England, 1176. Once Lady Leonie, the exquisite mistress of Pershwick, cursed"the Black Wolf" -handsome Rolfe d'Ambert, the mercenary Lord ofKempston-for his bloody deeds and cruelty to the local peasants. And now shemust marry the magnificent blackguard to bring peace to the land. But whenshe met the dark, magnificent, man who came to claim her...when she felt hisburning caresses igniting her soul... all fears faded like a dream. Yet theterrible demands of past hatreds amt misunderstandings would tear Leonie andRolle apart again and again. Until in the blazing glory of passion's realm,they learned the truth that only love can bring.