Historical Romance / Gothics

Fawcett Books. Fair. 8/1989. Paperback. 0449140938 . Several spine creases, slight tilt, hinge crease, stamps on 1st pages, some tanning. <P> Amanda Trent arrives at her cousin's war-torn Louisiana plantation - only to learn of dear Amelia's tragic death. Now behind the crumbling walls, darkly handsome Jason Monteigne, Amelia's husband, carries the weight of an invisible burden - a burden that haunts his every thought, every move. . more information

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Popular Library. Good+. 1965. Paperback. By the author of ELIZA, THE ROYAL ANNE TREE, & LUSH VALLEY. Cover glossy. 2-3 wrinkles on spine, very slight tilt, light page tanning. Very nice copy for 40 years old. <P> When the mansion of Cedarhaven was built in the raw, rough frontier town of Port Townsend, the house seemed to stand as a symbol of the Starkweather family's dream of happiness. But as beautiful young Darrie Starkweather helplessly looked on, the dream began to turn into a nightmare. Before Darrie's horrified eyes, her powerful, reckless father became a frightened, shameful wreck of a man. She saw one sister plunge into a shocking marriage, and her other sister drawn into a whirlpool of sensual corruption. But it was not until Darrie felt herself being changed into a creature of irrational passion and ravenous ambition that she knew she had to break the spell of Cedarhaven - or else become another victim . . more information

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Ace. Very Good. c. 1959. Paperback. Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. No spine creases. Ace Book # 54380. <P> 1st in MOURA series. <P> Spirited young Anne Wicklow left her post as housekeeper at a fashionable girls' school to look after the safety of one of her former charges who was suddenly taken to gloomy, forbidding Chateau Moura by her strange guardian. But once at Moura, the shadowy secrets, haunting legends and hostile inhabitants of that terror-filled mansion quickly enveloped Anne herself in a menacing situation that threatened her own life and sanity. At the center of this hidden danger stood the virile, surly master of Moura, Edmond, whose brooding good looks and irresistible fascination lured Anne ever deeper into a love that could prove to be her fatal undoing. . more information

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Signet. Very Good+. 4/2005. Paperback. 0451214838 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. 3-4 faint spine lines, light edgewear. <P> England, 1864. Byron Stratford, Duke of Raeburn, walks in shadow. Spoken of only in whispers, he lives alone in his crumbling manor, a cold, enigmatic recluse. Rarely appearing by the light of day, he moves as a wraith in the night, answering to no man. He cares little for those who dwell outside - and does not abide the intrusion of others, lest they discover his secret shame. . more information

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Signet. Very Good. 7/2006. Paperback. 0451218973 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. 2 very light spine creases, some rubbing wear on edges. <P> When four London Seasons fail to find her a suitable match, Alcyone Carter does the unthinkable and treks across Europe to marry a foreign nobleman she's never met. But on her wedding night, she discovers that her handsome, enigmatic husband is not the man he claims to be -- and when a more sinister secret emerges, she escapes his estate into the darkness rather than live a lie with a man she feels she can never know. . more information

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Popular Library. Fair. 1976. Paperback. Pages tight but tanning. One light spine crease, crease on front near spine other cover crease, rubbing wear on edges. <P> <B>JANE, THE COURAGEOUS</B> (2nd in series) - When young, breathtakingly lovely Jane Munsk was adopted into the Phenwick family, she was told she should be grateful for the gift bestowed on her. Now the motherless girl would bear the proud Phenwick name, and be heiress to the Phenwick wealth, power and position. But from the moment the great doors of Phenwick closed behind her, Jane realized how perilous her new place in life would be. For in this home of many secrets and dark violence, she was a puppet in the hands of the tyrannical mistress of the manor - and enslaved by a helpless passion for the handsome, haunted man who was her brother in name only, and who led her down a twisting path of danger to the ultimate betrayal of her love.... <P> <B>HARRIET, THE HAUNTED</B>, 10th in series - Growing up on a lush Southern plantation, Harriet had been victim of a violent act that ripped her innocence from her, and left her with a mind clouded by that unspeakable event. Now years later Harriet hoped that time had healed her ghastly emotional wound, and that she was free to give herself to the handsome suitor who offered her his love and the Phenwick name. Then Harriet discovered the terrifying truth. The satanic spirit of the man who had caused her so much misery was reaching out from beyond the grave to claim her once again with his passion, and torture her with his eternal vengeance. <P> <B>PEGGY, THE CONCERNED</B>, 31st in series. - When the doors of the isolated, mysterious sanitarium closed behind Peggy Phenwick, she felt as if the razor-sharp jaws of a diabolical trap were snapping shut upon her. She had been sent to this place to be cured of the illness of body and soul that had blighted her childhood and now threatened to deny her happiness as a woman. But she feared that the cure would be worse than that curse. For what the doctor's cold voice promised her was a trial by agony that she doubted she could survive. Yet it was too late to back out, if she hoped to ever possess the man she loved - and to realize her strange destiny as the most courageous and tormented of all the Phenwick women... . more information

