned. Then during the first week of living together both discover life changing information about their families and the spirit world. While investigating the spirit world, Fiona befriends two spirits, one old and one new. She also encounters a dark spirit living in Ned's basement. They help her in finding answers and guide her to her true inheritance. Being Fiona's roommate proves beneficial to Ned at first. After learning she is a medium he finds himself tolerant. It is not something he believes in but wants to become open minded. When he discovers there is more to Fiona. He questions his reality. He gives himself some time to adjust and come to a decision. He decides to accept his new knowledge of the spirit world and magic that comes with it. He takes charge and encourages Fiona to do the same. When Fiona agrees to take her family inheritance, Ned surprises her by being their for her. The first book of the series allows an easy introduction into the world of Ned and Fiona. As the series progresses, the town Hope Marcy becomes a large part of their adventures, along with the people who live there. There will be drama, comedy, mystery, and romance.