Edited by sandrine.annonc at 01-01-2026 06:30
Confiding in the woman who was second to her mother in plainearshot of her new husband sets the marriage on the wrong foot. But it was thetruth, she had only married Donald to ensure her mother's medical expensescould be paid ... she was madly in love with Dick Wentworth - or so shethought. With her honeymoon cancelled, and Donald eager to ensuretheir marriage seems fine on the outset, he takes her straight to Uplands, theGarth Estate. Aware of the tension between herself and Donald, Penelope seeksto regain his love and respect. Donald Garth is the top man at the Garth plant. Currentlyembroiled in his top-secret work, he starts to spend more and more time awayfrom Uplands. Meanwhile, Penelope starts to make changes within the community... changes that the men at Garth plant, and their families, welcome. But whenPenelope discovers there is a plot to murder her husband, but who would wantthat? It had to be someone at Uplands - but who? Fane, the curiousbutler who carried a gun, or the furtive valet Macy? Or could it be theunexpected house guest, Kitty Scarlet, gorgeous, glamorous, blonde and widowed?
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