Ominous clouds loom over Duncullen Estate.
Are they created by mystical forces? Or a family history of insanity?Young heir Richard yearns for an academic life.
But his father insists he abandon his foppish dreams and run the estate like a man.
Will he defy his father's tyrannical demands? Or is he destined for a dismal life that is not his own?Fleeing obscene poverty, Eveleen joins Duncullen's staff where, scrawny and tattered, she is mocked.
Yet, Richard's kindness captivates her.
Loneliness draws them together.
As their secret, forbidden romance blooms, so does Eveleen's risk of dismissal.
Fiercely in love, she ignores the prospect of eviction and starvation.
At the same time, Richard's father is hell-bent on twisting his son into his own image.
Tempers ignite.
Pressures intensify.
Richard becomes plagued by gruesome visions.
It cannot go on.
He must stop the torture the only way he can.
A killing.
You can't put down this riveting story of love, murder, and betrayal in 18th century Ireland.
Finalist for 2018 Wishing Shelf Independent Book Award2018 Semi-Finalist in the Kindle Book Awards--Literary Fiction Winner of Carrie Mc Cray Literary Award for Novel First Chapter Finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association's Literary Contest for Historical Fiction About the Author Aroon, M.
Gibson's debut novel, has been awarded the Carrie Mc Cray Literary Award for Novel First Chapter and was a finalist in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary Contest for Historical Fiction.
Her first chapter, printed in the anthology, The Petigru Review, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Several short stories and creative nonfiction pieces were published in magazines and anthologies, one which resulted in a second Pushcart Prize nomination.
A middle grade story, The Least of These, was honored as a finalist in PNWA's Children's Literature category.
Gibson dedicated over three decades to teaching adolescents everything from literature to mathematics to conflict resolution.
