Originally published in hardcover in 07/95.
SummaryA tantalizing tale of a legendary knight and a headstrong
lady whose daring quest for a mysterious crystal will draw
them into a whirlwind of treachery—and desire.
When the fearsome knight called Hugh the Relentless swept
into Lingwood Manor like a storm, everyone
cowered—except Lady Alice. Sharp-tongued and
unrepentant, the flame haired beauty believed Sir Hugh was
not someone to dread but the answer to her dreams. She knew
he had come for the dazzling green crystal, knew he would be
displeased to find that it was no longer in her possession.
Yet Alice had a proposition for the dark and forbidding
knight: In return for a dowry that would free Alice and her
brother from their uncle's grasp, she would lend her powers
of detection to his warrior's skills and together they would
recover his treasured stone. But even as Hugh accepted her
terms, he added a condition of his own: Lady Alice must
agree to a temporary betrothal—one that would soon draw
her deep into Hugh's great stone fortress, and into a battle
that could threaten their lives...and their only chance at love.
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