The gripping saga of the Duvoisins-an extraordinary American family both blessed and cursed-reaches a stunning conclusion.... In the wake of heartbreaking tragedy and volatile revelations, the once-great Duvoisin family of Virginia teeters on the br...
A SPELLBINDING SAGA OF A REMARKABLE AMERICAN FAMILY. . . The beautiful, frail Colette Duvoisin trusted governess Charmaine Ryan with her worries, her dreams, and the care of her beloved children. But now Colette is gone--leaving her three young one...
Charmaine Ryan knows only poverty and pain growing up. In the wake of a horrifying tragedy, she seeks a new life, and fate leads her into the private world of the wealthy Duvoisin clan. At first, it seems as if nothing terrible could touch this seemi...
Alone in the world and guarding a secret, Charmaine Ryan abandons dismal nineteenth- century Richmond, a city of unfulfilled dreams, and journeys to the island paradise,Charmantes, determined to start a new life. Scorning marriage and resolved to fen...