After the death of the kindly old Earl of Yardecombe, Oscar the brashand pleasure-seeking new Earl seems to care little for the people ofthe Parish ? let alone for the plight of young Dorina Stanfield, herwidowed father and their impoverished family at the rundown Vicarage.
Dorina?s opinion of this raffish gentleman is lower still when she hears of lewd goings-on with his flamboyant friends at the ?BigHouse?. Confronting his Lordship, Dorina is stunned to find himchastened by her accusations. Nevertheless, she isunconvinced.
Everything changes, though, when Dorina overhears theEarl?s wicked heir presumptive?s Satanic incantations, summoning theDevil to murder his Lordship.
Suddenly what she thought was hatred for Oscar turns into a Divine and eternal love that swiftly conquersthe perpetrator of this devilry ? but will the elusive Earl ever feelthe same about her?
After the death of the kindly old Earl of Yardecombe, Oscar the brashand pleasure-seeking new Earl seems to care little for the people ofthe Parish ? let alone for the plight of young Dorina Stanfield, herwidowed father and their impoverished family at the rundown Vicarage.
Dorina?s opinion of this raffish gentleman is lower still when she hears of lewd goings-on with his flamboyant friends at the ?BigHouse?. Confronting his Lordship, Dorina is stunned to find himchastened by her accusations. Nevertheless, she isunconvinced.
Everything changes, though, when Dorina overhears theEarl?s wicked heir presumptive?s Satanic incantations, summoning theDevil to murder his Lordship.
Suddenly what she thought was hatred for Oscar turns into a Divine and eternal love that swiftly conquersthe perpetrator of this devilry ? but will the elusive Earl ever feelthe same about her?
