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On the misty coast of Wexford, Favel Farrington is transported from her seaside home in England to the ancestral Pendorric estate in Cornwall. There she meets Roc Pendorric, a charismatic heir who promises her a life of love and privilege. However, the Pendorric mansion, with its ancient stone walls and portraits of tragic past brides, soon reveals a foreboding atmosphere. Roc’s twin nieces keep a watchful eye on Favel, and strange, fatal incidents begin to unravel the idyll. As danger stalks her steps, Favel must uncover whether her betrothal is a gracious union or a calculated deception, and confront the deadly forces that threaten her new life.
First publish date: 1963
Genre: Suspense/Romantic Suspense
Authors: Victoria Holt
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