Beyond the Veil of Tears
Author | : Rita Bradshaw |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 367 |
Release | : 2014-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781743534632 |
ISBN-13 | : 1743534639 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: An only child, fifteen-year-old Angeline Stewart is heartbroken when her beloved parents are killed in a coaching accident and she is given into the care of her uncle. Naive and innocent, Angeline is easy prey for the handsome and ruthless Oswald Golding who is looking for a rich heiress to solve the money troubles his gambling and womanizing has caused. On her wedding night, Angeline enters a nightmare from which there is no awakening. Oswald proves to be more sadistic and violent than she could ever have imagined. On learning she is expecting a child, Angeline makes plans to run away and take her chances fending for herself and her baby. But then tragedy takes over . . .