Dark Cloister
Wagner, Sharon
“You and the children must leave this place -- or be lost forever within its wall.”

With the acceptance of her first teaching position, Philadelphia born-and-bred Rachel Ames had forsaken her sheltered existence for a new life at a faraway mission. Now, as she stood at the rail of the ship, the sight of an island nestled like a sparkling jewel in the tropical waters seemed an omen of the happiness she hoped to find there. And when she was met by breathtakingly handsome Nick Harrison, Rachel truly believed she'd found a paradise on earth.

And although Bell Harbour Island slumbered peacefully in the sultry Caribbean sun, its colorful houses and brilliant flowering vines hid seething secrets. For in the Cloister -- the ancient, weathered monument that would house Rachel and her ragtag band of island orphans -- malevolent forces roamed.

Now, as deadly danger stalked her to the edge of a storm-tossed cliff, Rachel knew that only she could save her innocent charges from the web of evil that threatened to ensnare them all…
