It took Julia a long time to get over her broken engage~nt

to David Damron, But ~ ~hen she learned that he had married

a wealthy European woman, she knew that she must pui~_.e

past behind her and forge a new life for herself,..alone.

Possessed of ~ healing touch and well versed in the secrets

of t, he mineral springs that gave the town of Hot Sprin:gs

its name, Julia soon gained a reputation as the

"Lady of the Mists~ Gradually, her broken heart

began to heal.

Then she was summoned to Stillmeadows Plantation to try

her healing skills on a crippled bride-the bride of none other

than David Damron. She was troubled by David~ disturbing

attentions-and by her own disturbing response. But everl

more troubling was her sense that she was not welcome in

this dark and sorrowful household. Day by day, the hostility

grew, the whispers increased, the chill in the air thickened.

Until Julia finally realized, in terror, that she was not only

unwelcome but in deadly danger.