The Gypsy Talisman

<I>The Gypsy Talisman</I></p><p>LORETTA WHITNEY NEEDS A RICH HUSBAND. AND FAST!</p><p>Set in Victorian England this absorbing story of a lovely young widow caught in a web of deceit lies and murder will thrill fans of best-selling romantic suspense novelists Victoria Holt Elizabeth Peters Mary Stewart and Phyllis Whitney.</p><p>In 1861 nineteen-year-old Loretta Whitney discards her widow's weeds just in time to attend her godfather's birthday ball at a country manor in Kent. There she hopes to find an unsuspecting rich man to marry before her deceased husband's gambling debts come to light. If she fails to make a match Loretta will be forced to give up her life in society and become someone's governess or companion. </p><p>But then a gypsy fortune teller warns Loretta that she is in grave danger and gives her a good luck charm. Will it be enough to protect Loretta from the evil stalking closer every minute?</p>