The Lost Heiress: A Novel

Wealthy heiress Saoirse Towers disappeared during her eighteenth birthday gala four decades ago. Her remains have now been discovered beneath Cliffhaven, the aristocratic family's mansion perched on the windswept Central Coast of California. However, the discovery raises new questions—her skeleton is not alone. In 1982, Ana Rojas arrives at Cliffhaven to care for Saoirse, who is expected to be frail but proves to be a beautiful, spirited young woman resisting her family's expectations. Ana carries her own secrets and has come with a hidden agenda, complicated by her developing feelings for Saoirse's brother. Housekeeper Florence Talbot holds crucial knowledge of the past, possessing a locked box containing secret betrayal, forbidden love, and redemption. A single tragedy connects the three women's lives. As the truth about Saoirse's fate and those affected by it emerges, Cliffhaven's legacy is transformed.