<span><span>Step back in time to Portland, Maine, in 1896. When the young, beautiful, redheaded Cordelia Underwood inherits a parcel of land from her seafaring uncle, it sets in motion a chain of events that leads to the unearthing of a family secret two centuries old. With apparitions, a kidnapping, smuggling, and thievery, and filled with wonderment, romance, and adventure,</span><span style="font-style:italic">Cordelia Underwood</span><span> is a splendid yarn of the old-fashioned variety.</span></span>