Following her cousin’s suicide, Lucy Calvert is looking after Margo’s young son Jamie. But the boy’s father demands his return to the family home in Scotland. Though she utterly despises Craig McKinross, Lucy has no option, and agrees to stay there till Jamie settles. Gradually her attitude to Craig softens, but various events disturb her and she becomes desperately afraid. Gothic Romance by Nancy Buckingham; originally published by Robert Hale [UK]

Gail Fleming leaves her job in New York and rushes home to England when she hears the shocking news that her invalid aunt’s husband, the famous Czech writer Alexis Karel, has disappeared. Then Alexis is spotted in Europe together with her aunt’s glamorous nurse. This totally destroys Alexis’s credibility as a dedicated anti-communist. Only Gail still believes in him and determines to find Alexis for an explanation. Gothic Romance by Nancy Buckingham; originally published by Dell