Publisher's Synopsis
Two families - bound together by conflict, passion and betrayal It is winter, 1901. Mortimer Cresswell is about to breathe his last. At his deathbed, the members of his family sit and wait, patiently, to scrap over his fortune. Only Hannah, Mortimer's daughter, can see that the family has become consumed by private ambition, jealousy and greed. When Stanislas von Ehrlich, a self-made man of fortune, moves into the neighbourhood, the natural order of things changes. Stanislas - ruthless in his desire to succeed - has his eye on Mortimer's land, and a minor dispute soon sparks a massive feud. Where tempers flare, passion follows. When Esmerelda von Ehrlich - headstrong, spoilt and beautiful - finds herself drawn to Oliver Cresswell, she is determined to exact her will and exercise her desire. Bound to one another by conflict, passion and betrayal, both families are set on a collision course so powerful it will completely alter their world.
