�The whole idea is preposterous. One can�t marry a first cousin!�Particularly for cousins whose mothers have ignored each other for the best part of twenty years. Yet Amy Mallinson is bewildered by her deep feelings for her handsome cousin Charles � far above her in the social scale � and by the emotions he and his family stir in her.
Amy is not the only one to be affected by Aunt Charlotte�s malice her mother Violet has suffered and Amy herself has witnessed the destruction of her brother Lionel�s dreams. Proud of her heritage, yet determined to win her independence, Amy sees the moors above Hawksmoor and Jericho Farm as a refuge and an escape. But it may also let her discover what she really wants from life�
On the wild Yorkshire moors she finds a refuge from heartache and a haven of love.

��Hawksmoor� is the fictional name for the industrial Yorkshire town of
Huddersfield where I grew up,� says the author Aileen Armitage. �I was captivated by its history and the curious fact that the town was owned by one family right up until the 1920�s. My dad used to tell me tales as we walked on the surrounding moors about our family�s climb from rags to riches and their subsequent decline. Can I help it if my passion for the West Riding and its history shows a story of love and hatred, tragedy and triumph?