The Black Pearl

To Reclaim a Noble Dream--The Tlriumph of a Mighty Dynasty..

After fifteen years of austere Puritan rule, King Charles's return from exile heralded rising fortunes for the bold Morlands. Presented at court, the beautiful Annunciata Morland would be adored by the king and swept into the inner circles of royal society. As love, loyalty, and ambition spun their dazzling, dangerous nets about her, she would be married first to a prince, then to a count. But yet another passion was fated to uncover the darkest mirror of her soul, and she would find her true destiny fulfilled at last as the proud mistress of Morland Place.