Bride of Pendorric

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429994177
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Love at first sight takes a terrifying twist in this classic gothic romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of On the Night of the Seventh Moon. Favel Farrington meets Roc Pendorric on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Capri, where she was raised and lives with her father. Roc sweeps her off her feet, taking her from her home by an emerald sea to the ancient family home of the Pendorrics, in Cornwall. His sister and her family await them with open arms, welcoming young Favel. She is the much-anticipated Bride of Pendorric, a name that amuses and flatters her. The castle is beautiful in its way, but the atmosphere is foreboding. Roc’s twin nieces begin watching her carefully; even the stones in the courtyard seem to have eyes. On the walls hang portraits of two other Brides of Pendorric—one of them Roc’s mother—who died both young and tragically. Favel’s fear increases as Roc seems to be growing more and more distant. Has her courtship and marriage been just a deception? Soon Favel can no longer dismiss as accidents the strange things happening to her. Someone is trying to kill her and she must confront the very real dangers that surround her.

The Legend of the Seventh Virgin

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
According to the legend, six novices living in a Cornish convent strayed from their vows and were turned to stone. The seventh faced quite a different fate. Years later when the convent becomes the family mansion of the St. Larnston family; fate beckons to another young virgin. Kerensa is a village girl with a dream of one day becoming mistress of St. Larnston Abbas.

On the Night of the Seventh Moon

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429944994
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
“A grand example of the gothic romance” from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Shivering Sands and Bride of Pendorric (Library Journal). For generations, Victoria Holt has dazzled and entertained millions of readers with her spine-tingling novels of romantic suspense. On the Night of the Seventh Moon is one of her most evocative, magical, and chilling. Come take a journey into a dark and shadowy forest where nothing is as it seems . . . On the night of the seventh moon, according to ancient Black Forest legend, Loke, the god of mischief, is abroad in the world. It is a night for singing and dancing. And it is a night for love. Helena Trant was enchanted by everything she found in the Black Forest—its people, its mysterious castles, its legends and lore. Especially its legends of love. Until the day she started to live one of them and the enchantment turned suddenly into a terrifying nightmare . . . “Spellbinding.” —The Charleston News & Courier “Full of color and suspense.” —Publishers Weekly “Victoria Holt amounts to the same thing—you can rely on it for that long enchanted evening.” —Kirkus Reviews “One of Victoria Holt’s brightest and best.” —The Library Lantern

The King of the Castle

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher: Ivy Books
ISBN: 9780449200339
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Even though her instincts tell her that she is not welcome, Dallas Lawson not only decides to remain at the family mansion but also falls for Comte, the handsome head of the castle.

The Shivering Sands

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402277504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
"One of the supreme writers of gothic romance, a compelling storyteller whose gripping novels have thrilled millions."—RT Book Reviews Her sister's mysterious disappearance will lead her to a deadly secret... Caroline Verlaine knows something is wrong. Her sister has gone missing and no one can tell her why. The only option is to go where Roma was last seen—an estate with a deadly history. The Stacy family has lived off the Dover coast for generations, carefully navigating the treacherous quicksands nearby. But the sands aren't Caroline's biggest threat. Everyone here has a secret, especially the enigmatic young heir Napier Stacy. No matter where Caroline turns, the ground she walks is dangerous. And the closer Caroline comes to unraveling the truth, the closer she comes to sharing her sister's fate. What readers are saying about The Shivering Sands "The feel of this story was similar to that of Rebecca—the sort of dark, shivery, mysterious feeling. The end was WAY better in my opinion, though. Definitely a good read!" "This is a five-star historical, romance, mystery, psychological thriller." "The most suspenseful book ever, and many years later, after having read countless Holt books, I can safely say that this is her best work."

Menfreya in the Morning

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780786234585
Category : Cornwall (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Beyond the Blue Mountains

Author: Jean Plaidy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392

Book Description

Mistress of Mellyn

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1429994169
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Mount Mellyn stood as proud and magnificent as she had envisioned...But what bout its master--Connan TreMellyn? Was Martha Leigh's new employer as romantic as his name sounded? As she approached the sprawling mansion towering above the cliffs of Cornwall, an odd chill of apprehension overcame her. TreMellyn's young daugher, Alvean, proved as spoiled and difficult as the three governesses before Martha had discovered. But it was the girl's father whose cool, arrogant demeanor unleashed unfimiliar sensations and turmoil--even as whispers of past tragedy and present danger begin to insinuate themselves into Martha's life. Powerless against her growing desire for the enigmatic Connan, she is drawn deeper into family secrets--as passion overpowers reason, sending her head and heart spinning. But though evil lurks in the shadows, so does love--and the freedom to find a golden promise forever...

Kirkland Revels

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
Kirkland Revels loomed high above the wild and eerie Yorkshire moors like a brooding stone fortress. To some there was an atmosphere of evil about the place, but to innocent young bride Catherine Rockwell, the mansion seemed magnificently romantic. She did not know then of the terrible secrets imprisoned behind its massive walls. Or that at the moment she had entered her new home, she had crossed the threshold of terror ...

Secret for a Nightingale

Author: Victoria Holt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780006174714
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 415

Book Description
With the outbreak of the Crimean War, Susanna Pleydell journeys to the Middle East to work as a nurse with the legendary Florence Nightingale but is haunted by a dark secret from her past.