Victoria Holt does it again! She is great for suspense & romance & intrigue. Suewellyn wants to possess the Mateland family castle...but she is an illegitimate child. She begins a masquerade & succeeds...but then she is caught in a web of her own creation.
I love this author! In my opinion, she is the queen of gothic romance. This story was very captivating with many surprise events!
Great story if you like the old gothic romance books.
Book Description
From the moment young Suewellyn caught her first glimpse of the Mateland family castle, she knew she had to possess it. But how could the beautiful illegitimate child ever aspire to such a dream? The answer lay in a perilous deception. Her masquerade succeeded -- too well. Caught in a web of her own creation, Suewellyn found herself faced with a final, desperate choice between happiness and life itself . . .
From the moment young Suewellyn caught her first glimpse of the Mateland family castle, she knew she had to possess it. But how could the beautiful illegitimate child ever aspire to such a dream? The answer lay in a perilous deception. Her masquerade succeeded -- too well. Caught in a web of her own creation, Suewellyn found herself faced with a final, desperate choice between happiness and life itself . . .
