The Whip — Catherine Cookson

Emma had only one legacy from her father -- the art of wielding the whips...

A gift that would bring her torment, honor and tragedy. Beautiful and fiercely independent, Emma cast her spell on all -- the frail painter who opened her heart to beauty...the gentle farmer whom she married...his diabolical twin brother...and the handsome, haunted minister whose undying love would one day change her life forever.