Books like Dragonmede by Rona Randall
Diaphanous social hierarchies and dangerous liaisons define the late‑1800s setting of “Dragonmede.” Eustacia Rochdale, the daughter of the glamorous Bloomsbury housekeeper Luella, is drawn into a high‑stakes marriage to Julian Kershaw, heir to the lavish estate of Dragonmede. Luella, gambling with her daughter's future, orchestrates their engagement hoping Eustacia will secure the dignified upper‑class marriage she herself never achieved. Upon arriving at Dragonmede, Eustacia faces hostility and suspicion as Julian withdraws, and a series of unsettling accidents seem to hint at a lethal plot against her. The novel intertwines romance, gothic suspense, and historical insight into the era’s nobility.
First publish date: 1974
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Rona Randall
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