Victoria Holt

"A mesmerizing story of blackmail, romance, and deception."ASSOCIATED PRESS Drusilla Delaney, the daughter of an impoverished minister, becomes fascinated with the wealthy Framling family--especially with the son and daughter, the mysterious Fabian, and the beautiful, impetuous Lavinia. Through them, she finds herself …

Pippa Ewell had left behind the dark and forbidding Greystone Manor -- also the memories of Conrad, the handsome stranger who had swept her breathlessly into his arms and heart. But Pippa returned to find the truth behind her sister's mysterious death. And suddenly the fairy-tale kindgom glittered with evil and danger …

Caroline Tressidor's innocent discovery of the identity of her real father leads to her disinheritance and blocks her possible marriage to Paul Landower, who must find a wealthy wife in order to save the family estate