Love's Secret Storm — Leonora Pruner

Meg, self-centered, genteel social butterfly, finally marries, only to discover that she cannot tolerate her husband's lifestyle and values. Blinded by her passionate ego, she flees back to the security of her father's home. Nursing the wounds of a tragic secret, Meg turns inward until a glimmer of hope is introduced into her life from a completely unexpected source. But that hope is almost extinguished in the agonizing events that follow. Her inward turmoil is complicated by a mysterious night rider who is terrorizing the countryside and who actually confronts Meg one grim night. After a shocking murder, the incredible identity of the night rider is revealed. In a tale wrapped in mystery, molded by deep sometimes violent emotion, the writer weaves a tapestry of romance laced with conviction by her accuracy in historical detail and powers of description.