Prisoner of the Manor — Ruth Abbey

"I FEAR FOR YOU, MY CHILD..."

Living on the charity of the English branch of her French family, Louise Saville had no idea of what her Uncle Edward meant by the words he spoke on his deathbed...until after he died. Then, slowly, she became aware of a web of evil that was being woven around her. Kept a virtual prisoner by her Aunt Gertrude and cousin Jeremy, Lousie could only wonder what they hoped to gain from her, an orphan who possessed nothing of value.

...And then she discovered a plot on her life, and turned for help to Sir Giles, a near neighbor and the man she loved. But why should he give credence to the groundless fears of an impressionable young girl? And if he turned her down, what then? Would she live to see another dawn?