Daughter of Darkness

Gerard Lytton was tricked into marrying young Willow Givanchy, his enemy's unwanted and independent daughter. On his return after a four year absence, Gerard found Willow transformed into a beautiful young woman, but she retained those burdens of her mother's dark reputation and her father's dishonor. And then Willow's supposedly long-dead mother turned up, followed by unsettling events. (Winner of the  2002 Australian Romantic book of the year award) Georgian Gothic Romance by Janet Woods; originally published by Robert Hale [UK]