The Black Marques

People aren't always what they seem, as Melinda learns when her paths cross those of the elusive Marques of Ellingsworth.

Bored with the season she befriends the lonely little girl next door. And that friendship leads to meeting Ellingsworth, the girl’s father, a meeting which seems only to confirm his black reputation. But when his daughter is seriously ill, Melinda agrees to look after her. Over the following weeks Melinda comes question her earlier view of him. But can she trust him with her heart or is this just a simple summer interlude?