In Ghost of Misty Ridge, the Johnson family relocates to the remote coastal town of Misty Ridge after Beth Johnson's father accepts a maintenance position at the historic lighthouse. Their new home, perched on fog-covered cliffs, quickly proves unsettling-particularly Beth's bedroom, where a faint seam in the wall begins to pulse with unnatural light.
Beth soon encounters the apparition of a frightened young girl who appears trapped behind the wall, pleading for help. As strange events intensify, it becomes clear that the lighthouse house carries a buried history tied to an earlier tragedy. The prologue reveals that in 1842, a child named Anne Marie Woods was violently taken by a dark presence beneath the lighthouse keeper's home, suggesting the house has harbored something malevolent for generations.
While Beth navigates new friendships, school pressures, and the isolating atmosphere of Misty Ridge, she becomes increasingly connected to the trapped spirit. With the help of her family-and the mysterious black cat Shadow-Beth begins uncovering the truth about the entity bound within the house and her growing role in confronting it.
The novel blends gothic atmosphere, generational haunting, and psychological tension, centering on Beth's awakening to the house's dark legacy and the dangerous force still waiting behind the wall.