The Temptress Author:Claire Delacroix ""I will not wed a man who thinks to own me." Furthermore, Esmeraude of Ceinn-beithe declares that she alone will name the winner of her heart. To the knights gallant who ride from afar to do her bidding, she issues a challenge: a riddle that is both quest and test. And then she flees, daring her suitors to follow. Thus begins the Bride Quest of... more » Bayard of Villonne, to compete for the hand of a woman he has never seen....The Temptress."« less