Druscilla also has a romantic interest in the Framling son, Fabian, but she mistrust his intentions and avoids him. Druscilla follows the Framlings to a British outpost in India to avoid a marriage of convenience. There, her feelings for Fabian are finally acknowledged. Shortly after arriving howeve[...]

She finds work at an old estate overlooking the shivering sands, powerful quicksands that have been known to swallow entire ships. Her employers are a strange, distrustful family, haunted by the past. Caroline nonetheless finds herself drawn to them and to the son, Napier Stacy, in particular. The f[...]

With Over 100 Million Copies Sold, Victoria Holt is the Queen of Gothic Romance "I shall be back," he said
"When?"
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