Rowena, accustomed to men using her for their own gain, is astonished that Warrick truly cares about her. Warrick, always feared by the fairer sex, is intrigued by Rowena, who is not afraid of him. Despite their passionate hatred of one another, a fervor smolders between them, igniting passion of another kind. Rowena is captured and taken to the Fulkhurst dungeon, where Lord Warrick de Chaville cruelly strips Rowena of her title and forces her to become his serf. Soon after, Kirkburough is attacked by Gilbert's nemesis Lord Fulkhurst. Ashamed at the mistreatment of the man and knowing that Gilbert plans to kill him, Rowena helps him escape. For three nights, Rowena lies with a handsome stranger kidnapped by Gilbert's men. Before the marriage can be consummated, Lyons dies and Rowena celebrates her good fortune, until Gilbert arrives with a new plot Rowena must become pregnant before Lyons's death is announced. Rowena at first refuses, but Gilbert threatens to kill Rowena's mother if she does not comply. Her evil stepbrother, Gilbert d'Ambray, desires control over as much English land as possible and has pledged Rowena's hand to Lyons of Kirkburough a man so near death he is a walking corpse. The year is 1152 and, as a woman, Lady Rowena Belleme has no rights. Lindsey, the author of nearly 40 romance novels, is back with a vintage cloth edition of this book (originally published in 1991), which proves that a well-written romance novel never goes out of style.
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