Demelza remembered the moment she lost her heart. She could imagine nothing nearer heaven than feeling the Earl's lips on hers. But it would have been wrong. From the day that Valient, Earl of Trevarnon, came to stay at Langston Manor, Demelza was forced to live a lie among its labyrinth of secret passages. The quietness and mystery of the manor echo to danger and intrigue before Valient and Demelza can share that passionate splendour which is love...