A deathbed secret a son’s promise of revenge and a fight for survival. Penrith Yorkshire Dales 1888. With his family fortune dwindling and the ancestral Penrith Manor estate falling into disrepair Sir Phillip Penrith signs over the deeds to Penrith Scar lead mine to his respected manager and illegitimate half-brother Tor Hardy. Emma Watts works at Penrith Manor and is her family’s breadwinner following her father’s crippling mine accident. When Tor saves her virtues from local rogue Ike Hanson their unexpected romance begins. Just when happiness is within their grasp. these star-crossed lovers are beset with a series of unfortunate events and Tor is forced to flee for fear of his life and Emma is left carrying a scandalous secret. With a rocky road ahead can Tor and Emma ever be reunited and find the happiness they deserve and will Tor make good on his promise to his mother and right the wrongs of the past?
