the Pride of Peacock

To secure her inheritance, agrees to a marriage of convenience, but will her handsome new husband's desire for her ever surpass his obsession with a famously cursed opal? Raised in the shadow of her family's financial ruin, Jessica has never felt as though she fit in. When her only friend, an elderly neighbor, offers her the chance at a new life, she's eager to take it. His only condition: she must marry her son, . The newlyweds inherit a fabled opal mine in Australia. It's only once they arrive on the faraway continent that Jessica starts to uncover her family's dark past and her connection to the Green Flash, an exquisite and spellbinding opal. —even her husband. , is an exhilarating tale from the Queen of Gothic Romance. Fans of Susanna Kearsley, Daphne Du Maurier, and Kate Morton will be spellbound by classic story of an overseas voyage, a cursed opal, and forbidden desire. Drusilla's glamorous neighbors gift her a priceless family heirloom—a beautiful fans with a terrible curse Caroline Verlaine's sister has gone missing and no one can tell her why. The only option is to go where Roma was last seen—an estate with a deadly history. According to legend, a girl will see her future husband at the time of the hunter's moon. But when the handsome stranger revealed to Cordelia Grant disappears after an all-too-brief encounter, she has to wonder: Was he merely an apparition...or something more? What readers are saying about The Pride of the Peacock "The heroine is adventurous, the hero is brooding, and of the story are unexpected, culminating in a surprise but satisfying ending." "It's , full of relationship tales, uplifting, and !" "I couldn't put it down. The twist at the end is surprising and reminiscent of Agatha Christie's style. ." " "I loved this book. I have again—along with every novel ever written by Victoria Holt!" What reviewers are saying about The Pride of the Peacock "The mysteries drew me in and kept me guessing right up to the end..."—The Good, the Bad, and the Unread "This is just ."—Romancing the Book What everyone is saying about the Queen of Gothic Romance Victoria Holt "Victoria Holt's writing is "—Bookfoolery "She spins history with romance and intrigue and "Holt's stories are ....page turners." "I love her books! I have read all of them again and again. She is "One of the supreme writers of gothic romance, a compelling storyteller whose have thrilled millions."—RT Book Reviews