Marlee Stafford isn't a fool. She knows the handsome, arrogant Richard Arden has married her for her money, just as she's wedded him for his aristocratic name. And Marlee won't sign over her inheritance until she's enticed her broad-shouldered husband into desiring only her. But when his hungry kisses begin to ignite her most intimate fantasies, Marlee knows she's made a weighty error, for this mysterious man harbors a dark secret-and now he's holding her helpless under his spell! Before meeting Marlee, Lark Arden's only aspiration was to track down the pirate who had kidnapped his fiancee, Bettina. But when he takes on the identity of his recently deceased cousin, Richard, he never expects that his blue-eyed proxy bride will tempt him beyond sanity.
The conquering Normans have taken everything from Tedric of Woodrose; murdered his father, kidnapped his sister, and stolen his keep and land. But Tedric's perfect plan for vengeance is to take his own captive: Amberlie de Fontaine, a Norman beauty and the new lady of his former property. Once he abducts her, Tedric has no qualms about stealing a fiery kiss or two from this dark and enchanting hostage. Amberlie knows she should despise Tedric. It was almost certainly Tedric who killed her husband in one of his many attempts to regain his land. But the Saxon warrior is not the savage she expected. And shockingly, it's not hate but passion that she feels in his presence, emotions that stir her as never before.
