Anatole lives on the steep crags of Cornwall, trapped in
isolation by his legacy and powers. Surrounded by only a
handful of servants and his dogs, he has never ventured
far from the thick stone walls of his castle. Now, as part
of timeless tradition, Anatole must turn to his former
tutor and distant cousin, Septimus Fitzleger, also known
as the Bride Finder, a man blessed with the power to find
the one woman who is Anatole's destiny. Madeline Breton is
that chosen bride and has come to Cornwall to meet her new
husband. I know you are all Anatole St. Leger could ever
want, Septimus had told her. And sensible Madeline had
begun to dream. But, now that she has reached her strange
destination, the dream is diffusing quickly in the shadow
of the dark and ominous Castle Leger. Her husband is
hardly the gentleman she had envisioned. He looks more
like a fierce Celtic warrior, one whose wild, ebony hair
and brusque manner hint of stranger, mysterious gifts.
What unknown forces are at work at Castle Leger? Why do
the servants and the villagers both respect and fear her
husband? Anatole knows only too well the legacies that to
him have been more curse than gift. But as Madeline
embarks on an odyssey both otherworldly and undeniably
real, she and her husband fall hopelessly in love - until
she also sees the haunting vision of murder in the crystal
of the St. Leger sword and vows never to let this dire
portent come to pass. Then, into this hypnotic world, a
sudden, terrifying enemy emerges to threaten both their
lives.
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