In New York Timesbestselling author Jennifer Wilde's spellbinding Gothic romance, a woman inherits a house in Cornwall and is caught between two men, one of whom might be trying to kill her
Orphaned by the sudden deaths of her parents, Angela Todd is barely making ends meet as a seamstress in late-nineteenth-century Londonuntil a mysterious legacy makes her the mistress of a charming seaside cottage. Angela is enchanted by Dower House, but soon after her arrival, her new home is plagued by a band of thieves. The only people she can turn to for help are two men she barely knows.
Roderick Mellory, the arrogant, raven-haired owner of vast Phoenix Hall, on whose estate Dower House was built, makes it clear he intends to reclaim the cottage. Almost against her will, Angela is irresistibly drawn to Roderick. But gallant Greg Ingram is vying for her love. Can she trust either of them? And who will protect her from a killer's vendetta?