A LADY IN DANGER As a child, Lady Kathleen was grateful that a sacred vow had been made that protected her from the malevolent grasp of the earl who called himself her father. But the exiled earl has returned, to ruin her dreams of independence by forcing her into an arranged marriage ... A DUKE TO THE RESCUE Now it is the handsome hot-blooded Damien, Duke of Westbrook, who boldly comes forward to honor his father's promise --- snatching the ravishing flame-haired beauty from that dreadful marriage by wedding her himself. Furious that independence still eludes her, Kathy vows that the arrogant duke who rescued her will never possess her. Yet even as her mind recoils, her heart cries out to the pleasure he sparks deep within her. For theirs is a passion fired by love denied ... and destined to unconditional surrender.