The Jago Legacy Series by Jane Godman

1837 Cornwall, England Orphaned, penniless and reduced to the role of lady's companion, Lucy Alleyne is relieved when a distant relation spirits her away to Castle Athal. But gratitude soon gives way to fear--and unlooked-for pleasure. The ancient Cornish castle is a dark monument to family, fortune and blood. Within its walls, the Jago family keeps its wards close...and its secrets closer. Lucy is drawn to Tynan, Earl of Athal... more1837 Cornwall, England Orphaned, penniless and reduced to the role of lady's companion, Lucy Alleyne is relieved when a distant relation spirits her away to Castle Athal. But gratitude soon gives way to fear--and unlooked-for pleasure. The ancient Cornish castle is a dark monument to family, fortune and blood. Within its walls, the Jago family keeps its wards close...and its secrets closer. Lucy is drawn to Tynan, Earl of Athal. The young heir is handsome and caring, yet tortured in his mind like his father before him. Tynan is utterly different from his uncle Uther--a commanding, seductive presence whose leonine power radiates from his every word and gesture. These two Jago men have innocent Lucy enthralled--mind, soul and body. But if she remains within the poisonous castle keep, with its history of ill-starred passion and madness, a mere broken heart will seem a mercy. less

Not betrothed, but beguiled. In artistic circles she is the Divine Dita, Paris’ most sought-after nude model. But now she’s not so much posing as playing a role: fiancée to the next Earl of Athal. The charade is a favor to Dita’s friend, Eddie Jago, a dissolute painter…and the aforementioned heir. As deceptions go, it is innocent compared with what will come. On the grim Cornish coast, from the ashes of a ruined castle rises the Jagos’ sumptuous new manor house... moreNot betrothed, but beguiled. In artistic circles she is the Divine Dita, Paris’ most sought-after nude model. But now she’s not so much posing as playing a role: fiancée to the next Earl of Athal. The charade is a favor to Dita’s friend, Eddie Jago, a dissolute painter…and the aforementioned heir. As deceptions go, it is innocent compared with what will come. On the grim Cornish coast, from the ashes of a ruined castle rises the Jagos’ sumptuous new manor house. The fresh-hewn stone, however, cannot absorb the blood of centuries or quiet the echoes of past crimes. Dita struggles to decipher the family: the infirm Earl and his inscrutable wife; resentful Eddie; sheltered sister Eleanor. And Cad: the handsome second son whose reputation is spotless in business—scandalous everywhere else. Drawn by friendship, ensnared by lust, Dita uncovers a sordid tangle of murder, desire and madness. It will lay her bare as no portraitist has done before. less

Annie van der Merwe and her brother Rudi have travelled halfway across the world in an attempt to discover more about the father who died before they were born. When they find themselves guests of the Jago family in the mysterious house known as Tenebris, Annie is torn between her feelings for Uther Jago, the Earl of Athal, and his brooding brother Nicca... moreAnnie van der Merwe and her brother Rudi have travelled halfway across the world in an attempt to discover more about the father who died before they were born. When they find themselves guests of the Jago family in the mysterious house known as Tenebris, Annie is torn between her feelings for Uther Jago, the Earl of Athal, and his brooding brother Nicca. When the darkness that lurks at Tenebris threatens to overwhelm them, Annie and Rudi return to their home in Southa Africa, but can the Jago Legacy be contained? less