A New York Times Bestseller “Her plots are like rich desserts — sinfully delicious and hard to pass up.” — Atlanta Constitution Chandra de Avenell might look like a golden princess, but she fights like a warrior, dreams a warrior’s dreams, and wears a warrior’s pride like a suit of armor. She wants no man to rule her. She wants to remain strong, independent, and free. Enter the man her father has selected for her. Jerval de Vernon is the handsome young knight who wants her and only her for his wife. He believed he could call forth the softness of the woman behind the warrior — even if it meant forcing her into a marriage she did not want. But how does a man convince a woman he coerces into marriage to become a wife?
