Publisher's Synopsis
"Cassandra Hale has lived her entire life in a girls' school--first as a student and then as a teacher--with no knowledge of her parents' identity. After the headmistress's death, Cassandra discovers a letter addressed to her requesting that she visit Briarton Park in Yorkshire. Suspecting this request is a clue to her past, she leaves her position to pursue answers. Eager to escape the memories in Plymouth, widower James Warrington moves his entire family--his daughters, his sister, and his deceased wife's mother--to Briarton Park, a stately home in Yorkshire, where he intends to revive a struggling textile mill. James faces numerous issues at the mill, but his dilemmas are nothing compared to the problems he faces at home. After foiling his sister's plans to elope, he's at a loss as to how to deal with her. Additionally, his mother-in-law struggles to control his young daughters, and he fears they may follow his sister's path. When Ca
