Smugglers' Moon // Strangers on the Moor — Sylvia Thorpe

A strange summons to a dark mansion on the English coast forces a young girl into an evil conspiracy and a perilous love

MULLION HALL

The name of the dark and decaying old mansion was spoken only in dread whispers. And yet it was to this isolated place on the rugged English seacoast that the exquisitely lovely young Deborah Chantrey had come - summoned by the master of Mullion Hall, Deborah's uncle, Mr. Lucius Darrell and now her guardian. Why had he wanted her to come here, she whispered. Gentle and shy Deborah was out of place among her swashbuckling young cousins. With fear and foreboding she began to suspect the sinister nature of their activities at Mullion Hall.

And then one wild and stormy night Deborah was forced to be their accomplice as she rode with them on a terror-filled journey. Now she too was deeply mired in the evil at Mullion Hall - an evil from which even a deepening love seemed only to increase the hopelessness of escape.

Miss Millicent Arklow was Deborah's old governess, but is now traveling as her travel/companion.

DEBORAH CHANTREY was faced with the most perilous decision of her life. Before her escape from Mullion Hall was cut off forever, she had to place her trust in one of the men. But which one?

NIGEL, charming and handsome, was determined to win her love. But was there a sinister ruthlessness beneath the polish and easy grace?

RUPERT, dark and brooding, was haunted by the past and driven by hate. But Deborah sensed a strange tenderness in his rough ways.

SIR HUGO had declared his love for her, but she had betrayed his trust. Would he help her now, or was it already too late?

And the only thought whirling in Deborah's brain was, which one could she trust? Which one, which one, which one...