The Lady and the Lake

1890\.

Abbey Sinclair starts work as companion to Henrietta Kershaw at Kerslake Hall in Yorkshire.

She is charmed by the beauty of the house’s setting, and the kindly manner of Henrietta’s son, Antony Kershaw.

But just a few days after she arrives, tragedy strikes.

A young girl’s body is pulled out of the lake. It is the beautiful Gladys White, just 16 years old.

Abbey soon discovers that Antony’s wife also met her tragic end in the very same lake.

It seems there are many dark secrets lurking at Kerslake Hall.

Who screams in the tower in the dead of night?

Whose footsteps can she hear on the stairs outside her door?

And when, one night, she is made prisoner in her own room, Abbey must find out who holds the key.

Attempting to answer these questions, Abbey is in danger of losing not only her heart , but her life too...

'The Lady and the Lake' is a gripping historical mystery from a master story-teller.

'A book that will keep you hooked until the last page.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.

Rosemary Smith is the author of seven romantic suspense novels set in the Victorian period, including ‘Where Love Takes You’ and ‘A Stranger’s Kiss’. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and lives in Devon.

Originally published as 'The Brooding Lake'.

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