Tobias Lacey's manor house, Lacey's Folly, is many things to many people. For lonely Chloe Hartsell, it is heaven on Earth, while for impoverished, but high-born artist Gideon Stone it is a means of making money. And for the Lost Lady, Lenore Lacey, who disappeared almost a hundred years earlier on her wedding night, it is hell. Tales of hidden treasure inside the walls and legends of the Lost Lady teem, inciting curiosity, distrust, and greed over the house. Chloe Hartsell has acted as companion and housekeeper to Tobias Lacey, the late owner of Lacey's Folly, with the understanding that the house and grounds would pass to her at his death. Instead, the wily Tobias has his own agenda, leaving his estate to an unknown cousin, Gideon Stone. Before Gideon can sell Lacey's Folly, however, he must find a husband for Chloe. By the time Gideon realizes that he wants no one but himself to wed the passionate, vulnerable Chloe, a mysterious guest appears who will change the young lovers' lives forever.This is a treasure of a book, a fairy tale in the very best sense! --Alison Trinkle
Genre: Historical Romance
The Prize:
Lacey's Folly-- a charming manor house, shrouded in magic and mystery, haunted by tales of hidden treasure, and legends of a bride who vanished 100 years ago on her wedding day.
The Lovers:
Chloe Hartsell-- a lonely and passionate woman, ripe for falling in love, and suddenly denied the promised inheritance of her beloved home.
Gideon Stone-- the rakehell artist is intent on selling his windfall inheritance-- until he learns he must find a husband for Chloe.
The Legend:
One hundred years before, a beautiful woman vanished on her wedding night, along with a fortune in jewels. Now her lovely portrait and baffling disappearance haunt Gideon's dreams.
The Lost Bride:
Thrown together by fate, drawn together by passion, Gideon and Chloe are separated by his pride-- and her secret. Then a woman appears-- the very image of the bride lost to the night a century ago. Gideon must choose between his dream image and the flesh-and-blood woman who can teach him the true meaning of love. And Chloe must risk everything, to win all she holds dear.
Lacey's Folly-- a charming manor house, shrouded in magic and mystery, haunted by tales of hidden treasure, and legends of a bride who vanished 100 years ago on her wedding day.
The Lovers:
Chloe Hartsell-- a lonely and passionate woman, ripe for falling in love, and suddenly denied the promised inheritance of her beloved home.
Gideon Stone-- the rakehell artist is intent on selling his windfall inheritance-- until he learns he must find a husband for Chloe.
The Legend:
One hundred years before, a beautiful woman vanished on her wedding night, along with a fortune in jewels. Now her lovely portrait and baffling disappearance haunt Gideon's dreams.
The Lost Bride:
Thrown together by fate, drawn together by passion, Gideon and Chloe are separated by his pride-- and her secret. Then a woman appears-- the very image of the bride lost to the night a century ago. Gideon must choose between his dream image and the flesh-and-blood woman who can teach him the true meaning of love. And Chloe must risk everything, to win all she holds dear.
Genre: Historical Romance
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