Lady of Chantry Glades — Sarah Farrant

Circumstances forced young schoolmistress Gabriel Howard to escort one of her pupils home, to the intriguing estate of Chantry Glades. Gabriel found the Aspley family most unusual. Her pupil, Imogen, only sixteen, ran the household! Imogen's aunt, a kindly but totally absentminded woman, always gave in to Imogen. And Imogen's father, Sir Roger, had yet to put in an appearance since Gabriel's arrival. All Gabriel learned of him was that he was a widower, a recluse, and was known locally as "The Monster of Chantry Glades"...