Belladonna (CH) (Charnwood Large Print Library Series)

WAS IT WITCHCRAFT, OR A HEALING GIFT? AND WAS HER FATE DEATH, OR FAME OF FORTUNE? Hurt and betrayed, fifteen-year-old Bryony Luscombe knows instinctively that her love for Paul Blythe, heir to Brashfield Hall, is worthless. Brought up by a local wise woman in a small fishing village, Bryony's history is a whispered secret, but one which is destined to lift her from poverty. Hounded from the village on suspicion of witchcraft, Bryony is forced to seek help from a most unwelcome source. An ambitious entrepreneur, Max Randal persuades Bryony to place her trust in him. But Max has other motives and secrets of his own, and Bryony cannot afford to compromise her pride, independence - and possibly her heart - again.