"Now you belong to me...only me!" Her husband spoke softly, menacingly, and Francesca quivered beneath his touch. She had been forced to marry Raoul, a man who represented everything she despised. But unable to ignore her growing attraction for him, she soon found herself torn between a husband she loved passionately and a brother to whom she owned allegiance. Her new home--the decadent court of the ruthless Borgias-- appalled her. She clung to her husband's professed love. With him, she was safe.... How was Francesca to know she would be brutally betrayed!