Mists of Ravensfall

by Vivien Fiske Wake

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821723197
• ISBN13: 9780821723197
• Release Date: March 1988
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Danger and Treachery Stalked Her, Warning Her to Leave...

Harriet had always dreamed of striking out on her own, leaving her disapproving aunt and her pugnacious uncle. So when the job of tutoring Marcus Raven's two children was offered to her, she eagerly accepted. Though it meant going to the ends of the eart, Harriet couldn't wait to begin her new life... At Ravensfall house, tucked away in the wild and forbidding New Zealand bush, Harriet entered a world of dark and sinister secrets, wehere chilling screams pierced the night air and the brooding, menacing master of Ravensfall roamed the halls night after night. Though Marcus Raven intimidated her and challenged her, she would not leave. And when he took her in his arms, his warmth and tenderness sparked her deepest desires and made her more determined to uncover the danger that seemed to lurk in every corner, behind every door, waiting for her... Excerpt: Midnight Terrors To my dismay, as I left my charge's room, my candle flame was quenched at once by a strong draught. The door to the cupola, I thought in strange panic, must have opened again. "Be sensible, Harriet," I told myself in my Aunt Alice's voice, "it is only darkness after all, and the breeze you feel on the back of your neck is a perfectly natural occurrence! Simply feel your way along the wall and find your door!" So I felt my way along the wall, but in my panic and disorientation, I did not find my door. Instead, shaking with cold and fright, I found myself outside the open door to the cupola itself, where I stood transfixed as a light, thin at first, swelled to a sudden blaze as it descended the winding stairs. "Exploring, Miss Newcombe?" a cool voice greeted me. Above me loomed the master of Ravensfall, a cold smile on his saturnine face.

A funny gothic!

This is a one of a kind-a funny gothic! Iknow, I know...its a contradiction in terms. The author successfully writes an authentic gothic that reads quickly & is truly amusing. Whether you're a long time fan of gothics or have never read one before, you don't want to miss this one.