Intrigue

Mannerling the splendid family estate gambled away by Sir Beverley remains the passion of his daughters. Beverley himself has died; the eldest daughter Isabella - having failed in her bid to reclaim the family home - is blissfully wed. The mantle of saviour now falls to the next eldest daughter Jessica. How fortunate then that the new owner of Mannerling had a marriageable son. In truth Harry is a brutal letch and a wastrel but Jessica blinded by determination vows to secure a betrothal. She is barely aware of the attentions of handsome charming Professor Robert Sommerville whose affection for Jessica is equalled only by the fear that her obsession to secure Mannerling will lead to disaster for all concerned.