He was born to a clan of warriors of supernatural strength,
but Gavrael McIllioch abandoned his name and his Highland
castle, determined to escape the dark fate of his
ancestors. Hiding his identity from the relentless rival
clan that hunted him, he called himself Grimm to protect
the people he cared for, vowing never to acknowledge his
love for ravishing Jillian St. Clair. Yet even from afar he
watched over her, and when her father sent an urgent
summons, "Come for Jillian," he raced to her side--into a
competition to win her hand in marriage.
Why had he run from her so many years before? And why
return now to see her offered as a prize in her father's
manipulative game? Furious, Jillian vowed never to wed. But
Grimm was the man she loved, the one who urged her to marry
another. He tried to pretend indifference as she tempted
him, but he could not deny the fierce desires that
compelled him to abduct her from the altar. She was the
only woman who could tame the beast that raged within him--
even as deadly enemies plotted to destroy them both....