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Angela Todd, a novice seamstress in London, unexpectedly inherits a charming country cottage in the 1960s. Living at Dower House, she faces a tense romance with local schoolmaster Greg Ingram and a rival, Roderick Mellory, who seeks the house for a grand reconstruction project. As Angela uncovers an ancient diary, a pistol, and a strange key hidden in a secret drawer, she realizes that one of the men loves her truly while another plots to kill her. Amidst cruel pranks, bizarre accidents, and rising tension, she must decide whom to trust to protect herself and her newfound legacy.
First publish date: 1968
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Edwina Marlow
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