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Harlequin Gothic Romance. Good. 4/1987. Paperback. 0373320167 . HG-16 Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages with some tanning. No spine creases, crease on front near spine, some rubbing wear on edges. <P> All Julia Scott knew was that her sister was being poisoned. Claire lived in Peru with her husband, Patrick Courtney -- and Julia, who had never been out of England, packed her bags immediately. The boat trip along the Amazon did not put her fears to rest. Nor did the polite but distant captain, Eric Sorenson. Eric admitted to a passing knowledge of the Courtneys, yet when the boat arrived, his friendship with Claire's housekeeper could not be ignored. . more information

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Dell. Good. 1971. Paperback. 0440179033 . pages tight but tanning. Cover creases, 3-4 light spine creases. <P> Silence Eddington had been given her name by the old woman who had found her as a motherless baby. Now Silence was nineteen, lovely and alone, wondering what her future might hold. . more information

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Ace. Good. 1968. 2nd Printing. Paperback. 1972 2nd printing of 1968 edition. Clean tight pages with some tanning. No spine creases, very slight tilt, rubbing wear on edges with small chips on lower edge. <P> One day lovely Angela Todd was a seamstress struggling to sustain herself in London, the next she was independent and owner of a charming country cottage. Her legacy gave her everything she had ever wanted. Not even a series of cruel pranks, strange accidents and shrill threats could shake her resolve to remain at Dower House. . more information

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Berkley. Good+. 8/1989. Paperback. 0425116875 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages with light page tanning. 3-4 light spine creases, short crease on lower front near spine, crease on back cover corner. <P> Ada and Harriet had never met anyone like Mr. Wolfson, the strangely magnetic, darkly funny man who was to be their new guardian. Who, confined to a wheelchair and flanked by two fierce dogs, both welcomed and intimidated the girls. And who had two equally mysterious sons, Julian and Francis - one was as good-natured as the other was evil. But evil, as Harriet soon discovered, ran rampant through Abbey Manor and the surrounding moors. Especially in the moonlight ... . more information

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Berkley. Good+. 4/1993. Paperback. 0425137945 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. 1-2 faint spine creases, some rubbing wear on edges. <P> Lucy Cartwright accepted the hand of dashing Baron Clare, despite whisperings of his mysterious past. Trusting his dark eyes and gentle manner, she followed him to Greygallows, his magnificent estate - and stepped into a web of betrayal and danger. For terror reigns its shadowed hallways. A ghostly legend stalks its grounds. And now it's too late to leave... . more information

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Good. 6/1984. Paperback. 091592109X . Pages tight with some tanning. 2-3 very light spine creases, slight tilt, bend mark on front near spine. <P> Jackie Sorenson, RN, welcomed the chance to take a temporary leave from Washington D. C. General Hospital to serve as private nurse to Harvey Graves, a brilliant architect whose mansion sat as prominently on the banks of the Potomac as did his name on the D. C. Social register. A once robust man who'd lost the use of his legs to a strange illness, Graves possessed a brooding nature and deep secrets-as well as a sensual magnetism that threatened Jackie's code of professionalism. . more information

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Warner Books. Fair. 1974. Paperback. 0446750743 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages with some page tanning, more around edges. No cover creases. <P> Gabrielle had returned from the Convent. Though she was a beauty at eighteen, tawny-haired and sapphire-eyed, she must walk in the shadow of Sylvia, her cousin who was heiress to the Fleming estate. But the legacy was based on a lie, and before the fortune passed on, there were old mysteries to solve, old loves and hates to be settled, old ghosts to be laid to rest. Until then, like the mansion hanging over the sea, the curse of Wastewater hung above the head of Gabrielle. . more information

