Publisher's Synopsis
Orphaned in the Blitz, Bridget Gether was brought up by the Overmeers at Balderstone, their sprawling property in the Northumbrian countryside. Unaware that she had been manipulated into agreeing to marry their son Laurence, an encounter with Bruce Dickinson, the son of a neighbouring farmer, opened her eyes to the possibility that she might be making a serious mistake. Calling off the marriage, she had, however, reckoned without the formidable Overmeer family, whose desperate financial straits compel them to protect their interests. Laurence himself cannot forgive Bridget for the humiliation so he makes his own plans to punish her. But someone else is also planning revenge...
