The Silk Vendetta — Victoria Holt

Amidst the lush romance of Victorian London, Florence, and Paris, a desdly family rivalry is born...

As long as she can remember, the exquisite Lenore Cleremont has lived at The Silk House, the luxurious English country estate of the wealthy Sallonger family. Neither servant nor true member of the family, she has grown up under the protection of her Grand'mere -- who designs the luxurious gowns for the family's vast silk trade in the mansion's attic rooms.

Lenore shows promise as a dress designer herself. But most important, she has won the heart of the two charismatic Sallonger sons: Charles, handsome but cruel, and Philip, as kind-hearted as he is charming.

But tragedy is ready to strike. Soon Lenore finds herself playing a central role in a drama that threatens to destroy everything she holds dear...