Late in the eighteenth century, Deborah Jannvier and her widowed mother live at the mercy of Deborah's cruel uncle, until one evening a stranger arrives at their cottage with a bizarre demand. He wants Deborah to accompany him to Marymoor, a crumbling manor, where her great-uncle Ralph is on his death-bed. If Deborah will promise to do whatever Ralph asks of her, she will be made mistress of Marymoor - but she must leave at once. Can Deborah trust herself to this unknown man - and what will she have to do to secure her future?
"Late in the eighteenth century, Deborah Jannvier and her widowed mother live at the mercy of Deborah's cruel uncle, until one evening a stranger arrives at their cottage with a bizarre demand. He wants Deborah to accompany him to Marymoor, a crumbling manor, where her great-uncle Ralph is on his death-bed. If Deborah will promise to do whatever Ralph asks of her, she will be made mistress of Marymoor - but she must leave at once. Can Deborah trust herself to this unknown man - and what will she have to do to secure her future?"@en
"Deborah and her mother live pauper's lives at the hands of her cruel uncle. One evening a darkly handsome stranger appears at their cottage with a bizarre demand. If Deborah promises to go with him, she will be made mistress of Marymoor. But can she trust herself to a man who is hardly a gentleman?"@en
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