House of a thousand terrifying secrets Grim and forbidding, Rochefort loomed above the road like a robber baron's stronghold. To Jacqueline, the outsider, the family's problems were at first a welcome distraction from her own troubles. But soon she found herself falling helplessly in love with the heir to Rochefort - even whle she hated him for his callous treatment of his lovely, charming wife. Torn between love and conscience, Jacqueline tried to leave the chateau. Only then did she learn that, once involved in Rochefort's secrets, there was no chance of escape.