Curiosity and foolishness brought Davina McLaren to ruin in
Scottish society. She's lucky her aunt has brokered a
marriage with Marshall Ross, a hermit with a reputation
worse than her position. Sight unseen, Davina travels to
Edinburgh Castle to marry Marshall and begin a new life.
Immediately, Marshall's odd behavior, warm and loving at
night versus cold and distant during the day, ignites her
inquisitiveness. Never satisfied with the status quo,
Davina undertakes learning about her husband with probing
questions.
Marshall Ross' sterling career as a diplomat came to a
crushing end with his imprisonment in China. After months
of torture and forced opium consumption, he returns home to
recover. Horrible hallucinations drive him almost to
madness. Unwilling to lose his title and let his name die
out, Marshall takes a bride. He prays he can impregnate her
before he succumbs to insanity. Marshall believes his new
bride will be meek and quiet, since she married the Devil
of Ambrose. He could not be more wrong.
Davina's confrontational style and her quest for answers
make her reject Marshall's demand that they share their
bodies and not their lives. She believes they should live
each day to the fullest and seeks answers for his
condition. Pursuing matters further, Davina learns that
someone is trying to destroy Marshall and time is running
out for her to discover the culprit.
Ms. Ranney has written about emotions so raw and intense,
readers will need to stop reading and catch their breath.
But Davina and Marshall's riveting story draws readers back
into their world as they painfully expose their souls,
risking rejection in their search for love.
A man in the shadows
Some say he is dangerous. Others say he is mad. None of
them knows the truth about Marshall Ross, the Devil of
Ambrose. He shuns proper society, sworn to let no one
discover his terrible secret. Including the beautiful
woman he has chosen to be his wife.
A fallen woman
Only desperation could bring Davina McLaren to the
legendary Edinburgh castle to become the bride of a man
she has never met. Plagued by scandal, left with no
choices, she has made her bargain with the devil. And now
she must share his bed.
A fire unlike any they've ever known
From the moment they meet, Davina and Marshall are rocked
by an unexpected desire that leaves them only yearning for
more. But the pleasures of the marriage bed cannot protect
them from the sins of the past. With an enemy of
Marshall's drawing ever closer and everything they now
cherish most at stake, he and Davina must fight to protect
the passion they cannot deny.
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