num_pages: 290
description: Vivacious actress Sybil Ingram looks forward to a life of security when she leaves the theater to marry a wealthy American. But when he dies on their wedding night she finds herself a penniless widow. Her only legacy is Brooke House a Gothic revival manor in the wilds of the Hudson River Valley. However the eerie mansion comes with two tenants. One is a hostile ghost. The second and far worse is former violinist Roderick Brooke--the most insolent dangerous maddeningly gorgeous man she's ever met.As Sybil and Roderick engage in a battle of wills--and wits--she finds herself increasingly drawn to him despite her growing suspicion that there is a connection between him and the spirit that haunts Brooke House. But soon an even greater threat arises: the mysterious queen of local society Mrs. Lavinia Dove. For reasons that Sybil can't imagine Mrs. Dove is determined to have Brooke House and Roderick for herself... if necessary by deadly means.
language: English
title: Nocturne for a Widow
publisher: None