Leah de Troyes is the daughter of a ruthless land baron determined to use her as a political pawn--until she escapes from him. Vowing on her mother's death bed to conceal her true identity, she seeks refuge behind the walls of a secluded convent. But Leah's hidden life is soon jeopardized when she is rescued from marauding bandits by Baron Gavin de Bec--a man who ignites her body and soul with dangerous desire. .