Mary waits, trembling in the darkness -- the prisoner of a
fearsome tormentor who would have her at any cost. Then a
mysterious cloaked figure appears at her dungeon door. A
champion has come to free the beautiful lass and carry her
off to safety, with arms as powerful and sure as the trees
of the forest.
He calls himself Michael, the Dark One. Though he must keep
his face hidden from her, Mary is captivated by his
strength and kindness ... and irresistibly drawn by his
masculine fire toward a most willing and sensuous
surrender. But the warrior who once held her captive will
stop at nothing to reclaim his prize -- and if Mary does
not return to him, many innocents will die. Yet how will
she survive if she is forced to abandon the most passionate
love she has ever known?