The Secret of Hollyfield House

Jillian Farraday, a newcomer to the idyllic Lake District in Cumbria befriends beautiful, privileged Evergreen LaVelle when a twist of fate brings the unlikely duo together. Thrust into a social world above her standing, Jillian becomes a regular visitor to the LaVelle’s home, Hollyfield House.

Dominic Wolfe’s artistic career has been cut short to care for his younger brother, Billy, a boy with Down’s Syndrome. Meeting Jillian is an unexpected boon in an otherwise unchanging routine. But their potential relationship comes to an abrupt halt when a body is discovered floating in Lake Windemere, and Billy charged with the murder. Jillian vows to help Dominic prove his brother’s innocence, but theirs is a desperate race against time with the hangman’s noose—and if Billy is not the killer, then who is?

Amid the maelstrom, young love blooms between Jillian and the handsome artist when another suspicious death occurs, but is ruled accidental. Jillian, convinced it was deliberate, is determined to prove her theory, knowing it could substantially aid Billy’s case. Her instincts keep drawing her back to Hollyfield House. Ingratiating herself deeper into the folds of the wealthy family, she begins to see through their ambiguous façade. Everyone has their secrets. As the truth emerges, Jillian resolutely pushes through the duplicity, aware that by doing so, she could be next in line to fall.