Cytherea's Island — Jo Franklin

Catherine Mallett inherits a fortune from a man she has never met, but why would Samuel Ingram bequeath everything to a girl he doesn't know? Catherine travels to Norfolk to learn more of her unexpected inheritance and the conditions attached to it - that she must move to Ingram House and live there alone for 6 months. Determined to solve the riddle, she leaves behind her organised life in London, but moving in only seems to bring more questions than answers. Why is Philip Ingram so unfriendly to her? Why does the old crone on the quay insist that decades earlier she saw Catherine come out of the sea? What dark secrets does the summerhouse hold? Something is very wrong. Through a series of letters from Samuel Ingram, Catherine discovers that she has been set a task - to find something of great importance. However, as the letters keep arriving, she gets the eerie feeling that Samuel is not actually dead, but watching her every move. Catherine becomes convinced that if she doesn't solve the mystery a terrible disaster will occur. Cytherea's Island is an atmospheric story about an adventurous woman in jeopardy. Full of mystery and suspense, it is a gripping read that will be enjoyed by fans of romantic fiction with a supernatural twist.