The Avenhurst Inheritance Author:Sylvia Thorpe Jocelyn Rivers, dark, handsome and penniless, had very little to recommend him as the suitor for Celia Croyde -- one of the most eligible heiresses in England. But when suddenly and tragically his young nephew died, Jocelyn Rivers became overnight the highly desirable heir to Viscount Avenhurst, and also first suspect for the death of the child.... more » After the scandal there was only one course open to him and that was to flee the country to seek his fortune under a new name. Behind him was the woman he loved and the Avenhurst inheritance. Ahead were the limitless possibilities of the New World and the two women who would change his destiny.
One, the bewitching and mysterious Alathea, daughter of a powerful plantation owner. The other, devoted Serena, daughter of his host and employer in Jamaica. But although Jocelyn Rivers believed that he had shaken off his old identity forever he was to find that the past and the legacy of Avenhurst could not be easily laid to rest.
THE AVENHURST INHERITANCE by bestselling author Sylvia Thorpe, is a gripping story of suspense and romance, moving from Georgian England to Jamaica and back again.« less