Defy Not The Heart

Reina’s cerulean eyes blazed with scorn as they fell upon the golden giant of a man who stood before her.This was the knight Ranulf, her kidnapper, who was pledged to deliver her into the worst kind of bondage – marriage to the craven Lord Rothwell.But Reina was no acquiescent girl to accept fate’s whim.To save herself from the union being forced upon her, she offered Ranulf a bargain – ‘Become my husband yourself.In exchange for your protection, I will make you a great lord.’The nuptial bed was not intended to be part of the bargain.But the haughty Ranulf soon made it clear that he would accept no marriage of convenience – ‘Come to me of your own free will – or I will take you!’]]>