Publisher's Synopsis
She promised to protect her sister - no matter what the cost... Newcastle 1880. Marion Brookfield is just eighteen when her father is murdered, and she vows to put aside her own dreams and always provide for her sister Annette. It is a decision she will live to regret. Annette is determined to pursue a career as an artist, and Marion is persuaded to marry wealthy landlord Victor Bateman, who has offered to pay Annette's art school fees. The wedding night reveals Victor's brutal side and Marion fears she has married a monster. Aspiring journalist Daniel Brady is investigating Henry Brookfield's murder, and his search leads him to Victor Bateman...
