Secret of Pembrooke Park

<b>Praise for Julie Klassen<BR></b><i><BR></i>"A remarkable tale with many unpredictable twists and turns."--<i>CBA Retailers+Resources<BR><BR></i>"A treat for [readers] who want their historical romances served up with a generous dash of mystery."--<i>Booklist<BR></i><BR>"[Klassen's] work appeals to all who seek a riveting Regency romance."--<i>RT Book Reviews</i><BR><BR><BR><BR>Abigail Foster is the practical daughter. She fears she will end up a spinster especially as she has little dowry and the one man she thought might marry her seems to have fallen for her younger prettier sister. <BR><BR>Facing financial ruin Abigail and her father search for more affordable lodgings until a strange solicitor arrives with an astounding offer: the use of a distant manor house abandoned for eighteen years. The Fosters journey to imposing Pembrooke Park and are startled to find it entombed as it was abruptly left: tea cups encrusted with dry tea moth-eaten clothes in wardrobes a doll's house left mid-play...<BR><BR>The handsome local curate welcomes them but though he and his family seem acquainted with the manor's past the only information they offer is a stern warning: Beware trespassers drawn by rumors that Pembrooke Park contains a secret room filled with treasure.<BR><BR>This catches Abigail's attention. Hoping to restore her family's finances--and her dowry--Abigail looks for this supposed treasure. But eerie sounds at night and footprints in the dust reveal she isn't the only one secretly searching the house.<BR><BR>Then Abigail begins receiving anonymous letters containing clues about the hidden room and startling discoveries about the past. <BR><BR>As old friends and new foes come calling at Pembrooke Park secrets come to light. Will Abigail find the treasure and love she seeks...or very real danger?