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Mary, the beautiful daughter of a Scottish king, faces a grim fate as a captive of the Norman invaders. Refusing to reveal her identity, she preserves her virtue, even as she falls under the spell of her unlikely protector, Stephen de Warenne.
Stephen, a battle-hardened warrior and unyielding conqueror, must defend his throne and the hostage he holds—once love, now duty. Amid battlefield turmoil, their secret devotion sparks a powerful, dangerous bond that threatens to ignite the very war they both fight.
First publish date: 1993
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Brenda Joyce
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