After the atrocities of the Crusades, Guy of Bournwood has
returned home to nurse his wounds and manage the estate he
inherits unexpectedly. His heart is heavy, and his dreams
are soaked with the blood of those he slaughtered.
Only the pretty young woman he hears singing in the village
brings him any solace. Her fresh beauty and joyous purity
act like a balm on his tormented soul. His eyes search for
glimpses of her sweet face. His ears are attuned to her
lilting melodies. His heart aches with unsatisfied desire,
but this suffering is a welcome replacement for the pain of
his uncleansed sins.
But Claire is to be married to a village man, and so Guy
must face the unthinkable. Another man will take her
innocence, a youth so unworthy of her that his merest touch
would forever defile Claire.
Guy's only choice is to take for himself what is too
precious to waste on her betrothed. He will exercise his
droit de seigneur, his right of first night, and Claire's
virginity will be his to claim.
If only this single night could last a lifetime....
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