England's proudest home, inhabited by a family as grand as the ancient oaks that guard its long approaches, dark with a mystery linked with Serena's hidden past. But mystery turns to danger as Serena must find her way at Camberleigh and against all odds, claim a noble heritage and win her heart's most secret desire.

A TANGLED WEB OF DECEPTION CLOUDED WITH OVERPOWERING GREED, THREATENED TO DESTROY ALL THAT WAS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL... Serena was living a life of stately bliss, sharing an idyllic love with her new husband, Lord Justin Barkham, in the elegant family estate... But then, shadows of danger befell the grand house. A tragic death, a whirlpool of deceit, and a terrifying secret leads the vulnerable Serena into the arms of another man. A cunning man who, alone, holds the key to Serena's imprisoned desires... and the haunting truth that could destroy her future.

Daphne Barkham, a young, sweet debutante, finds herself enthralled by Count de la Brocher, a mysterious aristocrat from her father's past