Christina Bennett had taken London society by storm. The ravishing beauty guarded the secret of her mysterious past until the night Lyon, Marquis of Lyonwood, stole a searching, sensuous kiss. An arrogant nobleman with a pirate's passions, he tasted the wild fire smoldering beneath Christina's cool charm and swore to posess her...

But the fiesty and defiant Christina would not be so easily conquered. Mistress of her heart and of her fortune, she resisted Lyon's sensuous caresses. She dared not surrender to his love...for then, she must also forsake her precious secret...and her promised destiny!

Outstanding...wonderfully unique in plot and characters, and beautifully told...delightful.

A beautiful love story. One of the best books I have read in a very long time.

But the fiesty and defiant Christina would not be so easily conquered. Mistress of her heart and of her fortune, she resisted Lyon's sensuous caresses. She dared not surrender to his love...for then, she must also forsake her precious secret...and her promised destiny!

novel was published in 1985; today there more than

thirteen million copies of her books in print. The

Wedding was a New York Times bestseller, along with

ten of her previous novels: The Bride, Guardian Angel,

Honor's Splendour, The Gift, The Prize, The Secret,

Castles, Saving Grace, Prince Charming and For the

Roses. Ms. Garwood lives in Leawood, Kansas.