The Secret of Pembrooke Park -- Julie Klassen

<b>Praise for Julie Klassen<br/></b><i><br/></i>"A remarkable tale with many unpredictable twists and turns."--<i>CBA Retailers+Resources<br/><br/></i>"A treat for [readers] who want their historical romances served up with a generous dash of mystery."--<i>Booklist<br/></i><br/>"[Klassen's] work appeals to all who seek a riveting Regency romance."--<i>RT Book Reviews</i><br/><br/>Abigail Foster is the practical daughter. She fears she will end up a spinster, especially as she has little dowry, and the one man she thought might marry her seems to have fallen for her younger, prettier sister. <br/><br/>Facing financial ruin, Abigail and her father search for more affordable lodgings, until a strange solicitor arrives with an astounding offer: the use of a distant manor house abandoned for eighteen years. The Fosters journey to imposing Pembrooke Park and are startled to find it entombed as it was abruptly left: tea cups encrusted with dry tea, moth-eaten clothes in wardrobes, a doll's house left mid-play...<br/><br/>The handsome local curate welcomes them, but though he and his family seem acquainted with the manor's past, the only information they offer is a stern warning: Beware trespassers drawn by rumors that Pembrooke Park contains a secret room filled with treasure.<br/><br/>This catches Abigail's attention. Hoping to restore her family's finances--and her dowry--Abigail looks for this supposed treasure. But eerie sounds at night and footprints in the dust reveal she isn