The life of a peasant girl is not for the faint of heart. Neither is secretly pinning for the illustrious Beaumont heir. With the tragic death of Maura Blackstone's parents comes the discovery of a life altering secret. While caring for her older brother, Maura toils away in the Beaumont mines intent on repaying her families debt until the day Heath Beaumont, the oldest son and heir, returns home from his travels in India. Maura has never known anything but Heath's indifference... until now. The shy girl, who once secretly played on the estate grounds with the youngest Beaumont brother, now finds herself fighting an undeniable attraction. What is a poor peasant girl from the wrong side of society to do when she finds herself caught between two brothers; one indifferent to her very existence and the other, undeniably besotted with her? The Beaumont estate though has a dangerous secret, lurking within the grounds and waiting to come to life within the darkness, but disbelief could very well cost Maura her life. The road to true love and happily ever after is never easy but with a little magic anything is possible.
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