| This bold and romantic suspense storyis in the spirit of Mary Stewart andDaphne Du Maurier. It captures the peo-ple of the rugged Cornish coast in a timeof savage storms and wild beauty, ship-wreckers and press gangs, old feuds andfamily secrets. The exciting eighteenth-century romance begins as Julie, a pro-tected Londoner, comes to Cornwall asBen Polventon s bride. His return fromthe Continent at his father s death wasswiftly followed by their wedding. ButJulie, though very much in love, knowsthe marriage arranged in their youth isone Ben would never have made had thechoice been his. Polventon, an estate inruins, does not welcome the newlyweds.Though Ben will be heir, the seaside farmis owned by a murderous pirate. Theirnew home abounds in mysterious andstrange happenings. The excise men thinkPolventon is headquarters for a smug-gling and shipwrecking ring. The nearbyvillage offers neither safety nor friendship-the people harbor bitter memories ofone from Polventon whose treachery ledto the transporting of husbands and sons |
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