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Morning Song

by Kimberly Cates

Published 31 December 1997

Perhaps it's the Irish in her: Hannah Gray is as headstrong as she is sensible, as bold as she is willful. Having rescued her nephew, Pip, from an uncertain fate, she is fleeing with him as far and as fast as she can -- until she finds herself in England at the foot of Ravenscar, the great manor above Nodding Cross.

When Austen Dante takes them in, Hannah is curiously drawn to the powerful but elusive master of Ravenscar. Needing the shelter of his home, she agrees to the daunting task of transcribing his musical compositions -- all the while having to pretend she understands a single note! Slowly, the two strangers come to know each others' deepest secrets: Hannah discovers the painful upbringing that fires his soul -- and a guarded truth that has followed him for years. And Dante, entranced by Hannah's rare spirit and candid ways, learns of the memories she keeps hidden -- and why young Pip needs a safe haven. But just as they open their hearts to each other, the forces that Hannah fled draw ever closer, threatening to shatter their precious idyll -- and test the fragile bonds of their newfound love.