Aurelia was more than ready to leave the drafty prison of her father's castle where she had lived her 19 years as nothing more than a possession to be bartered away when he found the right price. She knew the deal her father had made with the leader of the free wolves of England. To be the bride of Sir Roderick Canis would mean she would never return home again. She could only hope that the rumors of them living in flea riddled hovels was an exaggeration and that she would find a better life with the wolf-men.

After the attack she knows she can neither return to her father or trust the man who was to become her husband but instead she puts her trust and her faith in the man beside her. The man and the wolf who invaded her dreams and who would fight for her without pause. Raf was leery of the choice of escorts for the bride intended for his younger brother. Before the attack left him a cripple and stripped him of his rightful place as heir, she would have been his to claim. When his fears are proven true, he knows he is the only one who can save the beautiful woman who could never be his. Finding a safe place to hide the woman by his side, Raf soon finds himself giving in to the attraction, and to the woman who he would sacrifice everything to protect.

A sexy, dangerous, exciting and fast paced adventure. The hero is not perfect, and in the views of his own blood is damaged. Aurelia is strong, determined and feisty as she faces the unknown danger outside the home she had been sequestered in her entire life. I was delighted that they were not perfect, they were flawed, and that they both overlooked the dangers of being together to follow their hearts. A delicious afternoon treat.

~ Lady Rhyleigh for ARe Cafe
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