She had sworn never to marry, never to allow any man to
claim her or her lands. Nevertheless, Lady Adelaide fended
off fortune hunters aplenty when she arrived at the king's
court. Yet when dark whispers in castle corridors threw her
into the arms of a valiant knight seeking a wife, the
beautiful heiress began to rethink her solemn vow.
To ransom his captive brother, Armand de Boisbaston had
great need of a wealthy--and willing--wife. Fate sent him
the lady Adelaide instead. A woman who claimed she wished
to avoid the marriage bed, yet whose lips told a different
tale. Now dangerous intrigues forced them into a match as
inescapable as the burgeoning passion that grew between
them.…