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A windswept Atlantic isle, half forest and half cliff, has been the ancestral home of the Campbell family for generations. Their lineage—born of a daring pirate’s audacity and a captive’s tragic beauty—has become legend, as fierce in love as in vengeance. The island’s stark silence is broken only by the roar of surf and the occasional roar of a hunting party, hinting at the restless spirit that still prowls its crags.
Within the stone walls of Campbell’s Lodge, the current heir grapples with the weight of that heritage: pride, poverty, and a reputation for swift retribution. As new visitors arrive and old rivalries stir, the atmosphere thickens with whispers of curses, secret desires, and the promise of a romance that could either heal or shatter the fragile peace of the isle. The stage is set for a tale where duty and passion clash against a backdrop of storm‑tossed seas and lingering family myth.
Language
en
Duration
~10 hours (610K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
New York: G. W. Dillingham, Publisher, 1886.
Credits
Al Haines
Release date
2024-02-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1840–1880
A bestselling 19th-century novelist from New Brunswick, she built a huge readership with fast-paced romances and sensation fiction. Her stories appeared widely in newspapers and magazines, helping make her one of the first Canadian writers to achieve major commercial success in popular fiction.
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