Eye of the Wind

It's 1795, a year since Lord Roland Stratton left Cornwall for France to undertake a secret mission for the British government. When her father is felled by a stroke brought on by desperate financial problems, Melissa Tregonning has to try to keep the family boatyard running and pay off his debts. Determined to protect his reputation, she must keep his plight and her efforts a secret, even from the family. She is aided by a mysterious stranger discovered living in the woods owned by her father. His presence there prompts many unanswered questions: Who is he? Why does he seek solitude? And what or whom caused his terrible wounds? Attraction neither dare acknowledge deepens into love. But dark secrets threaten to part then forever. Then Melissa's foolhardy courage leads to a revelation that changes everything.About the AuthorSince the publication of her first book in 1978 by Robert Hale, Jane Jackson has been a professional writer. She has also taught at writer's conferences and summer schools, adult education classes and had her own private courses. She now lives in Cornwall.