Shades of the Past — Kathleen Kirkwood

Upon the death of her elderly traveling companion, Vanessa Wynters returns to England, desperate to uncover the reasons for her friend's lengthy exile from her beloved home. But the mystery deepens when Vanessa meets the deceased noblewoman's dark, brooding nephew - Viscount Adrian Marrable.

A widower implicated in the deaths of his first two wives, Adrian is captivated by Vanessa's beguiling beauty. And although his generous financial support allows her to pursue her passion for photography, Vanessa is disturbed by her growing affection for this enigmatic lord - and by the ghostly figure that haunts her photographs.

But she finds an unlikely ally in this otherworldly presence, as secrets buried in the family's past develop, shade by shocking shade, into a remarkably tragic portrait - yet one that ultimately paves the way to a picture-perfect love...