Harper Bride

Amelia Connor is one of the main characters in the story. Amelia is the mistress of the wealthy and powerful Reginald Harper. After the birth of her child, Amelia goes insane and returns to Harper House as a disembodied spirit. Amelia is going mad with grief. She begins to see herself in her current state, which is that of a once beautiful but ill and neglected woman.

"She turned to the mirror and saw what she needed to see. Beauty, charm, grace. She didn't see that the red gown sagged at the breasts, bagged at the hips, and turned her pale skin a sallow yellow. The mirror reflected the tumbling tangle of curls, the overbright eyes, and the harshly rouged cheeks, but her eyes, Amelia's eyes, saw what she had once been" (Prologue, p. 4).

Amelia feels slighted by Reginald and begins to take chances to contact him...