The Bride Finder
by Susan Carroll
Anatole lives on the steep crags of Cornwall, trapped in isolation
by his legacy and powers. Surrounded by only a handful of
servants and his dogs, he has never ventured far from the thick stone
walls of his castle. Now, as part of timeless tradition, Anatole must
turn to his former tutor and distant cousin, Septimus Fitzleger,
also known as the Bride Finder, a man blessed with the power to find the
one woman who is Anatole's destiny.
Madeline Breton is that chosen bride and has come to Cornwall to meet
her new husband. 'I know you are all Anatole St. Leger could ever
want,' Septimus had told her. And sensible Madeline had begun to dream.
But, now that she has reached her strange destination, the dream
is diffusing quickly in the shadow of the dark and ominous Castle
Leger. Her husband is hardly the gentleman she had envisioned. He looks
more like a fierce Celtic warrior, one whose wild, ebony hair and
brusque manner hint of stranger, mysterious gifts.
What unknown forces are at work at Castle Leger? Why do the
servants and the villagers both respect and fear her husband? Anatole
knows only too well the legacies that to him have been more curse than
gift. But as Madeline embarks on an odyssey both otherworldly and
undeniably real, she and her husband fall hopelessly in love -- until
she also sees the haunting vision of murder in the crystal of the St.
Leger sword and vows never to let this dire portent come to pass. Then,
into this hypnotic world, a sudden, terrifying enemy emerges to
threaten both their lives.
Beauty and the Beast
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