He saved her with chivalry.
He loved her with savagery.
When handsome Lord Chatham rescued the golden-haired Ondine from England’s gallows, he demanded only one thing in return ...
her hand in marriage.
In gratitude, Ondine consented to his plans—yet refused his touch.
Though his smoldering desire aroused her own secret longings, Ondine defied her mysterious husband.
Until suddenly, in the notorious court of Charles II, the sapphire-eyed beauty was plunged into a web of danger and desire, jealousy, and romance.
As secrets exploded, and swords clashed in vengeance, the strangers in marriage became partners in passion, and lovers on fire . . .
