"All of England rejoiced at the marriage of Gavin Montgomery to the heiress Judith--all except Judith herself. At the altar, Gavin looked deep into his bride's eyes and burned with desire for her...but his heart had been pledged to another. Alone in a strange castle, Judith resolved to hate this husband who took her body but rejected her love...though she would never admit her fear of losing him. But destiny held another fate for Judith--a fate more...

She came to him as a precious gift, a naked angel rolled in a rug. Once he gazed into her green eyes, saw her tangle of honey blonde hair, he was undone with passion. Elizabeth would never surrender. He was a hated Montgomery-she was a Chatworth-and the blood war between their families raged on, a wildfire of rape, murder, and betrayal. Elizabeth vowed to fight the handsome lord, to resist the burning desire in his eyes-no matter how great the temptation....