The Bride of Sea Crest Hall — Clara Wimberly

Mary Louise had been the best friend of Shelley. They shared one other friend, the boy named Jordan Waverly. The Waverly family were the wealthiest family on St. Catherine. They owned Sea Crest Hall, the most beautiful mansion on the island. Shelley loved him all the years they grew up together, but kept silent because Mary Louise often stated she planned to marry Jordan someday. And so they did.

Shelley was off in a distant school when her father's frantic letter arrived for her to return home. Once there she learned the Mary Louise had died and her father had made arrangements for Shelley to marry Jordan. The public said she had drowned in an accident. The family and servants said differently. Too late, Shelley found out that the Waverly family had a secret. The first born grandson, be it from Jordan or his brother, Benjamin, would inherit everything! Mary Louise had been pregnant when she died. Shelley even learned that her friend's life had been threatened from someone. More than just Shelley thought Mary Louise's death was not an accident at all, but murder. And now, whoever killed Mary Louise was after Shelley too!