HE CLAIMED HER VIRTUE Scottish beau order had willingly offered herself as pledge, to be held by Alasdair "the Devil" Gray until Clan Forster could pay the fine they owed to him. She counted on her high standing and the March Wardens to protect her from any harm. What she did not anticipate was the seductive charm of the superbly-muscled "Devil," who decreed that her duties as pledge included warming his bed. Nor did she expect to enjoy these duties as much as she did... SHE CLAIMED HIS LOVE Alasdair Gray had only meant to frighten the emerald-eyed chit away when he demanded that Vanessa share his bed. After all, she was a mere slip of a girl, and, unbeknownst to her, he'd taken her father and brother as the true pledge. But somehow he couldn't resist making good on all his threats. And soon he was revelling in a night of unequaled rapture with a woman who was his sworn enemy. When the sun rose, they would surely be at odds again, but 'til then they would enjoy the fiery ecstasy of forbidden love...