On the death of her mother and sister, Isabelle Gibson is left to fend for herself and her brother in a privately-run workhouse. After the matron's son attempts to rape her, Isabelle decides to escape him and a life of drudgery by agreeing to marry a moorland farmer she has never met. But this man, Farrell, is a drunkard and a bully in constant feud with his landlord, Ethan Harrington. When Farrell bungles a robbery and deserts her, Isabelle and Ethan are thrown together as she struggles to save the farm. Both are married and must hide their growing love, but despite the secrecy, Isabelle draws strength from Ethan as faces from the past return to haunt her. A tragedy is set to strike that will change all of their lives forever.
- ISBN10 0709082282
- ISBN13 9780709082286
- Publish Date 28 February 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 August 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher The Crowood Press Ltd
- Imprint Robert Hale Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English