TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ashcroft, Jenny,
TI  - Secrets of the watch house
SN  - 9780008469092
AV  - PR6101.S525 S4 2024
U1  - 823.92 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Great Britain
PB  - HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - George V, 1910-1936
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Modern & contemporary fiction
KW  - thema
KW  - Second World War
KW  - Historical romance
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - Romance stories
N2  - The truth is waiting to be told . . . ***; The truth is waiting to be told .'STUNNING . I barely dared breathe as I raced through it' SANTA MONTEFIORE***Cornwall, 1934.Violet Ellis is living in the shadows of her father's ruined reputation. So, when wealthy widower James Atherton offers her employment, she immediately begins the treacherous journey to his home on the remote Cornish island of Aoife's Bay - despite the bone-chilling allegations surrounding his late wife Elizabeth's death.In James's company, Violet begins to feel the love that has been missing all her life. But when anonymous letters start to plague the bay's residents, threatening to expose what really happened to Elizabeth, Violet feels the hostility towards her grow. She has an unsettling sense of being watched in her new home, and as the mysteries of the island draw her in, she starts to fear she might never find a way out .***Sweeping across London, Oxford and the wilds of the West Country, this novel is perfect for fans of Amanda Geard, Louise Douglas and Lucinda Riley.***PRAISE FOR SECRETS OF THE WATCH HOUSE:'Spine-tinglingly good' Amanda Geard'You'll be obsessed by the mystery, haunted by the shadows and beguiled by the love. Just brilliant!' Natasha Lester'Glorious' Rachel Burton'I loved the mystery, the setting, and the love story. Fabulous!' Kathleen McGurl'A multi-layered, captivating mystery' Gill PaulREADERS HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY BY JENNY ASHCROFT:'Sweeping, thrilling, heart-rending' Louise Douglas'Gripping . the characters became so real and the atmosphere so tense that I felt I was there' ?????'So romantic, so epic, so tear-jerking' Lorna Cook
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