Мount Mellyn stood as proud and magnificent as Martha Leigh had envisioned... But what about its master, Connan TreMellyn? Would Martha's new employer be as romantic as his name sug-gested? As she had approached the sprawling mansion towering above the cliffs of Cornwall, an odd chill of apprehension had overcome her. TreMellyn's young daughter, Alvean, proves to be spolled and difficult, as the three governesses before Martha had discovered. But it is the girl's father whose cool, arrogant demeanor unleashes unfamiliar sensations and turmoil = even as whispers of past tragedy and present danger begin to insinvate themselves into Martha's life, Powerless against her growing desire for the enigmatic Connan, she is drawn deeper into family secrets, and soon passion overpowers reason, sending her head and heart spinning. But though evil lurks in the shadows, so does love- and the possible promise of forever.