title: The Crystal Pendulum
author: West, Margaret
description: The Crystal Pendulum is a contemporary romance with a paranormal element.
  Rachel Marshall, after a messy divorce, struggles alone to raise her daughter Grace. Grabbing the first job that comes along, she finds herself working as an Estate Agent. Attempting to fill the gap in her life, she joins a spiritualist church where she discovers The Crystal Pendulum. After she learns how to use it, she discovers it can answer yes or no to questions.
  Rachel is determined never to allow another man in her life again, but her resolve is shattered when she meets Jason Longbridge. She is instantly attracted to him, but when she finds out he is married, she fights her feelings. Even when he turns up on her doorstep and gets along with her daughter Grace, she rebuffs his advances. But despite her efforts, she falls in love with him. In desperation, she asks the pendulum about Jason’s life. It refuses to answer. When she discovers a picture in his wallet of his wife and family, Rachel realizes she has no other option but to walk away.