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Orphaned at an early age, Esma Drake had long relied on the kindness of others. Thus, when she was asked to act as a nurse and companion to fragile young Alisette Nikolai, Esma readily accepted the offer. Her arrival at Sea Cliff House, however, filled her with sudden dread as she saw the mansion's perch high atop the sea cliffs. Would she never escape the frightening memories and the lonely sound of the pounding, roiling surf?
However, Esma soon found comfort in little Alisette's eager welcome and happily settled into the manor's daily routine. But that early contentment was quickly shattered by the unexpected return of Alisette's father, believed to have been lost at sea. Esma felt herself drawn to the darkly handsome captain, whose loss of memory had left him without a past or a future; yet she struggled to resist her growing attraction to this strange and secretive man for she feared what it would mean for her own uncertain future.
But soon Esma had far more to worry about: eerie voices in the graveyard, a hauntingly familiar rag doll found in the attic, Alisette's sudden disappearance and the frantic search to find her. Torn between passion and terror, Esma was desperate to escape the pounding of the waves that terrified her so...and the even louder pounding of her heart.
However, Esma soon found comfort in little Alisette's eager welcome and happily settled into the manor's daily routine. But that early contentment was quickly shattered by the unexpected return of Alisette's father, believed to have been lost at sea. Esma felt herself drawn to the darkly handsome captain, whose loss of memory had left him without a past or a future; yet she struggled to resist her growing attraction to this strange and secretive man for she feared what it would mean for her own uncertain future.
But soon Esma had far more to worry about: eerie voices in the graveyard, a hauntingly familiar rag doll found in the attic, Alisette's sudden disappearance and the frantic search to find her. Torn between passion and terror, Esma was desperate to escape the pounding of the waves that terrified her so...and the even louder pounding of her heart.
Orphaned at an early age, Esma Drake had long relied on the kindness of others. Thus, when she was asked to act as a nurse and companion to fragile young Alisette Nikolai, Esma readily accepted the offer. Her arrival at Sea Cliff House, however, filled her with sudden dread as she saw the mansion's perch high atop the sea cliffs. Would she never escape the frightening memories and the lonely sound of the pounding, roiling surf?
This is a classic Gothic Novel with lots of mystery, intrigue and plot twists!
This is a classic Gothic Novel with lots of mystery, intrigue and plot twists!
