The Honour of Ravensholme — Caroline Stafford

When pretty Elizabeth Winton arrives penniless at Ravensholme, the estate of her godmother, Charlotte Langdale, she does not dream she will be faced with a challenge more terrifying than poverty. She has, in fact, stumbled into a nest of horrors:

HAL LANGDALE, Charlotte's husband, cold and ruthless as his Viking ancestors...

FREYA RYLAND, Hal's sister, with hair the color of fire and heart the temper of steel...

MATTHEW RYLAND, Freya's husband, bent on gaining the inheritance denied him...

MARTIN RYLAND, Matthew's brother, a gambler with dangerous and extravagant tastes...

HERR RAEDER, the stern but handsome German schoolmaster...

Her godmother had warned her and told her to flee. But Elizabeth had no place to go. And somewhere in this nightmare of dark passions, love lay waiting. If only Elizabeth could hold on...