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Gemma, at eighteen, was heiress not only to the Pendine fortune but to Rosevean, the Pendine home in Cornwall. Rosevean was a house of grim conflict, for Gemma's autocratic grandmother had already decided who should be the husband of the young heiress - only to discover that her grand-daughter had a mind and an infexible will of her own. |
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Ann Forester came to Rosevean to escape the shadow of the tragic past. Her job was to act as companion to lively eighteen-year-old Gemma, heiress to both the Pendine fortune and the great house of Rosevean. Gemma's formidable grandmother had already decided on a suitable husband for her. But Gemma herself had other ideas - and intended to put them into practice. |
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