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In an atmosphere charged with suspense, and a conflict of wills, a struggle between three vivid and unforgettable people emerges. The most riveting portrait of a woman's passion since the Brontes' demon-haunted lovers. Taylor Caldwell enters the stark, brooding manse of nineteenth-century blue bloods to chronicle a compelling tale of treacherous loves.
Melissa—beautiful, obsessive, pledged to a terrifying devotion...
Geoffrey—her husband, who raged and fought for her love...
Charles—her father, who manacled her life to his own raging needs...
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