Daughter of Despair — Richard Hubbard

Enslaved

Beautiful young Nell Blanchard thought she was free of her terror-ridden past. She fled the opulent old mansion of Loughlea where her life was an endless waking nightmare. She left behind her family with their secret shames and fearful guilts.

But now Nell was returning to Loughlea, drawn by a force she could neither explain nor resist. At her side was the man who loved her, the man who could save her. But from the moment they arrived, Nell could see the doubt begin in his gaze…then the mistrust and revulsion…

Nell knew too well what he saw, the creature she was becoming -- the helpless, tortured slave of dark and malignant evil…