'Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore.
Everything she writes, she writes from the heart'
JOJO MOYES
 
'Kitty galloped across the fields towards the remains of her
once glorious home, now a charred and crumbling ruin
inhabited only by rooks and the spirits of the dead. Before the
fire four years ago, Castle Deverill had stood proud and timeless
with its tall windows reflecting the clouds sweeping in over the
sea like bright eyes full of dreams.
 
Now the western tower where her grandmother had set up
residence until her death was intact but the rest of it resembled
the bones of a great beast gradually decaying into the forest.
Ivy and bindweed pulled on the remaining walls, crept in
through the empty windows and endeavoured to claim
every last stone. And yet, for Kitty, the castle still held
a mesmeric allure ... '