The Price of Deception

Elizabeth Hedley, the colliery heiress, spirited and defiant, marries Royce Hennessey believing he is the one man who deserves her hand and her fortune. She was aware he had married her for her fortune, but hopes that one day he would love her as passionately as she loved him. But soon his heart belongs to Tessa Rothwell; daughter of a hewer in his mines. His tawny rose, he called her when she was in the full heat of her passion for him; a rose which lifts its petals to receive the miracle of life as his love poured into her. Thomas Hedley discovers his son-in-law's infidelity with devastating consequences. Torn between her loyality to Elizabeth Hennessy - her protector, and her love for Royce Hennessey, Tessa is riddled with guilt, but ould not cure Beth's broken heart - or avoid the tragedy that lies in wait for them all. Royce Hennessey would pay a high price for his deception.