Publisher's Synopsis
The truth is waiting to be told . . .***Cornwall, 1934.Violet Ellis is living in the shadows of her father's ruined reputation. So, when wealthy widower James Atherton offers her employment, she immediately begins the treacherous journey to his home on the remote Cornish island of Aoife's Bay - despite the bone-chilling allegations surrounding his late wife Elizabeth's death.In James's company, Violet begins to feel the love that has been missing all her life. But when anonymous letters start to plague the bay's residents, threatening to expose what really happened to Elizabeth, Violet feels the hostility towards her grow. She has an unsettling sense of being watched in her new home, and as the mysteries of the island draw her in, she starts to fear she might never find a way out ...***Sweeping across London, Oxford and the wilds of the West Country, this novel is perfect for fans of Amanda Geard, Louise Douglas and Lucinda Riley.***PRAISE FOR SECRETS OF THE WATCH HOUSE:'Jenny Ashcroft creates a delectable darkness and threads it with light ... this was spine-tinglingly good' Amanda Geard'Glorious' Rachel BurtonREADERS HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY BY JENNY ASHCROFT:'Sweeping, thrilling, heart-rending' Louise Douglas'Wonderful characters and heart stopping events' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Gripping ... the characters became so real and the atmosphere so tense that I felt I was there' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'So romantic, so epic, so tear-jerking' Lorna Cook.
