The question echoed in Alexandra Chandler’s mind as she ventured to Belle Haven, the remote estate where stepsister Charlotte Steele had lived so secretly, loved so fearfully, and died so mysteriously. But Belle Haven did not welcome Alexandra. The sinister secrets of the Steele family were not for her to share. Secrets of the tormented cries that haunt the lonely halls at twilight…of the midnight sentinels who cast shadows by moonlight over Charlotte’s tomb. If Alexandra is to unfold the cursed past she must surrender to the impassioned desires of Charlotte’s husband Matthew, the handsome and cunning master of Belle Haven.