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The Graistan Chronicles #1, Winter's Heat, follows Rowena of Benfield, whose years in a nunnery prepared her for many challenges but not for the role of a wife to Rannulf of Graistan, the powerful lord who claims her as his bride. Rowena vows never to submit to his aloof and ruthless demands, while Rannulf, having been betrayed once before, is torn between refusing the noble estate offered by the marriage and his own desire for power. As a tide of treachery rises around them, their only hope lies in daring to trust and to love unconditionally.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Denise Domning
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