Portrait of Doubt — Ruth Abbey

Carenza Pearce discovered that she was a foundling when the woman she had always believed to be her grandmother died. With a letter addressed to Sir Rupert Harford and an old locket with his picture as the only clues to her identity she journeyed to Sir Rupert's home, Fistral Castle.

Her thin hopes turned to despair when she learned that Sir Rupert was dead. Without friends or money, Carenza was forced to accept the marriage proposal of Sir Nicholas Tangye, a man she barely knew.

But marriage only served to worsen her situation for she soon heard evil rumors about the husband she was growing to love. The key to the puzzle lay in Carenza's identity, a deadly guarded secret that could mean life or death - to her....