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Dell. Very Good. Paperback. 0440209196 . <P> Sequel to FOR LOVE'S SAKE ONLY. <P> Despite rich dark hair and striking green eyes, Lady Julianna Kingsblood had far too independent a spirit to win a husband in London's cynical marriage market. Retreating from scandal and heartbreak to her ancestral home on the Devonshire coast, the determined young woman was undaunted by whispers that the place was haunted. But who was the figure who came only in darkness, invading her bedchamber, tempting her with kisses, taunting her with his searing touch? And was it only in her dreams that their bodies melded into one? . more information

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Magnum. Good. 1971. Paperback. Bright cover, clean tight pages with some tanning. 2 light spine creases, and short crease on front near spine, slight tilt. <P> To Cillay Montand, the house on Hillside Street seemed a haven from a world suddenly grown large . . . And uncaring. The old world, of family love and safety, was gone forever with the death of her parents, and now this house and her Aunt Elsa were the only things left to Cillay, and her retarded sister, Pam. Aunt Elsa was expecting them, and here everything would again be all right. . . But Aunt Elsa was not expecting them at all, and her house was not a haven. . . Not for Cillay, and certainly not for the strange collection of people who lived there. There was an unseen host - Death! But this Death wore a mask of friendship and kindness, and Cillay found herself trapped in a nightmare world where hate masqueraded as love . . more information

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Leisure Books. Very Good. 12/2002. Paperback. 084395115X . Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages. One light spine crease, edgewear. <P> Taunting her with legends of the place - stories of illicit trysts between the village girls and sailors - Captain Saintjohn accused her of being a seductress herself. Little did he know that Makenna Lindsay had come to the isolated Isle of Wight to escape just such temptations. . more information

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Love Spell. Very Good. 2001-2006. Paperback. Books hae no spine creases but do have light rubbing wear on edges. <P> <B>THE WOLF OF HASKELL HALL</B> - Cornwall, 1878. Delilah Haskell Trent expected to meet the legacy of her ancestors when she arrived in Cornwall. But the American heiress finds more than she dreamt of - and far too much to fear. A friendship with a woman who uses logic and investigative skills in keeping with her name: Holmes. A house and a proud people in need of the love and loyalty Delilah has always longed to give, yet never found a worthy outlet for. But her greatest legacy is one she'll first long to escape and then learn to embrace. Ian Griffith, her estate manager, is also the last blood heir to a proud lineage. The moment she meets him, Delilah feels a visceral attraction that has nothing to do with logic and all to do with the mysterious bond of blood between the Haskell women and the Griffith men. <P> <B>THE TRELAYNE INHERITANCE</B> - Women are dying, the blood drained from their bodies and two mysterious pinprick marks imprinted on their necks. Angelina Corbett cannot help wondering whether the whispers of "vampire" haunting her uncle's isolated estate might have a basis in fact - especially after meeting their enigmatic neighbor, the earl of Trelayne. <P> <B>CATSPELL</B> - Shelley Holmes is accustomed to the bizarre. Such phenomena as werewolves and vampires hold no surprises for her. But in all her years of investigating the paranormal, she has never run across a case like this one.... Beautiful Arielle Blaylock is a proper Victorian miss by day, but a daring wanton by night. In her dreams she seems to enter another life, one where sorcery and sensuality hold sway. But how is it possible that the happenings of that shadow world are beginning to manifest themselves in reality? . more information

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Love Spell. Good. 1/2001. Paperback. 0505524120 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. Several light spine creases, some tilt-curve to spine. <P> Cornwall, 1878. Delilah Haskell Trent expected to meet the legacy of her ancestors when she arrived in Cornwall. But the American heiress finds more than she dreamt of - and far too much to fear. A friendship with a woman who uses logic and investigative skills in keeping with her name: Holmes. . more information

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Zebra. Good+. 11/2006. Paperback. 0821779672 . d <P> Emma Parrish isn't easily frightened by hearsay. She's escaped a far worse fate in order to take a position as governess at Manorbrier. Caring for Lord Craven's young son offers her a last chance to build a life for herself. She will not flee, even when she feels eyes watching her, hears strange, haunting laughter - not even when she is tempted by the alluring pull of Anthony Craven's seductive, dangerous beauty.. . more information

