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In the quiet countryside, a mysterious tomb holds more than stone and dust; it guards a promise that binds a shy governess to a man whose past is shrouded in legend. When she is called to become his bride, she discovers that the very walls of the crypt seem to whisper warnings, and the villagers speak of a curse that haunts the family line. As she navigates the delicate balance between duty and desire, her heart is tested by strange omens and the unsettling presence of a hidden past.
Meanwhile, Queenie, the spirited companion who has long kept a secret close to her chest, watches the unfolding drama with growing alarm. Her concealed truth threatens to upend the fragile peace, and the choices she makes could either save the newlyweds or plunge them deeper into danger. The story weaves romance, intrigue, and a touch of the supernatural, inviting listeners to linger on every whispered clue and lingering shadow.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (778K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/))
Release date
2013-02-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1850–1937
A hugely popular American romance and dime novelist, she built a long career from melodramatic plots, family secrets, and cliffhangers that kept readers coming back. Writing as Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller, she published dozens of novels over roughly fifty years.
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