Sheila Bishop

Two cousins embark on a voyage to Chile and meet two children on board ship. Dire consequences follow.

London 1589. Joel Downes is sent by his former master's widow to look for the grandchild she has never seen. Apparently, Frances Tabor has vanished into thin air, but Joel discovers Grace Wilton, a penniless orphan, who is very pretty and amenable. Joel needs money - why shouldn't he pass off Grace as the missing heiress? However, Joel is not quite as clever as he thinks, while poor Grace is not cut out to be a conspirator.

Set in 1773, Charles Stannard is infatuated by the reserved and enigmatic singer Celia Greenwood. But how is she associated with the Donnington family of Rednor Court?

Diana Pentland befriends an unhappy and terrified girl and is persuaded to adopt her unwanted baby son. Later Diana discovers that he bears a close resemblance to the heir of Brandham Castle, and she slowly unravels the secret of the Lambert family.

The disappearance of a beautiful woman causes a mystery of mind and motive ending in an unexpected romance.