The Gap of Dunloe, a place evolved by nature, a place of beauty, where local legends abound. Tales of soul seeking apparitions that roam the valley and high reeks. Never happy until a soul is in their clutches. Tales of the Wishing Bridge, under which the Lady of the Lake, Lamonica abides, granting the wishes of those who believe. Lamonica, a name often heard echoing from the mountains as people call out in hope.
Life, high up on the craggy hills of the Gap, is hard. But not for the young Joshua Carroll and his friends, Nadine and Leeann. Theirs was a life of fantasy, dreams, and childhood games, leading to promises of everlasting love for each other.
As adulthood approaches, Joshua's eventful life is suddenly turned upside down by a dream. A dream in which he is dancing with Nadine and Leeann and then with a mysterious vision of beauty, who also wins his heart. How can he be in love with all three girls?
A letter from Scotland arrives, requesting that he travel there. Could this trip turn the tide and mean that his promise to Nadine and Leeann may not be kept and their wish not granted. Scotland, where the realisation that life cannot continue as before, hits home.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.