TIME’S TYRANNY (The Wyngrave Women Book 2)

The captivating sequel to TIME’S PRISONER

1934
Hidden under the bed in her father’s studio, five-year-old Emerald Heskett watches as the picture gradually disappears, obliterated by white paint. The child doesn’t understand what she’s witnessed, but gives the new painting a name: The Snowstorm.

2020
The first lockdown is over and the women of Wyngrave Hall are coming to terms with their new lives. Jane Summers, owner of Wyngrave and author of historical whodunnits, hasn’t seen Jesper Olsen, art conservator, since he locked down with his frail mother.

At Howthwaite Castle in Cumbria, Bella Heskett and her brother, Nick care for elderly Cousin Em as they struggle to transform the roofless ruin of their family home and its abandoned gardens into a tourist attraction. When Nick asks his old friend Jesper to visit and assess some damaged paintings, he persuades Jane to go with him to Howthwaite where they encounter the enigma of The Snowstorm and Em’s curious attachment to it.

But despite their passionate reunion, when Jane learns the truth about Jesper’s past, she questions their future together.