Amberleigh's father died leaving her penniless and forced to become a governess to a wealthy family in America. When she received a strange letter from the step-mother of her school friend, Elaine, she immediately moved to Carnhaven, the family's estate in Ireland. What she discovered, after the damage was done, was a cleverly woven trap, and old family secrets she really didn't want to know. Meanwhile, she befriended the Irish patriot Devlin Quade, which added further to her problems. She also befriended Adrian Carstairs and fancied herself in love with him. After his betrayal, she tried to forget him. When she met the devilishly handsome Lord Hugh Davenant, she took an instant dislike to him. Despite her strong feelings of dislike, she fell in love with him, never considering he might actually return her feelings. His apparent distrust of her and his habit of using her to keep them out of trouble convinced her that he felt nothing but contempt for her. She thought she knew why he treated her the way he did. She wasn't even close to the truth...
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The review of this Book prepared by Laura J. Miller
