The Ruby Ghost — June Calvin

Dreams Are Made of This

Penelope Jones is a young woman of reduced means, eager to give her family one less mouth to feed. Seeking a position as governess for the Silverthorne family, she is put off by James Betterton -- Lord Silverthorne's notoriously rakish cousin -- around whom her unsullied reputation will certainly be at risk. Then she is startled to see a painting of Silverthorne Castle -- the exact image that has haunted her dreams since childhood. Still, Penny cannot let some handsome, well-fed roisterer -- or some eerily coincidental dream --place her future at risk...

Penny decides to accept the position, hoping to help Lady Silverthorne, who is being haunted by ghosts identical to those in Penelope's dreams. Though she doesn't believe in such things, Penny has to agree that something out of the ordinary is happening at the castle. There are ghosts indeed, and they seem to want to bestow on her a great treasure that a dangerous man intends to steal. James Betterton wants to protect Penny. But first he must convince her to forget her fears about his past reputation...and to accept his love.