In the splendor of the Russia's "White Nights," she kindled a flame of lovethat blazed into a savage passion on the night of the wolf. Pale,emerald-eyed, she was as tantalizing as the legendary Rusalka who luredyoung men to the depths of Russia's lonely lakes.... In the glitteringballrooms and salons of St Petersburg, mischievous Christina Dering, theEnglish doctor's daughter, enticed the wild Prince Alexis Suvarin and strucka smouldering spark of desire. Then Napoleon's swift victories forced her toflee to England, to her uncle's great house on the bleak Devon Marsh. ButForthersby was less a refuge than a prison. Trapped by dark family secrets,caught in webs of intrigue spun by ruthless men bent on Napoleon's cause,Christina had no hope to escape...Until Alexis mysteriously appeared inEngland. Could she trust his savage tenderness? Would he carry her back toRussia and happiness? Would he fulfill her desiny's promise on... the nightof the wolf?