essamore was a place of dark ugly secrets Taken against her will to live in the gloomy castle in Cornwall, Amanda soon discovered that everyone had something to hide. At Jessamore the truth was often distorted and laced with intrigue. Lights glowed in sealed-up towers, the calm sea concealed a deadly menace, and a summons to a lovers' rendezvous was an invitation to death. Amanda clung desperately to the people she had faith in, but one by one they betrayed her. And when she fell in love, she discovered not even her own heart could be trusted....