From the back cover.
Carol was stunned by his proposal. For five years she had stood alone and fought for Teri, but now - now a man offered to share that burden. It was a terrible temptation just to give in and not fight any more.
"How can I be sure you don't want some kind of revenge?" Carol said. "It wouldn't be unnatural, and once I am you wife . . . well, you're the barone, and no one ever questions your authority."
He was a hard man, lean and powerful and lonely. A man armored in pride. She could feel excitement running in her veins.
Carol was stunned by his proposal. For five years she had stood alone and fought for Teri, but now - now a man offered to share that burden. It was a terrible temptation just to give in and not fight any more.
"How can I be sure you don't want some kind of revenge?" Carol said. "It wouldn't be unnatural, and once I am you wife . . . well, you're the barone, and no one ever questions your authority."
He was a hard man, lean and powerful and lonely. A man armored in pride. She could feel excitement running in her veins.
