He is a man of dark secrets -- wealthy, strong, majestically
handsome -- the master of the ancient arts of a distant
land. Scarred by a cruel childhood, he has sworn only to
love chastely ... yet he burns with the heat of unfulfilled
desire.
She is innocent and nearly destitute, yet she possesses a
beauty as incandescent as a heavenly orb. And she is drawn
to this powerful stranger by a need she cannot deny.
Never has such passion so consumed a man and a woman. But by
giving his heart freely, the Shadow risks everything he
believes in. And to follow her enigmatic warrior means the
Star must enter his world of intrigue, vengeance, and desire
-- and surrender to the most dangerous love there ever
could be.