Synopses & Reviews
A medieval age of passion and conquest -- a tumultous era of warriors and ladies... and noble hearts inflamed be desire and duty -- is brought to sumptous life through the storytelling mastery of Elizabeth Lowell, the New York times bestselling creator of incomparable romantic adventure.
Bewitched and betrayed. Simon the loyal has vowed neverr to love, for love has made great warriors weak. To bring peace to the disputed lands, he agrees to wed an unwilling Norman heiress who speaks only through the sad song she draws from her harp. Marriage is his duty and nothing more. Ariane has known only coldness from men -- and a betrayal so deep it all but killed her soul.And so she comes to Simon with resistance...and fear.
Yet marriage in name alone can never be enough -- for it is more than obligation that fires Simon's blood when first he sets eyes on his bewitching, reluctant bride. He must teach Ariane passion -- and she must teach him trust. For all that is good within them will surely perish unless they surrender their hearts to love...
Synopsis
Simon the loyal has vowed never to love, for love makes a warrior weak. His arranged marriage to a beautiful Norman heiress would be duty and no more. But more than duty stirs his blood when he first sees Ariane. She has known only coldness from men and a betrayal so deep it all but killed her soul. Wanting no man, trusting no man, speaking only through the sad songs she draws from her harp, Ariane comes to Simon an unwilling bride. They wed to bring peace to the disputed lands, but marriage alone is not enough. Simon must teach Ariane passion, she must teach him trust. And both must surrender to the sweet violence of love′s enchantment. . .or die.
Synopsis
Simon the Loyal has vowed never to love, for love has made great warriors weak. To bring peace to the Disputed Lands, however, he agrees to wed Ariane, an unwilling Norman heiress who speaks only through the sad song she draws from her harp . . . and who has known a betrayal so deep it all but killed her soul. Yet marriage in name alone can never be enough—for it is more than obligation that fires Simon's blood when first he sets eyes on the bewitching bride who comes to him with resistance and fear. He must teach Ariane passion—and she must teach him trust—for all that is good within them will surely perish unless they surrender their hearts to a love . . .
About the Author
Elizabeth Lowell's acclaimed suspense novels include the
New York Times bestsellers
Death Echo, Blue Smoke and Murder, Innocent as Sin, The Wrong Hostage, Always Time to Die, The Color of Death, Die in Plain Sight, Running Scared, and
Moving Target, as well as four books featuring the Donovan family:
Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove, and
Midnight in Ruby Bayou. Lowell has more than thirty million books in print. She lives in Nevada with her husband, with whom she writes mystery novels under a pseudonym.
Las aclamadas novelas de suspenso de la autora Elizabeth Lowell incluyen varios bestsellers en la New York Times. Lowell ha vendido más de treinta millones de ejemplares. Vive con su esposo en Seattle, Washington y Sedona, Arizona, con quien escribe novelas de misterio bajo un seudónimo.