Leedswick Castle has housed the Alnwick family in the English countryside for generations, despite a family curse determined to destroy their legacy and erase them from history.1870.
Then tragedy and scandal strike the Alnwick family, and Beatrice must assume the role.
When she catches the eye of Charles Alnwick, one of the town\'s most enviably titled bachelors, she prepares to attempt a social coup and become the future Marchioness of Northridge.
After a disastrous dinner at the Astor mansion forces her to flee New York in disgrace, socialite Beatrice Holbrook knows her performance in London must be a triumph.
Told in three parts, this multi-generational tale is wonderfully heartwarming! --Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in LondonLeedswick Castle has housed the Alnwick family in the English countryside for generations, despite a family curse determined to destroy their legacy and erase them from history.1870.
A fascinating story of love\'s ability to overcome family curses, scandals, and even war.
Now Alec\'s efforts may be the only chance to redeem his family legacy--and break the curse on the Alnwick name--once and for all.
With the help of Brigitta Mayr, the brilliant young psychoanalyst whose correspondence was a lifeline during his time on the Western Front, he reconstructs his family\'s large estate into a rehabilitation center for similarly wounded soldiers.
Alec Alnwick returns home from the war haunted but determined to leave death and destruction behind.
Yet secrets from their past threaten to chase away the peace they\'ve found in each other and destroy the future they\'re creating.1945.
But Elena doesn\'t see a man who needs fixing--she sees a man who needn\'t hide.
Tobias Alnwick\'s parents have commissioned a lifelike mask to help their son return to his former self after battle wounds partially destroyed his face.
Artist Elena Hamilton arrives in Northumberland determined to transform a soldier\'s wounds into something beautiful.
When tragedy and scandal strike the Alnwick family, Beatrice must assume the role of a lifetime: that of her true, brave self.1917.
When she catches the eye of Charles Alnwick, one of the town\'s most enviably-titled bachelors, she prepares to attempt a social coup and become the future Marchioness of Northridge.
After a disastrous dinner at the Astor mansion forces her to flee New York in disgrace, socialite Beatrice Holbrook knows her performance in London must be a triumph.
Leedswick Castle has housed the Alnwick family in the English countryside for generations, despite a family curse determined to destroy their legacy and erase them from history.1870