With his life in ruins, Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returned to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. His plans, however, were interrupted by the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland. The feisty, flame-haired governess had come to present her charge, Gabriella, as his new ward.
As if their unwelcome presence weren't bad enough, Jessica also revealed that Gabriella was in danger. Someone was after the girl's fortune- perhaps someone the duke knew only too well.
Now fate and a raging snowstorm have brought together an odd assortment of guests at Cleybourne Castle. And when murder strikes, Richard and Jessica must catch a killer and unravel a dark mystery, even as they are plunged into the most passionate mystery of all-the secrets of the hidden heart.
- ISBN10 0373771614
- ISBN13 9780373771615
- Publish Date 4 January 2006 (first published 1 August 2002)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Harlequin
- Edition Reissue ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 416
- Language English