The Cannaways — Graham Shelby

This is the searing saga of Elizabeth Darle, a poor but determined young beauty, whose dreams and desires are shattered when her childhood sweetheart deserts her for his dreams of power and wealth. Vowing to rise above the poverty and squalor of her birth, destined to fulfill her heart's fiery passion, Elizabeth becomes a woman who would pay any price for love - and to make Brydd Cannaway's dynasty her own!