num_pages: 368
description: In this sparkling sequel to Treasures, Jo-Ann Power returns to Victorian England in all its passion and propriety, as a spirited lady seeks the help of the nobleman she cannot afford to love... A young girl's tragedy brought them together... As headmistress of The Farrell School for Young Ladies, Jessica Leighton-Curtis had buried her demons by devoting herself to her work...until one student's plight touches her personally. She sees glimmers of herself in Amanda Emory, a gifted young pianist despondent since a devastating riding accident. In an effort to reach her, Jess implores Randall Templeton, marquess of Ashford, to share his musical gifts and help heal Amanda. But Jess has never met a man as generous as Rand, a man who poses a threat, yet offers a promise.Dark secrets kept them apart... Randall Templeton agrees to see Amanda, becoming nearer and dearer to Jessica herself and unleashing the terrors locked in her shattered soul. Yet even as Jess yields to an intense desire, her memories whisper that she must not care for him. But Rand's gifts of trust and soulful love may be enough to help her bring her past to light.
language: English
title: Gifts
titlecomplete: Gifts
genres: Historical, Romance
ratings_count: 24
places: Kent, England
publisher: Pocket