Mistress of Tanglewood

by Valentina Luellen

‘Save that bullet — I’m coming back.’ When war-weary Jared Ruell arrives in Tanglewood, a vast cotton estate in South Carolina, he doesn’t expect to find it defended by its proud young mistress, Holly Beaufort. Nor does he expect to fall so deeply in love with her, for he is a Yankee major with orders to destroy Confederate plantations, and she has sworn to kill anyone who tries.

So, as Jared rides off leaving Tanglewoods barns in flames, Holly swears revenge — if he comes back... and if she has the courage to shoot the man she loves.

222 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Pseudonym for Judith Hagar. AKA Judith Polley and Helen Kent.

Valentina Luellen is one of the pen names of Judith Hagar. She published 33 historical romances for Mills & Boon, with many of the tiles featured in the Masquerade series.

Reviews

[Lynn Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

Masquerade number 167
SYNOPSIS: 1860s American Civil War
When war-weary Jared Ruell arrives in Tanglewood, a vast cotton estate in South Carolina, he doesn't expect to find it defended by its proud young mistress, Holly Beaufort. Nor does he expect to fall so deeply in love with her, for he is a Yankee major with orders to destroy Confederate plantations and she has sworn to kill anyone who tries. So Jared rides off leaving Tanglewood's barns in flames, Holly swears revenge - if he comes back … and if she has the courage to shoot the man she loves.