Books like Winterwood by Dorothy Eden
Pursued by a scandalous trial that rocked London society, Lavinia Hurst has escaped, penniless, to Venice. There, she becomes acquainted with the Meryons - Daniel, the handsome head of the family to whom she's immediately drawn, and his vicious wife, their daughter crippled by a tragic accident, and the great-aunt, an ancient woman of enormous wealth near death. The troubled young girl takes up with Lavina, who is employed as her companion at Winterwood, the family's lonely, isolated estate in England. There, Lavinia struggles with the wife's evil scheming, about a nephew who hints that he knows her secret, and after the death of the aunt, fights to protect the now-wealthy young girl from her ruthless mother.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Dorothy Eden
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