David Harrell, the Marquess of Montfort, loathed men who took advantage of the weak, yet the word weak hardly described Morganna Penrhys, the fiery haired schoolteacher with the tart tongue. He was supposed to be her protector, but her strength and determination made Morgana fair game. Although the marquess had changed her life forever, Morgana knew that they were still worlds apart. She tried to spurn his advances ; still they both knew that he filled her dreams with longings that were painful to remember and impossible to forget.