Summer of Awakening — Frances Barney

Tory Blaine's whole life changed the summer she moved to Stohl House to care for her orphaned niece Beth. There were rumors of a buried treasure at the isolated mansion, and there were many people, like Tory's old friend Tom Patmoor, who urged her to leave the lonely place. But Tory was determined to raise her niece there, for that was her late sister's wish. Besides, she was in love with Bart Sention, the handsome, mysterious gardener at Stohl House. Bart was the most magnetic man Tory had ever met. Yet his sudden absences and his strange obsession with local history disturbed her.

When signs of serious trouble hit Stohl House, Tory needed Bart's help desperately. But could she really trust him?