<P><B>The first novel in the heartwarming and gripping new Jubilee Lake series, from million-copy bestseller Anna Jacobs</B><br><br><I>Lancashire, 1895.</I> When her controlling stepfather suddenly dies, it seems that Elinor Pendleton finally has a chance of freedom. But her hopes are soon dashed when she learns that the thuggish Jason Stafford has inherited every penny, and is determined to have Elinor too.<br><br>Forced to flee with her beloved maid, Maude, Elinor finds shelter with Maude''s distant cousin in the remote village of Ollerthwaite, on the shore of Jubilee Lake.<br><br>But Walter Crossley has troubles of his own. Having lost his closest family in a tragic accident, he needs one of his grandsons to return from America to inherit his farm - and when practical, kindhearted Cameron arrives, he appears to be the perfect heir.<br><br><B>But is this young man everything he seems? And will Elinor''s secret wish to have a family of her own ever come true...?</B><br><br><B><U>Reade