The Mistress of Collingwood

In the heart of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, Diana McDonald marries Stephen Cutler, the handsome owner of Collingwood, a large estate surrounded by the shadow of slavery. Raised in New York by a Yankee father and a mother who reveres Virginia, Diana is unprepared for the tensions that await. As the new mistress of Collingwood, Diana must manage both the estate and a household filled with enslaved people, including Jewel, a beautiful and resentful woman who harbors a deep hatred for her.

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