Web of Honey — Cecile Gilmore

Journey's End...

It was a long way from Arizona to her father's house in Mississippi, and Faith Bannister made the trip reluctantly. Her father was ill and her stepmother had sent for her... Faith wondered what her stepmother was like... and expected the worst. But Belle Bannister was a pleasant surprise; not only beautiful but warm and welcoming, trying to make Faith feel at home. It was a strange household though. There was Belle's mother, who had only one passion: gardening. There was Doris, Belle's daughter, obviously in love with her distant cousin Hugh Peel -- and just as obviously not wanting it known. And there was David Peel, Hugh's brother: dark, fascinating and -- to Faith's disappointment -- bewilderingly antagonistic toward her. Everything revolved around Faith's bedridden father and was wrapped in Belle's sweetness -- a sweetness the girl never" dreamed could be a sticky trap.

Hero: David Peel
Heroine: Faith Bannister