The Incident in the Orchard

A dark romantic tale of possession, obsession and peril

De: Cecilie H Ralph

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Book One (Can also be read as a standalone novel)

Love Story

In a small rural town, a broodingly handsome but reclusive landowner spies a curious young woman whom he finds irresistible. In order to possess her, he comes up with a shrewd plan.

Thereafter, against her will, she is given to the landowner in marriage by her feckless father.

Immediately following the wedding, she moves to her husband's country house, surrounded by acres of enchanting forest.

Drawn to the magnificent estate, she escapes her confining domestic life by wandering the deep woods alone.

Soon enough, she becomes immersed in a wondrous world that stimulates her vivid imagination.

Then an incident in the orchard changes everything.

A must-read for lovers of historical romance fiction with an intense atmospheric quality.

On the cusp of womanhood, and under pressure to save her parents from penury, Isabella Acton reluctantly agrees to marry a rich recluse in a rushed ceremony.
After relocating to her husband's sprawling ancestral estate deep in the English countryside, Isabella struggles to adjust to her new life and what is for her a loveless marriage to a domineering man she dislikes.
Her problems are further compounded by an overtly hostile butler and devious maid, both of whom thwart her attempts to carve out a role for herself in her new situation.
What's more, she senses someone is watching her as she wanders the estate alone.
Who might it be?
Read on...