Francesca Clarke is settling into her new home on the Woodcoombe estate, with her fiancé Thomas Woodcoombe, heir to the estate and title. Woodcoombe is one of the oldest and biggest estates in England. Francesca learns more about her parent's early days on a visit to London, which leads to an unexpected early wedding present.A tree sprite, long hiding in plain sight, shares her true colours.An old letter reconnects a family with the estate and its opportunities.A tattooed keyboard wizard arrives. Francesca's understanding of the spirits and her gift of magic grows. She travels without moving, meeting a mother from another time. Can they really be related across the ages? What does it all mean? What do the fates have in store for her?A Henge is rebuilt; a beacon for the long-buried voices to whisper on the wind againA wedding brings old customs enthusiastically embraced, by all. But the wild wedding party doesn't end as intended. Francesca is challenged as she wrestles with something old and dark, to extinguish the menace unleashed on the celebrations.The Autumn equinox brings a warning and a lesson from the trees. Ancient elements are waking. Something is coming.The Whispering Hill is the second book in the Woodcoombe series gently weaving family drama with environmental and mystical themes