Mount Mellyn stood as
proud and magnificent as she had envisioned... But what about its
master--Connan TreMellyn? Was Martha Leigh's new employer as romantic as
his name sounded? As she approached the sprawling mansion towering
above the cliffs of Cornwall, an odd chill of apprehension overcame her.
TreMellyn's young daugher, Alvean, proved as spoiled and
difficult as the three governesses before Martha had discovered. But it
was the girl's father whose cool, arrogant demeanor unleashed unfamiliar
sensations and turmoil--even as whispers of past tragedy and present
danger begin to insinuate themselves into Martha's life.
Powerless
against her growing desire for the enigmatic Connan, she is drawn
deeper into family secrets--as passion overpowers reason, sending her
head and heart spinning. But though evil lurks in the shadows, so does
love--and the freedom to find a golden promise forever...
Secret for a Nightingale
As a young girl in
India, beautiful, high-spirited Susanna Pleydell first became aware of
her special gifts to soothe the sick. She put aside her dream of helping
others when she met the dashing and sophisticated Aubrey St. Clare.
But
Aubrey was not at all what he seemed. Back home in London, Susanna
found that the man she had married had a weakness--for opium and the
occult. Even more frightening was his strange association with Dr.
Damien Adair, a powerful man with a sinister hold over her husband. . .
.
When
tragedy struck, it was Damien whom Susanna held responsible. Even as
she fulfilled her ambition of becoming a nurse, following Florence
Nightingale to the Crimea, it was Damien who haunted her dreams and
filled her mind, who held the key to the most sinister secret of all. . .
.
The Road to Paradise Island
Annalice Mallory, the
sheltered daughter of a family of map makers, discovers the cryptic
diary of her long-dead ancestor that includes a map of a mysterious
far-of island. Philip, Annalice's brother, sets sail for the island,
lured by the promise of incomparable riches to be found. But when he
doesn't return, Annalice sets out to find him -- and the secrets of the
diary -- in a desperate journey that leads her through the worlds' most
exciting outposts . . . and finally to the tropical islands of the South
Seas, where she encounters heart-stopping peril, but also the promise
of love.
The Secret Woman
To all appearances, Anna
Brett was a quiet, capable young woman whose only ambition was to carry
on the profitable antiques business bequeathed her by a spinster aunt.
And so she was--until the memory of a cherished moment with a blue-eyed
stranger suddenly returned to haunt her with savage intensity. It was
then Anna discovered the secret woman who waited within her-- impetuous,
daring...and dangerous.
The Shivering Sands
This novel by the
modern mistress of romantic suspense is set on the coast of Kent, at a
great estate overlooking the infamous "shivering sands" - quicksands
that have swallowed entire ships unfortunate enough to sail into them.
Caroline Verlaine, a young widow, comes to work at the estate hoping to
discover the cause of the mysterious disappearance of her sister, who
had been studying the nearby Roman ruins. Caroline found her employers a
strange family, haunted by tragedies of the past, scarred by distrust.
Yet she found herself irresistibly attracted to them - especially to the
family's dark, moody young scion. But not until she had retraced her
sister's fatal last steps could she answer the crucial questions about
the family's past - and her own future.
Lord of the Far Island
The past is never far behind.…
Ellen
Kellaway, orphaned at age five, was raised by wealthy cousins, but was
never allowed to forget that her every advantage was owed to the charity
of others. However, when the son of a powerful London family asks for
her hand in marriage, her world is opened up to untold wealth and social
position. She never imagined that such an unlikely dream would come
true.
Despite these wonderful new developments in her life, Ellen
continues to be wracked b the bad dreams that have haunted her since
childhood. What is the meaning of the lifelong nightmare—the image of an
unfamiliar room, a door opening and behind it a dreadful presence?
Perhaps it is a message urging her to uncover the secrets of her
long-lost family—the secrets of the ancient home of the Kellaways on the
Far Island, off the wild coast of Cornwall.
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Eleanor
Hibbert (1 September
1906 - 19 January 1993) was an English author who combined imagination
with facts to bring history alive through novels of fiction and romance.
She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in
different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name: Jean
Plaidy for fictionalized history of European royalty; Victoria Holt for
Gothic romances, and Philippa Carr for a multi-generational family saga.
A literary split personality, she also wrote light romances, crime
novels, murder mysteries and thrillers under the names Eleanor Burford,
Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Anna Percival, and Ellalice Tate. Many of her readers under one pen name never suspected her other identities.
In
1989, the Romance Writers of America gave her the Golden Treasure award
in recognition of her significant contributions to the romance genre.
By the time of her death, she had written more than 200 books that
worldwide sold more than 100 million copies in 20 languages. She
continues to be a widely borrowed author among lending libraries. Her
popular works of historical fiction are appreciated by readers and
critics alike for their accuracy, quality of writing, and attention to
detail.
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