Losing the twenty-first century was bad enough, but Martha Bigalow's situation is about to become a whole lot worse. Only days after her marriage to Vadim-- a handsome outlaw stalked by grim shadows of the past--she is captured by his nemesis, the evil Earl of Edgeway. While awaiting her fate in a dank dungeon beneath Edgeway's castle, Anselm-- Vadim's twisted foster brother-- offers her a way out, an alternative to a tortuous and painful death.