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My name is Dante Risande, Earl of Graycliff. I was born in Normandy and raised under the tutelage of Duke William. After fighting with him at Hastings, I traveled to Devonshire to investigate a Saxon noble suspected of treason. I left, taking with me a beautiful servant accused of murder, spilling insults and planning her escape the moment I closed my eyes. Gianelle wanted no part of me after spending years as a slave, she wanted naught but her freedom. I wanted to protect her. And to do that, I had to buy her-- to possess her, body and soul. But winning her heart was another matter.Gianelle smiles at me like an angel and then she snubs me, rebuking every attempt I make to please her. I was a devilish rogue, never considering the hearts I had broken. For the first time in my life, I care about what will become of a woman after I take her to my bed. Merde, it scares the hell out of me.
Romantic Times Magazine 2006 nominee for Best Medieval Romance!