In the first of a new series from beloved Regency romance author, Sarah Ladd, Delia, a governess to five recently orphaned children, would risk anything to protect them . . . even her heart.
โMy kind of book! The premise grabbed my attention from the first lines, and I eagerly returned to its pages. I think my readers will enjoy The Heiress of Winterwood.โ โJulie Klassen, bestselling, award-winning author
Cornwall was in her blood, and Delia feared sheโd never escape its hold.
Cornwall, England, 1811
Blamed for her husbandโs death, Cordelia Greythorne fled Cornwall and accepted a governess position to begin a new life. Years later her employerโs unexpected death and his last request to watch over his five children force her to reevaluate. She canโt abandon the children now that theyโve lost both parents, but their new guardian lives at the timeworn Penwythe Hall . . . back on the Cornish coast she tries desperately to forget.
Jac Trethewey is determined to revive Penwythe Hallโs once-flourishing apple orchards, and heโll stop at nothing to see his struggling estate profitable again. He hasnโt heard from his brother in years, so when his nieces, nephews, and their governess arrive unannounced at Penwythe Hall, he battles both grief of this brotherโs death and bewilderment over this sudden responsibility. Jacโs priorities shift as the children take up residence in the ancient halls, but their secretive governessโand the mystery shrouding her pastโproves to be a disruption to his carefully laid plans.
Rich with family secrets, lingering danger, and the captivating allure of new love, this first book in the Cornwall Novels series introduces us to the Twethewey family and their search for peace, justice, and love on the Cornish coast.
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