SummaryA HOSTAGE TO DESIRE
Lady Meriel de Vere had deceived Adrian, Earl of
Shropshire. Standing in the royal forest, her falcon
perched on her arm, she boldly claimed to be a Welsh
commoner, not a noble Norman. Lord Adrian beheld in wonder
her raven-black hair and defiant blue eyes, heard her
lies, and felt a dark, primeval passion rob him of all
reason. In one irrevocable move of fate, he ordered this
fair beauty locked in his castle's tower, vowing to entice
her into surrendering her kisses with lips as hungry as
his own. Never to give in, to die if she must, was
Meriel's vow—until one rash moment of impetuousness
swept them both up in the royal battles of kings, into a
dangerous intrigue of sweet caresses, and a fiery, all-
consuming love...
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