Midnight Heiress

Barbara knew that without beauty and resources, she was destined for a life of servitude. Then her eccentric Aunt Martha died, leaving Barbara her entire fortune. There was one she must marry the bastard son that Martha had never acknowledged - tall, darkly handsome Richard Goodall... At High Place, Richard Goodall's island plantation, Barbara found a sinister new world. Her enigmatic husband was tormented by the secrets of the past. What evil purpose had Aunt Martha had in trapping her here? How long could Barbara hope to survive?

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