The Scarlet Tower — Jean English

Omens of Doom?

Terrible tragedy left Fee vulnerable to the persistent attentions of Maxwell Seymour. He was a total stranger, yet she allowed him to take charge of her life -- and to marry her. Dee had high hopes for her hasty marriage -- until she saw her husband's estate. On it stood the stone tower that haunted her dreams and echoed in the Tarot cards. Was Max part of the ghastly prophecy? Was her husband, "The Hanging Man" -- the bringer of death?