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Zebra. Very Good. 8/2007. Paperback. 0821781286 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. No creases on spine, crease on upper front corner, rubbing wear on edges. <P> Along the barren, rocky coast of Pentreath in Cornwall, a woman's battered body washes ashore, and the whispers begin: Nowhere is safe. For evil has come to Pentreath... and to the uneasy shadows of Trevisham House. . more information

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Fawcett Books. Good. 1/1984. Paperback. 0449204049 . One spine crease, slight tilt, hinge crease, edgewear, orig. price sticker on front cover, price stamp and initials on 1st page. <P> Davinia was too young to be a widow. She was also very beautiful, and she had come seeking sanctuary with her husband's people at the ancestral home of Wyngate. She hoped to find comfort and a family. She was surprised at the grandeur of Wyngate, for her husband had told her nothing about it or that he had inherited the estate. In fact, he had scarcely spoken of his family. Now Wyngate would go to the second son, Homer, unless there was another claim. Such as Davinia's unexpected pregnancy. If she had a son, he would inherit. . more information

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Leisure. Good. 4/1990. Paperback. 0843929502 . Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages. No stamps or stickers. Light spine creases, hinge creases, edgewear, some page tanning. <P> Swept off her feet by dashing Fraser Audry, young Rosalie was dazzled by his suave good looks, disarming charm and lavish gifts. Their whirlwind courtship and the beautiful wedding in Paris seemed like a romantic dream come true. But upon returning to England, Rosalie suddenly felt that something was terribly wrong, people she had never met before treated her as an old friend; a man she had never seen kept bringing up a past she was certain they'd never shared. Her uneasiness turned to desperate fear as she chased phantom clues that led nowhere, She sought comfort In the arms of her magnificent husband, but an ominous whisper on the wind warned her not to trust even her own heart, . more information

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Candlelight Intrigue. Good. 7/1977. Paperback. 0440109957 . CI-504 Pages are tight with light page tanning. Book square, no creases on spine but there is a 2" scrape on upper spine. Some rubbing wear on edges. <P> Free-spirited, innocent young Lorna MacDougall shivered at the words. She was governess to Lady Margaret's grandchildren. Why would the wealthy stranger turn to her, a total stranger, for help in finding her husband's killer? . more information

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Zebra. Good. 11/1991. Paperback. 0821735780 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages with some page tanning. 2 light spine creases, slight tilt, rubbing wear on edges. <P> Orphaned at an early age, Esma Drake had long relied on the kindness of others. Thus, when she was asked to act as a nurse and companion to fragile young Alisette Nikolai, Esma readily accepted the offer. Her arrival at Sea Cliff House, however, filled her with sudden dread as she saw the mansion's perch high atop the sea cliffs. Would she never escape the frightening memories and the lonely sound of the pounding, roiling surf? . more information

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Pinnacle Books. Good+. 11/1981. Paperback. 0523480121 . Clean, tight pages with some page tanning. 2 light creases on spine, rubbing wear on edges. <P> To Pavel Baranov, the Prince, Genoa was simply another sojourn in an eternity of empty wandering. It promised only diversion - and fresh victims. Then he met Marisa. Young, beautiful, penniless, and doomed, she asked little more than to fill her remaining days with music, poetry, and roses. Love seemed as far away as the stars. But love came to her, brilliant as the stars, in the velvet setting of the night. Like the night, it promised all delights and A Demon Lover. . more information

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Zebra Books. Very Good. 4/1990. Paperback. 0821729675 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. No spine creases, some rubbing wear with small chip on corner. <P> Kathryn McClary dreamed of falling passionately in love with a man who would adore her forever, but North Carolina in the midst of the Civil War was not a good place for dreams.Orphaned, alone, her house burned to the ground, Kathryn knew that she must be sensible and accept the proposal of marriage from wealthy, wounded Robert Kincaid. She would settle for security in place of passion, friendship in place of love, and she would make Robert happy. But Foxfire Manor, Robert's family home, was no haven of peace. From the moment Kathryn arrived, she knew she was not welcome. And as hard as she tried to be a devoted wife to Robert, she could not deny the irresistible, electric charge of emotion sparked by his enigmatic brother, Matthew - the dark one, they called him. . more information

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