A dashingly handsome knight errant agrees to marry a baron's daughter... sight unseen. But his new bride is as beautiful as an angel--and just as chaste. Her plan to stay that way, however, will drive them both to the edge of desire--and danger...

"Julie Beard has a true gift for bringing the past to life." --Susan Wiggs

"There is a magical quality to Julie Beard's writing that brings to life a long-ago time of pageantry and legend, yet gives us characters who are living, breathing people to care about."--Heart to Heart