Bride Of Pendorric / The Shadow Of Lynx / King Of The Castle / Mistress Of Mellyn

by Victoria Holt

Bride of Pendorric-Swept into marriage by the dashing young heir of Pendorric, Favel was dazed with happiness - until she realized someone wanted her to join the other legendary "Brides of Pendorric," who had all died so mysteriously, and so tragically.

The Shadow of the Lynx-To be hated by Lynx would be terrifying and to be loved by him perhaps even more so. He loved Nora, his English ward, and he hated those who had caused him to arrive in Australia as a convict. Now rich and powerful, he seeks revenge and Nora becomes unwillingly involved.

King of the Castle-Dallas found there was more, much more, to be restored in the Chateau Gaillard than a mere collection of pictures. The strange household and its inhabitants fascinated Dallas so much that she could not leave, despite the Comte de la Talle's wild and undisciplined daughter denouncing him as her mother's murderer.

Mistress of Mellyn-To become a governess was the only course open to a lonely Victorian girl but tempestuous, attractive Martha hated the idea. Only the growing love for her first charge and an unwilling attraction for the father made her stay and try to solve the mysteries which shrouded their lives in tragedy.

Genres: Romance, Gothic, Fiction, Historical Romance, Mystery

862 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Eleanor Alice Burford, Mrs. George Percival Hibbert was a British author of about 200 historical novels, most of them under the pen name Jean Plaidy which had sold 14 million copies by the time of her death. She chose to use various names because of the differences in subject matter between her books; the best-known, apart from Plaidy, are Victoria Holt (56 million) and Philippa Carr (3 million). Lesser known were the novels Hibbert published under her maiden name Eleanor Burford, or the pseudonyms of Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow and Ellalice Tate. Many of her readers under one penname never suspected her other identities.
-Wikipedia

Reviews

[Summer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Books written by Victoria Holt are so cheesy, but sometimes that's exactly what you need. I've read a loooot of her books when I was 14/15 years old..that was the last time I've read them. I absolutely loved them at the time. I'm thinking of reading one of her books just for the old times sake! =)

[Sandra Noel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh what a gothic twin-scapade, that Bride of Pendorric. Will people never learn - DON'T GO TO CORNWALL. It's like going up the stairs in a horror movie. Did Rebecca teach us nothing????

[Kathryn · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was slow, I pushed on. Then, the twist at the end... no.no.no. That was just not believable. I mean, come on.

[Cws]

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[Karen Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read all of these books when I was in high school. I'm currently re-reading "The Bride of Pendorric," which I recall as being quite intense.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

these were some of my after school commute companions in high school

[CN · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent collection of Victoria Holt's better gothic romance offerings, including Mistress of Mellyn.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful mystery full of suspense! Very fun to read!