Angel Kassianides is surprised to find that a family enemy, Leonidas Parnassus, is the man she falls for at the Parnassus home. Working as a waitress to help support her family, she is in the home of the family a relative had betrayed and accused of a horrific crime. A crime the accuser had actually committed. The ensuing fued drove the Parnassus family out of Greece, until the now triumphent return of Leo.
Angel's father, an abusive alcoholic, sought to keep himself from bankruptcy by blackmailing the Parnassus family after he had stolen Leo's father's will. Caught trying to sneak it back in, Angel is then herself blackmailed in to becoming the mistress of Leo.
Thru out the entire story, I felt it was a re-run. I know I have read the exact same plot, same scenario. Overall the story was OK, just couldn't shake the feeling it was a repeat.