The Maiden Bride

Lady Eleanor rejoices at being free of the ruthless warrior she'd married by proxy but never met, yet when she arrives to claim his castle as her new home, she finds it abandoned and in ruins. And as she explores the dim tower, a tall figure demands she leave--immediately! Who is this compelling man with the burning gaze? And why does he make her heart pound so strangely?

Nicholas Bayard is stunned to discover he has a bride who is very much alive. But painful experience has convinced him there is no room in his heart for a wife, so he disguises his identity. Yet nothing can disguise the passion he finds in Eleanor's arms. With her joy in life and belief in miracles, she is a temptation he cannot resist. But what will happen to their fragile love when his innocent wife discovers the truth?