愛的試煉

Was Kirsty to blame for her broken heart?

Neil had once been Kirsty's sole reason for living. Then he disappeared without a word, and she had changed from an impulsive girl willing to give herself in love to a cautious, bitter woman determined not to be hurt again.

Four years later he returned, blaming her for their breakup. "You turned me down and broke my heart, " he accused.

And this time it was Kirsty who fled, without telling him the tangled secret of her love.

柯斯蒂.烏爾----本書女主角；求學期間在貝莫爾工讀過，一畢業即與貝莫爾的主人結婚，不久即成了寡婦。

尼爾.戴沙特----本書男主角；與柯斯蒂曾經相愛，後因誤會而不得結合。事隔四年，當他重返貝莫爾時，發現已人事全非......

艾里克.懷特----柯斯蒂的丈夫；年紀比她長許多，但為了報復尼爾，遂請求柯斯蒂嫁給他。

薛克.哈遜----阿拉伯貴族，租居在貝莫爾宅邸。非常喜歡柯斯蒂，但礙於民族傳統而無法了卻心願。

凱米拉----薛克所挑選的新娘；因與尼爾過度親近，而遭柯斯蒂的誤解。

易安.懷特----尼爾的父親，艾里克的養父。

摩根.戴沙特----尼爾的母親，曾與艾里克有段交往，但在見過易安之後，即被他所吸引。因而使艾里克懷恨在心。

瑪麗.泰格特----懷特家的管家。