William Edward Daniel Ross, W. E. Daniel "Dan" Ross (born 1912) is a bestselling Canadian novelist from Saint John, New Brunswick who wrote over 300 books in a variety of genres and under a variety of mostly female pseudonyms such as Laura Frances Brooks, Lydia Colby, Rose Dana, Jan Daniels, Ross Olin, Diane Randall, Clarissa Ross, Leslie Ames, Ruth Dorset, Ann Gilmer, Jane Rossiter, Dan Ross, Dana Ross, Marilyn Ross, Dan Roberts, and W.E.D. Ross. As Marilyn Ross he wrote popular Gothic fiction including a series of novels about the vampire Barnabas Collins based on the American TV series Dark Shadows (1966-71).
An old Avon Gothic Original, published in 1975. Nina Patton is at Dark Harbor trying to discover the truth about the scandal that broke out before her fiance's death. She is determined to clear his name.
I think my biggest gripe about this book is the cover itself. It shows a woman in a long white dress and a man in top hat and cloak behind her. So obvious it should be the cover of a gothic historical romance. Well, it's not a historical anything. It was pretty typical of the gothic romances written during that time and my complaints include it was predictable and had no romance in it at all.