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When the battle-hardened knight Gervase St. Juste seizes Catherine Sommerville, a privileged heiress, she is thrust from an indulgent life into a perilous bargain. With her fate bound to the knights’ ransom, Catherine’s awareness of her own fierce nature clashes with the harsh expectations of the world she once knew. Yet beneath her stern exterior, she demonstrates compassion and tenderness that unsettles Gervase’s hardened view of her. As the pair’s forbidden attraction intensifies, their destinies become inextricably linked in a love that defies both reason and the brutal realities of war.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Suzanne Barclay
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