The Daughter of River Valley

Victoria Cornwall

Jul 2018 · Choc Lit

About this ebook

Can you trust a man with no name?
Cornwall, 1861
Beth Jago appears to have the idyllic life, she has a trade to earn a living and a cottage of her own in Cornwall’s beautiful River Valley. Yet appearances can be deceptive …
Beth has a secret. Since inheriting her isolated cottage she’s been receiving threats, so when she finds a man in her home she acts on her instincts. One frying pan to the head and she has robbed the handsome stranger of his memory and almost killed him. 

Fearful he may die, she reluctantly nurses the intruder back to health. Yet can she trust the man with no name who has entered her life, or is he as dangerous as his nightmares suggest? As they learn to trust one another, the outside threats worsen. Are they linked to the man with no past? Or is the real danger still outside waiting … and watching them both? 

Ratings and reviews

This historical story set in Cornwall is a gripping romance that will hold you throughout the book. Although the hero is initially the villain he is the ideal man for Beth. She is a strong woman but one who doesn't know that. You will be rooting for Beth and hoping that against all the odds life will become sweet for her and love will win. Of course, being a romance this will be the happy ending but in a way I did not see coming till almost the end. Put the kettle on, find the chocolate and prepare for a great time reading this great story.

About the author

Victoria Cornwall grew up on a farm in Cornwall and can trace her Cornish roots as far back as the 18th century. It is this background and heritage which is the inspiration for her Cornish based novels.

Following a fulfilling twenty-five year career as a nurse, a change in profession finally allowed her the time to write. She initially self-published two novels, Old Sins Long Shadows and The Gossamer Trail under the name B.D.Hawkey. In 2016, award winning publisher, Choc Lit, acquired both books as part of a four book deal. Old Sins Long Shadows is now published under the new title, The Captain's Daughter, and The Gossamer Trail is now titled, The Daughter of River Valley. 

Victoria is married and has two grown up children. She likes to read and write historical fiction with a strong background story, but at its heart is the unmistakable emotion, even pain, of loving someone.

She is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association.