An Unacceptable Demise

Wounded, his army career ended, Daragh Blackstone returns home to start a new life with his beautiful fiancée, Helen, and to resolve his suspicions of his father's untimely demise. Although exhausted and in pain, he rejects the help of Miss Priscilla Coulter, a doctor's daughter who is caring for Daragh's flighty and temperamental mother. Cilla thinks him a stubborn, arrogant rogue who uses his great physical charm to get his way, but for reasons of her own, determines to save him. When Daragh discovers the cause of her dedication, his distrust turns to respect-and more... But what of Helen and his given word, which has never been broken? At Shawnton Abbey, Cilla is caught between an ideal, an offer of the secure love she craves, and her own heart. Shawnton Abbey holds many secrets. Has murder been done? If so, will the murderer strike again, and who will be the victim?