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Lucy Grey, left penniless after her father's death, takes a governess position at the isolated Tremayne estate on the moonlit moors of Kent. She must care for Ryder Tremayne’s eight‑year‑old ward, a boy shrouded in trauma. Ryder, a man whose reputation as a dark, brooding figure is matched by a heart scarred by past secrets, vows to protect his ward and seek revenge. Lucy brings her compassionate light to the estate, and their quiet growing intimacy threatens to either destroy or redeem Rory’s hidden darkness. The novel interweaves the hushed romance that develops with the history of the estate’s secrets, delivering a gothic romantic tale set amid social customs of the period.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Penelope Neri
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