Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch

by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum

"Aunt Jane's Nieces on the Ranch" by L. Frank Baum is a novel published in 1913. On a California ranch, progressive owners Arthur and Louise Weldon hire a Mexican governess named Inez to care for their baby daughter. When Louise's uncle disapproves and brings an American nurse instead, tensions rise. Inez grows possessive of the child as mysterious sounds echo through the old Spanish estate's secret passages. Some believe the house is haunted, but hidden connections may explain the strange occurrences.