title: When the Lilacs Bloom
author: Colwell, Linda
description: Upon returning to her grandmother's old Victorian home in West Virginia, Emily Foster finds herself obsessed with the legend of her ancestor Elinor, who perished with her true love in a strange fire.
  For, in 1899, Elinor Foster was swept off her feet by the love of her life, Nicholas Langford, who brought her to his family home to live. But their happiness was threatened by evil events that endanger Elinor's life.